Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-18
Rantist Church Centennial.

The centennial celeUIauV" VI
sanitation of the Baptist Church In this
citv will begin tomorrow morning and
continue till Friday night of next week
All arrangements for the celebration
have been completed and large congre-
cations are expected to attend the varl-
0ns services which will be conducted by
the different organizations of the church
The exact centennial date, Wednesday
evening, the 22d instant, Will be 90
served with special ceremonies. Inc
closing exercises will be held FRIDAY
evening. and will be of an interdenOml-
national character, "the home evening
of the celebration. A banquet IN the
lecture room. which will be prepared by
the ladies of the church, will mark the
finale. The music will be under the d.
rection of Mr.. William II. otarnell, at
the head of the Baptist Church choir
The programme was published yesterday
Practically all the musical talent IN the
CITY is 10 unite There will be
the cboirs of Christ Church, the Method
list Episcopal Church South, 81.
PauPs Church, the Baptist Church
and the Alexandria Male quar-
tet. A short history of the chur' h has
heretofore been published in the Gazette,
One hundred years ago the church was
orpanized as the Baptist Society ofthe
Town of Alexandra" Twelve mem
hers. five males and seven females, con-
stituted the original society. Now there
is a membership of CSC included in which
are some of the most prominent citizens
in Alexandria. The names of the vari-
Gus former pastors were published
ON Thursday. The present pastor IS
Rev. George Langlord Hunt, ID.
ID. IL. u. a cultured and courteous
Christian gentleman who has hosts OF
friends among every denomination
in the city He graduated from the
high school at WOburn, Mass, the
valedictorian of the class of 1887. lie
entered Waterville College, Maine, and
graduated in the class of 1862. He en-
tered Newton Theological Institution in
1862 and was ordained in Barre, Mass,
in 1868. He was pastor in Athol and
Northampton, Mass, and in 1869 ac-
cented ,nall from the Union Baptist
Church at Mystic River, Conn, which
nos,tion he filled successfully for eleven
Years He served as statistical secretary
ct the board of the Connecticut Stat'
convention for ten years Inc Ole
Stonington Union Association electe'
him moderator for seven consecutive
years. He received the degree OF maste
ri arts from his alma mater in 1860, an'
,vas made doctor of divinity by Lax
Forest College in 1875. Dr. Hunt wa
also pastor of church in South Caro-
lima where he resided for several years
The "Baptist Encyclopaedia has thu
paragraph in the sketch of DR.. Hunt
i.He excels in parliamentary knowiedg
and in courteous bearing as presiding
=, seer. He is an able theOlogian, scholar
u evangelical in his preaching, ant
always ready to help the unfortunate
As nre. Ncher be stands high ana mas
Aattering reputation as lecturer a.
The follow ing are the officers OF IN u
church Deacons, .Messrs. ). b. \
Cprtin J. w. Enamrrt, william ! I
Henshaw, Adam Martin. L o9is =. Nam
n w Schofield and w. Ii. 4eatman
clerk James r. Mansfield; treasurer =
William p. Henshaw; trustees, .: :
Ballenger, Charles A. Howard, Z.
Jovce James r. Mansfield and JOSH
F. Rodgers musical director, WIIliS IL
H. Starnell finance committee, II; ii
Cox, J. r. n. Curtin, william t e'1d
shaw, f. c. Joyce, James X. Mansheio
d. w. Scho6eld and c. r. Yates.
As stated above the various service
during the week will be III charge OF IN
different organizations of the churcf
The session tomorrow will be as follows
Thank Offering Service, Sunday, Apr
10, m.-Voluntary "Hark Hark
My Soul" Choir; invocation cOngregi
ton hymn 600, congregation; reaC
ing of scripture, Psalm , gloris
choir; prayer; hymn COS, congreg
ton: offertory, Dream of Heaven,
Mrs. Ballenger; announcement; Sc
mon Rev. r. J. Willingham,
ID. centennial offering for foreign mi
sions anthem, '1ncline Thine Ear
choir, solo part, Mr. Hicks; doxolog
benedictiOn.
Y.P.U., Sunday, April 10, Z;
p. m. - Anthem, 80 Come, Let
Sing" choir, solo part, Mrs. DE Die
invocation, hymn 449, congregatlo
reading of scripture, Rev. j. A. Nj
steller; PRAYER. Rev, j. q. C0unc