Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-01
TO HAVE 4 new STRUCTURE
HONE FOR THE PuaRIM coNaRE.
GATIoNAI. CHURCH.
Julius q. Ingram Of Eau Claire, Wis,
Contributes $40, 600 Memorial to
Deceased Son.

julius c. Ingram. a philanthropic lum-
herman and manufacturer Of Eau Claire,
Wis arrived here last Sunday morning and
was driven straight to the services held In
a temporary structure on East Capitol
Hill by the Pilgrim Congregational Church:
was then shown lot at the corner of B
and 9Th streets and Massachusetts, avenue
northeast owned by the Pilgrim congrega-
ton, next visiting the Mt. Pleasant and
First Congregational churches, and later
was taken to the Y NJ C. A. building,
where a conference Of the leading members
and officers of the three Congregational So
ceties mentioned was held.
At this meeting the proposition to erect an
institutional church edifce on the ground of
the Pilgrim association was discussed, and
at Its conclusion Mr.. Ingram asked to have
a business meeting appointed for the
same place Monday, as he was compelled
to leave the city Monday evening.
Twenty officers of the three churches sat
down to luncheon behind closed doors. At
the end of the repast Mr.. Ingram said he
desired more particularly than anything
else to know whether the two old and
strong Congregational churches of the city
intended to stand behind and: thoroughly
sustain and support the efforts OF the new
organization.
In response to the query Mr. A. NJ. 10TH
rop and Commissioner West, representing
First and Mt Pleasant churches, declared
and pledged that their churches, individu-
ally and collectively, would encourage and
succor, If it should be needed, the new
| church until it could carry its own burden.
"Then," Mr.. Ingram said, without any
| fuss or feathers. Il will give to Pilgrim
Church. for new and appropriate struc-
| ture, to be erected on its lot on Massachu-
sets avenue, the sum of $40, 600. Have your
plans drawn and sent to me and I will pro-
vide the money at once"
Offer Was Sudden.
The offer was so sudden, with SO little
ceremony and SO Internationally, that
| those present hardly knew how to act; but
| in a moment they caught their breaths
and raised hurrah.
Mr.. Ingram wanted no thanks, and he
| preferred even that his name be omitted
| from the mention of the gift. He wanted
| the plans to be attractive, to be pleasing.
and the structure to be good and entirely
substantial"
Now Mr.. Ingram said, las I must
| leave this afternoon, will bid you good
bye. l am glad to have the opportunity of
giving to so worthy an object as I UNDER
stand this to be from your plans. l impose
pleased If you will engage DR.. Frizzell for
your minister and keep him, for you will
find him very strong man, and you will
! like him.
| son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram, who died re-
Gently. few years ago the couple lost a
daughter. and Mr.. Ingram erected a me-
mortal church in her honor in western
city. In honor of another member of his
family he made large donation to Ripon
College, in Wisconsin. He gives large
fixed sum annually to the board of foreign
missions and makes many other liberal do
| nations for church and educational work of
when the public is permitted to know moth
! ing.
When he decided to honor the memory
of his son Mr.. Ingram wrote to Dr. A. w
Frizzell, who had been his minister in Eau
| Claire. then in Texas with his invalid wife,
and asked what form the memorial should
| take.
Build an institutional church." Dr. Friz-
"Where?' Mr.. Ingram asked.
| I'm Los Angeles, San Antonio, Seattle or
Thereupon Mr.. Ingram wrote to DIR. Friz-
| cell: Here is my check for $780, Look
| over the proposed locations and advise me- !"
This City Suggested.
AT this point a former state official Of
| Wisconsin learned of what was taking
place, and wrote to Mr. Ingram that if he
/ intended to go outside of his own state
with his memorial gift certainly Washing
| ton would seem to be the place for it, and
| invited him to come and make an inspection
/ In person. He came, with the result stated
Pilgrim Church Is really the Fifth Con-
gregational Church, organized by the Con-
gregationalists of the Presbyterian Church
T.. ~,
Farnum and others. They finally erected a
hall at the corner of 9Th and 1 streets
| northeast, in which they worshiped until
| it was sold to the Baptists.
few years ago their pastor, Bella N
Seymour, gave to the congregation a house
at S33 Sth street northeast. Mr.. Seymour
had originally purchased the house on time,
giving a series of notes. These were duly
| paid, as he supposed, and he left the prop
erty to the church subject to an estate of
occupancy during his life.
Two notes, genuine. too, were presented
for payment. Mr.. Seymour went to the
bank with the Cancelled notes showing that
he had paid up in full to the regular agent
of the holder, but the bank was without
discretion. The short of the story is that
the agent had presented forged notes and
kept up the Interest on the genuine ones for
time. He then skipped out, and, the in
terest being unpaid, the payee sent the real
notes for collection.
Mr. Seymour died few days after the
notes were presented and suit was entered
against the estate for the notes.
The church then employed attorneys to
defend the property, and at the end of sew
eral years of litigation gained a victory
only few weeks ago. and now has the