Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10

A celebration of the fifty-sixth anniver-
cary of the establishment of Gorsuch M.
f. Church will begin tomorrow and ter
inmate Friday, the 10th. Gorsuch Church
was established in 1850 at the corner OF
Az and l. streets southwest. Ten years
ago the original structure was extensively
remodeIed and appropriately dedicated, and
in 1900 the fftieth anniversary Of the
church was celebrated.
Gorsuch has had stormy career, but
withal has held its own and at present all
branches of the work are In a fiourishing
condition.
The services concentrating the fifty
sixth anniversary of the church have been
arranged by the pastor. Rev. William Lee
Lynn. They will begin at the morning
preaching service tomorrow with Rev. E.
d. Huntley occupying the pulpit. DR..
Huntley will also probably preach at the
evening service. Monday evening William
r. Hunt. who has been superintendent of
the Sunday school for more than forty
years, and who Is actively identified with
all branches of the work, will preside and
give retrospect of the history of Gorsuch.
Rev. A. f. Spielman, pastor of Kensing
ton NJ. E. Church, will deliver address
on the relation of the Sunday school to the
church.
Tuesday evening has been set aside for
the Epworth League of Gorsuch. C. w.
FIFTEEN, jr., its president, will preside, and
give review of the work of the league
since 1t was established in 1891. At this
service the officers of the District Epworth
League, headed by l.. l.. Derrick, the pres
ident, will install the recently elected Of
fcers of the chapter at Gorsuch. This will
be followed by an address by Rev. E. E.
Marshall, pastor of Brookland NJ. E.
Church. on the relation of the Epworth
League to the church.
An anniversary sacred concert will be
10 n EhtIro IN
Wednesday evening, conducted by Edward
X. Van Horn, the director. Capt William
NJ. Potter will make an address on
Music"
feast will be the feature Of the service
Thursday evening, at which Rev. w. c.
Parrish of the Gaithersburg circuit will
speak on The Importance OF Attending
Prayer Meeting"
The concluding service of this series win
be held Friday evening. November 16, and
has been styled "Old Home Night" 1t is
intended to be a reunion of former pastors
of the church. members and Sunday school
scholars. 1t was impossible to have all the
former pastors of Gorsuch at this service,
as some of them have passed away, while
others are not in the city. Among those
who will attend this service are Revs.
Thomas E Copes. Harold NJ. hIder and
James II. Hyatt, the last three pastors OF
the church. Mr.. Copes and Mr.. Hyatt are
now stationed in Baltimore and Mr., Rider
is at Westminster. Md. They have prom
Used to attend and deliver addresses. Mr.
Copes will preside at this service.
The revival services being held at the
Fifteenth Street Christian Church, 10Th and
ID streets southeast, will continue during
the coming week, Rev. Louis d. Riddel
Rev. ]. Z. Stuart. The interest has been
growing and several conversions have been
made. Henry Brewood, musical director
of the church, will lead the usual song
n1h niper ut ~ Aaly
At the annual election of trustees of the
Metropolitan A. NJ. e. Church the follow
ing persons were chosen: Emanuel Muir
ray. Thomas W. West TYLER f. Hill,
Daniel Hardy, James Bailey. Dr. William
II. Common. Charles Hale. DR.. Joseph H.
Steward and DIR. Leroy Harris.
Revival services have been in progress
fer the past week at the Ryland NJ. E.
Church. The meetings have been in charge
timore, and the attendance has been very
good. An old-fashioned Methodist love
feast will be held tomorrow at IL o'clock
and in the evening revival service will be
held. choir led by E. NJ. Hall, and solos
by Mrs. NJ. l. Odell constitute part of the
features of the meetings, which will be con-
tinued for another week.
Prof E. A. Steiner of Iowa College Grin
nell, Iowa, will speak of the autumn meet
ing of the Washington Cong egational Club
10 Dc Htiu at the flrSl u lrcn, IOt0 ana
G. streets northwest, Monday evening. His
subject will be "On the Trail Of the I'm
migrant" DIR. ]. w. Bschoff will be In
charge OF the music at the meeting.
The regular quartet of the First Presby-
terrain Church, composed of Mrs. Il. A. Rob-
erts, soprano: Miss Mary B. Finney. con-
tralto; A. j. Hudson, basso; 8. F. Compton,
tenor, and Mrs. George F. Shut, will render
An Evening With the Choir" tomorrow
evening.