Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
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| The New Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church, located on Columbia road between
| 18th and 18th street, Mount Pleasant,
/ which will be dedicated tomorrow, stat
| ed in The Star earlier in the week, Is
| ornamental structure and will be mark
| of beauty IN this section of the city The
| church society organized in the par
| lors of the Savoy Hotel November IL, 1902,
| by Rev. DR.. Henry r. Naylor, presiding
elder of the Washington district, with
| twenty-one members. 1t was known as
| the Methodist Episcopal Society of Mount
| Pleasant. The present site for a church
building selected in November, 1903.
and since that time the name has been
| changed from Mount Pleasant to Cal
vary" by the unanimous vote of the con-
gregation.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Dawson is the pastor.
| He began his duties here December T. 1902.
and has seen the membership of the church
grow to two hundred in little more than
two years.
| The first service of the Methodist Episco-
pal Society Of Mount Pleasant was held
| in the Post Office Hall, Park street, and
| DR.. Naylor preached the first sermon. Mr..
| Dawson's earnest efforts in behalf of the
| church society have been crowned with
| success, and he has won the respect and
love of all the members of his congregation.
| The Sunday school, under the management
| of Fred c. Croxton, has also had a success
| full existence. 1t began with thirty men,
| bers, and now has enrolment of nearly
| $50 Systematic visitation and a cordial
| greeting extended to strangers attracted
| many persons who eventually became men,
berS of the church.
| The first quarterly conference of the
| church was organized February g. 1903,
| and consisted of nine trustees, whose work,
| 1t Is said, has since fully justified their
selection. They are follows: Isaac r.
| HIT Jr. Frank E Warning. c. L. Harding,
ID: Swingle DR.. c. w. Scott, Frank b.
Walker and +. C. Huebner. In addition to
the trustees, whose duties have called
them to look after the property interests
| OF the church In particular, there is body
| of stewards.
| The Ladies Guild has had as its presi-
| cent since its organization Mrs. Henry K.
| MAYOR. This organization has raised 81 900
| FOR the new church and bought a carpet
| costing $518. The guild is constantly in
| cIeaslng in numbers and Importance.
Harding & Upman are the architects for
the new building, which is Gothic in style
and beautlfied by memorial windows, the
gifts OF various interested persons. A
handsome brass pulpit was given i'll
memory of deceased sister by Mrs. Lucy
G. Williams. The auditorium will seat
| about 400 persons.
| In the beginning no definite name was
| given to the church, except that under
| Episcopal Society of Mount Pleasant" The
| adjourned quarterly conference met Feb
| ruary q of this year at ST. Stephens par
| ish hall and by unanimous vote adopted
| as a permanent name Calvary Methodist
| Episcopal Church.
Bishop Earl Cranston will preach at the
service tomorrow morning and will conduct
| the dedication service at 8 o'clock in the
| afternoon. In the evening at 1870 o'clock
Rev. Dr. c. w. Gallagher will preach
! During the week special services will be
held as follows: Monday night, 1.-The Off
cial Board an address by William E.
Andrews. auditor of the United States
treasury; Tuesday, 7:30 pm. .'Woman's
Night" an address by Mrs. J. Ellen Foster:
"Wednesday, 80 p M, Methodist Night"
Rev. DR.. j. c. Nicholson presiding. several
ministers to deliver appropriate addresses:
Thursday night, Lords supper to be ad-
ministerial preceded by an address by the
with a Sunday school gathering Friday
night. The superintendent, Mr.. Fred c.
CroXton. will preside and deliver an ad-
dress.
ton has been worshiping in st. Stephens
Protestant Episcopal Parish Hall. The
courtesy thus granted, it is said will never
be forgotten, because of its timeliness and
large hearted generosity. The rector Geo.
F. Dudley. is regarded as a true friend of
the new church.
A novel scheme has been inaugurated by
Isaac Birch, superintendent Of the Sunday
school of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ E.
Church, Georgetown, which so far has been
quite successful. The session of the school
commences every Sunday at $50 in the
forenoon. but many of the scholars and,
strange to say, the older especially,
seemed to forget the time They would
come struggling in from five, ten and fif-
teen minutes to even as long as half and
a full hour late. This conduct was regard
ed as rather demoralizing to the discipline
of the school and various plans to force the
scholars to be time were suggested and
thought of. Some time ago a large sign
was hung in the Sunday school room, in
plain view of all of the scholars and the
first thing that caught the eye of the in
coming person. On one side of the sign
were painted the words Il am early" while
on the reverse the painting read Il am
late" This sign is put in place every Sun
day morning and those who reach the
church a the opening time or prior
warded by reading that they are early.
Promptly al $50 o'clock the sign is reversed
and the late Corners not only read the sign
but have to stand the scrutiny of all the
pupils in the room. The fear of undergo
ing this ordeal is said to be the cause of
many children running up Dumbarten ave-
nue. Sunday morning in order to reach the
school in time
The Bishop of Arkansas viii preach to-
morrow at pm. at st. Thomas Church,
18th near Dupont circle. There will be
special music at the IL O'Clock service in
this church DIR. c. Ernest Smith, rector,
Pageants, Presidential and Others"
A musical program of special merit will
be the feature of the evening service to-
morrow at Wesley chapel. Methodist Epts-
copal Church. There will be several num-
hers rendered by the church quartet, as
sisted by Miss CASTOR, prominent So
prano of Pittsburg, who will sing solo.
Wagner's ''Te Deum," Neidlinger's Cross
ing the Bar and other good selections
will also be on the program.
In a report just made by the Rev. E. j..
Mattox, a missionary in Hangchow, China,
to the Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sions, in New York, it is stated that anti
foreign sentiment in China is frequently
the result of the actions of unprinclpled
foreigners. case in point is related by
Mr.. Mattox as of very recent occurrence
| 1t is said that there was organized In
| Shaohsing, China, an enterprise which pur-
ported to be branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Shanghai En-