The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13
LUTHERAN Church
SEVENTY YEARS old
Special Anniversary Services to Be
Held at St. PauPs Begin
ming Today.
HISTORY OF THE CONGREGATION

St. Paurs English Lutheran Church,
at Eleventh and II Streets Northwest,
the oldest English Lutheran church in
the city, Rev. John T. Huddle, pastor,
will celebrate its SEVENTEEN anniversary
! today. Elaborate preparations have been
| made for the occasion, and many of the
most prominent men in the city and of
! the Lutheran Church will participate in
the ceremonies.
The anniversary exercises VIII begin
this morning at $50 o'clock, when the
regular session of the Sunday school
will he held under the direction Of the
superintendent, Charles BatemaE. Ad-
dresses will be made by w. w. MILAN,
president of the Sunday School Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia, and
Mr.. Percy S. Foster.
The regular morning service will be
held at II o'clock in the main audi
forum of the church. The pastor, Rev
John T. Huddle. will conduct the serv-
ices, at which time the anniversary SER
mon will be preached by Rev. w. H.
Dunbar, d. D.. pastor of st. Marks Lu-
theran Church. of Baltimore, Md. and
editor of the Lutheran Work. Special
music will be sung by the quartet and a
surpliced choir from the Sunday school.
The quartet is composed of Miss
Bertha Hansen. soprano: Mrs. Annie
Cox. cOntralto. Herbert Aldridge. tenor;
Charles Roberts bass. and Mrs. William
Hamilton Bayly, organist and director.
The anniversary session OF the Christ
ian Endeavor Society will be held at
o'clock this evening under the lead
ership of George T. Muth. An hour
later the regular evening service will be
held, during which Rev. John T. Hud-
die, pastor of St. Paurs, will give
historical sketch of the church and it's
congregation. and Or. p. p. Claxton,
United States commissioner of education,
will make an address.
The anniversary celebration will close
on Tuesday night with a platform meet
ing, a grand choral service, and a con-
gregational reception at o'clock. Mu-
steal numbers will be given by a double
quartet, composed of the following men,
bers: Sopranos, Miss Bertha Hansen
and Mrs. Helen De 70; contraltos, Mrs.
Annie Cox and Mrs. Reed; tenors. Her
bert Aldridge and Charles E. Myers;
bassos, Charles F. Roberts and Charles
Moore, assisted by Miss Minnie Helm
richs, violinist: Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly, organist and director.
History of the Church.
Brief congratulatory addresses will be
made by various Lutheran ministers of
the city, and at the conclusion of the
programme the reception will be held in
the lecture room of the church, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety and the brotherhood.
st. Paul's English Lutheran Church
vas organized Easter Sunday morning,
April l.. 1873 and since it's organization
has been served by seven pastors, two
IF the pastorates covering a period of
almost fifty years. the late Rev. DR..
samuel Domer having been pastor
wenty-siX years and Rev. DR.. j. G.
Butler almost twenty-four years.
Rev. John T. Huddle, the present pas
or since 1904, is a Virginian by birth.
vas educated at Roanoke College, Vir-
yinia, and the Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa, and served
or eight years as associate pastor OF
Trinity Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, |
Pa. A large number of accessions to |
he church have been made during the
,astorate of Rev. Huddle, and the finan- |
ial status of the congregation is on a
Ugh plane.
Mr.. Albert F. Fox, of this city, is |
president of the church council. and |
ince his coming to Washington over
lalf a century ago has been active in !
hurch and Sunday school work. For |
he past forty-one years he has been |
reasurer of st. Paurs Sunday school. |
St Paul's Church is historic one, |
laving been attended by men famous in |
he history of the United States. John |
quincy Adams marched in the process
ion at the laying of the corner stone
nd President James K. Polk and men, |
,ers of his Cabinet were present at the /
dedication. During the civil war the |
hurch was crowded with soldiers and |
'fficials of the government at all serv-
ces Vice President Schuyler Colfax
md family attended here during Grants
econd administration.