Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1891, Page 6

EPISCOPAL CHURCHES. Parizhes in the District and Their Rectors. , UF, SOME POPULAR DIVINES. Sketches of the Protestant Episcopal Par- ishes in the District—Churches That Figure | F im the Early History of the City—The Oldest Parish. ‘There are sixteen Episcopal parichos in and close by the city of Washington, and owing to the recent active events in Episcopal circles, | attention is especially dirccted toward them. Besides the parieh churches representing these parishes th: a number of chapel. | The recent convention of the diocese of Maryland he! in Baltimore spent a considerable portion of its time in the discussion of Wash- ington's Episcopal church affairs and provided for a now parish, the church to be erected near Dupont Circle. An important announcement at the convention wus that of a gift of $80,000 for the endowment of a cathedral to be built | in Washington ani of $10,000 for a new chureb at Columbia road. At the convocation of Washington held this week at St. Paul's Church much time was spent in a discussion of the Anacostia Church troubles, and it was decided to make an earnest effort to raise money for this church, 2 New York lady | having promised £5,000 if $5,000 more could be Faised without debt. ‘The oldest Episcopal church in the city lim-| its is Christ Church, Washington. Christ | Church was the parish church of Wash-| parish, which originally included | and is still the legal name ished territory assigned to that church in the southeast portion of the city. Washington parish was formed in 17%, and the present Christ Church dates from 1807. The oldest church and pariah in the District is Rock Creek parish. The second parish organized r limita was St. John’s. The third was Trinity parish, the name being suggested by its being the third. in the city Christ Church. Clustering around Christ Church, Washing- ton, are innumerable traditions and interesting | facta. The church and parish are among the few antiquities which the church inthis country can boast. bein the old- | est parish within the limits of the city of Washington and one of the first foundeda‘ter the S$ colonial church became organized intoa national 4] and provincial church. 4 ey” ‘The history of the parish | A is so closely interwoven loa ZL with the history of the REY. G. F. WILLIAMS. city that it becomes more than interesting. In 179 a petition was presented to the legislature of Mary land by churchmen resident of Wash- ington and Georgetov: wherem it was rayed that a mew parish might formed under the corporate name of Wash- ington parish. The petition being granted 07 May 25, 1795, a vestry was elected and the Rev. #e0 osen rector, taking his George Ralph was i seat in the diocesan convention of Indi:na in 1875. Inthe first year of this rectorship a reat church edifice was erecte’ on New jersey avenue, the land being donated by James Greenleaf Esk and the building material by Mr. Samuel Blodgett, who owned a planta- tion known as “Jamaica Farm. ‘There are many interesting facts connected gwith this old structure. President Washington frequently and President Jefferson steadily worshiped there. The main portion of the resent Christ Church dates from 107. The Tote on G street southwest were donated by Mr. William Prout and the new church was conse- erated by Bishop Claggett on Octobe: 3, 1909, the rector at that time being the Rev. A. T. McCormick, who retained the | rectorship until 1823. In 1N09 a pew in the church was appropriated for the use of the President and his family. President Madison eceupied this pew for some time. To Christ Chureb also on Sundays came the marine and naval officers from the navy yard, marching in | solemn procession. In the old parish records the name of Commodore Tingly, who com- | manded the navy yard at the time of the British | invasion, is prominent. He is said to have | waited on President Monroe to tender the use of the presidential pew. The hst@f ministers who have officiated at | Christ Church is as follows: Rev. Mr. Raiph, | 1795; Rev. A. T. McCormick, 1809: Rev. Ethi Allen, 1823-1330; Rev. Heni Rey. W. Hodges, resigned in 185 Morsell; Rev. Mark Olds, 1365. In 1868 the Rev. Mr. Harris was appointed assistant rector; Kev. ‘Mark Olds died 1368; Kev. Charles H. Shield; Rev. A. Floridus Steele, assistant rector, March, 1969; Rev. Wm. Metiuire, 1872; Kev. Charles D. Andrews, 1873; Rev. Gilbert F. Will- jams, 1887. Christ Chureh is much stronger now than it has been at some previous times and extensive alterations and improvements are being made | on the church building. The parish has one general society, called Christ Church Guild. The Sunday school is remarkably large in numbers and active in contributions. ‘The present rector, the Rev. Gilbert F. Will- iams, is by birth a South Carolinian. He was, during the earlier period of his life, a lawyer, having been prepared for that profession under his relatives, the late Judge Juo. A. Nighs and Gen. W. L. Y. Prince, both of Cheraw, 8. C. He practiced bat a short time and abandoned | the law for the holy ministry of a church to} which his ancestry in Eugland had always beea attached. fev. Mr. Williams is at present the dean of the convocation of Washington and a member of two boards of charitable institutions of the city and on important committees connected therewith. He is a reguiar contributor on theological subjects to tie columns of one of his chureh’s weekly periodicals and is the au- | thor of a series of the church defense tracts, | now being largely circulated in the states and Canada. Kock Creek. Older than the District of Columbia, older than Montgomery county and in more ways than one the most interesting church in the locality, is Rock Creek | Ch out among the | hills and wooded slopes of its own biz church | yard. St. Paul's is the name of the church and Kock Creek of the pur- | ish, and together they | form a link between the | American church lite | and the ancient see of Canterbury. Rock | Creek at one time in- | cluded all the territory lying between the Poto- mac and the Patuxent REY. J. 4. BUCK. rivers and nding westwardly indefinitely. The date i# the first in the history, and what a long ways back that takes us. In that year Rev. John 2 feetor of St. John’s parish, was instrumental in the erection of a chapel on the site of the pres- ent St Panls Nomer: made for this purpose, the principai douor | Being one Jobn Bradford, man of Prince George's county, Md. contributed 1,000 pounds of tobacco 3 acres of land.’ This first chapel was probably | built of logs. The first rector of St. Pauls! was Rev. George Murdock, an Englishman, who was inducted by Charles Calvert, ¢ Maryland. This was in marks the foundation of St. ext which date ax im that | St. Job year it was set off from ns under | The name of Prince George pariti. ‘the document inducting Mr. George Murdock fs @ quaint old English affair@and orders his mers to render him the full per- quisites, including the forty pole, which Meant forty pounds of tobacco from each citi- zen. Itis a curious fact in connection with ‘this parish that no further secord can ve found of either John Bradford, gentleman, who gave the land, or of Rev. Mr. Murdoch, the Brat pastor. When and how eather of them died is & matter of doubt. The second minister of the parish was Rev. Alexander Williamson, from 1761 to 17 Mr. Williamson was succeeded tg Rev. Thos. Reed. who lived at Rockville, in 1776. Previons to this the old charch baring fallen greatly into decay the erection of the present church was commenced. In this connection it is known that the walls were up in 1775. The revolution intervened and for a considezable period the work rested. The dimensions of the new church were 40 by 60 fect. During Mr. Reed's mmistration,from 1776 tol8i4, the church almost lapsed. The paxtor live? at Kockville, where many years previous a chapel had been started and only occasioually came down to the partsh church, which war in a Most dilapidated condition. wails were the only solid thing eboutthe building. Puncheons were aed for ats, tbe windows were glasclees and only the soll served asa flog. Things reached such led ax gentle- | b ‘that in 178% the chapel at seated in the diocese spas oak, wenpaeed the parish charch. and recognized as arch. Things did not improve materially until about 1820... ‘The country around was sparsely settled, th not especially good and the city close enough to absorb the people. In 1820, how- ever, it was decided to repair the chureh some- what. It was decided that the original strne- ture was too large and walla were put up inside the old wails, making a chnrcb within a church. Rev. C. C. Austin was pastor at the time. In 1850, however, the elurch having received come small bequests, the urtificial walis were removed and the church restored to its orizi- al size. Other ministers at Rock Creck were Rev. William M K. J. Stewart, Rev. Mr. Wood. 1849: Kev. and the present incumbent, Rev. James A. Tinck, 1353. At the time Dr. Buck took charge in 1858 the chureh and parish was much run down. TI church itself was dilapidated and fairly in- fested with squirrels. ‘The glebe and grounds were overrun with sassafras, blackberry and sorrel, ‘shile the rectory was searcely fit for oc- eupancy. Around the church about an acre was fenced in for burial purposes. 5 In the period of Dr. Buck's able ministration what change has taken pige. The church has been enlarged by the addition of x com- modious chancei and of an organ and vestry. ‘The rectory has been changed into one of the prettiest of rural retreats, while the grounds, With the fine trees, rolling slopes and magnifi- cent verdure, have become & splendid park and forms one of the most beautiful church yards in the world. In 1858 it was decided by Dr. Buck that the condition of the parish must be improved. O---s twenty parishes had been eut out of its original territory. The doctor went vigorously to work and improvement followed rapidly. Finally in 1370 it was decided to use the grounds of the church for a church yard on a grand scale. A charter was taken out and the result can be seen. The church was not regularly consecrated until 1872, when cue of Bishop Pinckney’s first official acts wus the consecration of the church. Rock ‘reek has had « long and interesting past and its future promises to be-even brighter still, as many people are of the opinion that when Washington becomes a diocese and possesses a bishop, the place for the cathedral and resi- dence of the bishop is among the pleasant Gisdes and grecu woods which surrounds St nl's Rock Creek. Not the least in interest connected with Rock creek is the venerable pastor, Rev. Jas. A. Buek, who has labored faithfally at this charge since 1853. Dr. Buck was born in Baltimore county, Md., and raised at Mount Peru, be- tween the Big and Little Gunpowder falls. The locality was a beautiful one, abound- ing in game, and Dr. Buck no doubt absorbed a portion of the love of nature which is one of his marked characteristics. His edu- cation was begun at a school at Abbington, Md., and he afterward attended college at Bristol, Pa.. from where he went to Alexan- dria Seminary in 1836. His first pastorate was far from the busy world in Calvert county on the Patuxent. From there he went toSt. Thomas Parish in Hancock. His next charge was Leon- ardtown in St. Mary’s county, where he re- mained cleven years to come here and take charge of Rack Creek parish in 1953. St. John’s. One of the historic buildings of the city is the church edifice of St. John’s parish. It was built in 1516, and the parish was the first laid off within the bounds of the city for the terri- tory of the Washington parish, of which Christ Chureh, Navy Yard, was the parish church. It has been, perhaps more than any other one chureh in the city, the church of the Presidents, as Presidents Madison, Monroe, Van Buren, Tyier, Tayle: and Arthur worshiped there. The original edifice still stands, although it has beea enlarged and improved from time to time. It was buile from designs of B. H. Latrobe, one of the architects of the Capitol, in the form of a Greek cross, each of its four arms being of the size of one of the present transepts. It was lighted by means of a lantern on the dome, and by means of a semi- circular window in each arm of the cross, and by windows above and below on each side of each arm, such as are ix. part still preserved in the transept: Thero was a gallery in the chancel as wellas in the rest of the church. ‘The organ was over the chancel. The pews were high pews and in many cases square pews. The floors were of brick, laid upon the ground, with no cellar. The building was warmed with stoves. It was without portico or steeple. This was the original church buflding, and, compared with the present handsome edi- | fice, enlarged and beautified and filled with the soft light that falls through the fine stained glass window gives a very good idea of the city seventy-five years ago and as itis tod: During the year 1821 the west transept was ox- tended toward the building line on 16th and a portico and steeple were erected. No further material changes were made in the church building until 1883, when the chancel was ex- tended to the east line of the lot,an organ room | was constructed to the north of the new chan- cel, the entire interior was decorated in the re- naissance style, the windows were filled with magnificent stained glass and other improve- ments were made. ‘The first rector of the church was Rev. W. H. Wilmer. who served in connection with his duties as rector of Christ Church, Alexandria. He was succeeded by Rev. William Hawley, who served the church for twenty-eight yea upon his death was succeeded by the assistant rector, Rey. Smith Pyne. The iatter resigned after a service of nearly twenty years, 1865 Rev. J. Vaughan Lewis was aj rector. The latter was succeeded by A. Leonard, who resigned whe bishop. The present incumbent, Rev. William Donglass, entered apon his dutics Noven:ber 1, 1889. He is a graduate of the General’ Theological Seminary and was chosen tutor of Greck. He was canon of the Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa, and was assist- ant reetor of Trinity Chur ew ¥ ity, when called to St. John’s chi ‘The num- ber of communicants in the parish is estimated at 1,200, and for the year ending May 1 ultimo the contributions “for parochial” purposes amounted to $4 ‘The total contributions for the year were £48,199. ‘Trinity. Trinity Church on 3d street northwest, from the size and standing of Its congregation, from its past history, replete with great names, and from strong persons of its present rect Rev. Dr. Addison, ix an interesting study. The first services were held in Trinity parish in 1930 under the direction of Rev. Henry Vandyke Jobns,who was the first rector. The congrega- tion at the time wor- | weorge shiped in the court house. Afterward it was decided that a church should be built, Mw. andafteraconsiderable EY. DR. ADDISON. sum had been raised and several sites i gated a site was chosen on Sth edifice erected, being the buildings used now as the law buildings. As time passed by the church grew in size and influence until becom- ing probably the most powerful congregation in the city the quarters on Sth street, which at one time