Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-30
IT IS NOW DEDICATED
All Souls unHsrsaIist Church
Ready 70, Use.
LAST NIGHTS CEREMONIES
The BaiItiins Was Crowied and sh<
Eseses-s~ W~re rte~.inssy and sue
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the psesssest and best appointed church
buildings ia the state. wss formally ded
icaied Isst night Tho huilding is 10.
eaie.i at the corner 81 Cakes and Shel
don streets. The whole superstructure
i built II red sand stone. and It's style
IL architecture j. ~ modern design. IL
- not large, bat IFS general appearance
- very handsome. The auditorium Is
richl, furnished with upholstered opera
seats, tine carpets and pretsils decorated
walls. la the basement IL a well planned
Sunday school room. with all the con.
venience~ for giving entertainments and
producing the drama. The building
throughout Is lighted with incandcscent
electric lamps Large windows al dl,
vsrsely colorcd glass adoru each gable
and the sides OF the huilding.
Tho site was purchased January s.
1871. fer sio5oo. and the plans weie
adopted the following July. In October
the contract Was let for its construction
for sE..ao. The corner stone was laid
ON May %. lsos. with appropriate eere-
monies. The building committee in
charge ~ the work was composed III
William III. Anderson. Oscar r. Conklin.
Charles W. Garfield. Christian Bertseh
aud James 4. Hunt. The entire cost
~ the building. site and furnishings Is
stated at si6. loo.
Last Nights Services.
The building at the de,licatory ser.
vices last evening was crowded. The
exercises opened with an organ volun-
tary by Prof. Wellenstein. How Lovely
Are Thy Dwellings" was then rendered
10y choir. composed II Messiames
Davis. Fyfe. Aldworth anil Barnhart, and
Messrs KRONER. Perkins. Eddy and Fyfe.
The Rev George 4. Sahlin then invoked
the divine blessing Messrs. Eddy. Fyfe.
Perkins and KRONER sang the Song III
Salvation" which was followed 10y scrip
ture reading by the Rev. James Gortoa.
The Rev. William A Colle,lge gave an
address ON The Uniyersalist Church
and Religious Progress. Mr. Colledee
said that at the beginning Of the present
century hut little attention was given
by the churches 10 the cultivation 81 the
higher qualities IL man. They gave
most ~ their attention 10 teaching dog
mas and superstitions- In the great
theological questions ~ the age the uni
versalist church stands in the front rank
~ progress. The church IL not drifting
from the verities ~ the doctrines ~ the
Bible. hut the Bible il receiving such
close examination that dcgmas are
driven out The world has never before
shown such deep interest in
the church as il does today.
The uniyersalist church believes
in the deep study az the scriptures and
that no man can know the condition n
doctrines unless he investigates for hifa-
self The dawn is breaking; the people
are being brought into the light Of
more liberal belief"
The choir rendered an Original hymn
composed by Myrtle koon Clergyman
for the occasion.
ItS Special Function.
"The Special Function ~ the Univer-
salist Church" WAS the subject Of an adj.
dress hy the Rev. Lee =. McCollestrr.
He SAID the function IL the unIyersalist
church Is the presentation ~ TIE
doctrine ~ larger hope. the welfare 81
humanity. and the methods az the ex.
ccution 81 the doctrine ~ the Bible.
The early work - the church was Ia at
tack the false doctrines ~ other
churches ~ an extreme punishment and
the eternal damnation II infants. THESE
doctrines have now become unpopular
IN most churches. which IN the result II
the combatiVeness - the univcrsalist
church. The church believes in God
Almighty and eternal love. IN believes
IN God rs tie Describes Himself IN The
New Testament. The church breaches
liberalism aud opposes dcgmas
After an address ON The Church and
Spiritual Life" by the Rev. ". r. Dick
erman IL Lansing the choir sang an
original hymn bs Helen Gray Cone. A
dedicaiory responsive reading 10y The
pastor and the congregation was next
On the program. the sentence ~ dcdica
ton icing "a follows
All With grateful hearts we dedicate
this church 80 the worship ~ Almighty
God. the ever living Father. To- the lei
lovship ~ every truth aud 60 the divine
scrvic, - man.
Pastor Peace bc within this walls
Congregation For my brethren and
companions sakcs. | will now Hay.
Peace he within thee.
prayer ~ dedication WAS offered by
the Rev r. y couden. Services Eiil
to- held IN tho church ihia morning. he.
ginning ~ . o'clock The decorations
last evening consisted ~ ferns aud
tropical plants. which were arranged in
large clusters on the roetrum and
chaucpl~.