Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-21
NOW ENTIRELY CLEAROF DEBT
Is MARYLAND AVENUE
NJ. E. CHURCH.
Subscriptions Aggregating Twenty
Six Hundred Dollars
Received.

AcoicIdhJ WIS tIl6 RTodteSE QdN IN
the history of Maryland Avenue NJ.
Il. Church. For years the oongrega-
tion has been struggling with the
heavy church debt of $26. 000 Several
times attempts have been made to
clear OFF this incumbrance and little
by little the amount has been reduced
until only 81, 500 remained A few
months since the brave people who
have so nobly borne the heavy debt,
made up their minds that they would
clear off the last dollar of indebtness.
So setting Sunday. November 90, as
Rally Day, they went to work with
will. The result of their labor
showed itself last night. when at 8. 30
O'Clock the last dollar of the incum.
brance was pledged. The accomplish.
ment of the people of Maryland Ave.
nue. Church is wonderful and they
have won out under conditions that
many larger church would have gone
down beneath. The pastor, Rev T.
K. Peters. who has endeared himself
to the people of this city, has been
untiring in his efforts for the church
and through his efforts many thous.
ands of dollars have been brought 20
the church. It will be many wears
forget the hard struggle through which
he led his sturdy congregation to
victory.
The Rally Day service opened at
10. 80 a. M, when Rev. Frank Rail.
pastor of First Church, Baltimore,
preached from the text: He is the
head of the body" The minister
preached splendid sermon. showing
the work of the Christian church of
today. Among those present at the
morning service were Governor and
Mrs. Warfield, who contributed very
substantially toward the fund for the
debt After the preaching the colleo.
tion was started and before l2. 80 the
large sum of 81, $50 had been subscrl bed.
The afternoon session began at 2. 80
O'Clock and was conducted by Rev.
O. : Herbert Richardson, Presiding
Elder of the Baltimore District, who
preached short sermon The collec-
tion at this service amounted to
$15S. Is. In the evening the Junior
Order of American Mechanics attended
in body and listened to Rev. DR..
Richardson preach, his text being
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness and all these
things shall be added unto thee. y
After the preaching the collection was
continued. The church was filled and
it seemed that the people of Annapo.
lis, irrespective of denomination. ere
determined that the debt was to be
raised before the service closed. Con.
tributions came in fast and before 8. &c
O'Clock the last dollar on the debt
had been subscribed, the total for the
dav heinQ % 600 The naonIe of Mary.
land Avenue Church are elated over
the victory and propose to hold q
jubilee about the first of March. al
which time the note ON the church
will be burnt in the presence of the
whole congregation.
1t has required but little over seven
years to secure the large sum of over
$50, 900 which is the amount the pres
ent edifice at Maryland Avenue and
Prince George street has cost. The
old church on Maryland avenue, the
site of which is now located the store
of r. r. Magruder 81 Co., was sold
for SO, 600. This sum was augmented
by a gift of So, 600 ON the part of Mr..
Joseph S. NJ Basil. On the death OF
Mr.. Basil the church received a fur.
ther gift of s., 600. Before that time,
however, work had been started on
the new church under the pastorate OF
Rev. John Edwards, who is also re.
| sponsible for the building o., Edward
| Chapel, at Camp Parole. The church
Extension Society also helped the con.
gregation to the extent of So, 600,
which aided not a little in making q
better er-arranged edifice than was first
thought possible.