The Washington times., 1903-06-29
FAMOUS NAMES LINKED
IN SERVICES AT CHURCH
Impressive Services Held by the
Foundry Congregation.

The services in connection with the
cornerstone laying of New Foundry
Church. Sixteenth and Madison Streets
northwest, were concluded in Foundry
Church, Fifteenth and r Streets north
west. yesterday.
At the morning service Bishop c. C.
MeCabe preached an impressive sermon,
and in the evening United States Treas
urer Ellis H Roberts. and W. E. Fuller.
Assistant Attorney General. made ad-
dresses.
AT the morning service Bishop McCabe
appealed strongly to the congregation.
telling why Christ was the desire OF all
nations, and said he knew of but one
man who was almost the desire Of all
nations. and that man was William Nc
Kinley. Great, popular, and beloved.
said Bishop McCabe of the dead Presi-
dent, "he was struck down in the zenith
Of his renown." President Mckinley.
said the bishop, more closely resembled
Christ than any living man he knew.
At the evening service Mr. Roberts de-
livered eulogy on 'Methodism and John
Wesley" in which he said:
Ellis II. Roberts, Treasurer of the
United States, delivered an address on
AN Outside Glimpse at Methodism."
He spoke of the plain Foundry Church
of London, which. while # is aot as
beautiful as the great cathedrals Of
Europe. deserves TO rank with the
noblest temples In any land. The first
preaching there in 1879. the first So
ciety founded in June. 1740. and the first
conference there in 1874 marked the
place as holy ground. These events had
far-reaching effects because John Wes-
ley led ia them. They were not the
ebullitions Of reckless youth and were
not the beginnings OF his Iabors. He
was thirty-six years old when the
church was opened, and was forty-one
when the conference was held There
and then was decided the nature Of
Wesley's services.
Mr.. Roberts touched on the trip Of
Wesley to America. Wesley never lost
the energy and vigor inspired by that
trip, but II was fortunate that he re-
turned to England. where. at the time,
his energies had a wider field for the
accomplishment OF good.
Speaking OF Mr.. Wesley's impress
upon the church he founded. Mr.. Rob
eTts said.
The Methodist Church, especially in
this country. has grown and developed
since his death. but II is here and
everywhere essentially Wesley's church
The Influence Of the great leader goes
beyond its borders and affects the en-
tire religious world. Wesley gave much
TO English thought and altruism. but
the Methodist Church is his almoner.
The evangelical revival was I'm chief part
his work; but the movement received
its impetus through the Methodist
Church He Is the commanding figure
in that awakening, but the Methodist
Church is the pedestal upon which he
is raised to the white light OF all the
| ages. Humanity owes him an immense
debt. but now. as in his lifetime. the
Methodist Church is the treasurer to
which payment should be made"
Following him Mr.. Fuller spoke briefly
but interestingly on the responsibilities
Of the present day. and said that by
studying the secret Of the success which
the Wesleys had In founding Methodism
we should find inspiration and zeal for
doing the work OF ChTistianiZing the
world.