The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-25
NEW CHURCH EDIFICE
Dedication of the Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
CEREMONIES OF THE OCCASION


fsrsrgcsv and Mercer streets. ~aE Tor
-azIly Dedicated yesterday. service re
lrv held ln the morning. another IN the
Afternoon and fhird in the evening At
- rnarnfug service the dedication seq
ueou vas preached ~ Rev. j. +. Mar
fast saator Of the First Methodist Epis-
,eas.aI church Of Tacoma On the pulpit
49, him were Rev. n r. Tedrick. pastor
~ she church, and Rev. George a. Ian
der. Of Sumner.
The morning services opened at II
o.ejock TIE choir Of fifteen voices. led
by Mr. Madison Moss. rendered
.(;soria" and then followed a solo.
.l.oue into Ne" by Miss Bird Fraksr.
A election by a male daaTtette. made up
~ Nesers Moss Joseph Robinson. Oscar
lee and Howard Kelly. preceded the
dedication sermon
Rev. Mr. Marlatt preached for che
tagr He L. a forcible speaker. and pre-
scented his subject ia a logical manner.
Illustrating IL with facts from history,
sesence and commerce lie took Tor his
t9xt. All things work together for good
10 them mat love God" Romans vih.2s
.sTbe Unity and Goodness OF All Ager.-
eles and Forces" was the theme Of the
serHon The pastor spoke OF all things
rork.ng from the ground worm to the
fy.ng planets and systems OF the uni
verse There was harmony among them.
h. said, ali working 20 one end. and mat
e~s vas 70 he the blessing OF man. lie
Sawed how man was blessed Dy both
troseerity and adversely. and on the
eshsr band how the same things might
h. the bane OF his life God. be said.
.orked in man 10 bless all the good that
\ In him and destroy ali that which a.
I'D 20 foster the eternal nature and
hing him 20 a place Of security. The
soeaker spoke Of man working together
attn God IN the erection OF structures
from heterogeneous materials
The Formal Dedication.
After the sermon came the formal dedi-
eafory service. which Was conducted by
the pastor. Rev. SIR Tedrick- The tFus-
tees u the church. consisting OF u. 4.
Denny. G. NJ Sheafe. =. G. Frye. ;, u.
Crockett John r. Denny and :. p Nil
ham. came forward aud read WIKI the
pastor the CXXiI Psalm. Then the dec
laratlon OF dedication WAS made lay Rev,
Mr. Tedrick who said IL is right. as We
learn from the hoiy scriptures. that
houses erected for the public worship IT
God should be sae tally Sc apart and defii-
Gated 20 religious uses. For such delI-
cation We are uow assembled Win grat3-
ttide. therefore. 10 Almighty God. who has
slgnally blessed his servants in thcsr holy
enterprise OF erecting this church We
dedicate r. 20 His service. for the reading
81 the holy scriptures. the preaching OF
the word Of God. tte administration OF
the holy sacramentS and for ali other eX-
erclses 81 religious Worship and service.
according 10 the discipline and usages OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. And as
the dedication % the temple * Eain with
out the solemn conservation of tho wor-
shippers also. I now call upon you all 20
dedicafe yourselves anew 90 the service
OF God tt Him lei our souls be dedi-
Gated that they may be reneNed after
SD 90 Lee
bodies be dedicated that they may he TT
temples for the indweliing ~ the Holy
Ghost. To linn may our tabor and husi-
ness be dedicated that their fruit may
tend to the glory Of His great name and
% the advancement Of the kingdom"
The dedicstory prayer followed and the
services were brought 20 "A close with the
singing Of the doxology.
The Afternoon Service.
IN the afternoon services were held In
TIE church and Rev w \ shanklIn.
festor Of the First NJ +. church OF this
city delivered an able and impressive ser
ZION on the text. From the DAYS Of
John the Baptist anta now the kingaom
Of heaven suffereth violence and the Vio-
len: take II by force. Matthew xi1e Mr.
Sharku spoke % the spiritual earnest
hess which one must display IN religion.
There must DC the same enthusiasm in
Rev. Mr.. Lander. OF sumner. occupied
the pulpit AZ the evening service and
preached from the text. Behold when wa
come into the land thou shalt bind this
lire Of scarlet thread IN the window
whch thou dlis't ltt us down by" Joshua
Ills
The New BuIfdiug.
Il was bat nine months ago that the
congregation OK the Trinity NJ r church
began the erection ~ their new home.
hnt 20 was pushed with all possible speed
aUd last week & was completed. The
main building Is sixty feet square and
contains class rooms and two vestihulcs.
The class rooms are connected by folding
doors The pulpit is ora "A circular plat
form i9 the southeast corner ef the room
ana az The rear Of II is the platform O.
cupled hy tae choir The church IS car
petei throughout and Is Illuminated ny
electricity The TOP Of the church "a
gCaerd With a splrc and belfry. The
Trinity II B. cGarch is the Youngest NJ.
j. church in the city. having been organ
ize3 Nve years ago X had for rs FIRST
pastor Tor Fright Rho now makes his
home AT Olympia he was here Tor
prrlat ~ tWo years aud Rev, ;. r VII
sou sH-eeerlea hiu as pastor. My Wilson
sevtFi one year. AMI his successor was
tre preseuE able pastor Rev. Mr. Tcdrtck.
The chureh WAS organized Hy tAe ean1e
psfsens VINO wears a-o ofra nlzed ne : IS
s. -hHrn IhaY huI- and Occupied
= temporary teberla t3s au the size r.. th'
aeU home. The congregation numbers
ahout .ArI tht church is iu eeot couti-
ton financially. being free from al In
c0mhrauces.
ruE SPOKANE COURTHOUSE.