Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-24
SUNDAY NOTES.
Dedication Of the Bellevue
Avenue Church.
A VERY LARGE DONATION MADE,
The Building and Furniture Paid
For - The Freeman College
Corner Stone.

The Methodist Episcopal Church o
Los Angeles, which has been increasing
its strength in all directions from the
present institution on Fort street, yester
day dedicated new building erected foi
the use of the Bellevue-avenue congrega
ton. 1t is situated on the corner Of
Bellevue avenue and Centennial street
a pleasant, tastefully arranged structure,
with seating capacity of about thous-
and. The congregation is formed of resi-.
dents of that immediate vicinity, who
seem, by the enthusiasm displayed yes.
terday, to be active and vigorous adher.
ents OF the faith.
The dedicatory services were held in
the afternoon, beginning at 2:3O and
lasted about two hours. The side of the
building was purposely left open and un-
finished, in order that the large
audience of brothers, with their
wives and families, who had
attended might be accommodated
under a large tent which was put up
adjoining. Every pew of the church
building was occupied and the benches
in the tent proved too few to seat those
who hocked to the services.
the choir, consisting of Mrs. w. f.
Beeson, Mrs. J. H. Book, Mr.. J. H. Os-
good, and Mr.. John Lowe, with Mrs. j.
G. Ogilvie as organist, gave the anthem,
"Praise the Lord, o My SOUL" and the
congregation joined in hymn. The
Rev. DR.. Henry Cox then asked the
Lord to bless the building which was
about to be dedicated to His service, and
asked that the work of the pastor and
the congregation might be blessed, after
which the choir sang again.
The Rev. J. w. Van Cleve, the Pre-
siding Elder of the church, read from
the Scriptures, followed by the Rev. DR..
NJ. M. Bovard. After another hymn,
the Rev. Thomas Bowman, Senior
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who has been visiting for some
time in Southern California, delivered
the dedicatory sermon. His text was
from the utterance of Christ, 'It is
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive," and he entertained his list
eners with a number of anecdotes
illustrating the truth of this statement.
He omitted the direct application of the
text, however, which was supplied by
the Rev. DIR. Cantine, who followed him
The financial statement OF the condition
of the church showed that the property
owned by the organization, the two lots,
on one of which the church building
stood, was nearly free from encum-
brance. The real estate was valued at
81, 200, and the mortgage which rested
upon it OF 81 200 was almost entirely pro
vided for. There remained, however,
the 5000 which was still due on the
building and it's furniture, about 81 600
having been paid. This $2,O49, DR..
Cantine said, he wanted it Immediately
The subscription was started on 500
limit, and DIR. Cantine declared that he
would himstlf look out for three of the
ten 500, which would make up the
81 900. B. w. Morgan, Samuel Strohm,
A. M. Hough, G. H. Bradley and J. H..
Book agreed to look out for $lOO each.
The list was then opened for $50,
and the following names were en-
rolled DR.. Louis Beeson, E. ID. Van
Cleve. Mrs. +. w. Spencer and
J. d. Hatch. In the $25 list came F. A.
Archibald, Mrs. F. A. Archibald, Fred
G. Holland, George Wells, G. r. Grow,
A. @. Shaffer. Mrs. A. G. Shaffer, H. G.
Henry, Jordan Cox and ]. G. Armstrong
The names were then called for 500 and
the following were enrolled: f. R.
Kreitz, FL. w. Scott, ]. f. Hayes, Mrs.
Henry Gieser, F. Cronic, J. q. Barber
and j. G. Henspeth. For $40 the follow
ing names were taken: @. L. Parmalee,
Robt. Cooner, H. G. Luckner, G. M.
Smith. W. B. Johnson, H. G. Udell, w.
J. Bunker, David Krugel, Mrs. r. S.
Cantine, A. M. Brookes, g. r. Cough,
J. G. Willing, J. w. Van Cleve, James
Lacy, Mrs. A. M. Armor, G. Phillpot, D.
Chick, E. L. Witty, Father Teebaugh, J.
@. Stratton, Mrs. w. +. Beeson and
Mrs. NJ. M. Bovard. The IS list con-
sisted of John Pugb, w. T. Pugh, Mrs. j
Pugh, Chas. T.. Pugh, Richard G. Pugh,
J. H. Hughes, Oliver Hughes, H. L.
McMullen, E A. Smale, Mrs. Ransome,
G. A. Parmalee, M. Enders, Thos. Gault,
A. E. Lutner, H. E. Hollister, Miss
Hatch Fred Howes, w. Klosterhouse,
W.. J. Post, John White, E. Markew,
Mrs DR.. Austin, T. A. Hersey, Mrs. D.
Sheek, Mrs. NJ. Falkner, Mrs. Mary
w. A: Knighton, Josephine Hatch,
r. Grove and H. A. Smith.
AulS IeIC lesS CHdu @l0O 10 raise, ana
five men promptly pledged themselves tc
| ill that sum: w. B. Barber, DR.. Can.
tine, A. E. Pomeroy, E. F. Spence, and
s. G. Hubbell at $50 apiece. B. Steven
son subscribed $3.50 and Joe Hanson
$3.50 A collection was then taken up.
The subscriptions all together amounted
to $2,0S5, and considerable amount was
taken up in the basket.
Miss Gleason sang "The Model
Church" and the dedicatory services
were performed by Bishop Bowman
after which the audience dispersed.
The Freeman College.
The ceremony Of laying the corner
stone of the Freeman College of Applied