Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-04
CORNER STONE PLACED.
Substitution for Old One in Gal
braith A. N. E. Zion Church.

The laying of the corner stone of Gal
braith African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church on 9Th street between l. and NJ
streets northwest by the Nimrod Council
of the Knights of Jerusalem and Mag
dalene Court. No. g. at 5 p.m yesterday
/ brought out an unusually large gathering
of colored people from all parts of the
city and Its suburbs. Many also came
/ from Alexandria and Baltimore All DBL
ored religious denominations in the Dis
trict were represented.
Long before the hour for the opening of
the ceremonies on The east front of the
church, where platform had been
erected and where the ceremonies were
TO take place, the street was tilled with a
surgins mass of old and young. Promptly
on time the District knights and members
of. the court arrived in a body, and the
District Grand Inspector T. L. Green in
troduced Grand Marshal and Grand
Master of Ceremonies John Dade. Prayer
was then offered by District of Co
lumbia Grand High Priest John G. Mitch
ell. Following this church quartet sang
The Holy City
DR.. Corrothers, after preliminary re-
marks. formally introduced the knights.
On the platform We're the pastor of the
church, Rev. Dr. s. L. Corrothers. Rev.
DR.. p. j. Jordan of Brown Memorial A.
NJ f. Church, Rev. John Saunders of the
a. NJ. r. Zion Church. the church trus-
tees, the past grand officers of the
knights, and J. A. Landlord and brother,
the architects and builders who did the
work
The Introductory address was delivered
by District of Columbia Grand Land
Marker John H. Moore. After other ad-
dresses by different speakers represent
ing the order. John c. Dancy. recorder OF
deeds, made an address The only hope
of the negro he said, is up through
Christianity, religion and the church back
of all other mediums
A collection of s37 was then raised.
after which the District of Columbia
grand general of the Knights and Daugh-
ters of Jerusalem and his corps laid the
corner stone which had been chise!ed out
of Indiana limestone. beautifully polished,
and which bears the inscription, Cal
braith A. NJ. E. Zion Church, organized
April, 1872; re-established June, 1884.
the latter date representing the year In
which the edifice was bought from the
German Lutheran congregation. When
this ceremony was over. the big crowd
pressed into the church. where the cere-
monies were concluded with brief pro-
gram. The great thrUng could not be &C
commodated. and two or three hundred
were left on the outside. Those who
participated IL the exercises were Rev
DR.. S. l.. Corrothars. members of the
choir John Dade. the D. c. q. NJ. and
NJ. G.. who presided; Carter Purdy. D. G..
G. G.: Rev. John H. Saunders. G. w.
Mckenzie, P. y. c. G.. l.. and Edmund
I. Jackson. p p. c. G. G.
At 7:30 O'Clock the church was again
filed on account If another special fea-
ture. it being an anniversary sermon to
Pearl Fountain of the District United Or
der of True ReformerS. The services
were opened by the secretary of the foun
tain. and Chief Griffin spoke briefly. Rev.
DIR. S. L. Corrothers preached the ser
mon, taking individual Responsibility"
as his theme.