Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-15
HALF CENTURY OLD IS
MARYLAND AVE. N. T.
Church Celebrating Its Birthday
Anniversary This Week.
Is NOW FIFTY YEARS OLD.
MARYLAND Ave. Begins Week Oi
Golden Jubilee.

Havi & beeL organized on Decem
Der 1S, 1868, Maryland Avenue Meth.
odist Episcopal Church the Rev. DR.
Alex. Bielaski, pastor, began the
celebration Of its fitieth anniversary
yesterday.
The District Superinte ndent OF
the church is the Rev. Edward
Hayes, ID. d., and the official mem.
bers of the church board are the fol.
lowing: g. w. Jones, D. p. Thomp.
son, Joseph Brown, T. T. Brown, w.
E. Feldmeyer, w. G. Brewer, j. j.
Stevens, G. c. Basil, James An
derson, H. w. Leitch, J. E. Chance e,
w. F. Lyons, J. E. V. Phillips, w.
w. Russell, A. H. Wilson, j. A.
Tayman.
The services yesterday we're of
an interesting character, and were
well attended throughout the day.
In the morning at the ii O'Clock
services the sermon was preached
by the Rev. DIR. E. l.. Hubbard, of
Baltimore, whose sermon was q
forceful, convincing discourse of
Biblical truths.
AT the afternoon service at 3
o. clock there was Sunday School
Rally in charge of Mr. G. w. Jones,
superin' endent, and at night the
sermon was preached by the Rev.
DIR. W. w. Van Arsd ale, of Ellicott
City, former pastor of the First
N. E. Church, of this city. Many
of the Doctors old parishioners
turned out to hear him preach.
The following is the program for
the rest of the week:
Monday, 7:S0 p. NC. w. Hobbs,
Baltimore.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m.- Edward
Hayes, D. D., District Sdperinten-
jent.
Wednesday, 7.S0 p. ms. M. AL
ford. Baltimore.
Thursday, 7:SO p. M. r. Bay
ley, Govans, Md.
Friday, z 80 p. m.--Short address
es by the following city pastors !.
Revs. George S. Bell, D. D., Presby-
terian Church; Charles V. Ellis, Bap-
tist Church; w. G. Mcneil, First M.
E. Church; w. G. Cassard, ID. d.
Chapalin United States Naval Acad-
emy.
Maryland Avenue Methodist Episco-
pal Church was organized December
Is, lS63-just fifty years ago--dnder
these circumstances The following
named persons withdrew by letter
from First Church and we're organ
lied into new charge: John Brady,
Nelson Basil, Jos. S. M. Basil, Emma
Basil, Margaret Basil, Mary Bassford,
Maria A. M. Dadds, Meredith
Dawes, William ssDadjs, Henry Fra.
zier, Susannah Hubbard, William
Hubbard, Catherine Ireland, Mary
j. Jones, Thomas Jones, Ann Mitch.
ell, Thomas Parkinson, Joseph Phil
lips, Ellen r Rlbinson, Mary Russell
Charles H. Russell, Josiah Russell
Daniel Medford, j. W. Robinson,
Jesse Russell and Caleb Steward.
Rev. N. j. B. Morgan, Presiding
Elder, appointed Rev. Henry NJ
Harman, q local elder, to organize
them into a new charge. This was a
ccomplised on Sunday morning, De
cember 13, 1868. in the house of
Brother j. w. Robinson, were SER
vices were regularly held for several
Sabbaths. Subsequently the town
hall was secured for services. Then
they moved to temperance Hall,
where they worshipped until Wesley
Chapel, located on Maryland avenue,
was erected. This building was ded-
icsted to the worship of Almighty
God in the spring Of 1869. Rev. j
Largent was the pastor and Revs.
John S. Inskip and w. II. Chapman
officiated.
The following ministers have bee n
regularly appointed to this station
by the Baltimore Conference in the
ordsr following: Rev. Harrison Nc
Nemsr.C. C. Cronin, John w. Swope,
J. ]. Largent, w, H. Laney, j. h.
M. Lemon, 7. A. Morgan, G. w.
Heyde, W. G. Heroert. samuel Shan
non, Watson Case, John Edwards, T.
E. Peters. j. L. Walsh, W. F. Rob-
erts and Alexander Bielsski. Josiah
Russell and William Dadds were the
hrst class leaders; j. S. NJ. Basil,
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