Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07
CHURCH TO LAY
STONE WEDNESDAY
Disciples of Christ Ceremony
to BE Attended by Many
Leaders.

The corner stone of the National City
Christian Church being erected by the
Disciples of Christ of America on
Massachusetts, avenue at Thomas Circle
will be laid with appropriate ceremonies
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Many leaders of the church will attend.
r. A. Long of Kansas City, chairman
of the building committee and president
of the International Convention of Dis
ciples of Christ. will be in charge Of the
program and the placing of the stone.
This church, the gift of the Disciples
of Christ throughout the country, will
be occupied by the congregation Of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, of
which Dr. Earle Wiley is minister. DR..
Wiley will be one of the speakers at
the corner stone exercises.
Trumpeters, at 10 O'Clock, will sound
the call to worship, which will be fol-
lowed by the formal corner stone pro-
gram. Speakers will include Mr.. Long,
DR.. George A Miller of Omaha, Nebr.,
formerly pastor of the Ninth Street
Church of this city; G. N. Williams of
the Disciples Union of Washington,
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas.
chairman of the Senate District COM
mittee, and w. Palmer Clarkson.
Prayer and BenedictiOn.
DR.. B. A. Abbott, editor of the Chris
tan Evangelist. st. Louis Mo, will Of
fer a PRAYER and the benediction will be
given by Dr. b. H Melton, minister of
the Ninth Street Christian Church.
Oreon E. Scott will be in charge of the
insertion of articles and documents IN
the stone.
The National City Christian Church
movement was inaugurated 10 years ago
but did not take definite form until the
Autumn of 1925 when the International
Convention of Disciples of Christ meet
ing in Memphis, Tenn, recommended
the definite raising of funds from the
congregation at large for the building OF
a representative church in the Capital
City. Nearly S1,500,000 has been col
lected, DR.. H. H. Harmon of Indian
apolts, Ind, has had charge OF the as
sembling of funds.
The building to be erected on Thomas
Circle will be one Of the most beautl-
full and commanding structures in
Washington. The building group which
when completed will consist OF the
church house, small prayer chapel and
a fully equipped modern educatlonal
building. will be of American classic de-
sign and will conform to the general
architectural style which has been
adopted Tor governmental ana otilei
monumental buildings in the Capital.
indiana limestone Will be used in their
construction. John Russell Pope OF
New York City is the architect.
Dedication Next October.
The building will be dedicated during
the international and world conventions
of the Disciples of Christ which will be
held in Washington october 1928, 1880:
The erection of this church is part OF
a three-year program in which the Dis
ciples are now engaged In ceieoratlon OF
the nineteen hundredth anniversary of
Pentecost. This program will eliminate
in the conventions to be held in Wash
ington in 1890, when it is expected that
many thousands of members OF the
communion from all over the world VIII
he nresent The dedication services Of
the National City Christian Church
will be one of the outstanding events OF
this celebration.