The herald., 1896-03-01
SANTA MONICA METHODISTS
Vm Dedicate Their fiandsom. New
Church This Morning
q Loog Struggle Crowned With Substsnt tial
Suecsss-Descriptlo Of the Building.
Dedication Program

SANTA MONICA, Feb. 29.-The Metho.
dist church society at Santa Monica,
which dedicates its new aud commodi-
ous house Of worship tomorrow, has
AAd an eventful history, aud today the
oulmination of twenty years. service in
the cause OF mankind results in the
6edication of one of the finest and
most artistic houses Of worship in
Southern California, the gift Of gen.
tleman who insists on having his nams
withheld, he being up to the Scriptural
motto Of not letting his right hand
know what his left hand does. It is a
superb structure, and cost about $780,
600 and has been donated to the board
Of trustees free of debt.
In the fall of 1876 handful of Meth
odists met at the house on the corner
q Fifth street and Oregon avenue,
listening to an earnest appeal from the
lipo of the Rev. j. D. Crum. Shortly
after class consisting of twelve mem
bers was organized, with Rev. Fl NJ.
Hough as presiding elder. From that
humble start they have persevered,
doctrine Of the Perseverance of the
Saints, and, further, that they are the
SANTA.
About year ago they commenced to
aRitate the question of q new church,
aud on September 13. 1895, work was
commenced, the structure being COM
ploted February 25, 1896. J. w. Forsyth
Of Los Angeles being the architect,
and W. L. Barker of Santa Monica the
superintendent of construction.
A feature Of the enterprise is that
every possible bit of material and all
the labor being Santa Monican.
The church is 66x43 feet in size, with
entrances on Fourth street and Arizona
avenue, the entrances being through
two towers 13x13 feet and 85 and IS
fest high, respectively.
The audience-room proper Is 53x43,
With an Epworth league room on the
one side and an infant class one oppo-
oite. which can be thrown into the main
audience room, making it 64x43. There
@ Bible class room, 1lx2S feet, over
the infant class room, and a pastors
study in the front tower.
The building is ventilated by the
Rutan system, and finished in coast
woods in the interior. The cathedral
glass windows are artistic in the OK
treme.
The building is lighted by q twenty
four-light electrolier and number of
eide lights. The capacity of the audi
ence room is 1000.
There are two houses of worship of
the Methodist church in Southern Cal
ifornia of larger dimensions, but for
or na
propositions and harmony of coloring
and beauty of interior there is none in
the south to surpass and few to equal.
The following is the program OF the
days services:
II q. m.-Anthem, by choir; reading,
Rev. ]. B. Green; read hymn No. $50,
Rev. J. D. Drum; prayer, Rev. A. M.
HouRh; reading first scriptural lesson,
Rev. s. g. Blanchard; reading Of hymn;
sermon, Presiding Elder Rev. J. B.
Green; hymn No 81, Rev. J. Q. Cline;
reading responsively 1921 psalm; pre-
sentation Of the building to the trus-
tees; presentation Of the building to
the presiding elder for dedication by
trustees; dedication by presiding elder,
Rev. J. B. Green; Doxology, congrega-
tion; Benediction, DR.. G. B. Cochran.
A "Reminiscences meeting will be held
at 3p. m. led by Rev. A. NJ. Hough,
who was the first presiding elder, and
Rev. j. D. Crom, who preached the first
Methodist sermon in Santa Monica.
All citizens are requested to partici-
pate.
In the evening, at 6:20, the Epworth
league will meet in the audience rooms,
and will be led by the popular pastor Of
Simpson tabernacle, Les Angeles, Rev.
@. q. Mclean; at 1880 Rev. A. E. Will
Jams of University will preach, followed
by q consecration service led by DIR.
Mclean. All the services will be par
ticipated in by former pastors. The
choir will be assisted by the orchestra
In all the services.
THE LEAP YEAR BALL
The grand prize leap year ball OF
Court Neptune, No. SO, F. Of A., given
at Eckert & Hopf's pavilion, Santa
Monica, on the evening of the 22d, was
. pronounced success from every
standpoint, and the court and the
members OF the various committees
having the matter in charge ara to be
congratulated on the happy consum-
nation.
The large dining room was cleared
Of tables and turned into ball room
Of surprising beauty, with the numer-
oue private dining rooms used for ban
quoting purposes.
The decorations, while simple, con-
visiting Of callss and palms, were ex-
Oeedingly effective, the flood of light
from, the electroliers and side electric
lamps lighting up the scene to perfec-
tfon, and giving the onlooker vision
Of feiryland az he watched the happy
votaries at pleasures shrine mingle in
the joys of the dance. while keeping
tythmic time to the excellent music OF
the Barker orchestra.
The following is list of the COM
uittees having the ball in charge:
Executive-A. Mooser, chairman
Joseph Bacher, E. E. Barackmsn, Il
q. 0oetZ and Jesse Yoakum
Reception-V. r. Hopf, Y. r. Carril.
10. A. Montgomery, A. NJ. Guidinger
and II. Oppenheimer.
Flopr-George e. Williams. r. G.
Gillis, J. B. Proctor, A. Smircich and
Bert Rogers.
At $3.50 o'clock fifty-two couples
headed by A. Mooser and daughter
Miss Celia, opened the ball with q
grand march and lancsrs, and from
that time ''joy was unconfined."
The committee on prizes made tbe
following awards:
First prize-Bsst lady and and gen.
tleman dancers, Miss 3. J. Roth and
George Suits.
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