Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-02-07
| THE DEDICATION
|Of Handsome Addition to the
Congregational Church
Is Made the Occasion Of Great Rejoic-
ing and Thanksgiving.
A Most Pleasant Gathering at Church.
Last Evening.


held in the church and opened with an
invocation. This was followed by Scrip
ture reading by the pastor, Rev. J. l..
Ouimby. The anthem. "Bonum Est
was rendered by the quartet. composed
of Miss Eva Andrews. Miss Harriet
Marr. A. c. Harlow and F. l.. McCaus-
| land.
Hon. j. NJ. Larabee then read very
interest letter from the Rev. Austin
Park. who was formerly deeply inter-
ested in the church. The quartet sang
| My Soul Longeth'' and an able ad-
dress, the subject being The Church
and the People" was delivered by Rev
William l. Cole of the South End
House. Boston. After the hymn. Il
Love Thy Kingdom. Lord" the act OF
dedication was observed.
| For the building committee, its chair
man. Phillip Winslow. presented the
keys and IN behalf Of the parish. George
| II. Harrington, one OF the trustees. ac-
cepted them. For the church. Lauren
| NJ. Sanborn accepted the same. While
their words were short. they We're in
teresting and it was great pleasure that
I ali learned that there was no debt out
! standing on account of the erection OF
the beautiful structure.
Very sweetly the solo. Gentle. Holy
Spirit was rendered by Miss Mildred
Wadsworth. After responsive reading,
all Joined in singing "Glorla Patria'
and the prayer of dedication was offer
ed by the pastor, Mr.. Quimby. The
doxology was sang, benediction pro-
nounced and the assembly then moved
| Of f1A Nr,t~n n tnf
pastor below, also the vestry and par
lors, which were in no wise recogniz-
able after the work that has been done
on them.
Everybody was given chance to in
snect the rooms. They could not look
better. Short speeches We're made by
several members of the church and
parish and music was rendered. There
were three tables set. at one of which
Mrs. 2. II. Winslow and Mrs. L. NJ.
Sanhorn. and at another. Mrs. Charles
Swift and Mrs B. W. Partridge, presid-
"a ana served tea and coffee, cake and
sandwiches. Mrs. F. z. Locke presided
al the third table, where cocoa was
, served The tables We're tastily set and
lighted by many candlelabra. the effect
being very charming. The members are
mcst proud of their edii,ce and well
they may be.
, The repairs OF the church were made
: with the invested funds left TO tho
church by the late Mr.. Foye Of Hart
ford. Conn. and by him the work was
requested to be carried out. They con-
sist of the erection of an addition on
the north side and while the ground
floor is the only one used at the present
time. the attic can be finished and used
for n store room. Under the addition,
cellar was made and in this new and
large heater was placed. Here also
the coal is kept. There are two stair
ways leading 10 the basement On
entering the new part of the church,
one comes into a large entry. On the
fright, flight OF three stairs leads to q
pasS3geway. Here are two large clos
cts on the left and the stairs to the at
tbs. On the right, the pastors study is
located. This is a cosy little room.
fitted with new &airs and pictures
and in one corner, a large fireplace with
hard wood mantle is found, the mantle
and French mirror in 1t being presented
by Miss Harriet Marr. Both the past
or'S room and the passageway lead to
located. This is n cosy little room,
the social room. This is in two parts,
the smaller one being on the further
lside and separated by draperies, as is
the entire room separated from the
vestry proper, by large draperies. 4
small archway between the two social
rooms is finished in fancy woodwork.
arranged by the pastor himself. These
rooms are all foored with birch, pol
ished, furnished with pretty chairs.
pictures and rugs. presented by diff
ferent members of the society and its
friends. Window seats are also found
on the sides. The windows are of COL
ored glass and the painting is in per-
feet harmony with the remainder of
the room.
The part of the church that was for
merly the vestry is hardly recognizable.
, The windows that We're removed from
the front of the vestry are now placed
in the back and with the two small
windows that were there. it has as
much light as before. a new hard
wood floor takes the place Of the old
one. The setteeS have been cut in two
and painted dark green shade and
new chairs have been used, they being
high back and very much of an inn
prcvement over the old, uncomfortable
kind. The large posts that supported
the church floor have been removed
and small iron ones have been added in
their places. All the way around the
room. window seats are to be found
and on the South side, there has been
arranged in the corners, places where
classes can be seated and alone by
themselves. Beautiful pictures adorn
the walls, which have been painted
and sheathed part way up. The parlor
of the vestry has received it's proper
Iattention and here large quartered
oak fire place has been built, the walls
sheathed half way up and window
seats arranged around thesentire room.
y new floor has been iayed and the
entire room has been finished in green.
rugs on the floor, the furniture and all
the painting being in the delicate
shades of this color. The little dress
ing room OF the parlor has been fin
ished to compare with it. In the north
west corner of the vestry.za q room has
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