Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
CHURCH TO Be DEDICATED
CEREMONIES TO OCCUR ToMoR-
ROW AT DOUGLAS MEMoRIAL.
Services to Continue the. Succeeding
Week--Features Include Evening
With Former Pastors.

The recently completed Douglas Me-
mortal Methodist Episcopal Church. 18th
and H streets northeast, Rev. DR.. George
Z. Bacon, pastor, will be dedicated with
formal and impressive services tomorrow.
and exercises in celebration of important
events in the history of the church will
continue throughout the week Special
music by the choir, under direction Of
Henry III. Freeman, organist, will accom-
pany all of the Sunday services. In the
morning the sermon will be delivered by
Rev. DR.. Wilbur F. Sheridan of the Mount
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church, Baltimore.
Rev. John w. r. Sumwa1t presiding elder
of the Washington district, will preside at
the service Sunday afternoon at o'clock,
and Rev. Robert NJ Moore, pastor of Foun-
dry Church, will preach. Solos will be
sung at this service by Miss Ella Lauren
son and Mrs. D. Oln Leech. The sermon
at the evening service will be delivered by
Rev. DR.. Hugh Johnston Of the Woman's
College, Baltimore.
Monday will be Observation-Disclosures even
ing, and the program prepared is as fol-
lows:
Prayer, Rev. John Compton Ball. pastor
Metropolitan Baptist Church; solo, Mr..
Roderick; Scripture lesson, Rev. ]. w.
Smith. pastor Epworth Church; offertory
solo. Miss O'Neal; address, Rev. Thomas
Chalmers Easton. D. D., pastor Eastern
Presbyterian Church: address, Rev. Chas.
H. Butler, pastor Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church; solo, Mr.. Cooper: address, Rev. c.
X. Stetson, pastor Chapel of the Good Shep-
herd; address. Rev. A. X. Wright. pastor
Centennial Baptist Church, solo, Mr.. Glib
son; address, Rev. George Miller, pastor
Ninth Street Christian Church; address,
Rev. Richard Owens. pastor Maryland Ave-
nue. Baptist Church; hymn.
Evening With Pastors.
The Wesley quartet will have several mu
steal numbers Tuesday, which has been
Set apart as An evening with former pas
tors and addresses will be made by Rev.
William Mckendree Hammack, Rev c. T.
House, Rev. William Rogers Rev. D. M.
Browning, Rev John L. Walsh and Rev.
S. NJ. Hartsock, DID.
Young Peoples Evening will be OBJ
served Wednesday with special music by
the First Presbyterian choir. Rev. John w
X: Sumwalt. presiding elder. will deliver an
address.
An organ recital will be held Thursday
evening. Mr.. Henry Fl. Freeman organist
of St Johns Episcopal Church. being as
sisted by MI. B. Allen Terrell, tenor
MISS Houchen. Mrs. Leech and Mr..
Bowen will be the soloists Friday evening
at the reunion of past and present members
of the church.
Founding of the Church.
The church, which will be dedicated to-
morrow, was founded in 1878 when the late
Mr. Douglas built small chapel on the lot
at 18th and II streets northeast. and donated
church and lot to the then young congre-
cation. Within twenty years the congrega-
ton had outgrown it's quarters and the
chapel was demolished and the present
building was started. 1t was completed
as far as the first story in that year, and
was used as auditorium and Sunday school
room combined until last year, when the
construction of the remainder of the edi-
flee was begun. The new church property
in its completed condition is a great source
of pride to the congregation, who have
worked increasingly to consummate the
plans.