hud been deemed ample for ‘ail time, were found inadequate, and it’ was decided to erect anew church. ‘The congregation was a rich one and means were easily raised. ‘The present site of Trinity was chosen, and in 1850 the corner stone of the present church was Jaid, the rector at the time being Rev. Dr. Clement Butler, who was succeeded by Mev. (afterward ' bishop) George Cummins, Dr. Butler was recalled and was succeeded Rev. Dr. Ii. J. Keeling. who was followed by Addison, on ‘The church buil rapidly the congregation entered into session about a year after the corner stone was the present pastor, Rev. Dr. J. May 12, 136 y Church is a power in the city as an of good works, but owing to the growth of the city westward has lost somewhat of the stability and strength of its congregation which formerly choracterized it. There are about four hdudred communicants and a large and Hourishing Sanday school under the manage- ment of Dz. Hickling and Mr. James E. Beli. The church’ has been ‘noted for the prominent men who have frequented its sacred precinct. Both Henry Clay and Daniel Webster were communicants of Trinity. ‘The chucch has » large sesting capacity and is filled to overflowing at every service, people coming from all’ parts of the city to hear the eloquent and straighforward sermons of tho minister in charge. Dr. Addi- son has hai the longest service of any uiniater in the city, as this spring he celebrated his twenty-fourth year of ministration over Trinity. His life bas been a busy and fruitful one and his strong character and incisive words have drawn many people to him, He is a Washington boy’ baring been from the old Oxon Hill fami and tos 0a aa was educated at the University of Virginia and the Va. Hi cal Se of Fairfax Ve. x have been in Balt Zanesville, Obio. ties to overcome, in ft Teiat t present ‘Theo. O- Ebaugh, Dr. James E. Bell, Olinus jatte, George Watts, Ml. Lockwood and George Davis. comes | is Among the pretty and churches the Chnrch of the Incarnation, at 12th and N streets northwest, holds a high position. The parish was founded -in 1865 and the first service was held on the 18th of Jane by Rev. R. W. Lowrie, then acting as assistant to Dr. Pink- ney, rector of Ascen- sion. Thecorner stone of the present church building was laid on REV. De TOWNEEND, new building, the sermon bein: was 000. 16, 1871, the Rev. James R. Hubard assumed charge of the and resigned May 31, 1874. The present rector. Rev. Dr. L. L. Townsend, entered upon his pastorate October 18, 4874, and has remained hard at work ever since. ‘During his pastorate many notable improvements have been made to the church building. A new chancel and alter bas been added and a choir made one of the features of the service. Eightstained-glasa windows of the most bea design, and most of them memorial wi , have 'been putin place. On January 1839, the church was made a free church and the plan has worked with the greatest success. The parish contains many exceedingly active associations, among them being a strong guild, an energetic brotherhood of St. Andrew anda noble mis- sionary society. Incarnation for its size and means is an exceedingly active parish. The communicants number from 825 to 350, while the congregatious are always large and often tax the capabilities of the church to the uimost. ‘The treasurer and secretary of the parish is Mr. Wm. N. Langtry, who devotes much time and energy to furthering the interests of his charge. The rector of Incarnation, Rey. Dr. I. L. Townsend, is a native of St. Johns, New Brans- wick, but at an early age removed to New York state. He was educated at Trinity School, Co- Jumbia College, and the General Theological Seminary. His first charge was at Cherry Val- ley, Afterward he accomplished mach good. missionary work in New York city. ‘Thex he accepted a call to St. James Chure Danbury, Conn., where he remained ten years, For the three following vears he exercised his | calling at Jacksonville, Til, and from there was called to St. Pauls Church, Peoria, IL, from where, after a three years’ successful rector- ship, lie accepted the eall to Incarnation in this city. St. James. S:. James’ parish is another of the interesting Parishes in Washington, and this for various reas The parish was cut off from the Washington parish in 1872 and a vestry elected and Rev. Jas. A. Harrold installed as rector, however, without much to be rector over. Later on Rev. Jas. W. Clark, at that time in charge of the chapel of the Holy Communion, was elected ‘Townsend " acting as ‘After several menths’ preparation first service wns hel¢ under the auspices of the Guild of the Holy Com- munion on October 20, 1881. The rooms occu-! pied were on the lower floor at 805 H street northeast. In these modest quarters the new life of the parish began. A struggle between members of the vestry followed and was settled by the withdrawal of those opposed to the ma- jority. Soon after more convenient quarters Were rented on 9th street just south of H, a little one-story shop that had formerly been oceupied as a grocery. Shortly after Dr. Town- shend resigned his rectorehip and the war elected in his pluce. Kev. Jam entered on his rectorship in 1882 and at the same time séveral additional services were added. The need of achureh building had been keenly felt from the outset, and on February 1882, the first offering for this purpone wax made. The _ offering amounted to $20.83. The fund steadily grew and in June, 1883, had reached the sum of 1,159, when lots on 8th street between B and c ere selectet ai the site for the new edifice. Work was almost immediatel: commenced on the building and March 2, 1884, saw three bays of the nave completed and the church in condition to be used. A service of benediction was held at that tinfe and in the evening services, as sharers in the rejoicing, came Rev. Dr. Leonard, J. Woods Elliott, Dr. Townshend, Dr. Hodges, Mr. Reazor, Dr. Paret and Mr. Steele, two of whom have since been enthroned in the epise A boy choir was added shortly after another bay added. Other improvements were made about the same time aud the services arranged practically in their present form. In 1886 the corner stone of the chancel, sacristy and choir room was laid, the bishop being present and officiating. On All Saints’ day the new chancel was fire! used. The gift to the church at this time of # beli added to the comfort of the parish. Steadily additions to the church building were made and in less than two years the ground plan of the building was completed. Various gifts have been made to the church, as a handsome font and recently a remarkable fine organ. St. James is especially rich in noble societies, ‘The sisters of St. Margaret endeared themselves to many households in the parish, and much regret was felt at their transfer to other fields. in 1882 in St. James there were 27 communi- cants, which number in 18%0 had increased to 181 and has by this time probably grown to over 200. The attendance at all of St. James’ services is large, the members of the congregation coming from all portions of the city to attend. St. Joh Georgetown. St. John’s Church, situate at the corner of Potomae avenue and O street, Georgetown, has an execedingly interesting history. The firat movement toward its establishment was made in 1796 by the Rev. Mr. Addison, with the con- currence and assistance of Rev. Dr. Balch, a Presbyterian clergyman, who was at that time in charge of a sinall parish in Prince George's county, opposite Alexandria. Dr. Addison heariag that there were some Episcoy lies in this place paid them a visit an - vited by Dr. Baleh to hold Episcopal services in his church and encotraged to