Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-04
GOLDEN JUBILEE
H|FT|ETH ANNIVERSARY
Maryland Ave. M. E. Church to
Celebrate its Founding Half
Century Ago.
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH.
Program for The Week Beginning Sun
day Dec. l4-Vi,iting Clergy To
Take Part.

Beginning the week of Sunday, De-
eember IL, and continuing until Fri
day, December 10, Maryland Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, the Rev.
DR.. Alexander Bielaski, pastor, will
celebrate its Golden Jubilee.
The occasi IN will be the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of this
church, which was in December, 1868.
The following is historical sketch
of the church:
Maryland Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church was organized Decem-
ber lS, 1868 just fifty years ago
under these circumstances The fol.
10 wing named persons withdrew by
letter from First Church and were
organized into new charge: John
Brady, Nelson Basil, Joseph s. NJ.
Basil, Emma Basil, Margaret Basil,
Mary Bassord, Maria A. NJ. Dadds,
Meredith Dawes, William Dadds,
Henry Frazier, Susannah Hubbard.
William Hubbard, Catherine Ireland,
Mary J.. Jones, Thomas Jones, Ann
Mitchell, Thomas Parkinson, Joseph
Phillips, Ellen Robinson, Mary Rus
sell, Charles II. Rus sell, Josiah Rus
sell, Daniel Medford, j. w. Robin
son, Jesse Russell and Caleb Stewart.
Rev. N. j. b. Morgan, Presiding
Elder, appointed Rev. Henry NJ. Har-
man, local elder, to organize them
into a new charge This was accom-
plished on Sunday morning, Decem-
ber l3, 1863, in the house of Brother
j. w. Robinson, where services were
regularly held for several Sabbaths.
Subsequently the town hall was Sc
cured for services. Then they moved
to Temperance Hall, where they wor-
shipped until Wesley Chapel. located
on Maryland avenue, was erected.
This building was dedicated TO the
worship of Almighty God in the
spring of 1869. Rev. j. j. Largen
was he pastor, and Revs. John S. Ins-
kip and w. H. Chapman officisted.
The following ministers have been
regularly appointed to this station by
the Baltimore Conference in the
order following; Revs. Harrison
McNemar. C. G. Cronin, John w.
Swope, j. j. Largent, w. II. Laney,
j. H. M. Lemon, r. A. Morgan, G.
w. Heyde. W. G. Herbert, Samuel
Shannon, Watson Case, John Ed
wards, I. E. Peters, j. +. Walsh, w.
F. Roberts and Alexander Bielaski
Josiah Russell and William Dadds
were the first class leaders; J. S. M.
Basil, the first recording steward,
and Nelson Basil first Sunday-school
superintendent The dedication of the
present structure took place January
81, 1897.
The present District Superintendent
is the Rev. Edward Hayes, d. D., and
the official members are: George w.
Jones, Daniel P. Thompson, Joseph
Brown, Travis T. Brown, William E.
Feldmeyer, William G. Brewer,
Joseph j. Stevens, George C. Basil,
James Anderson, Harry W. Leitch, j..
Edward Chance, William T. Lyons,
James e. v. Phillips, William w.
Russell, AL. H. Wilson and j. A.
Tayman.
The following is the program Of
exercises for the week of the cele-
bration:
Sunday, IL q. m.-Dr. K. l.. Hub
bard, Baltimore; 2 80 p. m, DR.. w.
w. Van Arsdale, Ellicott City; 3 p.
m. Sunday-school rally, in charge of
S w. Jones, superintendent.
Monday, z 80 p. NC. w. Hobbs,
Baltimore.
Tuesday,7:S0 p. m. Edward Hayes,
d. D., District Superintendent.
Wednesday, 1880 p. ms. Nj.
Afford, Baltimore.
Thursday. z 80 p. m.-F. r. Bayley,
| Govans.
Friday, 7S0 p. m.-Addresses by
the city pastors, George S. Bell, d.
D.. Presbyterian Church; Charles v.
Ellis, Baptist Church: Walter y.
Mcneil. First Methodist Church: w.
G. Cassard. d. D., Chaplain United
States Naval Academy