The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-04
CALIFORNIA.
The vestry of the New Church at Pasadena,
Opened.

The vestry of the New Church at Pasadena,
Opened.
This has been great day for our
church here. The vestry of the new
church, though not completed, was ready
for use, and we occupied it for the first
time to-day. AS the Sunday school was
to have large share in the use Of the
room, the day was set apart as Children's
Day, and the children took prominent
part in the services.
The Sunday. school did the sing ing for
the morning service. Rev. Dr. Deere,
of Riverside, who appeared for the first
time in his new title away from home,
preached sermon which interested both
old and young, on the history and char
acter of Children's Sunday in our church.
He wore his title gracefully, and il it Is OF
any worth to him and to the cause he has
served so long and SO faithfully, he ought
e. have received it ten years ago.
Dedication Service.
Following the sermon, the pastor, Rev.
E. T.. CoDger, made few remarks appro-
pirate to the occasion, and the n performed
the pleasing service of baptism and ded-
ication for thirty children, whose parents
brought them to the altar for consecra-
ton. Others were unsvoidably absent
and will be dedicated at the first oppor-
tupity. The service was very touching
and moved all hearts.
An Anniversary.
The pleasing feature Of the occasion
was the fact that the day for entering the
new church happened to be Father
TROOPS seventy seventh birthday. The
society owes its start to Father Throop,
and since the new church has been under
way, he has given his time and money
without stint to this noble work. His
whole soul is in the work, and it was a
remarkable coincidence that the entrance
into the new church for which he has
done SO much should chance to occur on
bis birthday. Allusion was made to the
fact by DR.. Deere, and the pastor said,
"Our birthday present to Father Throop
shall be the dedication of all these little
ones and conservation Of ourselves to
the cause SO dear to his heart OF all
the happy ones in that happy throng,
none were more 80 than that good man
when he saw the parents, in response to
such calE lead those thirty children to
the altar and consecrate them to the faith
for which he was giving his life.
Evening Service.
In the evening the Sunday school gave
it's first concert, under the able superin-
tendence OF e. E. Spaulding and his eff
cient assistant, N. M. johnson, both life
long workers in our churches in the East.
Short congratulatory addresses we're also
made by s. Garfield and M. e. Arthur
leading attorneys of our city, Judge
Enoch Knight, DR.. Deere and the pastor.
The New Ves,ry.
The new vestry is one OF the finest
rooms in the city. The large room, which
is semi. circular, will seat four hundred
comfortably. Acrossone end are the ladies
parlor, the dining room and kitch
en-. Each of these are models OF colven
ence, and are as well appointed as any
home. The dining room is separated from
the audience room by drop-curtain and
portiers. The platform is on casters and
can be moved forward when the dining
room is in use, and for concerts or dra-
matte entertainments it can be moved
back, converting the dining room into a
complete stage, with all the accessories.
On Sundays all these rooms are we'll ar
ranged for classes.
The whole arrangement is economical,
convenient and artistic, and promises
great usefulness to the parish. d.