endeavor to organize an Episcopal congregation. Act lay this advice the first effort to erect fa oor GY = oe and in the St. Jobn's Work- ‘8 proof of ‘s ty is St. Paul's, The recent convocation was held in St. Paul's Church on 23d street, one of the neatest and Prettiest of the city churches, St. Paul's Church was founded in 1866, when it was cut off from a oe = was begun in same ‘on the present - ‘While “the building wae in course of construction services were held in rooms over store at the corner of 20th street sud" Penne vivania avenue. | The parish geographically a small bne,extending from 224 street to the boundary, thence around on the borders of Rock creek %0 25th street, to H and thence to 23d again. It is, however, large in ite congregations. its com- municants numbering over 450. There has 7 a om crease of membership during the rectorship of Dr. Harding. The members of St. Bpul’s congregation do not, by peraion aienrae parish, Dut are scat: tered all over the city. The first rector of this parish was Rev. Au- jus Jackson, who presided over the church for fourteen yeurs. He was succeeded by Rev. Wm Barker, who gave way to Dr. Harding tn 1887. While Dr. Barker was in charge the church building was enlarged and a new chan- cel added. tly a building has been erected adjoining the church for the use of the Sunday school and the residence of the assist- ant. The splendid music has alwa one of St. Paul's ‘characteristics. It was the first church jn the city to introduce tae choral service, starting with it in 1966. From St. Paul's other of the churches have adopted the idea until quite a number of them now havesurpliced choirs. The music of St. Paul's was raised to its high standard mainly through the efforts of its organist and director, Mr. John P. Franklin, who acted in that ca- pacity for many years. Upon his retirement, about two years ago, on account of ill health, he was succeeded by Mr. D. B. Macleod, who was the first organist to introduce the choral service at St. John's. Rev. Alfred Harding, the present rector of St. Paul's, is one of the Youngest men in the iscopal ministry in Washington, this, being his first ‘independent chureb. He is a grad- uate of Trinity College, Harvard, a member of the class of "79. After his graduation from the university he went to the xerkeley Divinity School at Middletown, Conn., from which he gradu: ated in 1882. He was or- dained a deacon of the church in the same year and was sent to work at Geneva, N. Y. He received his ordination as priest in 1883 and after his short service in Geneva was called to Baltimore as assistant to Kev. Dr. Hodges of St. Paul's, In 1887 he was given charge of St Paul's in this city, where he has been hard work ever since building up the parish and strengthening it in many ways, He hasas his assistant, 1 Wm. Morrison, formerly of Portland, Ore., a recent convert to the Episco- pal belief. \ REV. ALFRED MARDING. ASCENSION PARISH. Another of the flourishing parishes of the city is Ascension, the beantiful church stand- ing at Massachusetts avenue and 12th street, be- ing one of the hand- somest church edifices Th in the country. ish of the A gan its existence in 1844. The Rev. Dr. Gil- iss was the first reccor and the founder of the Church of the Ascer- sion. Services were held at in a small building on H street ms r 9th. The congri- gation grew rapidly and in 1845 entered its new chureh, built on a lot on H street given by Mra. Van Ness to te ‘otestant Episcopal church on condition BEV- JOHN H. ELLIOTT. that a church and rectory be built on it. Rev. nley, after being associnted with Dr. fed bim us rector and he was ia turn followed by the Rev. Dr. Willi y aftei shop. Dr. Pinkney’s able, ener- tic and loving ministry was greatly blessed, his personal power and popularity won for him the episcopate. On his resignation of the rectorship the Rev. Orlando Hutton, D.D.. wax chosen rector and on the close of his faithfu! ministry in the parish Bishop Pinkney resumed the rectorship on condition that an associats be given him. In 1873 Rev. Dr.John H. Eiliott became associate rector. For some years it had been felt that a new church was needed, and some funds had been collected for the purpose. In 1874 the corner stone of the new church on } chusetts avenue and 12th street was laid, and the con- gregation entered into possession in December, 1875. The cost of the building and furniture was $170,000, and with interest #205,000. Of this amount Mr. W. W. Corcoran gave about 100,000. The other vestrymen and congrega- tion gave with great liberality. Improvements. including new organ and costing about 214,000, have lately been made, all 07 which has been provided for by the liberality of the congregation. The church has two missions, one to colored people near the Freedman's Hospital and the other to Chinamen. On the death of Bishop Pinkney Dr. Elliott became rector. The Rev. A. J. Smith is assistant minister. The wardens ure Mr. Charles B. Maury and Com. W. K. Mayo. The vestrymen are Mr. Charles King, Gen. J. C. Kelton, Hon. J. K. McCazamon, Messrs. C. M. Bolten, W. D. Cabell, F. H. Mott, R. C. Lewis and Dr. W. 'T. Hood. Eiliott, rector of the Church of the Ascension, is a native of South Carolina— the ancient town of Beaufort being his birth- place. His father wasa clergyman and a cousin of the late Bishop Elliott of Georgia. After graduating at the South Carolina College Dr. Elliott studied the law for several years, and then, deciding to enter the ministry, he ‘took a theological course of three years. After offici- ating in two parishes in his native wtate aud in one in New Jersey he accepted the rectorshi; of St. Johns, Cincinnati. “He became presi- the the church was made and subseriptions amounting to £1,500 were collected. A lot. the same on which the edifice now stands, was donated by Col. Wm. Deakins, a large land holder. Thie amount of moucy built the church to the first range of the windows, when, the mouey giving out, it remained in that un- tinished condition for six or seven years. In 1808, in pursuance to a notice published in the Washington Federatist, a number of ettize met at Semmes’ Tavern, and made arrang ments for the completion of the building. Subseriptions for! that purpose were again coliceted. and among the subscriber's names was found that of Thomas Jefferson. ‘The amount collected was sufficient to put the church in such condition that services wei held in it. Early in 1904 the trustees adver- tived the want of rector, and. were visited by the Rev. Mr. Sayres of Port Tobacco parish, who shortly after was elected to the office, holding it until 1809, dur- ing which time the church yras in a prosperous condition. On his death his epitaph was writ- ten by Francis Scott Key, a member of the con- gregation. The chureh at this time was at- tended by many fashionable people and every service showed it surrounded by fine coaches and liveried servants. In 1811, owing to the large congregation, it was deemed necessary to enlarge, but subscriptions for that purpose were uot obtained. About 1518 the church began to decline and in 1821, on the resignation of Mr. Addison from the rectorship, he having become almost blind, the church was attended by but eleven families. Dr. Addison was succeeded by the Rev. Stephen S. Tyng, who remained until 1828, when the at- tendance had iucreased to thirty-three fam: In 1823 Mr. Addison was d and stay until 1827, when, owing to the complete failure of his eyes, he ni In 1831 the church was abandoned and soon became the worksho] of a senlptor and birds of all kinds built their nests wituin it. Soon it was commonly spoken of as the “Swallow Barn.” In 1838, the church having been sold for taxes, $50, the amount paid for it at the time, was raised and the dilapidated edifice repur- chased and fitted up for public worship. Dr. Marbury's services were obtained as its rector, he holding the office until 1841, when he Butier. Since that time the church has bad a steady onward growth and today stands ws one of the most rominent Episcopal churches § Mie late Gov. Mockeand his J hia, both cont shosiogs.