Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-03
NEW CHURCH Of THE UNITY.
The New Building Formally
Dedicated Yesterday.
Venerable DR.. Fay breaches the
Opening Sermon.
Iuxurfant Floral observation-disclosures
i've Services which Outline the
Doctrines of the Unitarian
Church.

The dedicatory services OF the Church
of the Unity were celebrated yesterday,
the enlarged building being crowded to
its capacity, which is now 1900 seats.
The church presented an elegant appear
ance, the interior being decorated with
evergreens and beautiful flowers in that
profusion which Southern California can
alone afford at this season. The SER
mon, preached by Rev. Eli Fay, Ph. D.,
D. D., the former minister in charge,
was a masterpiece of eloquence, and
showed that the reverend gentleman
had lost none OF the oratorical power
that made him famous here until his
enforced retirement on account of ill
health. The pastor, Rev. j. s. Thomp-
son. M. A., offered the dedicatOry
PRAYER, and the service was made dis
tinctive by the following responsive
readings, which may be interesting to
those who are curious on the subject OF
Unitarian doctrine and belief:
RESPONSIVE READINGS.
Cali standing.)
Minister-To the one God and Father
of all, who is above all, and through all
and in us all, the life of our lie, the
source OF our strength, the ground of
our hope, and our portion forever
People-We dedicate this church.
Minieter-To Jesus Christ, the Son OF
God and the Son of Man, our teacher,
exemplar, inspirer and guide, who illus
trated the humanity OF God, the divin-
ity of man, the sacredness of life and
the reality and glory of the life immor-
tai
People-We dedicate this church.
Minister-To the holy spirit of truth
abroad among men, working for per-
eonal purity, practical righteousness and
devout living, and leading men to seek
as never before for the grounds of hui
man brotherhood and the higher mean
ings of life
People-We dedicate this church.
Minister-To ministry Of divine
truth that shall convince the rich that
man liveth not by bread alone, that out
of this wonderful life he gets least who
gives it all his time and strength, his
thought and heart-and shall convince
the poor, who feel the pressure uf cir
cumstances, the limitations of uncon-
genial environment, that in their ma
ture and possible experience they out
rank the titles and eclipse the pageantry
of kings
People-We dedicate this church.
Minister-To the religious education
of the young, and with the ever-deepen-
ing conviction that profound conscious
ness OF our relations to the Infinite is in
dispensable to well-ordered life
People-We dedicate this church
Minister-To the high functions OF
reason, to absolute intellectual liberty
in connection with every subject that
challenges our thought-the marriage of
intelligence and reverence, fact and faith, !,
life and religion
People-We dedicate this church.
All together--May this outward act OF
dedication be the symbol of our personal
coneecration to all the high ends for
which the church stands. Here may we
learn to love God with all our hearts, and
our neighbors as ourselves. So, to us,
may this church prove to be the house
of God, the gate of heaven. Amen.
Choir-''Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise God,
be honor and glory, forever and ever,
amen"
It was announced that the cost of the
enlargement had been So, 3,450, Of which
$2,5S6 had been subscribed leaving only
1854 to be raised. The income OF the
church last year had been some 5000
over all expenses, and with the large
additional seating accommodation it was
expected that there would be no diff
Guilty in raising all the needed funds.
The evening service was conducted by
the pastor and was largely attended.