The Washington bee., 1911-06-03
congregation.

4. Music, Christian Endeavor choir.
5. Review OF IS years work, Rev
| ]. H, Lee, D. D., pastor.
o. Vocal solo, Mr.. Silas James, di-
rector of Y. P. C. E. choir.
!. Introduction of J. H. Coleman,
chairman of Committee on Sill
yer Jubilee and Master of Ger
emonies
/ 8. Address by Miss Ida c. Plum
mer, First Vice President of
Committee on Silver Jubilee.
9. Collection, Clarence w. Lewis.
secretary Committee on Silver
Jubilee
10. Presentation, James H. Coleman.
chairman Committee on Silver
/ Jubilee
At the close of his presentation ad-
/ dress, Mr.. James H. Coleman handed
,, DR.. Lee $225.Io in cash, which repre-
Sented the various amounts that had
been collected by the several Hosts
during the weeks celebration and CON
trlbuted by hundreds of DR.. Lees
! friends and members of the congre-
CATION.
| In fitting terms Dr. Lee graciously
| thanked Chairman Coleman, his com
mittee, and the whole church and
congregation for their generosity, and
| assured them that in the future as in
! the past, he would be found holding
! up the blood-stained banner of King
Emmanuel"
Mr.. Silas James announced the ban
quet III the vestry of the church, and
all who held admission cards, imme-
/ diately repaired thereto
! Covers were laid for oOO and fba
menu, served by Mr. Emanuel Muir
| ray, was as follows: Chicken salad,
Mayonaise dressing; potato salad, fin
ger rolls, coffee, chocolate, Neapoli-
| tan ice cream, fancy cakes The YES
| try was beautifully decorated with
palms and various plants and flowers.
One of the most interesting features
of the celebration was the report by
DR.. Lee of his work for a quarter of
| a century.
His report showed among other
things:
Total amount collected for
all purposes .S85,I2372
Amount borrowed TO build,
1892 Observation-Disclosures. I8,5oooo
| Special sermons and cash
| gifts to pastor. 36464z
! Amount received as salary. 2O,o75.42
| For Home Missions ....... I,Io263
/ Amount collected by Earnest
Workers Society, pastor.
president ........... I,O22.22
/ Amount Foreign Missions. I,o33o4
Amount mortgage. balance
paid on Franklin Street
| Church .............. 2,S34.3I
Collected by the Sunday
school ................,. 448z.I8
Collected by the choir since
1908 .;.......-:....,....... 525,54
To help ministers and
! school, etc. ............. 2,747.I6
To Stoddard Baptist Home,
from Dec. 20, 1908, to Apr.
! %, 1911 ......,........!.. 496.oS
Raised by rallies to pay
church debt ............ 37,666.oo
The present Indebtedness of the
church is approximately $3.50
Number of members received by
baptism ..................... 074
Number of members received by
letters .....................:.... I2o
Number of members received by
| experience of grace. 2I6
Number of members received by
restoration .:................ I4I
Old and new church membership. 2,IOz
Number excluded ....... I82
Dismissed by letter 81
Lost by death, church h......... $50
Lost by death, Sunday-school So
Present membership .........I.335
Marriages (couples) ........... $40
Little ones prayed for.... 48I
Funerals Observation-Disclosures. BOO
Funerals, other than members. .I,o6s
Rev. James H. Lee was born of
free parents in Ann Arundel County,
Maryland, May I, 1874, and spent his
bOyhood days in the city of Annapo-
lis. At the age of 10 years he pro-
fessed religion and was connected
with the A. NJ Z. Church. In
1864 he married Miss Alice B. John
son, and as the result of his union,
there were II children born, of whom
only three now survive. Mrs Lee de-
parted this life on the - day of -,
I8-. On the 3Ist of May, 1000, DR..
Lee married Mrs. Harriet Kicks, who
> has in marked degree, assisted him
in the performance of his ministerial
duties.
During his IS years of services as
pastor of the Third Baptist Church,
| DR.. Lee has not been absent from his
pulpit more than three weeks, except
on account of illness and the periods
when taking his annual vacation.
| The great success of the anniver-
sary and Silver Jubilee was largely
due to the Committee of Arrange
ments in Charge. The members of
the committee were as follows:
James H. Coleman, chairman; Miss
J. c. Plummer, Joshua Johnson. Mrs.
Harriet Lee, VIM. Brown Miss Lii
lian Brent. Mrs. C. Hembry, S L
Minor, w J. Robinson, Retta Parker,
Bette Mulbury, vice-chairmen; p w
Feisty, S. D. Miller, Marion H.
Brown, secretaries; Daniel Lewis,
treasurer.
Revs Carter and Curhenbury acted
as masters of ceremonies during the
Jubilee.
! Committee on Decorations: Silas
James and s. d. Milton Mrs Ed
monia Carter, chairman of Refresh
; mentS.
Among the presents received was a
silver fruitstand by Mr. VIM. Brown,
: on behalf of the Young Converts
Host
, Letters were received from Mr. and
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