Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-27
DEDICATION.
NEW CHURCH AT ELLSWORTH
FALLS FORMALLY OPENED.
REV. EMERSON l.. HUNT INSTALLED
AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES.

Ellsworth Falls church society has
thrown open the doors OF its new home
| and formally dedicated it to the service of
God. The dedication exercises were held
Tuesday afternoon, and IN the evening
Rev. Emerson l.. Hunt was installed rs
pastor OF the church.
The rain in the afternoon did not in
tertere with the exercises, though sew
eral " no We're to take part were prevente ed
from being present. In one sense it may
be considered fortunate hat the rain did
church WAS crowded. Rev. IL. l.. Griffin,
Rev. Charles Cutler uud Rev : -.
Towne, OF Bangor,were unable to be pres
ent in the afternoon.
The handsome new church hardly
needed any decorations to add to It's
attractiyeness, but potted plants and
about the altar. Above the outer en-
trance OF the church the word "Wtl-
come" appeared in letters of evergreen.
The decoration committee was composed
OF Mrs. Charles JOY, Mrs. Martin NJ.
Moore, Miss Kate Latin and Mrs. james
+. Lynch.
Before the hour OF services, there was
an informal reception, The reception
committee consisted o. D,acons Moore
and Flood and their wives, key. L. l..
Hunt aud " lie and Miss Carrie Cochrane.
The u-hers were Adelbcrt Richardson,
Will Leighton, b. b. Whiteomo una Mai
lace Tucker.
The services opened with an organ vol
untary by Mrs. Charles JOY, who aeted as
organI-t throughout the services. The
voluntary was followed by he singing OF
the doNology, by the congregation, and
Invocation by Rev. {. ;. MCLearn. Then
followed the anthem, II Was clad, by
the choir; scripture reading by Res. II.
+. Lombard, OF CherryticId hymn, II
Love Thy Kingdom, Lord prayer by
Rev. +. w. Barker, OF Some,yille, and
chant by the choir.
GREETINGS FROM CHURCHES.
The greetings from the local evangelical
churches We're brief. Rev {. 5. McLearn
extended greetings from the Bapt list
church. He spoke in very happy vein.
He looked upon the handsome new
church on the threshold OF the city rs a
vindication of the charge that has been
made hat Ellsworth was not religiously
inclined
He complimented the people OF ELS
worth Falls on the public spirit and re
ligious interest shown by the erection OF
such q church.
Rev. ID. l.. Yale extended greetings
from the Congregational church. He
congratulated the church society at Els
worth Fails on gaining its independence.
He MAS glad to SEE the church stand on
its own feet, and thought the life which
had built the church would certainly bear
fruit in year, to come He spoke OF the
moral influence OF the church III the
community, mud It's value also from II
business ylel, rs ii would attract new res
ideut- 10 the Falls.
Rev. /. H. W, Wharf, OF the Methodist
church, aud Rev, {, L. Woodeoek, of the
Free Bapti4t church, Who were expected
10 extend greetings from their churches,
were not present.
Rev. Richard oven, of Bar Harbor, eN-
tended greetings from the hancock
county association OF Congregational
churches, and closed his remarks by
presenting he new church with hand
some pulpit Bible. Rev. MI. Hunt re
-ponded in behalf of the church.
Rev. H. W. Conley, of Red Beach, for
merIy pastor of the church, Was uneA-
pectedly present and was called upon for
remarks. He extended greetings from
his church "down east and then spoke
feelingly of his interest III the Fails
church, of which he Is stili member.
Miss Georgia Hastings sang solo, "lhe
Holy city Miss Maud Phillips accom-
panied her on he organ.
FINANCIAL AND HISTORICAL REPORTS.
The report of he treasurer, Mrs Mary
Ellis, showed the net receipts OF the
building fund to be S3,141.14; cost OF
building and site, Si,654.0 5; leaving a
balance due on the building Of S9069l.
An historical report of the church or
eanization MAS read by Adelbert Richard
son, and a history of the building by
A. w. Ellis, of the building committee.
Mr.. Ellis in closing presented the keys OF
the building, which were received in be-
half of the church by Deacon Nahum
Flood.
The choir sang the anthem brightly
the Morning Shineth', and then at the
request of Mr.. Yale the congregation