Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-06
START NEW CHURCH
! TO COST $19,0(()
Ground to Be Broken Tomor-
row for Edifice by South
ern Methodjsts. 4. ! !.

Ground will be broken tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, at 18th street
and North Carolina avenue portheast.
for a new Methodist Episcopal church
NJ. +. Church South and to take the
place of the former church OF that
name, which stood at the corner OF
eth and 4 streets southeast, ana whleh
was destroyed by fire last Decemeer.
Tho new cfiurcfrwiil cost. m ref than
$3.50. 900, probably will be completed
within a year, and will be the, second
largest church of the dehominaiion IN
Washington. 90
Ceremonies incident to breaking the
ground will be held tomorroW AFTER ,Ss-
at the corner of eth and streets
southeast and, after prayer anu a.
hymn, will proceed to the site OF the
new church at 18th street and North
Carolina avenue. Methodist Episcopal
and nearby cities will take part in the
exercises, among them being Rev; DR..
F. ]. Prettyman, Rev. DR.. w. l. HAM
ond, Rev. DR.. Lewis E. Purdum and
Rev. DR.. D. NJ. Brown. Those who VIII
speak include Rev. DR.. J. H. Wells,
district; Rev. DR.. Alfred Z. Barrows,
Rev. C. E. Chappell and the pastor,
Rev. DR.. John Paul Tyler.
Will Stand as Monument.
The church, when completed, will be
monumental in appearance and Will
stand as monument to the work OF
the congregation. which, in less than
a year, it is stated, starting with VIA
700, which represented the insurance
on the old church. has raised fund
of approximately $101,700. More funds
are yet to be raised before the church
will be paid for. it is stated. but no
drives" or campaigns for funds will
be undertaken by the congregatiGpn pm,
raised has come from the following
sources: Board of home missions.
$4,000; board Of church extension.
$4,000, and $4,000 as a loan at per
cent; collected from members Of the
outside OF Washington. $4,000. and
the insurance on the old building,
s14.700.
Membership Of $50. .-...
The Epworth NJ. E. Church South
was founded in 1886, and the church
which was destroyed by fire was built
some time later. The present mem
bership numbers $50: The. pastor, DR..
chaplain of the 82d Division. and
some Of the qualities which gained
for him that position have helped him
in his uphill fight at the head of his
congregation In enOrt6 10 SECURE SUM
cient funds to build the new church
Decision to build the church east Of
10th street northeast, came after thor
ough survey Of conditions, made by COM
mittees appointed for the purpose. to de-
eide suitable location. It was found
that while there are q number Of Protes-
tant churches In the immediate neigh
borhood Of the old site. 9TH and A
streets. there is only one Protestant
church to the east Of 10th street which
can serve the neighborhood.
The new structure will stand three
stories the basement being twelve feet
below the street level, the Sunday school
on q grade with the street and the audi
torium, which will have a seating ca
pacity of 500 persons. occupying the
third floor. The church will be con-
structed Of Indiana lime and brick. w.
F. Hummer. 1910 Massachusetts, avenue
northeast, is chairman Of the building
committee.