Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-04-24

sun tnreW inc nShG OF It's favor over
the new house of worship and its
audience within, which filled every
part Of the edifice. The ladies had
trimmed the pulpit and altar with
two anchors Of cream and white roses,
Gala lilies, marguerites, potted plants,
geraniums in bloom, ferns, bridal
wreathes and boquets of roses, lilacs,
and lilies. The presence of the pas
tor and members of st. Pauls Epis-
copal church, presented a charming
spectacle Of union around one COM
mon altar. The reading of scriptural
lessons and prayer by Rev. W. II. /.
Houghton were appropriate to the
occasion, and in baritone voice that
was heard and appreciated. An or
chestra composed of singers and we'll
played musical instruments, was a
great object of attraction TO those
dedicatorial services. The sermon by
Rev. j. S. Mcdonald, of California,
was delivered in the speakers easy,
fluent and eloquent style which al
ways captivates his hearers. He
spoke in an eloquent and descriptive
manner OF the old temple of King
Solomon and made practical applica-
ton to Elko's gem of O church and
commended not only the architec-
tural beauty of the house, but the
1iberality Of the people in building it.
The history Of the Elko Presbyterian
church, paper on that subject CON-
posed by Miss M. E. Hough and Mrs.
j. Taylor, was read by the latter in
very clear, tender and etfectual man.
ner, and the composition of it was
worthy Of the ladies, its authors. 1t
revealed the ecclesiastic history of
Elko for we'll nigh a quarter of GEN.
fury, from the passionate of Henry
Otis Whitney to that of the present
incumbent of this and other mission
airy fields in eastern Nevada Rev. F.
S. Witter. It was listened to with
rapt attention. The box for the
corner stone was exhibited to the
congregation by the pastor, hav-
ing the contents Of the box that was
taken from the wall Of the old church
and many mementoes of sacred and
secular history in our time besides.
The pastor said: 1--WE have put all
these things in this box and sealed it
air tight and water tight, and will put
it in some secure place in the wall of
this church. When all of us are dead
there will be thuse that will open this
box, read the curious things that
We're done in sacred and secular mat
ters in an age long gone by, and as
they peruse in future times the
achievements of men and women for
God AID humanity in past times, they
may exclaim in the words Of poet
Longfellnw:
Lives of good men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime
And thus departing leave behind us
Footprints on the sand Of :ime.
The revelation of the contents Of the
old box that had been buried twenty
three years with what the new box
contained created great interest in
the congregation. Report of the
treasurer of the building committee,
A. w. Hesson, revealed the names
and amounts paid of all that had
subscribed to the building enterprise,
with amounts paid for painting, car
pentering, masonry, lots, materials of
all kinds, insurance, eto. 1t appears
by the report that the church cost
$500. An indebtedness Of 1857 still
remained on the church and, although
nearly all present had literally con-
tributed before and the times we're
very hard and people poor, yet,
through the manipulations of Revs.
j. s.. Mcdonald and F. s. Witter