Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-11
THREE NEW TEMPLES
Added to the Already Long List of
Pittsburg Churches.
BUILDING ON HISTORIC GROUND.
Laying the Cornerstone of St. Andrews
English Lutheran.
TWO HOUSES FOR WORSHIP DEDICATED

Pittsburg is rapidly becoming noted for
the number of its churches, and yesterday
three more were added to the already long
list. The cornerstone of one temple of
worship was laid, and tive more were dedi-
Gated.
TIE cornerstone of the new St. Andrew s
English Lutheran Church, corner of Steven
son and Colwell streets was laid in the after
noon. Addresses were made by Rev. Frank
Brand, of Braddock, and Rev. R. Walk, of
Sharpsburg. The services were conducted
BY Rev. A. W. Meyer. the present pastor
of the church. Many of the English and
German ministers of the city were in at
tendance.
The St Andrews English Lutheran, con-
gregation has but brief history. Last
spring the German Lutheran congregation
on Sixth avenue, recognizing the necessity
of an English organization, called upon her
membership for volunteers in this under
taking. a. B.. Neiman, A. c. Succop and
A. H. Schewe responded to the call and
formed committee for further work.
A call was extended to the present pastor,
Rev. A. W. Meyer, then at Winfield, Kan,
who accepted. The hall above the Fifth
Avenue Bank, at the corner of Stew
enson street, was secured for services,
and permanent organization was effected
on October 16 last. The ranks of member
ship have shown q steady increase, both
from the German church on Sixth avenue
and the one on Pride street The Sunday
school has IL teachers and total enroll
zf "a
Society, with 80 members, has been formed
Built on the Foundry Property.
On April 1 the officers of the church pur-
chased lot 94x120 feet, part of the old
Price foundry property at the corner of
Stevenson and Colwell streets, and donated
lot 44x94 feet to the church for building
which. when finished, will cost $50, ,OO0 At.
present only one story of the church will be
finished. This will be ready for the con-
gregstion about October l. 1t will be used
until the congregation gets sufficient money
to finish the structure.
The officers of the church are Rev. A. W.
Meyer, pastor; b II. Neiman, G. Wamhop
and G f. Ahlers, elders; A. E. Succop, G.
E Klingelhofer and c. d. Fortlage, dea-
cons; a. 81. Schewe, W. b. Voscamp and
W. R Neibaum, trustees
The Duquesne Heights M E. Church,
corner of Oneida and Sycamore streets, was
dedicated yesterday. The church was first
organized in the fall of 1881, with Rev. Ed
ward Williams as pastor. At that time the
church had but six members and Sunday
school OF about 80 They held services in the
school house on Sweet Briar street, for
some time and then built small church
near the school house.
The Congregation Needed More Room.
The membership grew rapidly and the
was not large enough to accommodate them.
About four years ago the Ladies'
Aid Society took upon themselves
the task of building a new church.
With the promise of aid and support
from the trustees, they purchased a lot
upon which the new church was built, for
s.. 600 Then by subscription Sc, 500 was
raiseds and work was begun on the new
church. The church, which is frame, cost
S., 500, and was completed about two months
ago and is one of the neatest and prettiest
churches in the city. 1t is built on the side
of the hill, and the Sunday school room is
in the lower part of the building, and the
large room above will accommodate 600
people.
Yesterday forenoon the services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. c. E. Locke, who
preached the dedication sermon and raised
S, 800. In the afternoon the services were
conducted BY Rev. DR.. s. T. Mitchell, and
the addresses were made by the Rev. S. W.
McCurdy, Rev. Edward Williams and Rev.
NJ. G. Montgomery. There was 5000 raised
by subscription. In the evening Rev. DR..
J. W. Miles, presiding elder of the district,
conducted the services and succeeded in
raising nearly all of the 81, 700 required to
pay the Indebtedness
Worked Hard to the Same End.
Much credit is given to the pastor, the
Rev. W. H. Rodenbaugh, the Ladies' Aid
Society and the Epworth League for their
work in erecting the church The Epworth
League and Ladies' Aid Society each placed
q handsome memorial window in the church.
The new Greek or Russian United Catho-
lie Church located on South Seventh street
was dedicated yesterday morning Previous
to the dedication services there was a short
street parade of half dozen Slayonic and
other societies. The service of itself is the
same as followed in all Roman Catholic
churches The mass was celebrated by the
pastor, Rev. Father Vislocky, while the
sermon was preached by the Rev. Father
Obuz Kicsuick, of Oliphant, Pa, whose re-
marks were confined to telling the people |
their duty as Christians
The church is the old building formerly
used by the Evangelical Lutheran congre-
cation, and was built nearly 30 years ago.
The old structure has been repainted and re-
fitted in handsome style, and looks almost
new. The congregation numbers about 800,
and is made up OF Hungarians, Slavs and