Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-11
FORMALLY SET APART
Dedication Of New Foundry
Church Edifice.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
SERMON BY BISHOP HAMILTON OF
SAN FRANCISCO.
Addresses by Senator Dillingham;.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Addresses by Senator Dillingham;,
Commissioner Macfarland and
Others-Musical Features.

Washington has many handsome churches
| and not few of them are owned by
Methodists but no church edifice, perhaps,
| that may be built in the future Is likely
| to far surpass the imposing structure OPEN
ed for divine worship by the Methodists OF
| this District yesterday. This is the new
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, at
| the corner of 10th and Madison streets
northwest, which was thronged with peo-
pie nearly all Of yesterday, three services
| incident to the dedication being held. In the
afternoon at $3.50 O. clock the formal dedica-
| tory service was conducted by Bishop John
w. Hamilton of San Francisco, who but
| few years ago dedicated St. PauPs Metho-
| dist Episcopal Church, whose congregation
| united lately with the Foundry Church. The
| bishop was assisted by Rev. Robert M
| Moore pastor Of the church, Presiding Ell
| der Henry r. Naylor, Senator William F.
| Dillingham; of Vermont and Commissioners
| H. B. F. Mcfarland, president of the board
of Commissioners of the District of Colum-
| bia.
The service in the morning was the first
| ever held in the main auditorium of the
| new church, the Sunday school having been
| used for the regular church services for
| some weeks previous to the dedication. AT
both morning and evening services appro-
| pirate sermons were preached and special
music was feature of the exercises.
The Bishops Discourse.
| All the seating space was occupied at the
1890 am service, when Bishop Hamilton
| preached the sermon The bishops text
| was from Psalms Xxi; s-"We shall have
| dominion also from sea to sea and from
river unto the ends of the EARTH He said
in part:
There is a single alternative to the
worldwide conquest and universal suprem-
| acy of the Christian religion. 1t is to be
| found at mans extremity in absolute
atheism-despair is the only genuine athe-
| ism. Mr.. Gladstone was right when he
said: The stages of mental assent and
| dissent almost innumerable; but the
alternatives of action proposed by the
Christian faith are two only And it is
well to remember that between these al
| ternatives there is no middle ground
| have in mind picture of the race having
4 no hope and without God in the world. 1t
is picture of the suicides cemetery at
| Monte Carlo. Have we no better hope than
1 the suicides grave digger, the infidel or
children of the infidel?
| Il would rather believe Christianity if
| it were false than such infidelity if it were
| true. Christianity is more than a hope; it
! has demonstrated itself thus far to be a
| living, persuasive, conquering presence.
| From its inception. nay it's incarnation. It
| mas met WIN no reVerSeS which have di-
verified 1T: it has taken no backward step
| to discourage confidence in it, but has de-
veloped continuous and steady advance
| ment at the expense of all other systems
| of religion the world through and the
earth over. Christianity is the natural re-
| igion of man. and is. therefore, in harmony
| with all the laws of his being and state
| Nature. in far more profound and es-
Sent1al way than could be discovered by the
| Hegellan thesis. antithess and synthesis
confirms the revelation. Penetrate to the
| secret of the worlds theology You will
| nnd the happy correspondence; Christianity
is only natures theology.
For Recovery of the Race.
| "All Christians everywhere accept Chris
t1anity as Gods only appointment for the
| recovery of the race. To them there can
be no thought of failure as to its ultimate
triumph. If truth be truth, and there can
be but one truth, its failure is unthinkable
| Every foregleam of the approaching issue
is an unmistakable prophecy: Every move
| ment of the Christian church assures be-
levers that it is a part of the plan of con-
| quest and significant of the final result
1t Is sometimes urged that the Christian
| people have no rightful claim to intrude
| upon the minds and countries of pagan
peoples. How often it has been said an
| parently by intelligent persons that Chris
| tian people have no business in pagan coun-
tries. If China, for instance, may choose
Christian civilization, that is her concern
| alone
But this claim would not have a mo-
ments consideration if it were applied to
| some other form of pestilence. Paganis1n
| is plague, and is entitled to no quarter
No nation has the right to be forever
| wrong; no people have the right anywhere
to protect propagate or maintain plague.
| The very existence of the pest is a menace
to the welfare of mankind. Distance has
nothing to do with the relations of brothers.
| The world is as much in need of truth at
one point as another, and is as much en-
| titled to receive it at one point as another
| Our weapons are not carnal.
THE use of. the sword henceforth will be
confined largely to the pagan peoples. The
natural expression of paganism Is physical
force. The world hitherto has resorted to
the sword, but the world of the sword is
coming to an end. We war good warfare
1t is truth, righteousness. love that shall
conquer in the earth The pen is mightier
than the sword, and nothing deters a good
man from what honor requires of him.
New Organ in Use.
The new organ was used by Mr.. Fl. L
Amiss, organist, who drew forth strain.
that demonstrated the great power of the
J instrument. The first musical number wa.
Communion in E minor, which was fol
lowed by the singing of the choir, consist
ing of Miss Wahly, Mrs William T. Reed
Mr.. Butterworth and Mr.. Lawson, the Ia
ter being the inusical director. THE Lore
is Exalted was the anthem sung. Til
cnoir also sang Rejoice Greatly and Mrs
, | Reed sang as a solo THE Lord is Ms
Light" Prayer was offered by Rev. Jane.
j. Dolliver. AT the close of the sermon
collection was taken up for the building
fund of the Mount Pleasant Methods
Episcopal Church Foundry, if 1t has moi
yet paid its cebt. has the money to do so
and decided to give on this occasion to it,
sister church.
The dedicatory service proper in the
afternoon was presided over by Presiding
! Elder Naylor of this district. Admission
was by card, and many persons had to BIZ
turned away. The Methodist ministers who
were seated within the altar rail with those
who took part were Rev. E. l.. Hubbard
Rev. Lucien L. Clark, Rev. Harold NJ
Rider Rev NJ. Gill. Rev. J. C. Nicholson
Rev s. Reese Murray and Rev. George e
Maydwell.
Rejoice in the Lord" was rendered by
the choir, and for the offertory Miss Wahly
sang open the Gates of the Temple"
Dr.. MAYORS Opening Remarks.
In opening the exercises DR.. Naylor, re.
ferring to the new house of worship said
Make more out of it than mere ornament
to the city. Make it place to save souls
Only by making it such will you make it 9