The Washington times., 1912-11-30
WATER Of JORDAN
WILL Be USED TO
BAPTlE cA|lD
Unique Ceremony Will Mark
Dedication Of New Meth
odist Church.

All-day ceremonies will mark the ded.
ication tomorrow Of the Concord Meth
odist Episcopal Church. In River road.
north Of Cabin John Bridge. Md not
the least interesting Of which will be
baptismal ceremony for the little son
Of the Rev. and Mrs. John e. Fort. the
former being the pastor of the church.
when water drawn from the River Jor.
dan will be used In the christening.
James B. Lambie, a Washington busi-
ness man. who lives 1T NJ Twenty.
hr.t street noIthweat. procured . sup
y,,sd Ply 81 water ,hs & froah the Jord9n when he
ago. and the Rev. Mr.. Fort has come
into possession Of the watey that will
Pc used In his child's christening In
The boy. who Is threc-and- -one-h
months old. win be named Arnold
.eali Fort. Many Anacostians will 70
to witness the dedicatory exercises, as
the Rev Mr.. Fort 10 a resident Of Ana
the Anacostia N. e. Church and has
been active for q number Of years in
church circles across the Eastern
branch, IN addition to serving as the
Concord and Northwest, the latter near
tize the child.
Bishop To Dedicate Church.
Bishop Earl Cranston. OF the Wash.
ington Methodist district, will dedicate
the church at II o'clock .. m. He will
deliver the sermon. There will be q
program Of music specially adapted for
the event. Among those who will 10
from the Rev. Mr.. Forts home town
to take part are Daniel c. smithson.
Of the Anacostia NJ. Z. Church choir;
Mrs. Grace Linger, Charles Kinsella,
and Mrs. Beulah Fort, OF the same
musical organisation.
afternoon. when the Rev. whitford l..
Mcdowell. the new superintendent Of
Washington district. will nreach. All
the former pastors Of the church have
been asked to take part. These are
Great Falls. Md, circuit; the Rev. f
II. Smith. OF Baltimore; the Rev. Z. II.
Huddleson. Of Tenleytown: the Rev.
Allan +: Poore. now pastor at Tenley.
pastor. OF the Congress Heights NJ. E.
Church.
First Church of Logs.
The First Methodist Church at Con.
cord was built over q century ago.
Then It was used by slaves and their
masters alike. A gallery was built for
the use Of the former. After the civil
war the little log house Of worship
fell into decay and q school house was
utilised as q meeting place. Rebuild
Ing has been done several times on q
small scale. A number Of ministers
weer designed both by the Baltimore
Annual Conference and the Local
Preachers Association to MI the pulpit
from year to year. Prior to the term
Of the present pastor. the Rev. Mer.
| ritt Earl, now Of Congress Heights
| served. and during his ministry q deed
Of land was secured, covering an acre
| Of ground on which the little frame
church stood. the donor being the Glen
Echo Lana Company.
When the Rev. Mr.. Fort took charge
In 1910. he made preparations to de.
molish the old frame church. which
was built twenty years ago. and re-
construct He called upon the member,
| Of the church to aid, and some do.
mated money. others their time. vehiclei
and labor. as well as building material
The church as completed Is of frame
and stone. with q substantial tower
and cost about 5000. The Ladies' Ait
Society will provide suitable pulpit fur
nitura Meetings were held In tn,
school house while the reconstruction
| work was In progress.
The Methodists In the city have beer
invited generally to be present at tn,
services tomorrow.