Evening star., 1925-05-16
CHURCH WILL MARK.
|TSG0LDEN JUBILEE.
Ceremonies at Eastern Pres
i byterian Will Last a
" Week.

The fiftieth anniversary OF the East
ern PRESBYTERIAN Church, Sixth street
and Maryland avenue northeast OF
which Rev. DIR. Alfred +. Barrows Is
pastor, will be observed with cere-
monies commencing tomorrow and
continuing one week.
DR.. Barrows will preach the ami
versary sermon tomorrow morning.
Miss Hildur Bostrom will sing hymn
written by a former minister OF the
church. In the evening Rev DIR. w.
A. Morgan, president of the Pastors
Federation, will deliver an address.
The Burrell ladies' class, of Calvary
Baptist Church will render several
numbers, augmented by the Capitol
Hill Orchestra, under the leadership
of Charles w. Guest.
Monday evening will be young peo
pies night. why the Chimes Rang"
the composition of former scholar at
the church, will be recited by the pas
tor; a comic sketch by a double quar-
tet, representations and vocal selec-
tiots, Misses Maude and Dorothy Red
dish and Edward Callow in song and
story.
Tuesday evening will be homecom
ing night, the newer members enter
tanning the older members. \ feature
will be a reminiscent address by Rev
Joseph T. Kelly, pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, who presided at
the organization of the church May
10, 1875. Alfred d. Calvert will sum-
marize the church activities of the
half century. Miss Esther May Melick
will be the soloist. The members are
preparing TO give a special offering to
the church at this service, while
number of the organizations have sig
nified their intention of presenting
birthday gifts to it.
Fratersial Night.
Wednesday evening will be fraternal
night, with neighbors and friends ex.
changing fluctuations. among whom
Will be John B. Larner, president of
the Washington Loan and Trust Co.:
Rev. :. j. Nichols of Keller Memorial
Lutheran Church, Rev. John Paul Ty-
Ter of Epworth Methodist Church
South. Rev. c. r. Stauffer of Ninth
Street Christian Church, Rev. Kyle
Booth of Ingram Memorial Congrega-
tional Church, Rev. Dr. Joseph Sizoo,
representing the Presbytery of Wash
lngton City, and William NJ. Terrell
Miss Cecile Sale will be soloist
Thursday evening, will be the com
1. Kelly will assist the pastor. Mrs.
Viola klinge will be the soloist.
Sunday morning, May "a, Dr. Bar
rows will preach on The Next Fifty
Years. Special music, with Mrs
Coakley and Mrs. Klinge in a duet.
The celebration will close with mems
night. The meeting will be in charge
of the mems Bible class. Rev. w. L.
barley, executive secretary of the
Federation of Churches. will deliver
the address. Charles Myers will be
the soloist. The Capitol Hill Orchestra
will render several numbers
The choir Of the church, under the
direction of Miss Nellie Sacrey, is
planning musical number through
out the series of meetings.
History of Church.
The history of the church dates
back to the Spring of 1871. At that
time number of young men from
the Fourth Presbyterian Church
started Sunday school at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hughes, on
II street near Eleventh northeast.
The first officers were: Fernando
Cortez Cate. superintendent; r. H. T.
Leopold. assistant superintendent, and
b. H. Warner, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes, both of whom
have passed the 80-year mark. are
still vigorous and expect to attend the
jubilee.
In the Spring of 1872 chapel was
built on Eighth between F and G
streets. Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, then
a student at Princeton Seminary, was
engaged to preach every other Sun
day. He preached his first sermon
in July, 1872, and from that time
regularly supplied the pulpit until 1875.
The Eastern Presbyterion Church
was organized May 10, 1875, with a
Patch, the first pastor. was installed
in November of that year. Two
charter members survive. William It.
Belts, still connected with the church,
and Edward Belts of Erie, Pa.
The corner stone of the present
building, which was erected during the
pastorate of Rev. DIR. Maxwell N
Cornelius, was laid April 16, 1892. The
first service in the new building was
held April 80, 1893. DIR. Cornelius
died two weeks before the compile
ton of the edifice, which was formal
ly opened by his successor, Rev. DR..
Thomas c. Easton, November "a, 1893,
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage preaching
the sermon.
The church has been served by
the following pastors: Rev. DIR.
George B. Patch, 1S75-18S1; Rev. S. S.
Wallen, 1SS21SS3; Rev. Eugene Peck,
1SS4-18SS; Rev. DIR. I. A. Noble, 1885,
1S9o-1Se3; Rev. Thomas c. Easton,
D. D., 1S93-1907; Rev. Charles l..
Neibel, 190S-1912; Rev. DR.. Alfred E.
Berrows, the present pastor, was in
stalled December IT, 1912.