Evening star., 1926-05-02

purchase Of the land. The corner
stone of the church was laid October
%. 1854. The Evening Star of thai
date said:
The corner stone of the Metropoli
tan Methodist Episcopal Church, being
laid this afternoon, contains the fol
lowing articles and memorials: a
register of the Baltimore Conference
and general minutes; Bible, without
note or cOmment--the received YER
siOn-whiCh is considered the rule of
the faith and practice: Methodist
hymn book. containing the Methodist
theology in verse, book of the Meth
odist Church discipline, containing the
laws. usaGes and economy of the
Methodist Church: beautiful copy of
Hickey's Constitution of the United
States presented by the compiler,
embodying the organic laws Of the
Ia nd; the inaugural addresses of the
first four Presidents and of the pres
ent President; the Compendium Of the
seventh Census, just printed and not
bound: the papers of the District and
the papers of the Methodist denomina-
ton: the names of the architect and
builders of the church: the names of
the trustees of the church and build
ing committee: the name of the gen
eral agent of the church. Rev. Henry
Slicer. and Of the Methodist bishops: n
list of the names Of the officers of the
general Government the names of
the officers of the city government.
mayor, members of each board of the
city councils. judges of the Supreme
Court and Circuit Court. marshal of
the District and district attorney, the
last Congressional Directory and the
proceedings of the Continental Con
gress.'
The Evening Star Tuesday. Octo-
ber "a. 1854. printed this:
The Church DediCation-An I'm
mense Concourse of people assembled
yesterday afternoon to witness the
ceremony of laying the corner stone OF
the Metropolitan NJ. T.. Church, on
the corner Of Four -and-a-half and &
streets. The windows and other
prominent places were filed with
ladies. and extensive arrangements
We're made for seats near the speak
ers' stand. a large number of visit
ing preachers were present. among
them the Rev. AIessrs. Register. New
ton. j. Mckendree Reiley. Dice, vii
liam Krebs. +. d. Owens and Keys
from Baltimore: the Rev. Messrs Nor
val Wilson. Alfred Griffith, Speaks.
Chenowith. Brooke, Steele and others
from Georgetown. Alexandria and
this city. The following was the or
der Of the proceedings: Singing BY
the congregations; hymn 962. This
stone TO Thee in Faith We Lay:
prayer. by the Rev. L. +. Morgan:
Scripture lessons. first chapter He
brews; first Peter, verses ! to 10, ny
Rev. +. L. Phelps: anthem by the
choir. Then Thou Wilt Show Me the
Way: address by the Rev. Bishop
Simpson; collection. under the super.
intendence Of the Rev. II. Slicer; an
them BY the choir oh. Give Thanks
Unto the Lord; Masonic ceremonies.
by DR.. William B. Magruder, grand
master: doXology and benediction. by
Rev. James II. Brown.
Having published yesterday a lis,
of the contents of the hermeticallv
sealed glass case, as deposited in the
corner stone, we have only to add that
lhe ceremonies were deeply impress
sive. Bishop Simpsons address was
one OF great power, and DIR. Magruder
In performing the duty assigned him.
as grand master of the Masonic Order
of the District. delivered some excel
lent remarks on the essentially of a
universal brotherhood. Prosperi's sIJ-
perlor band made appropriate music
from time to time. The ARRANGEMENTS
were most completely made and all
things were done properly and In
order. The trustees of the new church
edifice are c. II. Lane. Thomas Pur-
sell. Il. W. McKnew. Thomas IT.
Havenner. William G.. Deale. DR..
Flodoardo Howard, Samuel Norment.
Samuel Fowler and G. Boteler. The
building committee consists of William
G. Deale. Samuel Fowler, Charles II.
Lane. John G. McKelden and p. W.
Browning. Architect. Samuel F. @.
Morsell. Builder OF foundation, Mat
thew G. Emery. General agent, Rev.
Henry Slicer."
CONSTRUCTION of the church was
interrupted by lack of funds. 1t
was resumed soon after the General
Conference of 1856 resolved THAT we
erect in the metropolis of our Nation
large, attractive denominational
church edifice, which should he re-
.garded as a connectional monument
to our beloved Methodism, as express
Sive of our gratitude to God for the
honor He has vouchsafed to confer on
us in making us the Instruments of
spreading scriptura1 holiness so ex-
tensively through these lands; that
the honor of the church is pledged to
and so pledged that its failure would
subject the church to merited re-
proach." In 1866 Bishops Simpson
and Ames called on the Rev. DR.. F. S.
De Haas of the New York East Confer
enCe to undertake the building of the
church. He travelled and spoke in
behalf of the church and secured con-
tributions in many cities. IT Is re-
corded that "among the largest con-
tributors in Washington were NJ. G..
Emery. Samuel Norment, Francis A.
Lutz, Thomas J. S. Perry, William b.
jackson. Thomas l.. Tullock. Ben
jamin Charlton and Samuel Fowler"
This ramble is as long as the Sun
day Editor and old subscribers will
stand for. and the Rambler has not
touched on the First Congregational
Church. as he promised in the intro
duction. He will take up this matter
In another ranble.