Evening star., 1907-11-13
PROGRAM OF REDED|CATION
SPECIAL SERVICES HELD BY
BRooKhAND BAPTIsTs.
Congratulated Upon Improvements
Manifest in House of Worship.
Reception to Members.

The ceremonies attending the rededi-
cation of the Brookland Baptist Church
drew a large crowd Monday night. The
services were preceded by reception to
the congregation by the pastor. Rev. H.
w. Q. Millington, and the officers of the
church. For two months past the build
ing has been in the hands Of a corps OF
steamfitters, carpenters and painters and
the result of their labors was evident.
A new heating plant has been in
stalled, the edifice has been thoroughly
renovated, new carpet has been put down
and the church has been painted from
beIfry to basement. 1t was like coming
into a new building and the congregation
expressed its appreciation of the work of
those instrumental in bringing about the
transformation.
After the pastor, the officers of the
church and their wives had received those
present, Mr. Millington ascended the plat
form and extended a warm greeting to
all. after which Mr.. Etz. a member of the
church executive committee, reviewed the
work that had been done in the way of
improvements and gave statement as to
the cost which. he thought, would be less
than 81 600, including the work done on
the parsonage.
Addresses by Visiting Pastors.
Rev. A. X Wright pastor of Centennial
Baptist Church, offered prayer, and after
the singing of a hymn Rev. J. J. Muir o
Temple Baptist Church was introduced
Mr. Muir prefaced his remarks with tha
statement that although his hai~ W E
gray, and he had the appearance Of beine
an old man, he was not as old as Rev. +
Hez Sven, pastor OF the Second Baptis'
Church Mr.. Swan was seated o. t.
platform DR.. Muir continued: BRO
Swem's church is the mother OF the ole
E Street Baptist Churca (now Te npl
Baptist, and cons equently Brother Sven
must be my father" DR.. Muir broush;
greetings from tn old E street chuTcA
some of whose members, he said, were In
strumental in the orga1ization of the
Brookland Baptist Church.
Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner OF the FIT
Baptist Church followed DR.. Muir. and
stated that, according to tie latter's rea
soning, Brother Sven must be his gr md
father, for ha said, the Fifth churc
is a direct offspring OF tn st G I
church, and if the Second Ba~tist is the
mother of tn old = street chr h. and
Nj Sven is the father of DR. Muir, then
Brother Swam, according TO all law. must
be my grandfather"
New" House of Worship.
Rev. James W. Many. pastor of the
East Washington Heights Church. in Lis
address recalled the fact that a dec eased
brother had been the director Of the choir
of the Brookland Church Mr. Many
Congratulated the congregation on having
new house of worship and contrasted
it with that of his own congregation. He
spoke of the sacrifices made by the mem
bers of his church. Why" said Mr
Many. you have carpet on your church
floor here, while some of the members of
my church have no carpet on til. floors
of their houses. Yet they come Sunday
after Sunday and contribute their share
poor as they are, for the support of tue
church."
Rev. E. Hez Sven followed MI !Iany
and those present expected he would deny
that he was the father of DR. Muir and
the grandfather of Dr. Bruner, but he