Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25

one was on the south side of E street west
OF 9TH street, and 1t was subsequently en-
largeG and modernized. 1t was disposed of
a few years since to the knights of Column
bus
A couple of dozen churches represent now
the white and colored Baptists.
Presbyterian Meeting Houses.
The first of the Presbyterian meeting
houses has disappeared.
The original building of the First Church,
now located on John Marshall place north
of c street, was on South Capitol street, a
neat brick structure. It's walls were painted
white, which suggested the name of The
Little White Church" The site of this was
long since oblterated by the extension of
the Capitol grounds. AS early 1850 it
had long been occupied by a colored con-
gregation. known as African Israel NJ. e.
Church. now at list and streets south
west The First Church erected the edifce
on John Marshall place. This was a barn
like brick building much smaller than the
present one, and was erected In the TWEEN
ties, but few recall it when it was
known as 'Parson Posts
The second, now the New York Avenue
Church, early in the twenties erected a
small brick edice, well arranged with gal
leries, and it was landmark for years
its name, "Parson Bakers" superseding
that of 1.-THE Sc, en- Oaks" applied to the
neighborhood. The Old School Church on
T. street, DR. Laurie's became the Third
Presbyterian.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church, formed
In a school house in 1898, had for its first
home frame building on the east side of
9th street north of G street, which after
ward was given a brick front and converted
into two dwellings. In 1871 commodious
ediGce of brick was erected on the oppo-
site side of 9th street and used as the
place of worship until a few-years since.
when a hIildfnC erected In what
had been 1.-The country"
The Assembly's, or Fifth Church, at 9th
|. and l streets northwest; the Sixth at 9Th
and d streets southwest: the Seventh, or
Island, on 7th street near E street south
west, and the Western, on H street between
10th and Goth streets, all erected houses OF
worship prior to 1860. A Presbyterian
church was erected Sth street between
II and / streets northwest in the forties,
but it was afterward sold to the NJ. q.
Church South and held by it till the civil
war came on. The Hebrew Temple now
occupies the site
About 1898 the West End Presbyterians
met in the abandoned ''old glass house
near the foot of 22i street and held serV-
ices, but prior to 1850 they erected q frame
building about 22d and e streets which was
commonly called Mud Pond Chapel" The
Western Presbyterian Church doubtless
numbers some of the descendants OF that
little company of worshipers.
Methodist Episcopal.
E, In 1850 the Trinity Nj. E. congregation
was worshiping in It's first permanent build
ing, q plain brick chapel, which afterWard
was more than once enlarged and improved
These premises were sold, and the eongre'
cation is now at 9th and c streets south
east on Seward Square. The next Metho-
dist congregation to be formed, known as
Foundry had site and building donated II
at 14th and G streets northwest-the corner
which the Colorado building now occupies
The donation was made by Rev Henry
FoxhalI of Georgetown after the close OF
the war of 1872. in commemoration of the
saving of his foundry from destruction by
the British during the sacking of Washing
ton in August. 1914. 1t was a small brick
chapel facing 18th street, but was after
ward enlarged and rebuilt several times
and when vacated for the new location or
10th street. 1t was quite an imposing brick
structure.
Wesley was the third of that denomina-
ton in Washington Facing f street at 9th
street. a plain chapel was erected, and later
a Sunday school room was placed in the
rear. Late in the fifttes this gave way for
the present structure
In the forties Mckendree, on Massachu-
sets avenue between 9th and 10th streets
northwest; Ryland. corner of 10th and l.
streets southwest, and Union, on 10Th street
south of Pennsylvania avenue, were erect
ed, and before the war Waugh, at the
corner of A and Sd streets northeast: Cor
~
at New York avenue and 4th street north
west and Providence, at I'd and / streets
northeast had come into being and had
i erected church buildings. Waugh and Cor
such have large and influential congrega-
tons and handsome edifices take the place
of the modest buildings they first erected.
Fletcher long had an Independent exist
ence but Is now connected with McKen-
dree Providence disbanded and It's men,
bers were absorbed by Waugh and North
Capitol charges.
The Methodist Protestants.
The Methodist Protestants soon after the
organization of the denomination, in 1923,
had house of worship near the navy yard.
This was called Mt Oiivet and services
were held In a small frame building on 7th
street southeast. Then large frame struc-
ture was built at the northeast corner of
Virginia avenue and 9TH street, when the
name of the First NJ. p Church was as
sumed This the congregation sold several
years ago and purchased the property OF
| the present Trinity NJ q. Church. originally
| the Ebenezer located on 4th street near
| Il street southeast where worship Is still
| held
Soon afterward second church was
formed, known as the Tabernacle, on the
west side of 18th street south of II street.
| From here in 1885 the congregation moved
| to a new building erected ON the east side
Of 9th street, between f. and streets.
arranged from the original church eGifices
| Next the church built the handsome Httls
| structure on 10Th street above II street.
:. which, altar a ffia1< Of few Years. was