The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-02

in contrast TO the somber aspect OF
many places of this character. which is
very inviting. The church was begun
last October and has just been COM
pleted.
The dedicatory services were held
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. and
were conducted by Elder w. j.. stone,
who has been At the head OF the Sew
enth Day Adventis; flock for the past
year. and Elder c. N. Martin of Mis-
soula. who will probably be called to
the pastorate. The church was filed
with a congregation that taxed Its ca
pacity and which listened with marked
interest and appreciation to the dedica-
tory sermon delivered by Elder Martin.
There was no regular programme, but
the meeting was opened by singing an
anthem entitled Great is the Lord" fol-
lowed by a scriptural lesson from j.
Kings, sth chapter. read by Elder w. j.
Stone. e. c.. Allen. one OF the elders OF
the church. offered the opening prayer.
Elder e. n. Martin of Missoula delivered
the dedicatory sermon. He spoke of the
work that had been done In Butte by this
people In the past and the tent meetings
held last summer by Elder Stone. and
that the inquiry went out whether this
work would be anything permanent. The
meetings then aroused some interest in
regard to our peculiar views and the mat
ter Of building a church began to be agi-
Ndttu. otiiit Eoio ~ N ~ 1850
tent will be removed and you will hear
nothing more of this people" but to-day
we have this substantial building and are
here to dedicate IL to the Lord. We come
before the people of Butte with what we
believe to be a special message for his
time. Some people ask why there are 50
many denominations and why so many
churches; why not all unite In one
church?
God has special messages for different
ages of the world. The elder then referred
10 Noah's message. the message of John
the Baptist and others. showing their fu!-
fllment In prophecy. and that Coo has "A
special message for the world to-day. The
speaker then referred to the Miller move
ment in 1874, and said that at that time
there were no Seventh Day Adventists or
an 8. II. A. churchin the world. ; nee that
time we have grown up as "A people and
tave taken our place in the world. and the
world is beginning To recognize that there
Is such a people. While we are Seventh
Day Adventists and observe the seventh
day of the week as the Sabbath. accord
ing to the commandment. and teach the
soon coming of Christ. we do not nor has
a Seventh Day Adventist ever set the
time Of Christs second coming.
AT the close of the services a financial
statement was given Of the receipts and
expenditures for the church building.
showing the total cost to be 2.0sl. ~; total
receipts in cash. work and material.
s1.52s. e. leaving a deficit of about $3.50. A
collection was then taken amounting TO
nearly $50.
Elder Stone made some remarks I'm re-
gard to the liberal manner Ia which the
people of the city had responded In assist
ing I'm the erection of this church building.
They hope to be able by further sole ting
to liquidate the balance of the debt within
the next two or three months. Elder Stons
offered the dedicatory prayer. after which
the Doxology was sung and the benedic-
ton pronounced.
This church starts out under very Ia
vorahle circumstance The Advent SIS are
also starting "A workingmen's home at ~,
81 and IS West Galena street. There vii
be a mission connected with the home ant
Il will be ready TO dedicate In about on,
week. There will he services in the Ad
ventist church each evening during th'
coming week.