Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-14
OTHER DENOMIN ATOMS
FOUNDRY CONGREGATION RE.
CEIvEs CONGRATULATIONS.
Members of the Church Held an Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL Meeting-Felicit-
Gus Addresses Made.

A pleasant meeting was held in the main
auditorium of the New Foundry M T.
Church last evening in the series incident
to the dedication OF the ediiice. IL was
known as an INSTRUMENTATION meeting
and there were present number OF the
pastors of local churches of various de-
nominations.
The attendance was much larger than at
any meeting since Sunday and was in many
respects the most enjoyable. Among those
who were present. bringing greetings from
their churches, were Rev. Wallace RadcliHe
DID. pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church; Rev. j. G. Butler
DID. pastor of the Luther Place Memorial
Church; Rev. Frederick d. Power. LID
pastor of the Vermont Avenue CHRISTIAN
Church: Rev. Charles F. Winbigler. Do,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, and
Rev. John NJ. Schick, ID. pastor of the
Grace Reformed Church. 1t was expected
that Rev. Randolph II. McKim, DID,, rec
tor OF the Church OF the EPIPHANY Wouiu
be present as the representative OF tne
Protestant Episcopal denomination ana
Rev s. NJ. Newman, DID. pastor or the
First Congregational Church. as the rep
resentative of his denomination; but they
were prevented by unforeseen circum-
stances.
Rev. III. r. MAYOR. ID D., presiding elder
of the Washington district, occupied a place
on the platform The pastor of the FOUNDRY
Church Rev. Robert NJ. Moore, presided
over the exercises and introduced the speak
ers in an appropriate manner.
Felicities Exchanged.
All of the addresses. which were brief.
took a felicitous turn. Bantering and jok-
Ing were the rule of the evening. An exam
pie of the general character of their con-
gratulatory speeches were the words OF
Rev. Dr. Radcliffe, who took occasion to
4 inc hot
he had worked in one while boy in Pitts,
burg Pa and knew that in founderies all
sorts of things were made from stoves 10
big guns Applying thu metaphor. he said
that Foundry NJ f. Church was doubtless
like the place in which he had worked. in
that II TURNED out all kinds of Christian
men and women. In c'osing DR.. RaoclIie
declared that while No had come TO the
meeting with good intentions, soon after
entering the church he had broken the
tenth commandment, which says Thou
shalt not covet. ......-. -.-...
In this and similar ways the different pas
tors expressed their admiration Tor the
handsome church building and helped along
the sociability of the evening.
The church quartet choir rendered the
anthem "Lo, 1t Is T. during the evening,
and Miss Wahly sang solo, MY Am
Countrie"
Another service will De held in the church
this evening. when the prayer room VIII ne
dedicated. This room is situated on the
first floor of the building Just beneath the
Sunday school room. 1t is opposite the
urinary room and church parlOrs. on the
same floor. The service will be the regular
midweek prayer meeting, the first held in
the new room. and it will be conducted, as
usual. by the pastor.
An organ recital and reception Will be the
features tomorrow evening There VIII be
no meeting Saturday but Sunday morning
Rev. Luther b. Wilson, DID, of Baltimore
will preach the sermon. and there Will be
special music, while in the afternoon ana
evening special services VIII be held. Leslie
NJ shaw Secretary of the Treasury, Will
speak at the Sunday school rally at $50
PM and Rev. Don S. Colt, ID, of Bal
timore will preach in the evening. THIS
day will end the series of dedicatory serv-
Ices.