The Washington herald., 1908-03-09
STRICKEN AT SUPPER
Sudden Death Claims Rev.
Charles Alvin Smith.
GUEST OF MRS T. S. HAMLIN
End Came in Home of Widow of
Pastor of Church Of the Covenant.
Deceased Was Pastor of Peck
Memorial Chapel, in Georgetown,
Since Its Opening I'm 1891.

Rev Charles Alvin Smith. pastor Of
the Peck Memorial Chapel. Twenty
eighth and NJ streets. Georgetown. died
last night at the home or Mrs. Teunis
5 Hamlin, widow OF the pastor Of
the Church of the Covenant.
He was seized with a sudden attack of
acute Indigestion while at supper with
the family. He died in few minutes-at
$50 O'Clock
The body was taken to DR.. Smiths
residence. $40 Dumbarton avenue.
Had Been In Bad Health.
For several months DR.. Smith had baan
IN bad health. He had not fully recovered
from a severe attack Of grip. Beca,sa
OF his condition he had not inteuaao -
deliver the sermon last night, and a sub
sttnte clergyman was to have nued his
pulpit ''''
IT smith Is survived by his wife and
three children, two boys and one girl
the Oldest fourteen years Of age.
Peek Memorial Chapel is the George
town mission Of the Church Of the Cow
enant. Of which the late DR.. Tennis {
Hamiin was pastor. DR.. Hamlin died sud-
denly several months ago. Mr.. Smitb
was the guest at supper in the homA 30
MIS- Aamlin, widow Of his former su-
perior when called by death.
Career of Dead CIerryman
Rev. Charles Alvin Smith was horn
in Philadelphia forty-fve years AGO and
received his early education In the schools
Of that city. His preparation for COLLEGE
was received at Prof Hastings, west
Philadelphia Academy.
He entered Princeton College in 1874
and was graduated with distinction in
1855. At Union Theological seminary
New York, he obtained his theological
training
Upon graduation, in 1891, he was imme-
diately called to assume charge Of Peck
Memorial Chapel. in this city a work
under the care and support of the Church
Of the Covenant This brought Mr.. Smith
into close contact with Rev Teunis s
Hamlin, ID. D., the late pastor of that
church.
Fifteen Years Association.
Between them for fifteen years most
intimate relations existed. until the sud
den death of that clergyman. Since then
MIR Smith had performed the pastoral
duties for the Church OF the Covenant
until the appointment OF Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood recently as pastor.
Peck Memorial Chapel is a mission OF
the Covenant Church. and is the first fully
equipped institutional plant in the Dis
triet of Columbia. It is situated in
strategic location at Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Twenty-eighth and NJ streets, A
good church building and a fine parish
house occupy the site
fhe plant consists of welI-equipped
gymnasium, with lockers and shower
baths,~ mems clubroom and boys club
room. all open nightly for the boys ana
men OF the community. The other ac-
tivities are a sewing school. cooking
school, children's free dispensary branch
public library, a drum and bugle corps. a
boys brigade. singing class. girls GYM
nasium doctor and nurses class. and edu-
cational classes.
Mr.. MacfarIand in Charge.
His Sunday school WAS under the super
intendency of Henry B. F. Macfarland.
All the organizations OF a weII-orderAd
chanel obtained under his raSs-,,a =,