Evening star., 1951-06-07
Dr.. HoIIister Honored
By Congregation on
18th Anniversary

The congregation Of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church last
night commemorated the 25th an
niversary of the Rev. DR.. j. Hill
man Hollister as minister by hold
ing a testimonial service and re-
ception in his honor. Il
DR.. Hollister. who assumed his
Office on June 4, 1926, was pre-
sented with a testimonial. tele-
grams and letters from well-wish-
ers, and combination teleyision,
radio and photograph console. by
the congregation.
He particularly was lauded by
DR.. Willard r. Soper Of Huguenot
Presbyterian Church. in Pelham.
N. Y. DR.. Soper was best man at
DR.. HOLSTERS wedding, and DR..
Hollister acted in the same capac-
ity when DR.. Soper married.
The New York clergyman told
of their early days in their re-
spectiye pulpits. He congratulated
the Chevy Chase congregation for
having in DR.. Hollister. a man
with powerful character who
has not spoken one false word" in
his Is years with the church. He
lauded DR.. Hollister for his ability
as preacher who "has imagina-
tion-a very important thing-as
well as the power of leadership"
Two Were Classmates.
The two ministers were class
mates at Union Theological Sem
mary. New York.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., a former
moderator of the General Assem-
bly,, Presbyterian Church in the
U. S. A., and a member of Chevy
Chase church, read several let
ters from well-wisherS. One of
them termed DR.. Hollister "one of
the most distinguished men Of the
Presbyterian Church and DOW
erful influence in the city of
Washington" Another stated that
DR.. Hollister "has labored among
us with a graciousness that marks
few menR
The presentation of greetings
from the congregation was made
to DR.. Hollister by Bernard c.
Hearn, president of the board of
trustees of Chevy Chase Presby-
terrain Church.
Miss Laura Weese, president of
the Fireside Group, composed of
the church's young people. SPOKE
OF the way DR.. Hollister helps
them in solving their problems.
The Rev. Franklin B.. Gillespie
assistant minister. led the open-
ing prayer. The Chancel Choir
sang hymns and the Rev. Maid
wyn A. Davies, also an assistant
read Psalm %. The Rev.
Stewart Mckenzie. moderator of
the Presbytery of Washington,
brought greetings to DR.. Hollister
Harold w. Dickensheets, another
assistant minister, gave a tenor
solo. The benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. Clarence
Crawford, pastor of Calvary Bap.
tist Church.
Born in Troy, N. Y.
DR.. Hollister was born in Troy,
N. Y. He was graduated from Will
liams College before his theologi-
cal training. He served as assist
ant to DR.. S. Parkes Cadman atI
Brooklyn Congregational Church,
and was a chaplain in France
during World War I. He came
to Chevy Chase from the First
Presbyterian Church in Mount
Vernon, N. Y, in 1926.
At that time, Chevy Chase
Church had a membership of
500, and he handled all the work
himself. Today the membership
exceeds 1000. and DR.. Hollister
1aS three assistants. During the
past Is years the church's activi-
lies have grown greatly. It has
;ent its own missionary to India
md also has aided war-strickenll
churches in Hedel, Holland, and
0armstadt, Germany. Plans are
being made to do something SINH
ar in Korea.
Among those at the services,
asst night was Dr.. HOLSTERS son, |,
William H. Hollister. who plans
% become a minister. He has Just
at Williams and will
inter Union Theological Seminary
n the fall. |:
DR.. and Mrs. Hollister live atIl
WIG Howard avenue, Bethesda,
Nd. They also have two daugh- Ii
ers, Mrs. Mary Holiday of Nash I
lille, Tenn. and Mrs. Elizabeth