| Savy dent | of standing committee, rep- resenting the diocese in the general convention. In 1873 he accepted the aasocinte rectorship of the Church of the As- cension, Washington, the late Bishop Pinkney being rector, and he succeeded to the rector- ship on the bishop's death. He has been for many years a member of the standing commit- tee ‘of the diocese, and has four times repre- sented the diocese in the general convention. In 1890 he was elected president of the diocesan convention in the absence of the bishop. Dr. Elliott is president of the Pastors’ Alliance of the District of Columbia, and at the last con- vention of the diocese was elected president of the standing committee. St. Mark's. St. Mark’s parish, in the Capitol Hill portion of the city, was organized in 1969, next after St. Paul's in point of time. Its name was suggested by that (of the Rev. fark L. Olds, for some time rector of Christ Church, who took the first steps toward form- ing this parish out of his own, and whose surviving friends cher- his memory in this way while dedicat- Ing the church to the oly evangelist, St. Mark. - Mr. Olds’ suc- RR conor, Rev. Charles H. } Shields, invited ttev. A. was goon erected into o REY. A. F. STRELE. parish. Mr. Steele, who was immediately elected rector by the vestry of the new parish, is a nativo of Florida, of New England ancestry, « resident of Washington most of his life, a graduate of Columbian University in this city and of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of Virginia, and an honorary master of arts of Trinity Col- lege, Hartford, Conn. It is a coincidence that Rev. Dr. Addison, rector of ‘Trinity Church, ‘the families ‘and Mr. Steele, from the English Uterary associates Addison and Bteele, shoala meet ere and work together in a calli rhich its literary aspect qlne rector and oo Hon of St. Mark's \irty families five arti) worahi iebea tor went, years in the n building which now Serves for parish hall and Sunday school room, ly gaining numbers and laying up a build nally intended St. Andrew's was to find a home in a church building on the site of the present Southern Memorial Church at Thomas Circle. The ‘was founded in 1857, and Mr. Caleb donated the now occu by Dr. Butler's Chi on i4th street. commencement of a church building was made on this site, but the war coming on the was nized, having at the time on ‘Sparse popul mn, and wor! ing was discontinued ‘and things came to such a pass in the that the rty was at- tached for taxes. By a decree of the court the Jand was returned to Mr. Caleb Cushing, who sold —— ae the money between several of the ‘opal parishes. For a number of years after St. Andrew's had lost its church site the parish was maintained asa mission station by the Rev. Mr. Harris. Ten years ago. “however, the present site was acquired and the chapel erected and the pres- ent pastor, Rev. Dr. Perry, called as rector. Since that’ time the parish’ and church have Stendily increased. Twice has the church been enlarged and further additions are contem- plated in the near future. The church has at resent over 430 communicants and probably .000 members. Last year ite income was $10,983. ‘The parish is virtually free from debt and evory year sees fresh accessions of money and influence. The rector of the church, Rev. Dr. Perry, & native of South Caroling and was educated at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., and at the Theological Seminary at Alexandria. He served his deaconate with Rev. Dr. Porter at Charleston, 8. C., and was ordained in Epiphany Church in this city by Bishop Pinck- ney. For five years he served ns rector of St. Paul's, Georgia, when he removed hero and took charge of’ St. Andrew's, where he labored hard and faithiully for ten years. Epiphany. Epiphany parish, one of the largest and rich- est of the city parishes, originated in a mission enterprise which was started in 1841 under the charge of Rev. John W. French to meet a press ing want. At a meeting of about thirty of those interested in this effort, which was held ss on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 1643, at the house of Mrs. Easton, corner of Iand 19th streets, it was decided to organize a new congregation and to adopt the name of Epiphany Church. A vestry was elected Au- gust 10, 1842, and the | patish was admitted by the convention of the diocese of Maryland in May, 1844. ‘The corner stone of the church edi- fice was Inid August 10, 1843, and a plain re tangular structure REV. DR. a'r. —_Jow ceiling and pointed windows was erected. The new building was occupied for the first time for religious purposes on the 13th of Jul ‘The parish was feeble financially, and a building debt of about #1,400 was a heavy burden. ‘The pur- chase of ‘an organ for, $800 exhausted for a time the ability of the congregation to eontrib- ute for pressing needs. In June, 1852. the debt was paid, and the church was consecrated by Bishop Whittingham. Rev. Mr. French continued as rector on the moderate sulary of $1,200 a year, which was often in argears, «until his appointment as chaplain of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1856. He was succeeded by Kev. Charles H. Hull, D.D, who left to take charge of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, in 1869. In 1857-58 the transepts tower and a build- ing for the Sunday and parish schools were added and a new altar and anew front pro- vided. Rev. Thomas A. Starkey, D. D., now bishop of northern New Jersey, sueceeded Dr. Hall in 1869 and remained rector until April, 1872. During his rectorship a recessed chancel was constructed. Ho was succeeded by the Rev. Wilbur F. Watkins, who was instituted January 5, 1373, and left in 1876 to take charge of n church in Baltimore. In 1873 the roof was found to be unsafe and changes were made which greatly altered the entire structre: An open high roof was built, the chancel was en- larged, new windows and pews and a new organ were provided, so that nothing of the ori 1844. inal structure’ remained, except portions of the walls and floor. Over 50,000 was expended. Kev. William Paret, D.'D., succeeded to the rectorship in October 1876, and continued as rector until January 8, 1885, the date of his consecration as bishop of Maryland. During his administration the buuding debt, which in 1876 was over $26,000, was wiped out and his first official act as bishop was the consecration of the reconstructed church on the 14th of January, 1885. Dr. Sam- uel H. Giesy succeeded Dr. Paret in May, 1885, and remained in charge of the church until his death in 1888. He was followed by Rev. Dr. Randolph H. McKim, the present rector, who was called from ‘Irinity Church in New Or- leans. He had been rector of Christ Church, dlesundria, and of Holy ‘Trinity Chureh, New York city. "The statistics of the parish for the year ending April 30, 1891, are as follows: ‘ourteen adults and 92 children baptized, 114 cogtirmed, three Sunday _ schools, numbertig — 1.004 teachers and schol ars, and $43,804 contributed by his parish. In 1860 plans were prepared and carried out for the enlargement and decoration of the church. ‘The organ was removed from the rear gallery to the chaucel, the interior walls handsomely freseoed and about £35,000 was ex- pended, of which amount £25,000 was bor- rowed by the vestry. ‘The improvements have been completed with the placing of the stained glass window in the chancel. The glass has been manufactured in London and will, proba- bly be in place this fall. In counection with parish work the vestry is now constructing a inission house and chapel at the corner of 12th and C streets southwest at an expenditure of 30,000. The miasion house will be finished, it is expected, this fall. ‘This mission was started February, 1880. Christ Church, Georgetown. Christ Church parish in Georgetown is one of the historic parishes in the District, and al- though the present beautiful church building is of modern construction the edifice which ‘was torn down tamake room for the increased needs of the congregation had many historic memories clustering around it, which have de- scended in a measure to the new building. It was at sunrise on Christmas day, 1813, that the first early service was held in Christ Church. More than a your provions an organization had been effected at the residence of Mr. Thomas Corcoran. At this meeting, besides Mr. Cor- coran, there were present Mr. Wm. Morton, Clement Smith, Francis 8. Key, John H, Haw, John Myers, James A. Magruder and Ulysses Ward. With the addition of James 8. Morsell and John Abbott the aboye gentlemen made up the first vestry of Christ Church. The Lan- castrian school house immediately secured lians, tion Anacostia set off from St. Joh: county, by the conven- and if his efforts in the direction of setting the church on its feet again are not successful will be Washington Episcopa- it the fault of the not his. Parish was . Prince George of the diocese of Maryland in 1869. The q first board of vestrymen BEV. w. G. DavexPorr. elected consisted of the following named tinell, M.D., Henry. tin, Wm. Farrish, H.-N. Wa ntlemen: jomas An- jaylor, sr., James H. Mar- jsworth, George Martin, James E. Arnold and Wm. Harshman. The erection of « church building was com- menced in August of the same year, but was year. ‘Masonic Hall officiated in turn. charge of the parish has | not completed until the fall of jean while services were held in the ol: by clergymen f ‘The first was e followin from the city who clergyman to take the Rev. Wm. C. Cooley, who, however, continued in charge only three months. the name It we he who first suggested ‘mmanuel” for the new church. He baptized the first infant in the new who is still livin 1870, the Rev. John A. Graves, deacon, appointed by Eshop Whittingham to’ tak wo! irge of the as minister in ing the mini tge until A ry of Mr, Graves the church was | in Anacostia. Te Macoh, and continued to officiate uugust, 1871. Dur- opened for services. The first rector of the parich was the Hey. J. M.E. McKee, now as-| | sistant at St. Jobn’s Chnrch, this ci | cepted the rectorship for one followed by the Rev. Charles G: signed in 1872. From thet time until the be- ginning of 1875 the parich was without a rector. services being kept up by the Rev. Dr. Knight and the Re Navy Yar Early Mr. Andrews by Mr. John of Christ Church, Lowry, lay reader. | 1875 tke Rev. Wm. Braddock was elected the third rector of tho parish. In the summer of that year the Jots adjoining the chureh were excavated by a subcontractor to obtain earth fora cansewa: foot of 11th street. The ex ‘or the bridge at the vations were carried up ever. with the west wall of the church, which stood directly upon the line. These operations caused the wal so endangered its safety many, that it was abundoned and were held ina ls of the bi 2 school hou-e. jing to crack and » the opinion of services In consequence of this action the rector resigned and the Rev. Mr. McKee was recalled to the rectorship. He took charge of the parish as its fourth rector. By his influence confidence in the safety of the building was restored, and it was agan occupied by the congregation. Mr. Mckee continued as rector until some time in the year 1 tion. who held the rectorshi 85, when he again tendered his resigna- He was followed by the Rev. seven months and resigned on account of ill health. Insane Peck, ‘The present rector, the Rey. W. G. Davenport, who is the sixth in the line, entered upon his duties a few months after Mr. Peck’s departure. With the rapid growth of Anacostia the work has already increased and a new and more commodious edifice has become an absolate necessity. In the autumn of last year it was discover that the old cracks in ‘the walls bad widened to such an extent as to alarm the vestry and con- gregation. 1 he bui ing wi ondemned aud abandoned, and thus the congregation was left without a roof over its head and was coim- ied to rent a ball for services. ‘The eburch being saad spot. uulled down and vigorous efforts are to put upanew one on the same ‘The Rev. Mr. Davenport, who is son of Thomas Davenport, the inventor of the electric motor, was bora in Brandon, Vt, May 9, 1843. He served during the late war in the th regi- ment of Vermont volunteers, was twice wounded, promoted to first lieutenant and honorably dis- charged by reason of expiration of term of service in September, 1864. He received his clasical education at St. Stephen's College, Annandale-on-the-Hudson, read theology under the present bishop of Vermont, was ordained deacon on Trinity Sunday, 1872, and priest in the following year. On the first Sunday in July, 1887, he assumed the rectorship of Ana- The work there has been in many respects laborious. difficult and arduous, but with a new and suitable church building a new era wili dawn upon the parish in that thriving suburb. — THE CONGO TREATY costia paris! No: Yet Approved by the United States— Grounds of the Senate Opposition. A number of inquiries have been received at the Department of State from philanthropic organizations and individuals as to the failure of the United States government to signify its adherence tothe Congo treaty, the final ratifi- cation of which must be exchanged before the end of the month. ‘This treaty isan agreement to suppress the slave trade, the sale of breech- loading fire arms and intoxicants in the Congo district of equatorial Africa, and nearly all of the great powers of the world have joined in accepting its obligatio: The State Department has inquiries that e subject is to these under con- sideration by the United States Senate in ex- ‘eoutive session, and the de] feel at liberty to discuss the matter generally, but that it is proper to -suy asa result of cor: respondence that it is not improbable that the treaty will go into effect at the appointed time in Ui t to ailof the si 8] ign ted States, and that it. will ent does not tories except the be heft epee to this government to give its adhesion bere- after. The dey this end, and treaty rtment has been working to e Senate having failed to take definite action, that was all that could be done pending further action by the Senate. This of the laid before the Senate towat last Congress for approval, and au executive communication cal was negotiated at Brussels and a representative government assisted in its pre United States ration. It was ‘the close of the ‘d attention to the neces- sity for speedy action. After along debate in executive session the treaty was rejected, but as a motion to reconsider was entered the mat- ter is still pending. ‘The vote upon the accept- dite ‘opponent No Substitutes For Royal Baking Powder. ‘fhe “Royal® is shown by all tests, official, scientific, and prac- tical, stronger, purer, and better in every way than all other Baking Powders. Its superiority is privately acknowledged by other manufac) turers, and well known by all dealers. ’ If