, 1892-03-26
UNITARIAN DEDICATION.
The Beautiful Church to BE Formerly
Opened Tomorrow.

to bottom for the first time at the choir re
hearsel last night. II presented a yer
striking and handsome appearance. Th
three large windows with their cherry, bu
subdued colors shone with magnifcen
wealth of light and tint. The music re
hearsal was preparatory for the dedication
exercises tomorrow. The acoustic proper
ties of the building are excellent, as thos
who were present last evening as hearer
can attest. The music which is under tn
direction of Mr.. A. L. Campbell and upor
which the choir has been working for twc
or three weeks, was caught up and deYel
oped by the resonant capacities Of tht
building. The entire auditorium is fur
nished with opera chairs exactly alike il
the gallery and upon the main floor, all o
them being in plain antique oa5 finish
There are about four hundred all together
There is ample room for many additional
seats on extra occasions. There will be .
reception at the church parlors this even;
ing to meet DR.. Eliot and visiting friends
from neighboring cities. All members and
friends ol the Unitarian society whether re-
celving personal invitations or not are in
vited to be present.
Elaborate preparations have been made
tor the dedlcatory services tomorrow. and
the following programme has been ar
ranged
DEDIcATIyE EXERCISES. IL A, NJ.
l. Organ-V Voluntary.
2. Anthem, GLORY be to the Lord For
ever''-Choir.
9. Scripture reading Rev. Mrs, Aitken.
4. Dedication hymn.
5. Prayer-Rey. Mrs. Aitken.
o. Solo, II Will Arise'-Mrs. Joseph
Chilberg.
people.
s. sermon-Dr. T. I. Elliot DID.
8, hymn, "The Morning Lights Break
10. Financial statement.
II. Address Of welcome to new members
Rev. Herman Haugerud
IL. Anthem, "Guide Me''-Old Hundred.
13. Benediction.
cHILDREN's SERVICE 3 80 F.M.
Singing by the Sunday school, solo by
Mrs. Austin, and other special music.
Addresses by Rev. VIM. G.. Eliot, ir., Of
the First Unitarian church in Seattle, Rev.
Q. q. DiYen, of the Congregational church
Rev. j. ~. McCallum, of the Christian
church, Olympia, and others, on the gener-
a subject Of 1.-THE Religious Education Of
Children and Youth.
Conservation of infants to purity and
truth, DIR. Il. L.. Eliot, of Portland, officiat-
ing.
DEDICATION TO THE SERVICE or MAN.
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I. Organ-Voluntary,
2. Anthem.
8. Responsive Reading.
4. Hymn-No. 254.
6. Hymn-No. 215.
s. Addresses Joseph Shippen. L. e.
RAIDER.
Z. Addresses Rev. John q. Kimbal,
Rey. David Utter written for the &C.
casion.l
8. Offert0ry
9. Hymn-No. 223.
10. Closing Prayer and Benediction.
DR.. Il. L. Eliot, of Portland, who is to
preach the dedieatory sermon, is one of the
most respected and most widely known
ministers on the northwest Pacific coast
He has been actively identified with the
liberal religious, educational, charitable and
humane work in Portland as pastor of the
church Of Our Father" for over quarter
ton, Oregon and California Dr. Eliot is
Portland, and Portland is Dr. Eliot.
One OF the city official of Olympia was
heard to remark not long ago that it did not
seem as # ne / had been to Portland If. while
Inak1ng mi 1EIg VISIT there ne dld not get TO see
". Eliot. lie Is so much to all who know
MN, d1i 9 because though most industrious In
q PIT OF celestlal sunshine wherever he goes.
His father before MIN was also minister
ana OF the same beautiful and seryiceable
pattern; Ihe father, William g. Eliot,
Was e ~; LOUIS M and q Missouri Whathis son
ls 70. 70 Rortland ana an oregon
10y " 1lllam ~ y. Elot came TO st Louis in
served ps e @ ofalasa ase ~ lfaTtan far oarch ana
nearly fifty years, however, Re was closely