Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05

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and pInes, the interior will be provided
with circular pews on a gradually elevated
floor, cOmEnOdiOus chanCel will be intro
duCCd and a fine, large organ installed.
The CGEgre cation is very much elated with
the prospect and hopes to occupy the audi
eEce room within a few months, when dedi-
catUry services will be held, at which one
Of the Methodist bishops will offciate.
The present pastor, who has been in
charge since 1897. is Rev Charles o. Isaac.
He was born in Ellicott City, Md, and re-
ceived his education in the public schools
and EdgewOod College of that place. Mr..
Isaac licensed to preach in 1876 and
ordained by the Methodist Episcopal Church
In 1880. Four years later he entered the
active ministry and had charge success
sively of St. Nary's county circuit, An
tietam circuit and the Methodist Church at
Harpers Ferry. He served the Bennett
Memorial Church, Baltimore, for three
years. and later took charge of Appold NJ.
f. Church in that city, where he was pas
tor for five years, that being the limit of
time a preacher was permitted to remain,
IN accordance with the Methodist discipline
then in force. He came to AnacOstia five
years ago. and since that time the debt Of
$3.50 has been cleared new lot has been
purchased and paid for and numerous mem
bers have been added to the church The
total membership at present Is 2S5, not
counting the class of probationers-
This church was organized a mission in
$50 DN REV oilNtT fdSe Will seven CHAR
ter members. The first chapel was located
on the old River road, now Minnesota ave
nue.. and bore the name "DanfOrth Chapel"
in honor Of Mr. James Danforth one of the
founders. The corner stone of the chapel,
al Jackson and Pierce streets. was laid
April I, 1860, and after completion the
building was occupied as a mission of the
Fourth Street Church until 1869. when il
was made a separate charge, with Rev S.
A. u Marks as pastor. Other pastors IN
succession were the Revs. Arthur Foster
Francis G. Kirby. James McLaren. o. C.
Marriott, John II. Ryland, w. Hirst Reed
and Charles o. Cook, during whose pas
torate. from 1ss6 to 1889. the parsonage was
built. Rev. Ezekiel Richardson served the
church for three years, when Rev. James
MclLaren was appointed TO a second term
was erected Rev McIaren was pastor I'M
til he was succeeded by Rev. Isaac in 1897
The members Of the congregation feel
that they have entered upon an era of
greater prosperity, and say the prospects
for more advanced work are bright.
The last services in the f Street Baptist
Church will be held tomorrow. Special
farewell exercises will be conducted at In
tervals during the day. DR.. J. j. Muir the
pastor, will preach the morning sermon
which will be something in the nature of a
retrospective discourse. The evening
preaching hour will be devoted to a general
meeting when addresses will be delivered
by number Of ministers who were former
members Of the church and others.
The Sunday School will hold farewell ser
vices in the morning, and also in the even
ing in conjunction with the special exer-
clses Of the Christian Endeavor Society.
Through the courtesy of the trustees OF
Memorial chapel. located at the corner OF
9th and streets northwest. the congre-
CATION will worship in that building until
the Sunday School room of the new church
on 10th street is ready for occupancy.
which will be about May Is. The E street
church was organized in October 1872, and
the building was started in June of the
following year. There was some difficulty
connected with completing the structure.
which ocCasiOned a delay In the congrega-
tons occupying the building There Is a
singular coincidence in connection with the
holding Of the first and the last services In
this building The first services were held
In the church April :, 1874. and the last
will take place April g. the congregation
having occupied the structure exactly fifty
eight years.
This house Of worship is an old landmark
OF the city and at one time was repre-
sentative meeting place, many important
gatherings having assembled within its
walls Famous men with worldwide repu-
tatIOn have spoken from its rostrum.
There are many sacred associations for
the members attached to this structure of
brick and mortar and il is but natural that
there should be feelings of regret on leav-
Ing the old church home where many have
childhood. But the encroachments of bus
mess in that section and the removal OF
many members TO the northwest part OF
the city have made a change In location de-
srable. Only three Of the ex-pastors of the
church are liying-Dr. D. Il. Jutten of Fall
hiyer, Mass; DIR. d. w. Faunce who
has retired from active ministry and now
lives in Providence. r. l.. and Rev A F.
Mason, retired, of Brooklne. Mass The
present pastor, DIR. j. ]. Muir, has had a
longer continuous period of service than
had any of his predecessors, having held
the charge for almost thirteen years.
The new church, at the corner of 10th
and y streets is exceptionally well APP
pointed and in case of a large gathering
the Sunday School room and the audience
room of the church may be converted into
one auditorium, the pulpit being arranged
30 that the speaker may be seen from any
part of the enlarged room. When the edi-
Street Baptist will be used no more, bu,
the organization will be designated the
Temple Baptist Church.
The statistical reports made at the clos
ing of the annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South in Baltimore
this week show that Washington district
leads all others with membership OF
$50, who during the past year have giver
&, 142 for foreign missions and 81 .374 fol-
home missions. Rev. j. w. Duffey was
continued In the position of presiding elder
of Washington district The next session
of the conference will be held at F'redericks
burg, Va. in October next
The members and friends of First Memo
nal United Brethren Church, corner of