Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10
NEW MEETING HOUSE
OBLIGATORY EXERCISES BY So
GETTY OF FRIENDS.

The dedicatory exercises at the new
Friends Meeting House, 18th and Irving
streets, were held last evening. The attend
ance included many of the members of the
neighboring churches. The pastors of each
of the churches of Columbia Heights were
present and upon the invitation of Friend
Lirdley d. Clark, the minister of the new
meeting house. each of the ministers in
turn welcomed the Friends to Columbia
Heights and the spirit of brotherIy love
seemed to pervade the atmosphere. Those
who occupied seats upon the platform were
Rev. M. Ross Fishburn. pastor of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church: Rev.
George Dudley. rector of ST. Stephens
Protestant Episcopal Church, Rev. Joseph
Kelly, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church; Rev. Joseph Dawson OF calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church; Friend Lind
ley ID. Clark, Rev. Walter +. Smith pastor
of the Whitney Avenue Christian Church;
Friend Samuel Lee, minister of the Friends
church in Charles county, Md, and MI.
Percy Foster.
Rev. Walter F. Smith was the first speak
er introduced by Friend Clark. he spoke at
length of the work which the churches of
Columbia Heights are doing and said that
all of the various denominations represented
on the hill welcomed the Friends. In his
work he said he had noted that there was
plenty of room for more religious workers.
liked the name Friends and that during
his ministry in Columbia Heights he had
always found the folk of the section ever
willing and eager to aid in the cause of
was positive that the Friends would find
them the same hospitable and generous peo-
pie that he had found them. Rev. Mr.. Fish
burn spoke at length upon the scene as he
had beheld 1t when he first began his min
istry on the Heights He stated that he had
watched the religious growth from that
time to the present and that he for one
welcomed the Friends to the section with
all his heart. Continuing, Rev. Mr.. Fish
burn said that there was plenty of room
for the new church and that he was posi-
tive that the good folk of Columbia Heights
would welcome the gentle Friends with the
same good feelings that had characterized
their reception of the other denominations
Always Admired the Friends
Rev Joseph Dawson said: ~ always ad-
mired the Friends on account of their hor-
ror of war. / trust that you will never put
that out of your creed. The thought of
your early prosecutions has often occurred
to me- The fact remains that you stand
today as your ancestors before you did, and
that out of the prosecutions, in this later
generation, the fruits have come In greater
zeal for the cause. We trust that every
thing will be well on the hill and that the
blessings of God will rest upon you ALL"
Mr.. Percy Foster, superintendent of the
new Baptist Sunday school and mission, re-
Gently established on Park street near 18th
street. said that as the representative of
the Baptlsts in Columbia Heights he de-
sired to welcome the Friends. At the con-
clusion of his address Mr.. Foster sang ooh,
What a Change
Rev George Dudley said. as the repre-
sentative of the Episcopal Church: TT
makes me feel good to see the Friends come
into our midst. as there is much room and
the work for the good of the people shou d
go on" Rev. Mr.~Dudley then told of his
boyhood days when he was growing TO
manhood in the little town of Richmond
Ind. and of the many good impressions he
received from the members of the Society
of Friends when they would assemble In
their meeting house IN the place. He spoke
particularly of the impressions their pious
ways made on his young mind and OF the
tender ''thees' and ''thous'' he heard spoken
in the gentle, sweet ways and of the great
pleasure L gave him when he recalled to
mind the Friends he knew In his boyhood
days. In conclusion he said, 81 feel honored
to have been asked to be here tonight.
Community Congratulated
Rev. Joseph Kelly. as the Presbyterian
minister present. said that the Friends were
wished godspeed In their work by the Chris-
tian people in Columbia Heights. Some Of
my dearest friends are members Of the So