Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

terrain Church situated at New YORK ave
nue. and III street northwest. The program
will be varied and of unusual interest an"
will include meetings every day iroih -
morrow until next Wednesday
Rev Wallace Radcliffe. DID. Lib pas
tor of the church. who is regarded as o''e
OF the leading Presbyterian ministers a"u
pulpit orators in this country VIII oei0
n historical discourse tomorrow morning at
the IL o'clock service on Ihe oehlei'''
History of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church" As this church mas peeH
closely connected With the history not only
~ this citv hut of the nation, for the past
100 years. it is expected that the address
will he of great interest to persons every
where. The meeting tomorrow morning
will inaugurate the celebration.
Another meeting will be held in the
church tomorrow ut the regular hour for
the evening service AT this time Rev. Dr.
w. A. Bartlett of New York, a former
pastor of the church. will take part in AN
Evening of "reminiscences" DIR. Bartlett
was regarded as one of the most popular
ministers in the city at the time of his pas
torate here. He has Travelled a great deal
and is said to be fine speaker. Mr.. waiter
C. Clephane of this city will participate IN
this part of the program, as also VIII Gen
H V. Boynton All of the music at this
meeting Will be 'of the old-time order"
The President of the United States will
attend the meeting that will be held Mon
day night beginning at 7:45 o'clock. He
will occupy the historic Lincoln pew. 1t is
rumored that he will take part in the exer-
cises Justice Harlan of the United States
Supreme Court. who is member of the
church. will preside.
One of the most prominent features of
the program for the whole series of meet
ngs will be an address on 1.-THE American
of 1903 by John Bach McMasters. Ii. D.,
Of the University of Pennsylvania This
is regarded as the chief feature of the pro-
gram for the Monday evening meeting.
The Secretary of Agriculture. James Will
son. will preside at the meeting to be held
al the same hour Tuesday evening. The
address on this occasion will be delivered
by Francis l.. Patton. d. Dill. D.. pres
ident of the Princeton Theological Semi
nary. He will speak on the subject "A
Century of Presbyterian Doctrine"
Greetings" on the program for
Wednesday evening. from to o'clock.
A general reception will close the celebra-
ton. This will commence at o'clock and
last until IL o'clock Wednesday evening.
There will be appropriate music and re-
freshments will be served.
During the centennial week a historical
exhibit will be given in the lecture room of
the church. Much material of great inter-
est is already In hand, consisting of por-
traits hymn books pictures of former
church buildings. the church's first COM
icai articles. The credit for the gathering
OF this material is given to Mrs. J. o.
Adams.
Following are the committees which have
the different phases of the work in charge:
Reception-Gen. Joseph c. Breckenridge.
chairman: r. A. Alger. DR.. w c. Borden.
Rev, Joseph Chester D; D.: DR.: J: B; G.
Curtis, John B. Cotton. DR.. Sardis L Girls
sey Mr.. ]. H. Crawford. 8. B. Ekins. Will
lam P Frye. Rev. John L. French. Col. r.
Fleming. A p. German: Mr.. W, B: Cur
II s Irwin. II. D. Mirick DR.. q. T. Sewers.
James Wilson. Mr.. w. C. Whittemore.
Lawrence Weldon, J. Ormond Wilson. ].
w. Yerkes and ]. c. Burrows.
Finance-John B. Larner. chairman;
Charles s. Bradley. Charles A. Baker Wal
ter c. Clephane. s. w. Curriden. Charles H
Davldge. James A. Freer Edward Graves
Albert Halstead Brice ]. Moses. Charles B.
G. Stott. George w. White. Joseph E. VIII
lard.
Social functions-John D. Mcchesney
chairman: Henry Wells. vice chairman: DIR.
J. Wesley Bovee. DR.. j. Wythe Cook. Percy
Crawford, Egbert A. Clark George B. Gard
ner, Alexander Grant, Charles L. Gurey
Shields Gurley. ]. Porter Lawrence. Lee D.
Latimer. Frank Libbey. Philip F. Larner.
w. *. Mendenhall. James H. McKenney.
Albert McChesney. William P. Metcalf
John II. Nolan. NJ. v. Richards. A. H
SNOW, 'ndrleS StOtt Dr JOnn w. SHAW,
]. II. Spalding. W. r. Speare. George W.
TrOwbrdge.
Historical research-Mrs James o.
Adams, chairman; Walter C. Clephane. A.
Denham, ]. II. Doty. John Randolph, Mrs.
A. G.. Draper. Miss Edwards. Miss f. NJ
Mills. Mrs. George j. Musser Miss NJ. Z.
Pancoast, Mrs. ]. T. Young.
Decorations-J. Henry Wurdeman, chair
man: Mrs. Charles B. Bailey, Mrs. J. H.
Crawford Mrs. Edward Graves. Mrs c. B.
Pearson, Mrs. c. w. Richardson. Mrs. G.
w. Trowbridge.
The press-Gen. Henry V. Boynton chair
man; Hugh b. Nesbitt, vice chairman; D.
n. Burbank Rev. Thos Gordon. D. D.. Mr.
H G. Johnson, c. A. Joerissen, Wilson n.
Paxton. Robert A. Phillips. DR. J. ] Pur-
man. Theodore F. Shuey Dr. D. E. Wiber.
A. G.. Wilkinson.
INSTRUMENTATION p Van Wickle.
Clark. Charles b. Estabrook. Charles H.
Fishbaugh. Prof. W. S. Harshman, End-
colt King. c. II. Lincoln, Capt. e. H. Par
sons James II. Saville.
Printing-Samuel W. Currden chairman.
J. Edward Bates. James w. Dawson. Dr.
w. ID. Hughes, c. NJ. Irelan John Mitchell
C. II. Schaaf. Charles p. Stone, Edward
Tarring.
Ushers-Charles S Bradley, chairman.
Frank o. Beckett. Walter C. Clephane r
P A. Denham. James A. Freer Philp D.
Larner. Brice j, Moses. ]. d. McChesney
Charles c. Stott. Il. c. Somerville Henrv
Wells. J. II. Wurdeman.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church has had an interesting history In
connection with the events of the caDItaI
as outlined in last Saturdays Star II has
had many noted ministers for its pastors
all of whom have helped to raise il to its
position of respect and prominence of to-
day The + Street Associate Reformed
Church was organized May ID, 1903 and
Rev. James Laurie was chosen pastor He
continued in that relation until his death a
period Of fifty years. The first meetings
were in the corridor of the old treasury
building, In which the pastor was a clerk
Then the congregation occupied a small
building on the corner of F and 18th streets
on the site now covered by the recently
completed extension of the New Willard
Later the substantial building was erected
Immediately west of the original site which
after the removal to the present building
became the well-known Willard Hall the
scene of many festive and historic occa-
sions.
The first pastor was succeeded for a bref
pastorate by Rev. ID. Y. Junkiu who after
ward became very conspicuous and in
nuential ecclesIastic and educator
He was succeeded by Rev Phineas ID
Gurley, ID. D.. in 1853. whose passionate
marked a distinctive epoch in the history of
this church and In the annals OF the ma
ton.