some grocers try to sell another baking powder in place of the “ Royal,” it is because of the greater profit. This of itself is good evidence of the superiority of the “ Royal.” To give greater profit the other must be a lower cost powder, and to cost less it must be made with cheaper and inferior materials, and thus, though selling for the same, give less value to the consumer. LOOK with suspicion upon every attempt to palm off upon you any baking powder in place of the “Royal.” There is no substitute for the “ Royal.” experte rant was ot which Thursday Trenton. | muni mediately, but the cer of Benains ceedings to “Controlle: of the expert accountants Yard is mornin, RDSLEY'S ALLEGED PARTNER, HH. H. Yard of Philade}; ® Confederate of the Former (City Treasurer. HL. H. Yard, the former partner of President Lucas, deceased. of the Keystone Bank of Phil- | dianapolis ays: adelphia, was captured yesterday afternoon in | meeting of the capitalists interosted in manu- Trenton, N.J. The warrant on which he was | facturing projects, # secret political confer- arrested was sworn out by Taylor Faunce, one | ence was held in Indianapolis yesterday, among 0 are going over | the participants being Gen. John McNulta of Bardsley’s accounts. The alleged conspiracy | Chicago, ex between Bardeley and Yard was discovered by | Ohio, a member of the national republican Wednesday. That night the war- | committee, Congressman Burrows of Michigan, rn out and placed in the hands of | W. 0. Bradle city detectives to serve. Yard has an office in Philadelphia, but he has not been near it for |fome time and the detectives located him at Belmar, a seashore resort cn the Jersey coast, practically the owner. ihe ofticers went down to | | Belmar, but found that Yard had left there that | morning, leaving word that he was going to New York. The officers at once wired this in- formation to the Philadelphia authorities | they dispatched a detective to New York. | officer on arriving in that city traced Yard to On ad The The Trenton authorities were com- @ loan of the money to Yard, gave his promissory note. That Yard was in expectation of arrest and wished to avoid it was shown by i ing at « hotel in Trenton under the name of Herbert. When he was arrested he im- through his counsel, started pro- take out ® writ of habeas corpus, rompt arrival of the prosecuting offi- iladelphia blocked the proceedings. Yard wasgiven @ hearing on the affidavit charging him with conspiracy to misuse the public funds, and was released on £10,000 " mm for whicl ted with and they arrested Yard. As soon as word was received in Philadelphia that Yard had been arrested, District Attorney Graham, City Solicitor Warwick, Thomas Bar- low and Taylor Faunce of the accountants’ | committee, who are e: counts, anda detective left for Trenton. the warrant on which Yard was arrested Tay- lor Faunce, one of the committee appointed by the mayor of Philadelphia to examine counts of Bardsley, swears that the exami- nation of Bardsley's books and accounts shows that about $200,000 of public money was used by Bardsley in’ conjunction with Yard, and loaned to various banks in Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York. for the purpose of ‘mak- ing profit thereout; that the interest accruing on loans, which were taken out of the state's money, was loaned by 5 tober 8, 1889, to Yard, amounting to 2,117.85; that Yardand Bardsley i interest, contrary to law; that they n ing Bardsley’s ac- In 8 ac on _Oc- oney at tinted Yard register- the requisition proceedings against TRE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. ‘There was some very startling evidence pro- duced before the Berdéley investigating com- | mittee yesterday afternoon. and prominent United States officials’ names brought into the case in @ manner entirely unexpected to the majority of the committee. After the committee had asked all the ques- tions they wished, Assistant Bank Examiuer | Jones said: “There is another thing which I| wish to state. On the 13th day of last February | Controller Lacey was in this city. reception held at the Hotel Lafayette, which he attended. After it was over Bank Examiner | Drew brought Controller Lacey over to the | Keystone Bank and I showed him the books. explained to him the condition of affairs as we then knew them to exist. 1explained the ding of the New York banking exchange ac- counts and informed him of the due bills which had been found. The difference found in the ledger and the stock and bone accounts, for which the Lucas estate was held responsible at that time, was thoroughly explained to him. x Lacey understood at that time all about the Lucas defalcation, which at that time was understood to be 600.000. Then assets were considered and Controller Lacey called the Sea Girt and Spring Lak worth $700,000, instenc! of $500,000 This statement of Mr. Jones caused a grea’ sensation, as Controller's Lacey's visit to the There wasa and the ‘9 Property bank bad been kept a close secret, and Bank Examiner Drew has never, crose-examination under the severe he has ‘been subjected to, allowed himself to give the slightest intuma- tion of it. Mr. Jones also stated that asan expert he did not believe it was possible to tell by the books of the Ke: ton with the attempt to make Nelson director of the Spring Evans, president o: ‘ance Company and den Bank. undérstood that the connecting the of Assistant Secretary of the 7 E . Evans, receiver direetor of . so added’ that he Me "Wenamaker war Mr. Evans for the position. In reply Mr. nce of the treaty was close an ments said to Gen. Wagner. for Sunday services Ruel Keith called | took their stand upon several propecitions. | “No; I think you aso Mistaken, Mr Wane- as first rector. Under his headship a commit- | Qne was that the approval of the treaty by the | maker has ‘to do with it. Now that ex- tee consisting of Thomas Corcoran, Charles A. | United States would convey with it a recogni- plaing something Ldid not understand, ‘Assist Burnett, Thomas Hyde, William Clagett, | tion of certain French claims to a large part of | ant is @ great of Ulysses Ward ard John Myers secured sub- | Liberia, which recenteventsshoware uow being | Evans, and he is probably him for the scriptions, purchased the lot on which the | actively and forcibly pushed, andasthiscountry | position. I+ aleo explains some accounts at the — utes ne ~ Reyakepeo for & | is regarded a8 one our wards we would not cing Ge {did not u1 cburel 4 fe begun on | permit such aggression. It was also ui appears asa the 6th of May, 1818, and on the festival of the | The United States could not consistently with | Gen. W ee ey had since nativity the first services were held in the new | its holding to the Monroe doctrine u looked in the papers for’ the Christ Church. then the largest church in the | ¢o join in a plan of dictation respecting the af- | sistant ry. Nettleton as District. | ‘Throughout ite existence Christ | fairs of auothe: continent, and still another | debtors of the bank, but had Church ‘has had aa vestrymen and in its con- | reason put forward in opposition to the trea gregation many of the historic names of | was the contention that it would be unwise for! Before the committee iecegetown. P the United States to give recognition to the pres- “ After the resignation of Dr. Keith which | ent rather broad, and in some cases doubtful, | ¢Xecutive session Mayor Stuart's ocurred in 1890, the lov. Charles P. Mefivane | Chi rather, broad, and in some, cases tary, Beitler, arrived with labored as rector tor five and after him | Gr Africa, which are tacitly recogmized’ by the | t2© members of the committee. the Rev. H. W. Gray, years, and