Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-23

| line have been cared for by the commit
| tee. and they are all beautifully decOra-
| ted. Not SO very much material was
used on the new City building, as the
| desire in that case was to let the build
| ing itself be seen, but there is enough
| to produce a graceful effect. The illum-
| nation will be the special feature of
| this. as the front of the building has
| been covered with a regular network of
pairs of electric wires, carrying electric
! lights.
| The city is certainly in holiday at
tire. as few have been on similar oc-
| casions. The general effect Of it all
must be seen TO be appreciated. The
large brick blocks with their fronts lit
orally covered with bunting in graceful
folds present a charming picture. With
all the artificial charms added to the
natural, Waterville is now most GER
tainly a most pleasing place to visit
| The celebration really opened, Sunday
morning, with special services in all the
churches. The music was made a spec
ial feature in nearly all Of the pro-
grams, and was among the finest ever
heard in the history Of the city in the
| churches. Nearly all of the texts were
| especially appropriate to the occasion,
and in nearly all the theme was some
thing in connection with the centen-
NAL. The services were all very inter-
esting and largely attended.
| In the evening, there was religious
| mass meeting in the new City hall, the
| first time the building has been used.
| The first arrivals were clamoring for
| admission before O'Clock, although the
service as advertised to commence at
! 7.30. Admission at first as by ticke-,
about 1900 being issued, and then gem
eral. Itseemed as if everyone in the city
wished to attend. All streets leading
to the City hall, judging by the direc-
| ton all the people We're taking from
| to $50. The attraction was two fold, as
DR.. Faunce Of Brown University. one Of
| the best known preachers in the coun-
try. was to deliver the sermon, and then
the hall was thrown open to the public
for the first time. and every one nat
urally wished to see that.
| The meeting was in charge Of the
| church committee and an unusually fine
| especially fine Rev Edward Lester
| Marsh pastor of the Congregational
| church and chairman Of the church COM
mttee, presided. The ushers were as fol-
lows:
H. r. Durham. H. b. Stewart. A. c.
| Hall, q. 3. jackson. +. w. Allen. F. II, |
Carl Bryant. Harry Vose, w. f. kenn:-
| son. G. A. Kennson. G. \. Day, q. W. |
| Thomas, c. W. Nigue. +; WI Alden: II. |
Wfhami w; H. P9liar sn,bn 5 Pe e. sal
| isbury @. s. Dolloff. II. w. Green. H. j
| L. Emery. II. T. Winters. Z. E Craig, |
J.. c. Staples, L. w. Dunn, Henry Du-
Spccial musical parts wet re assigned to
Halls orchestra. Professor r. B. Hall, I
conductor; and the Cecilia Club, 50 voices, /
Professor c. b. Stetson, president. Dr. |
| Latham True OF Portland. conductor. and I
! Mrs. F. w. Johnson, pianist. The service |
was opened by an overture by the orches- |
ira. The invocation was made by Rev. !,
a. G. Pettingill of the Unitarian church. /
The Halleluiah Chorus by Handel was
then rendered by the Cecilia Club. The ,
Scripture lesson was read by Rev. A. a /
Lewis Of the Methodist church and was .
followed by a solo. Judge Me. O God" i,
| rendered by Llewellyn 3. Cain Of Port |
land Prayer was offered by Rev George |
Bruce Nicholson of St Marks. \ solo 1
The Lord Is My Light was then rem i
dered by Miss Eva Goodrich of this city. ,
Then came the sermon by Rev. William
II. p. Faunce d. d., president Of Brown
University. /
When DR.. Faunce rose to begin his ser
mon he faced the largest audience that
has ever been seen in the city on any &C. +
cation Every possible seat in the whole
place was taken and every available inch |
occupied and even the balconies of the
dressing room We're occupied, as they af-
forded an excellent chance to hear No
part Of the two upper floors OF the build
ing were deserted and the night that the
new civ nan was opened VIII long be q
memorable one in the city
DR.. Faunce began his sermon by touch
ing very briefly on the more important |
inventions of the past century then MAX
ing the query. has the development OF
man himself Kept pace with the devei-
opment of mechanical apparatus? In dis
cussing this he took up the State School
and the Church, dividing his time about
equally between them in a discussion OF
what has been accomplished and what
is to he accomplished in the future by
these institutions. Dr. Faunce declared
that the men who are needed in the
growth ana the power Of service: that
the church is being held back. not SO
men who have ceased to grow and whose
minds are impervious to new ideas. lie
plunge into the thick OF the fight and do
their utmost 70 make the world better
than stand to one side, attempting b kec1
themselves unspotted from the world The
i9adlng thought was the strenuous life .
the life that did something ana was
worth something to the church. the STATE |
and the country that had part in every 5
thing with a continual influence for good
II was a splendid sermon. fully IN TO .
the high anticipation that had preceded |
me visit OF Dr. Fauncc. The speaker ]
49, 49, tAiN - liz iu'lltDtt ana the HlI- n
dience the best that WaterviIle could AL
ford. It was certainly a memorable &C.
casion and one that will live long IN tha V
memory of ali who attended
After the sermon the Cecilia Club rem !
Gered another selection. one from the gjt1 :
Psalm arranged by Mendelssohn. The c
closing prayer was made by President :
charles l. White Of Colby. This was fol- :
lowed BY the hymn, Kiplings Recessi0nal
me Denediciion was given by Rev r. L.
Rhodes of the UniversaIist church. &