The Washington times., 1905-01-08
WESTERN CHURCH
To HOLD JUBILEE
Fifty Years of Religious
Work to Be Reviewed.
THREE DAYS CELEBRATION
History of Presbyterian Congregation
That has Been Prominent in
Life Of the Northwest.

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ern Presbyterian Church, III Street. he
| tween Nineteenth and Twentieth. viii
be held this week, beginning on FRIDAY
evening at $50 O'Clock and concluding
with three services on Sunday The
meeting on Friday evening will be in
the main auditorium, and the program
arranged for the three days celebration
| is as follows:
Friday, January Is.
| Meeting in the main auditorium. 20
O'Clock D. m.
Doxology. Apostles Greed. Lords
Prayer, Gloria
Reading Scriptures and prayer.
Anthem by Christian Endeavor choir.
I Have Set Watehmen.'
Message from the Rev. r n. Haskell.
first pastor of the church
Singing by the congregation, Come
We That Love the Lord
Fifteen-minute address blythe 7Rev- 7
T. Kelly. D. D., pastor Fourth Church.
out Of which the Western grew, odd
Time Religion
Anthem by Christian Endeavor choir
Jerusalem, My Glorious Home
"reminiscences concerning organiza-
ton and establishment of the Western.
Lewis & Denham.
Singing by congregation. Children of
| the Heavenly King
Development of the church through
fifty wears, with present status and aims
of the several organizations within the
church, w. I'll. II. Smith Il
Singing by the congregation. ..BIest
Be the Tie
Fifteen-minute address by the Rev.
Donald Macleod, d. D., pastor of First
church, which church stood by the
Western during some very trying days
in its early history. effective Present
Day Methods OF Church Work.
Singing by the congregation, Loving
Kindness"
Benedietion.
Saturday, January "a.
Grand social. with reception TO the
present members of the church who
united with the church. or were ban
tfzed as children into the church, above
twenty-five years ago.
During the evening the Rev. Ben
JaInin F. Bittsnger. ID. D., the veteran
stated clerk OF the Presby terry, win con-
graduate those who have been so long
and faithfully identified with the inter-
ests and activities of the Church. Before
The address the roll call of all members
OF the church who united with il more
than twenty-five years ago will be
made.
The program viii be interspersed with
music: sfecitations. reffeshnients and
good cheer
Music viii be furnished by the Y. NJ.
c. A Orchestra.
Sunday, January Is
II a. m.-Sermon by the Rev. Scott F.
Hershey. Phi D.. LII. D., Character
and Need of Faithful Service for Christ
and the Church
$50 p rn.-Praise service by the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeayor.
80 D m--sermon by the Rev. Scott
F. Hershey, PHI. D.. Ii. De- Rewards
for Faithful Service for Christ and the
Church. Special music for morning
and evening services of the church by
an octette led by Robert @. Sutton ,
Special music at Endeavor praise SER
=Yiee by the Christian Endeavor choir
History of the Church.
The Western Presbyterian Church was
organized January I3. 1855. and WAS the
outcome of Sunday Schooi work which
had been conducted for seven years be-
fore this time. first at, a little house
near the old Naval Observatory and
subsequently at the corner of Twenty
second and Streets
Among those most active in the or
Sanization of the church was David N
Wilson, then a ruling elder in The
Fourth Presbyterian Church of this
city. In the list of clergymen who were
active in forming the church were the
Rev John C. Smith. pastor of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
Byron Sunderland, of the First Church.
and the Rev Thomas n. Haskell. the