The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-28
CHURCH DEDICATION
TOBE HELD SUNDAY
Appropriate Exercises TO
Mark Opening of New Edi-
fee Near Camp Springs.
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Be,Ts Methodist EpiscolseI Church. To-
Gated near Camp Springs. Prince George
county. Nd. and which numbers among
its congregation members Of this COM
Eunity. has been completed. and the
SO!hce viii be dedicated next Sunday.
when appropriate exercises will take
place at various hours throughout the
Gay
The new church viii take the place
& the little frame building known as
Bells Chapel, which has been in use for
the past forty years, and which has be-
come inadequate for the housing Of a
growing congregation. The new church
Is a modern frame building. ana with
the furniture that has been installed
represents an expenditure Of approx
mately $500. The services on Sunday
Will open with a love feast, beginning
at o'clock, which will be in charge Of
George F. Pyles. Of Anacostia. who mas
been connected with the church at Camp
Springs for many years. Bishop Earl
Cranston, of Washington, will preach at
10 o'clock, and at o'clock the Rev.
Samuel w. Grafhin, the pastor of the
AnacoStta Methodist Episcopal Church
will deliver the sermon.
The Rev. Dr. W. r. F. SumwaIt. the
district superintendent of Washington
district, will speak at O'Clock. while at
O'Clock one of the former pastors Of
Bells Chapel will be called upon TO
relate the story Of the foundation Of
the chapel and its growth. The Rev.
w G Hardin is the present pastor. and
II IS under his supervision that the new
church has been. erected.
Mrs. George +. Pyles and the Misses
Mabel and Bessie Pyles have gone 20
jamestown. n. Y. 10 pass the summer
with relatives Miss Edith NJ Pyies has
gone to New York city for a number Of
weeks, Where she is spending her an
nual vacation with friends.
The death of Francis L. Allen. who
was for number of years a member
OF the police force Of Washington CITY.
occurred Friday last at the Lakeside
Hospital, in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Allen
was connected with a well-known Mary
land family and was sixty-three years
oid. His death followed a lingering III
ness Mr. Allen was widely known in
this section, where he lived for many
years and where much of his police
service was performed as a member of
the Fifth precinct. He is survived nv
his wife and several children. The fun
eTal' which will be private, will take
place from Bells Methodist Episcopal
Church tomorrow afternoon. Among
the pallbearers will be Police Sergeant
Charles A Stevens, of the Eleventh
precinct.
Two Sunday schools from Anacostia
churches yesterday gave their annual
outings down the river The Methodists
Of AHaCOstid Church Joined with the
Sunday schools Of other Methodist
churches in the city, and 10 the nul:oer
of 200 visited River View The Rev.
Samuei w. Graffiin, the pastor 4 the
clUch, who accompanied talu'. w.s
the chairman Of the joint athletic COM
mittee for the several schools. The sun
day school children Of the EmrIaatIc.
Protestant ET-Scopal Church, I'm cor
junction with other Episcopal schools OF
the city. went to Marshall Hall on an
excursion Waldo Bryan, the Superin-
tendent Of the Emmanuel 2 z. Church
school, with a corps &C teachers. looked
after the welfare Of the Juveniles from
Anacostia.
Mineola Tribe. No. "a. Improved Or
der Of Red Men, an AnacOstia OTgani-
Zation, viii give its annual excursion
10 Chesapeake Beach tomorrow
The Rev. Samuel W. Graffiin. the pas
tor Of the AnaCOStia Methodist EpiScO-
pal Church. viii deliver an Illustrated
lecture on The Hoosier Schoolma ster, ."
Tor the Epworth LeaGCe Of that church,
tomorrow evening In the edifice, Four
teenth and L streets.