The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-04
CHURCH DEDICATED,
Thomas Street Build.
ing Ready for Ser.
vice to God.
EXERCISES BEGUN YESTERDAY.
A Strong Society Will Be
a Power in Swedish
Churches.
EXERCISES BEGUN YESTERDAY.

Extensive preparations which have
been going on for several weeks for
the dedication of the Second Swedish
Methodist church on Thomas street
proved to have been well arranged, and
yesterday morning, when the service
opened at 1890 o'clock, with a sermon
by Rev. j. H Mansfield, D. D., pre-
siding elder of Boston, the seating ca
pacity of the edifice was taxed to its
limit.
A program has been arranged which
Will occupy the entire week, and the
presiding elder, DR.. Mansfield, and
many Of the prominent Methodist cler
gymen of Worcester will be in attend
ance
The new church cost about $4,000 and
the interior furnishings cost in the vi
cinity of $4,000. On the first floor is a
large room which has seating capaci-
ty of about 400. In the rear is q. la
dies parlor on one side, and a kitchen
on the other. Both have been found
necessary, and are fitted up with ev-
erything needed in church sociables
and other affairs. The main auditori-
UNI Is on the second floor and is reach
ed from the street by two broad
flights of stairs which go up on either
side. The auditorium was planned
with careful consideration for the
growth of the church and in addition
n oil hol
lery.
The auditorium is finished very finely
In highly finished quartered oak. The
fresco work shows fine workmanship
and Is for the most part very delicate.
In the main auditorium the walls are
finished in terra Gotta with light blue
borders running around the room.
The windows, one of which is in me-
mory of Rev, D. s. Sorlin, the first
pastor of the church, are of very artis-
tic design. The floors of the main
auditorium are of hard wood and the
seats are of the latest pattern, so ar
ranged as to give a person sitting in
any portion of the church a good view
of the pulpit. The frescoe work above
the alcove occupied by the pulpit and
organ is executed in light blue and
embellished with cloud effect. To the
right of the rostrum is the pastors
study, and to the left is the small choir
room.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon
there was a platform meeting in which
addresses were made by Rev. James
Boyd Brady, D. D., Rev. H. e. Paine
Rev. B. F. Kingsley, Rev. DR.. G. w
King, Rev. Christian Peterson, Rev.
George Sanderson, Rev. H. e. Why
man and Rev. Alonzo Sanderson. all
of which bordered on the welfare of
the church and the necessity of having
members of the congregation work in
unison for the interests and welfare of
their fellow beings.
At O'Clock last night the dedication
services took place with sermons by
Rev. c. j. Wigren Of Providence and
Rev. j. E. Hillbong of Bridgeport. Both
addresses were on the work of the
Swedish people in America and were
and instructive. In the ex-
erctses which followed there was sing
Ing by the Misses Whiting and also by
the choir of Quinsigamond Congrega-
tional church. All of the services were
largely attended. The church has about
400 members in good standing, which is
considered very good. The members of
the building committee have worked
very hard to get the new addition into
shape for the dedicatory services and
$1,000
as Nelson, John Erikson, William
Bloom, Nels Eagle, J. F. Stream, Evart
Gullberg, and Erick Erikson The
church trustees are: l.. M. Peterson,
j. F. Stream, Elias Isberg, John Carl
son, X. w. Johnson, c. A Harberg,
Claus Peterson, S. G. Olson.
Tonight a sermon will be preached by
Rev. c. ]. Wigren of Providence, the
service to commence at 7.3O o'clock. To-
morrow evening Rev. ]. e. Hillberg will
preach. Wednesday evening Rev. c. w
Anderson, pastor of the Swedish Bap-
fist church, will preach, and Thursday
evening the speaker will be Rev. H. e.
Whyman of Quinsigamond Friday
evening Rev A. L. Anderson, pastor Of
the Salem square Congregational
church. will talk.
Saturday evening there will be no
meeting but on the following Sunday
Rev. Nels Eagle. pastor of the church,
will preach at 1890 o'clock After his
address there will be a reception to new
members. In the evening at 7.30 o'clock
there will be a temperance meeting and
Rev. Mr.. Eagle will deliver a temper
apce address.