Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-22
sr. PAUL's OHUROH.

will be cele1la'ed .tOmouoR, Sunday,
With impressive cert mOOie'. Tee various
Episcopal churches in this city will be
closed 10 the morning. 10 trier 10 permit
their respective congregations to partici-
pate 10 the services An elaborate o IL
steal programme will be given uOder the
direction of Prof Sherman B. Fowler.
Services will begin At 1880 .. no. With
holy communion. The next services
will be held ct IL o'clock st which time
B shop R. A. Gibson will preach. lie
will be assisted in the services by RsT.
D.. Angus Crawford, dean of the EPis'
copsl Theological Seminary; Rey. DR.. :.
a. Walls, professor q. the Episcopal
Theological Seminary; Rev. William }.
Morton, rector OF Chrlst Church; Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, rector OF Grace
Church.
The following will be The musical pre-
ersmme at this strvice: Professional
HYMN, No. 40S, "Jerusslem the
Golden" La Jeune; "Ventu and Gloria
PATH" chsnt No. %; "Te Dsum, Feat
| iysI, 10 E Fat, Back; "Jubilate, Festi'
val. u O, Jordsn; Inlroit anthem, hymn,
No. AIS 30 God, Oar Help In Ages
Past" Sullivan; ''Kyrie," In A. Elvey;
"Gloria Tibl," in G, Paxton; hymn No.
| 400, "Glorioss Things OF Thee Are
Sppken," Hayden; o1,rtory snthem,
| "Fesr Not, 0 Israel" Spicker; "Offsr..
tory Ascription," Whitney; reos'sioral
hymn, No, $40. "Rejoice, Ye Pure In
Heart" Msssitee.
Thexe will be services at $50 O'Clock
In the afternoon 10 which the pupils oil
ali the Episcopal Sunday schools OF the
CITY will be present. Bishop Gibson Is
expected to address the children at this
service. go .
The services at night will be held ct
7:90 O'Clock, at which time the sermon
| Will be preached by Rev. Berrymsn
Green. D. D., professor at the Episcopal
Theological Seminary.
The music for the occasion will be
| given by vested choir OF hfty-iouf
voices under the direction OF Prot. sher-
msu B. Fowler, orgsnIst and director,
assisted By Mr.. S. Frank Field and Miss
Katherine Kast, violinist.
The musical programme at the night
services will be as follows Professional
hymn, No. Sl1, "Ancient OF Days."
Jeffsry; "Gloria Patri," same as morn
ipg services; "Msgni6cat and Nunc
Dimittis" In D Marks; hymn No. 49l,
The Oburch's One Foundstion," Wes'
lev; offer !ory anthem, "Glorla," Mozart;
| ofiertors sscrlptIon, "DoxOlcgS"; bene-
| dictlon hymn. No. 535, "NOW the Day
II. Over" Bsrnby; occasional hymn,
No. 1913, "Hark, Hsrk, Ny Soul"
DYKES. The sololsts will be: Soprano,
Mrs. Elizabeth De DER; alto, Mrs. Sher-
man B. Fowler; tenor, Edward r. Wilt
osn; baritone. Wilmer Waller; bass,
Richard Writ.
Polite and attentive ushera will be
present at oil the services to assign seats
| to all who attend
s.. P,u's congregation was formed In
I 500 and for several years, under the
Rev. Vim. Gibson, woIshiPped In a
frsne church on south Fairfax street be-
tween Prince aud Duke. This building
hsd been purchased from sn indepsnd-
snt organization OF Methodists. St.
Paups Ohurch was regularly constituted
on January 23, 1910, By The election oil
a vestry consisting Of Daniel Mclean,
Lswreoce Ho9ff, Jsmes B. Nichols,
Mark Bite, Nathaniel 0. Hunter, John
Yoopg, Joseph Thomas, Adam Lynn,
| Joseph Thornton, John HoOf, Thomas
West Peyton. In 1912 Rev. W..
In, Wilmer wes elected rector, aud
served till 1925. Under him the pres.
ent st. Paul's Church vas built 10 1877,
at a cost of $50, 900. For twelve years
Dr. Wilmer was president OF the house
OF clerical and lay delegates Of the gen.
sral convention. He organized the
Theological Seminary In Virginia
which for several years met in
chapel 10 ST. PsuPs Church yard,
when 1t was moved to the building nov
standing at the southeast corner OF
| Washington and King streets, which wnS
occupied till the completion OF the semi
| nary buildings about three miles west Of
Alexsndris. DR.. Wilmer resigned st.
Psul's to accept the presidency Of vii.
liam and Mary College, which he hil;d
till his death. year later. He was the
father OF B shop R.l!H. Wilmer, OF
Alabama.
Rev. VIM. Jackson, an exceedingly
able preacher and fsithiul pastor, was
rector from 1927 S3. He went from
81. Paups to 81. Stephens, 10 New
York city. b was g remarkable man
and several lives Of HIM have been pub
lished. .
Rev. J. T. Johnston was the devoted
and singulaEly beloved pastor from 1884
1879. He was elected the first bishop
of Alabama aud also rector Of Trinity
| Church, New York city, Both these
positions we're declined. II, preferred re.
naming at g.. PsuPs, his first and only
charge. "Parson" Johnsion's memory
ia still held sacred by some OF the older
members of 81. Psups Church, and bis
picture Is seen 10 many BONES.
Rev. DR.. g. II. Merton was the rec.
tor fr.m 1859 to 1898. Hs was born
10 Ontario county, N. Y, 10 1924 Ia
early life he removed to Virginia aud
studied Law In Fsuquier county, but
later became a student at the Theologi-
cal Seminary of Virginia, and was Or
daIned g deacon by Bishop Meade In
Christ Church In this city. His htSt
sermon after his ordination was dellv'
cred In St. Psurs Church, and from
I1846 to 1858 he was rector OF Grace
Church 10 Wsrreuton. In 1859 he sue