The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-26


morning at IL o'clock. Rev. ]. b. Haw-
thorne, D. D., Atlanta, Co., will preach
the dedicatory sermon.
Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
on the part Of the contractors to COM
plete the work entire, few minor Jobs
remain yet to be finished. The pews
were not put in the gallery, but it was
filled with chairs to accommodate the
immense congregation.
TINES reporter was shown through
the church yesterday by Mayor Evans.
The mayor is one OF the leading Bap-
lists in the city, and his whole heart is
with the work of the church. There is
no one who has spent more time or money
on the new church than he.
The pews have all been placed in the
auditorium. They are models OF beauty,
being built OF quartered oak and highly
finished. They are easy and feel as
comfortable as an arm chair.
The auditorium will seat with COM
fort five hundred and fifty people. The
large gallery will seat from two hundred
to two hundred and fifty persons. The
choir gallery will seat fifty persons,
making total of eight hundred and
hfty persons that may be seated with
SOAAiOAS' ~ 10 pOoolOlO w ACCOMMODATE
thousand. The gallery can be reached
without entering the auditorium, and
the choir gallery can also be reached by
walkway leading to the rear on the
outside
In the basement are two elegant toilet
rooms to be used by the candidates for
baptism. They are reached by easy
stairways from either side of the pull
pit, at the head of which are two recop-
tion rooms. From these rooms are steps
lending into the baptisitry. This is
lined with e sheet lead. a quick
heating stove connects with it from the
basement, and with it the chill can be
taken from the water in few minutes.
The pulpit furniture is exceedingly
pretty. 1t is all carved oak and finished
with red plush. The pulpit stand is ad-
Unstable and is small but Of elegant de-
sign, There are four fine chairs and
communion table OF the same material
The choir gallery and all apartments
are carpeted. Tho whole building is
finished in the best OF style.
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne arrived in the
city yesterday morning and is the guest
of DR.. Hippo.
The following programme has been
arranged for the dedication:
First, " Praise Ye the Father"
Choir Gounod. Second, Doxology.
Third, Invocation. Fourth, Hymn, 20
Worship the King" Fifth, Reading,
scriptural selections from LIST Kings. s,
and Psalms 27, 40, "a, and 1872. Sixth,
Gloria, No. 8. Ii. z. banks. Seventh,
Hymn. The Lord Of Hosts to Thee We
Raise" Eighth, Sermon by Rev. ]. b.
Hawthorne, D. D. Ninth, Financial
statement and collection. Tenth,
Praise Ye the Lord (choir), Murray.
Eleventh. Dedicatory hymn, 20 God the
Father, Christ the Son." Twelfth,
Dedicatory prayer. Thirteenth, Hymn,
"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
Fourteenth, Benediction.
tits expected that the church will be
crowded to its utmost. The report
some time ago that the walls we're
not safe is without foundation.
Mayor Evans said yesterday that nearly
every architect in the city had made an
building as safe as it could we'll be
built.
1t is expected that Rev. j. w. Wild
man, former pastor of tho First Bap-
fist Church, will preach in the new
house of worship to night. Rev. Mr..
Wildman is deservedly popular in Roa-
doke.
Services will be held at the other
churches to-day as follows:
Greene Memorial: Sunday-school at
$3.50. There will be no morning service.
Service at p. m. by Rev. Collins Denny.
l. Grace M. Z. Church, South: Sunday
school at the ''Bee IIivep at o:ao. No
morning service.
st. James M. e. Church, South, Gil
mer street near Park: Sunday-school at
y. Opening service at IL a. m. by Rev.
Collins Denny. Exercises of Children's
Day at $3.50 p. IN.
The services of Trinity Tabernacle
will be conducted to-day by the pastor,
Rev. j. w. Dutfey. Next Sunday, August
2, Bishop A. W. Wilson will dedicate
the tabernacle, at which time the SER
vices will be of special interest. The
Bishop is considered ono OF the ablest
preachers .in the Southern Methodist
for those who may hear him.
Calvary Baptist Church., Campbell
street, above Park street, Rev. c. f.
James, pastor There will be no preach.
ing in the Tabernacle today, occasioned
by the dedication of the First Baptist
Church, to which all of the congregation
are cordially invited. Sunday school at
$3.50 q. IN. We extend welcome to all.
Rev. P. e. Elson, of Fincastle, will
conduct protracted meeting in Cavalry
Baptist Tabernacle during the month OF
September
Lee-street M. e. Church. Preaching
at II a. m. and s D. m. Sabbath school
at 2:30 p. m: Special service at D. m.
for railroad men. All are invited.
Reformed Church, Rev. Lewis Rel
ter. pastor. Services in the Wright
block at II a, m. and p. m. All are
cordially invited
United Brethren Church: Rev. A. =.
Funkhouser, from Harrisonburg, Va,
will preach for j. E. Fout in the Young