Evening star., 1907-10-19
CHURCH DEDICATION,
Formal Opening Tomorrow Of New
Edifice at Hyattsville.

An ADDITION TO the First Baptist
Church of Hyattsville has Just been COM
pleted, and services have been held each
evening this week to celebrate the event.
Prominent clergymen Of Washington
have been among the speakers. The edi-
fee, as enlarged, affords accommodations
for twice the number of people provided
for by the original structure. The church
was organized In August 1898. by hand
full Of Jealous Baptists, and was reorgan-
lied in October of the same year. In two
years. or November 10, 1901, the congre-
CATION had grown amazingly, and the
present church was dedicated.
About year ago, the Sunday school
having grown to such an extent as to
render more room necessary, the congre-
cation set to work with a will to build
an addition. The latter Is called the
Sunday school house for the reason that
it was erected mainly for the use of that
branch of the church work. The formal
dedication of the addition will occur to-
morrow and an elaborate program of ex-
ercises has been arranged for that day.
Beginning at 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
Rev. Ernest H. MacEwen, pastor, will
deliver an address, and this will be fol-
lowed by selection from the church Or
chestra. The doxology will be sung by
the congregation. and invocation pro-
nounced by Rev. c. P. Staley of the West
Washington Church. The choir will sing
OdNlOT Again III 1Hy Lear Name ana
Rev. T. Menefee. president of Washing
ton College. lexington, will read a por-
ton Of the scripture. A prayer WILL be
offered by Rev. Abner X. Wright, Cen
tennial Baptist Church. Washington, and
a song will be rendered by the Sunday
school.
Rev. E. Hez Sven, moderator, District
of Columbia Baptist Association, will
preach the sermon, and the choir will
sing Great is the Lord Mr.. Harry E.
Tor al xrt,y@
the church and Sunday school, and Mr..
Charles E. Vrooman, treasurer, will read
financial statement of the church and
Sunday school. An offering will be taken
up under the direction of the pastor. and
Rev. c. ]. Ball, Metropolitan Baptist
Church. will offer prayer. Mrs. R. w.
Conklin will sing and the benediction will
be pronounced by Rev. H. w. o. Milling
ton. Brookland Baptist Church.
At the evening service, beginning at
1880 o'clock. there will be a song service
by the entire congregation, and the choir
will sing Hail Prince of Light" The in
vocation will be by Rev. c. H. Muchanan,
pastor M. E. Church South, Hyattsville,
and the congregation will sing a hymn.
There will be scripture reading by Rev.
a. w. Bolt, Phi. D.. and prayer by Rev.
Joseph A. Wood. pastor NJ. E. Church
North, Hyattsville. A solo open Ye the
Gates of the Temple" will be sung by
Mrs. c. v. H. German, and the sermon
will be preached by Rev. E. B. Hatcher,
D. D., superintendent of missions state
of Maryland. The choir will sing THE
King of Glory" and an offering will be
taken under the direction of the pastor.
Praise the Lord, o jerusalem will be
sung by the choir, and Rev. 8. Ward
RICHTER, pastor, Hyattsville Presbyterian
Church. will pronounce the benediction.
The organist will be Miss Ethel Esther
Vroon'an. and the chorister. DR.. C. J..
Ladson.
The committee on arrangements is COM
posed of Charles E Vrooman, chairman:
Profs. ]. B. S. Norton and V. NJ Shoe
smith and Mesdames Nora Leach and
| Alfred Daniels. The deacons of the
| church are DIR. Charles ]. Ladson. Prof
]. B. s. Norton, Mr.. Q. r. Craft, Mr. r.
w. Conklfn and DR.. c. W. Birdsall The
| trustees are lAlessrs. William L. Hall.
chairman; Frank e. Keith, vice chair
man; William L. Willis, James A. Whit
] lock and L. Ray Jordon.