Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-04-30
VOLUME II.
Dedication Services.

About twcnt? five years ago Henry
Otis Whitney came 10 Eiko from Yale
CJlluSo to establish a church, sent
out here by tho Presbyterian Board
OF Home Missions. lie died here aml
laid down n young and promising
lifo. Then came Rev. John Brown, Il
graduate OF the Glasgow University,
and laid the foundation OF Prcsby.
tcTian church Aprii 2j, 1870, which
was dedicated in October OF tho same
year. Since that day there has been
no church dedicatiun3 in eastern N"-
vada. Indeed tho dedication Of II
church OF any kind ia Nevada is II
Iaro event. 1t may be because the
people OF the sagebrush State are so
good that they need no churches.
Perhaps they have been 70 bad that
they would not encourage church
ercctions. Possibly they arc too poor
10 pay for CT urchcs. At any rate the
dedication Of n church OF aEy kind in
this silver State Ia as rare ~ angels
visits. Therefore when church is
dedicated among us IL is a marked
event. Tho people Of all donomiua-
tions, and OF none Mt all, turns out TO
enjoy u very rare and strange treat.
Tho Bird OF April, 1893, will long 10
remembered by the people OF Elko,
because OF tho dedication uf the Pres
bytcrian church-tho most substln-
tial and beautiful specimen OF church
architecture between Reno and o sdcn,
in which they have an honest pride.
Tho day was ushcrcd in with II storm
OF rain md hail. Soon tho clouds
rolled by, and at church time tho
sun throw tho liGh, OF its favor over
the now house OF worship and It's
audience within. which filed every
part Of tho cdiiicO. Tho ladies had
trimmed the pulpit and Hltnr with
two anchors OF cream and wliito roses,
Cnllu lilies, margncritcs, pottcd plants,
gcraniums in bloom, ferns, bridal
wrcathcs and boqucts Of roses, lilacs,
and lilies. The presence OF tho paa-
tor and mombors Of st. Paul's Epis-
copal church, presented charming
spectacle OF union around one com
mon altar. Tho rcnding o! scriptural
lessons and prayer by Rev. W. III. j.
HouGhton were appropriate 10 the
4 10, la
wNs heard and appreciated. Al or.
Chcstrn composed OF singers md vol
played musical Instruments, was n
great object OF attraction To those
,lrdicatorial services. Tho sermon 10y
Rcv. J. S. ncDonald, OF California,
vas delivered in tho speakers easy,
fluent and eloquent s,ylo which nj
ways captivutcs his hearers. lie
spoke in an eloquent and descriptive
manner OF tho old tcmplc Of King
Solomon and made practical npp!ica-
ton TO Elko's gem Of u church and
commended not only tho architoc-
turNl beauty Of tho house, but tho
liborality OF tho people in building il.
Tho history OF tho Ellto Presbyterian
church, paper on that subject com
posed by Miss NJ. II. lIough and Mrs
}. Taylor, was road by tho latter in II
very clcur, icndcr and oITcc,ual man
ncr, and tho composition Of IL wns
worthy OF tho ladies, its authors. IL
revealed tho ccclcsinstic history Of
Ellso for vol nigh quarter OF Il con-
tury, from tho pastorato OF Horny
Otis Whitney to that OF tho present
incumbent OF this and othcr mission
nry fields in oastorn Nevada Rov. T..
s. Witter. IL wns listened 10 with
rnpt attention. Tho box for tho
cornor stono was exhibited to tho
congregation by tho pnstor, hay
ing tho ConlontH OF tho box that was
takon from tho wall o' tho old church
and muny mcmcntoos Of sacrcd and
secular history in our timo besides.
Tho pastor said: "Wo havo put nll
thcBo lNiugs in this box and ecnlcd IL