Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-28
DEDICATION SERVICE
TRINITY CONGREGATION IN NEW
HOUSE OF WORSHIP.

Three services marked the beginning of
worship in the new Trinity A. M. E. Zion
Church. on Morton street, between Bright
wood. and Sherman avenues northwest,
yesterday and its dedication in the pres
ence of a large audience. The church is
a handsome structure with pressed br1ck
front, latest style of painted glass windows
and a handsome new pipe organ. The
chapel and study are back of the pulpit, On
the north end of l4Ie building. The church
yard is large and beautiful, and in the rear
are two handsome dwellings, which are
rented.
The congregation and Sunday school
marched from their old building to the new
church at II am. and after some pre-
liminaries the initial service was COM
menced by Rev. Logan Johnson, presiding
elder, who is also the church pastor The
rites of the first service were simple. The
choir had carefully selected the hymns Tor
the occasion. Mr.. Beckwith of the Hoh-
ness Mission offered the first prayer. The
choir than sang The Lord is in His Holy
Temple
Rev. J. NJ. Little white evangelist, was
then introduced and preached the sermon
Following his discourse an opportunity was
given friends of the new church to speak,
and the pastor introduced Mr.. II. +.
Woodland, a white member of the District
bar, who it is stated, was of great value 10
the pastor and trustees in providing for the
building of the new church Mr. Woodland
spoke in a complimentary way of the pas
tor and trustees and of their zeal In &C
complishing what they had and added:
This beautiful church is the best monu-
ment to your labors and speaks more elo-
quently than l can. The white people nave
many of your people among them as ser
wants We want good Christian servants,
who are honest and trustworthy, and we
want to see you have good churches in
which to worship Churches can do more
md no
Again l congratulate you on this spIen-
did building I hope that l can return
here again in three or four months anu
congratulate you on having PAID on YOU YOU
remaining debt of 5000. Every child,
every man and every woman here can 40
something to help. Go out and see the
people and ask them to help you and they
will do 1t. Raise $1,000 yourselves ana
will give you the other $500.
Mr. Woodland then contributed SO toward
the church fund, and the collection
amounted to s50T0,
At 8 pm. there was large concouTse OIL
people many of whom had come from
Montgomery county Maryland, and from
Virginia to witness the dedication services.
The church was crowded to its utmost
seating capacity; Within the ana, altar pa pa
DR.. J. F. Moreland of Charlotte N
G; Rev DIR. ]. Edward Mason or
Livingston College, Salisbury N ~ ~
Rev. DR. s. L. Corrothers, Rev III IL
p A Wallace Rev. Logan johnson, ReVs.
T. Keene Daniel Landon, j. ii. sanders
Geo. Ferris and James w. Poe conference
missionary. Elder Johnson introduced r..
Rev. Bishop Smith, who presided at TINS
service He announced the hymn u Lo We
Thy Kingdom, Lord. which was sung s. z, oS
the choir from Galbraith A. M T. zion
Church CHI CHI Thos. Anderson director and Miss
S. ]. Jenifer, organist Dr. Mason reao
the Scripture lesson, Rev Timothy heen nts
offered prayer, and Dr. Mason annou nI'a;I
another HYMN. which was sung by cholr
and audience.