. The old cannon foundry above Georgetown, and its first owner Henry Foxall . er-storm that saved the foundry from destruction. Butas to the bestowal of the name, the biographer of Fox-all says positively that the chapel was opened byBishop Asbury, who gave it its name in commemora-tion of John Wesleys Foundry Chapel in London.*On one occasion Foxall gave a jocular answer to afriends criticism on the inconsistency of his makingcannon and the founding of this church: No doubt,said he, you have some reason for thinking I havesinned in turning out all these grim instruments ofdeath; but dont
. The old cannon foundry above Georgetown, and its first owner Henry Foxall . er-storm that saved the foundry from destruction. Butas to the bestowal of the name, the biographer of Fox-all says positively that the chapel was opened byBishop Asbury, who gave it its name in commemora-tion of John Wesleys Foundry Chapel in London.*On one occasion Foxall gave a jocular answer to afriends criticism on the inconsistency of his makingcannon and the founding of this church: No doubt,said he, you have some reason for thinking I havesinned in turning out all these grim instruments ofdeath; but dont you think, therefore, that I shoulddo something to save the souls of those who escape?Seriously speaking, he really hated war. In his ownlife, which was free from all strife and contention, * There seems to be a conflict between this statement and thatmade in a pamphlet issued in 1904 by the Foundry Church trustees,wherein it is said that the Church of 1814 was dedicated by Snithen, former pastor of the Georgetown Methodist Church,of which Mr. Foxall was a First Foundry Chapel. 14th and G Streets, Washington, D. C. Built by Henry Foxall.
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