Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-07
WORSAIppERS OF THE LORD
How They Meet and Labor to
Praise His Name.
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
The Financial Condition OF the Y. NJ
q. A. and the Steps Proposed to
Put 1t on a Plane OF Success
Other Notes.
Among the Sanctuaries.

The people OF the Emmanuel Baptist
church are making preparations to build q
neat frame church near their present place
Of worship on Twenty fourth street.
The plans adopted indicate frame
structure 30xS0 feet with an audience room
for seating 300 persons. Back of
the platform will be two robing rooms and
underneath tho pulpit will be n baptistry.
In the front part of the building TO the right
Of the entrance will be prayer and lecture
room 16x22 over which will be gallery for
the choir The entire building will be
heated by furnace and the auditorium and
lecture rooms will be provided with opera
chairs. The church will front on Twenty
fourth street and will present very good
appearance The lot cost $1,000 and the
building will cost about S25, 900. Work on
the building will begin in the early part of
the fall and the church will be ready for
services about the middle of November
The Emmanuel Baptist congregation consists
OF eighty-seven persons, but new members
are constantly being added to that number.
Rev. +. w. Foster has been pastor of the
church for nearly a year, ana is making the
church grow and prosper. 1t is now one of
the most earnest ana active religious organi-
cations in the city and IS doing great deal of
good in Il religious way.
The Chautauqua assembly, which for the
past three weeks mas been held near Council
Bluffs, completed its labors and broke camp
Friday morning.
These assemblies are in full running order
at other points in this vicinity and, in fact,
all over the country, and seem to exert an
elevating influence upon the culture and re-
tinement of the age. The Chautauqua has
had wonderful growth within the past ten
years, and as an agency which was needed in
civilization, and thousands are enjoying its
benefits to-day who never saw a Chautauqua
assembly, while thousands of others are at
the very fountain head partakng of its high
est privileges.
Rev. DIR. Dunnng, of Boston, one of the
ablest scholars of the age, who is in charge
OF the Chautauqua at Crete, will take DIR.
Duryea's place and preach in the First Con-
gregational church to-day.
Prof. j. X. McClurken, of the Reformed
theological Seminary of Allegheny, spent a
few DAYS in this city during the week while
on his way to the far west to visit friends
and relatives.
Elder David Erret, of this city, has been
oppolnted on the committee on nominations
for the Nebraska State Sabbath School as.
sociatlon and John Dale has been appointed
member of the executive committee
First Congregational Church, Nineteenth
and Davenport streets-Rev. DR.. Dunning,
OF Boston, one of the ablest preachers in the
country, will occupy DR.. Duryea's pulpit this
morning. No evening service
Rev. A. G. F'redin, the new minister OF the
Swedish Eyangelican Lutheran Church, of
this city, who succeeds Rev. E. A. Fogel-
strom, is said to be very able and eloquent
as well rs popular preacher, and one who is
accustomed to draw great crowds Mr.
Fredln was born in Sweden, in 1854, and
came to America two years ago, and to
Nebraska last year. His congregation seems
to be well pleased to have HIM for their
pastor, and think that he will add greatly to
their numbers.
The Knox Presbyterian church of this city
has recently received into its fold twenty
two new members, seventeen by letter and
five by profession. The church is in a very
healthy condition, and Rev. Asa Leard, its
new pastor. is to be inducted into the paste.
rate next Sunday, at which time Rev. DIR.
Gordon will preside and preach the sermon.
| The charge to the new pastor will ne deliv.
| cred by Prof. Mcfarland and that to the
| people by Rev. William II. Henderson. The
| ladies of the congregation contemplate i'm
| proving OF the interior Of the building in
| Various ways and have already purchased a
very handsome bible for the pulpit.
The Southwest Presbyterian church has
| Just had an addition of seven members to its
| congregation. During the pastoratc of Rev.
| d. r. Kerr the church has been prospering
| continually and has grown in strength and
popular favor.