The Washington herald., 1910-01-24

With elaborate and impressive cere-
monies. the 10th anniversary Of the
founding Of ST. Paurs Episcopal Church.
in Alexandra. was celebrated yesterday
An able sermon was preached by Right
Rev. Robert a, Gibson. Of Virginia Three
services were held and all well attended,
Pensioners of the two other Episcopal
churches being present
A vested choir of ffty-four voices. IN
der the dictatorship Of Prof. Sherman B.
Fowler, Organist, with S. Frank Field as
assistant director. and Miss Katherine
Kast violinist. furnished an elaborate
musical programme. The solOists were
Mrs Elizabeth De DER, soprano; Mrs.
Sherman B. Fowler. alto; Edward B.
Wiman, tenor; Wilmer Waller, baTytone,
and Richard Writ, bass.
Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector, was the re-
cipient Of numerous congratulations. The
services were opened at 7:S] o'clock with
the celebration Of holy communion. The
next services were held al II o'clock. and
were conducted by Bishop Gibson. He
was assisted at these services by Rev.
Angus Crawford, dean of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary; Rev. Dr.. :. A.
Wallis. professor at the Episcopal Theo-
logical Seminary; Rev. William J. Morton,
rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Alex
andria, and Rev. Edgar Carpeutef. rector
OF Grace Episcopal Church. Alexandria.
Services were held at $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, when pupils of the Episcopal
Sunday schools of this city attended An
address was made BY Bishop Gibson. The
| ceremonies incident to the celebration
were concluded last night \ sermon was
preached by Rev. Bergman Green. D. D.,
OF the Episcopal Theological Seminary.
The musical programme given a. the
morning service was as follows: Pro-
cessionaI hymn, No. 40S. Jerusalem the
Golden" lie Jeune; "Ventut and Gloria
Patri." chant No. %; tie Deum, Fes-
tivaI." in Z fat Buck; "Jubilate, Fes-
tival," in c. Jordon; introit anthem, hymn
/ No. AIS. %. God. our Help IN Ages
Past" sullivan. "Kyrie," in a. Elvey;
Gloria Tibi," in G. Paxton; hymn No.
40. GLORIOUS Things of Thee Are SpOk-
en-" Haydn; ofertory anthem, Fear
Not. O Israel Spicker: offertory,
Absorption, Whitney; occasional hymn,
No. 529, Rejoice, Ye Pure Heart Mes
sitea
At the night services the musical pro
| gramme was as follows: Professional
hymn. No. 81. Ancient of Days" jeff
Trey; Gloria Paui," same as at morning
services; "Magnifcat'' and "Nunc Dimit-
It's" in D, Marks; hymn No. i9l, THE
Church's One Foundation Wesley: Of
! fertory anthem. Gloria. Mozart; Offer
tory hymn, No 535, Now the Day Is
Over" Barnby; occasional hymn, No 49S,
'Hark. Hank. My Soul" Dykes.
! During the 100 years of its existence
ST. PauTs Church has lad six rectors.
including the present one. They are as
follows, Rev. William Gibson, lSIO-ISI2:
Rev William H. Wilmer. 1S12-1S26: Rev.
William Jackson. 1S27-1SS3; Rev J. T.
Johnson, 1g341S59: Rev. G. H. Norton.
D. D.. 1S59-1Ss3; Rev. P. P. Phillips, pres
ent rector, 1S93-19lo.
| The church was founded January o.
IlS10. and the present edifce was built in
ISL, under the rectorship of Rev. William
Holland Wilmer. in 1917. and consecrated
in May. 1915 It cost $4,000. and has
seating capacity of 100 About five years
lago It was remodeled, and a occasional
chancel constructed for the accommoda-
ton Of seyenty-fiye chOristers.