Evening star., 1932-01-09
CHURCH ARRANGES
4DAY DEDICATION
Western Presbyterian Exer-
cises Start Sunday and Con-
tinue Until Thursday.

Dedication exercises for the new
Western Presbyterian Church, H street,
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets will be held Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday.
The opening exercises will be COM
munion tomorrow at II o'clock. when
the sermon will be delivered by DR..
Charles Wood, pastor emeritus, Church
of the Covenant. Prayer will be offered
by DR.. James T. Marshall, pastor emer-
titus Georgetown Church. Rev. j. H.
Dunham, the pastor, will preside.
The dedication service will be at 3
pm. when the sermon will be preached
by DR.. j. Ross Stevenson, president of
Princeton University. The invocation
and Lords Prayer will be given by Rev.
George Cummings, and the responsive
reading will be conducted by DR.. Ber-
nard Braskamp, pastor Gunton-Temple
Memorial Church.
Scripture Lesson.
The Scripture lesson will be conducted
by DR.. Freely Rhorer, pastor Metro
politan Church. DR.. Albert j. Nc
Cartney, pastor, Covenant-First Presby-
terian Church, will offer prayer. How
ard Clements, chairman of the Building
Committee, will present the keys and
they will be accepted by Edwin G.
Brandenburg, president Board of Trus-
tees. The pastor will make the dedi-
cation Benediction will be given by
DR.. Joseph Kelly, pastor emeritus
Fourth Church.
Presbytery night will be observed
Monday, with DR.. Godfrey Chobot, mod
orator, presiding. The invocation will
be given by Rev. Alton B. Altfather,
pastor Falls Church, and the respon-
sive reading conducted by Rev. Frank
Niles, pastor Georgetown Church
Prayer will be offered by DR.. Alfred
Barrows, pastor Eastern Church
Greetings in behalf of the churches
of the presbytery will be given by Rev:
Henry Wooding, pastor lexington, and
vice moderator, and by DR.. John
C. Palmer, pastor, Washington Heights
The sermon will be delivered by Dr.
J. r. Sizoo, pastor, New York Avenue
Church. DR.. Henry w. Tolson, pastor
Westminster Church, will give the
benediction. A reception will follow
the service.
Organ Recital Tuesday.
Miss Charlotte Klein will conduct an
organ recital Tuesday night. Dr. w.
J. L. Darby, secretary Federation OF
Churches, will offer the prayer.
The pastor will conduct prayer meet
ing Thursday night in the chapel.
The corner stone of the church was
laid october 5, 1880. The late James
B. Lambie. then the oldest Mason in
the District of Columbia and a trustee
of the church, assisted in the cere-
monies. in which was used the gavel
used by George Washington when the
corner stone of the United States Cap
itol was laid.
The new church building constructed
at a cost of approximately $3OO,00O,
was designed by Norman Hulme, Phil
adelphia architect, and is of perpendlc--
ular English Gothic architecture. Local
stone finished with hammered sur
face was used.
The church auditorium is OF the
clerastory long-axis type, with a central
aisle leading to a balanced sanctuary,
and will seat 500 persons. The ceiling
is supported on heavy oak beam trusses,
with a clear height to a ridge OF 80
feet. A gallery, especially designed not
to project into the auditorium, will seat
100 persons.
Modern in All Respects.
Though the church auditorium con-
forms to traditional practice In both
layout and design, the Sunday school
rooms and associated features are mod
ern in every respect. Both the first
and second floors are fitted for social
needs. An Office for the Sunday school
superintendent, social hall equipped
with a stage and dressing rooms, kitch-
enettes located in convenient places,
mems and womens club rooms with
fireplaces, Scout quarters for both boys
and girls, a dining room and variety
of class rooms are among the many at
tractive features of the new church
building.
A gift of the late Mr.. Lambie, an
organ with "a chimes and more than
1900 pipes, has been installed.
The English close and Itch gate are
especially attractive and unusual fea-
lures of the building. Another interest
ing feature is the famous bell which
was installed in the old church in 1872
and which now occupies a sk1llfully
designed place of honor in the new
building. Like many of the famous