Rey. | treaty. All of these te were Used by | te report of the who John Thompson Brooke, sixyears. | Mrs Brooke | the opposition successfully to defeat the treaty, | S@ting, the ot Joka yeas followed by Rev. Phillip Slaughter, in 1835, | but es'che motion to reconsider is still created another sensation. under whom, through tho efforts of Messrs, | the Department of State it as a duty to | . The experts reported that Morton, Burgers and Matthews, the steeple of | suit save a place for the United Btates nother og the first church was finished. In 1898 the Rev. | the adhorente until the subject is finally ley, and that it amounted to $400,000. This is J. F. Hoff succeeded Mr. Slaughter, upon by the Senate. in addition to all sums bitherto The ive years Under Hots successor, Rev. Popa ho Ek —_ Lie |. Gassaway, in. 1844, a was y over La ae treasurer purchased on Beall ‘street and in. 1647 the SS share of ‘school fund to be church building much improved. Mr. Gasea-| The Jewish Ministers’ Association of America to educational was succeeded by Kev. David Cald- | will have its thirteenth annual conference Mon- that the money during whose tration the pres-| day, the opening session of which will be held | but that it was never turned over to the ent rectory was secured and the organ | at the Madison Avenue ‘Temple in New York. Se ee eae = spelled ‘of Mtr: Caldwell and | Some of the papers and addresses to be read ot | 15 "Goa" Wer tee gut Rev. Dr. Norwood entered upon the charge. | the conference, which will last several days, Nettleton was After soven years of faithful labor Dr. Nor-| will be “Some U Items in Spring Bank. wood was f by the Rev. Mr. Harris, who | Theology,” by Hey. Dr. Kohut; “Prison had made euch Gen. Wagner had tem ‘one year. Rev. J. | ing,” by Rev. A M. Radin; ‘An Evil and Its | Col. Drew said it was absolutely falso; that he denial and qualified it by saying that he had ne recollection of having said on the subject, but still it was Gen. Wagner's memory was ‘than his, and he therefore would neither it nor Lad Col. Drew was asked: is it eo that Gen — was a borrower of tre ;-y% ae plied Col. “as Tam not allowed wo do 0.” , “Would it ged yt the books of the bank # had been » borrower?” roca.” wsald Col. Drew. Col ‘was averse to } TO NOMINATE BLAINE. ia Thought to Be | A Conference to Secure the Support of West- ern States in the Convention. A special to the Philadelphia Press from In- nder the guise of » business ngresxman Conger of Akron, of Kentucky, Charles W. Fair- banks of this city and othe The purpose of the conference, as explained today by Mr. Conger, was to organize the re- | publicans in the states of Indiana, Ohio, Ili- nois, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minne- sota and Kansas in the interest of Mr. Blaine's j Romination for the presidenc Mr. Conger said: “I am not authorized by Mr. Blaine vo speak for him, but I can give the assurance that there will be no embarrassing letters written by him, such as appeared three years wgo, to paralyze the efforts of his trends. It was agreed in the conference that if Pres ent Harrison should be nominated for re- election the persons interested in this pro- | poned now movement would heartily support m. -——+2e —__—_—_ ‘Mr. Lioyd’s Decoration Day Address, To the Editor of The Evening Star: Your correspondent who publishes an ar- ticle in your Inst Saturday's issue amimadvert- ing on a remark made by me in my address on Decoration day has set up aman of straw for the mere pleasure of knocking it down again. Ime ieno attack on the Catholic religion. I have too many warm, porsonal friends in that church to have permitted me to make a fling at their religion on any occasion, aud who would be the last to believe that I had willfully done so. Moreover, I am ened of too large a spirit of toleration to have made «uc an attack possible by me—a spirit derived through o lous line of Quaker ancestors. and which finds its best expression in « couplet of Oliver Wendell Holmes: <" Weep for the frail that err, the weak tha fall; Have thine own faith, but hope and pray tor all.” If L have any intolerance at ali it is of disputes about differing religious creeds. I will bave none of it. T have no quarrel with any man about his religious creed, and am quite conteut to let every one cravel to heaven by his own road, whether it leads through Kore, Geneva jor Wirtemburg, only insisting that I shall be permitted to do the same, and hopin that we shall all meet together at the em in Christ-like brotherhood. The reaarks to which exception is taken was a repetition of one made some years ago and which was then prompted by the foll Which appeared in the Freeman “The Catholic solution of this muddle about the Bible in the public schools is, hands off No state taxation or donation for any schools. You look to your children and we will look to ours, We don't want you to be taxed for Cath- clic schools, We don't want to be taxed for Protestant or Godless schools. Let the public school system go to where it came from— that is, to the devil.” And the remark was made then as it was on Decoration day, wholly with- jout regard to the question of whether it re- | flected the sentiment of the Catholic church or not, as I sincerely hope, however, that it did not. Because I believe with Witt Clinton, that m ix the very pal- d the best guarantee < and with Miltor “to make the people fitted to choose, and the chosen fitted to govern, we must teach the people,” and with Washington, that “knowledge of pubhe happiness,” and with Jefferson (whom your correspondent will hardly Teligious bigotry), who said thal vem general instruction which shall reach every description of our citizens, from the richest to the poorest, as it ‘was the earliest #0 it shall be the’ latest of all public concerns in which I shall permit myvelf to take an inter- est,” and with Horace Mann, who said that “education in # republic must be universal; the whole land must be watered by the «treams | of knowledge,” and with Gen. Grant and many of our’ most eminent statesmen, living and dead, who have suid substantially the same thing: because I believe, further, that our ey» | tem of public instruction made ‘our American | civilization a possibility, and that republican | institutions can only be maintained on a basis | of general intelligence, and because, more- | over, there never wasa time, in my jadgment, when such instruction was more imperatively | demanded than now, 6,000,000 of | chattels have been recently converted into men and invested with civil and political rights, aud when the ignorant and degraded of every | nation are constantly swarming to our all needing the uplifting power which our sys tem of public instruction alone can give, am I reaay to resent any attack it, come from what rource it may, as Idid the attack of armed rebellion against the government, and for pre- easel the same reason, to wit, that the success of the one would inevitably result in exactly the same disastrous consequences as would have resulted from the success of the other. Your mdent has pot only set ups man of straw to knock it down again, but be has suggested a dilemma on either born of which he is at liberty to im; ure. ‘The Cat mu, of urse, my remark had no application to it. Ifit ts then the remark aon apply, and de- servedly oo, and in either case was fully war- ranted, and no more fitting occasion for ite ex- than when we were met together to by the reception committee, took carriages and were driven through Lincoln Park and along the lake shore drive. On the return to the city at 2 o'clock a stop Was made at the residence of Editor Joseph Medill, where Junebe