The Washington herald., 1907-05-20
zion CHURCH IS DEDICATED
Elaborate Services Held at New
Place of Worship.
Sermon Delivered by Rev. ID. II.
BHuHlin, ID. D.. of Springfield, Ohio.
Description of Edifce.

Elaborate services yesterday morning,
afternoon. and evening marked the dedi-
cation Of the new Zion Evangelical Luth-
cran Church. Sixth and P streets north
west TIE beautiful new edince at each
Of the services was well filed with the
members Of the congre cation, and many
large subscriptions 70 the building fund
were signed and turned over 10 the Rev.
&C.. F. Bergner who. at the evening serv-
ice. stated that the church building. eX-
elusive Of furniture and other articles.
cost s2S.gl Of which 81. 40 had been paid.
An eloquent dedication sermon was
delivered by the Rev D. H. Bauslin =.
D.. dean Of Wittenberg Theological Semi
nary. Springfield. Ohio. and president CT
the General Synod Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. and the Rev. II. L.
Ysrger, D. D., Of Atchison, Kans sec
retary II the board OF church extension.
conducted the presentation Of subscrip-
tions. The pastor Of the church, Or.
Bergner. was assisted at the dedication
services by the Revs D. H. Bauslin, H. L.
Narger. A HOmrighaus and T. ". E.
| Peschan. the dedicatory prayer being said
by Or. Bauslin. German dedication serv-
/ ices were conducted in the afternoon by
the Revs Peschan, Homrighaus. and
Hennighausen.
The new church is q feet long and a
/ feet wide. and the main auditorium has
l q seating capacity Of go II is built of
/ Port Deposit granite. with Indiana lime
stone trimmings. A. Q. Won Herbulis be-
| ing thu architect The ten large memorial
windows are declared 20 be among the
most beautiful in the city. They are all
| figure windows and the subjects are
copied from the noted artists Hoffman
and Plohorst, and, beginning with the
Nativity in the large window over the
/ main entrance TO the Ascension win
/ dow over the chancel. are representative
/ Of the life Of Christ All are special gifts
| Of members Of the congregation
Among those who contributed valuable
! church accessories are. Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society of the
/ general synod Theodore and Dorothea
/ Pitt, John William. Mary Barbara Wag-
/ ner. Christina Hessel. Maria Hermann,
/ Ladies' Aid Society. Daniel and Sophia
Artes, Hermann and Charlotte Hassel-
I busch, Theresa Erdler. William and
/ Sophia Schlueter, NJ. Holzbeierlein. Bee
/ Hive Sunday school Of Christ Lutheran
! Church. York. Pa; Ever Ready Circle.
Mrs. NJ. II. Best, Carl and Catherine
/ Friedrichs John and Anna Wagner. Mrs.
/ II. RupeTtuS W. b. Moses Mrs. A y.
/ Wildman, 4. L. SChwieTinE. Wilhclmina
Lippold Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Nerdig.
the Evergreen Flower Club. Henry Ru-
. pertus. the Boys Club Mrs. T. Dunk
/ horst, Misses Pauline Hartenstein. Emma
Pitt. Marie Lerch. MIS-. Z. l. Ashby, II.
Rupertus. n. B. Br0uneT, c. HerOld \.
Eckhardt, and others
The members Of the building committee
are: Rev. c. f. Bergner, c. Herold, j.
A. Wagner. W. Hasselbusch, and ".
/ SChlueter. church council; W. Martin. II.
Rupertus, and ". Hasselbusch, elders; J.
a. Wagner. c. Schmidt, and A. n. Wild
man, dcacOns; c. HerolG, W. Schlueter,
and H. Brandt, trustees, W. Hasselbusch.
secretary. and J. A. Wagner, treasurer.