Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-14
DEDICATE CHURCH EDIFICE
Trinity Methodist Congregation Now Has q
Home Of It's Own.
OCCASION FOR SERIES OF SERVICES
Former Church Taken TO Make Room
for Railroad improvements
History Of the Organ
i~Eation,

The congregation OF Trinity Methodist
church dedicated It's new edlhce at the
corner OF Fourth and Worth streets yes
terday with a series OF special services. At
each service the church was filled to its
capacity. The pastor, Rev. w. H. Gable.
was assisted by Rev. d. G. Franklin, d. D.,
presiding elder Of the Council Bluffs dis
trict; Rev. Henry DeLong, Rev. James Sims,
Rev. Cornelius Hover, Rev. e. W. Erickson
of the Fifth Avenue Methodist church, Rev.
W. ]. Calfee of the Broadway Methodist
church. Rev. F. s. Eitelgeorge Of the Ger
mar Methodist church, all Of this city; Rev.
D.. X. Tindall, D. D., Of Trinity Methodist
church, Omaha; and Rev. Clyde Clay Cis-
aell Of Hanscom Park Methodist church Of
Omaha. The choir, augmented for the &C.
%casion, was assisted by Mrs. Pearl Colburn,
Mrs. A. A. Covalt and Prof. A. A. Covalt.
DR., Franklin preached at the morning
service, DR.. Tindall OF Omaha in the at
ternoon and Rev. c. G. Cissell Of Omaha
at the evening service. who also addressed
the meeting OF the Epworth league, pre-
'ceding the evening service.
The dedication OF the church was per-
formed at the morning service by the pre-
siding elder Of the district, Rev. d. G..
Franklin, ID. D.
In celebration OF the dedication Of the
ubW tuluCe u special beTleb VI BefVlCeB Will
be held every evening this week. These
services will begin each evening at 8 o'clock.
This evening Rev. d. A. Allen, sailor
preacher, veteran Of the civil war and
temperance advocate, will lecture on 1.-THE
Worth Of a Man." Tuesday evening Rev.
Enoch Hill, who is styled IAN Englishman
by birth, Welshfnan by adoption and Ameri-
can by choice" will deliver his lecture on
MAN, a Conundrum." Wednesday evening
the Mendelssohn quartet, consisting of d.
III. Wheeler, jr., first tenor; L. G. Hazelton,
second tenor; Charles s. Haverstock, FIRST
bass, and II. D. Andrews, second bass, as
SISTED by Mrs. Wraner Welch, soprano So
hloist, will give a sacred concert program.
Thursday evening Rev. J. w. jennings, d.
D.. will lecture on 1.-THE Why Of Meth
odism." Friday evening Rev. Thomas s.
Molesworth, a member OF the Des Moines
conference and who entered the ministry
from the lay ranks of Trinity church, will
give a lecture on "The Sun and the Son.
illustrated with a stereoptioon, showing a
number Of fine moving pictures. At each
service special music will be rendered by
the choir.
Forced to Move by Railroad.
Trinity Methodist church until recently
stood on the corner Of Ninth avenue and
Fourth street, but the entrance Of the
Great Western railroad into Council Bluffs
made It necessary for the congregation to
seek a new location, as the ground on
which the church stood was needed by the
railroad. The lot at the corner OF Fourth
and Worth streets was purchased and the
new building, which was dedicated yes
terday, erected.
Trinity church was organized in Deem
Der. 1888, and in 1899 the church building
was completed and entirely freed from
debt. In January, 1901. the congregation
purchased the parsonage at III Fairview
avenue, which has since been the residence
of the pastor. The FIRST board Of trustees
of Trinity Methodist church consisted Of
L. @. Hun, 1. G. Bonham, J. H. Munson
l.. Bennett and j. NJ. Sylvester. Rev. 8
Alexander was its first pastor. The for
mer building was dedicated Sunday, Jan
vary IS. 1891. the dedicatory sermon belni
preached by Rev. s. p. Merrill, d. D., o.
Omaha, Revs. T. Mex. Stuart, G. w
Brewer and l.. B. wlckershsm assisting
in January, 1897, the building was Sc
riously damaged by fire. While the re-
pairs were being made the interior OF thu
edifce vas renttnd and decorated. Sep
TENDER 3 OF that year the congregation
held a jubilee, celebrating the last pay
ment Of the mortgaged indebtedness oil
the property. the mortgage being burned
in the presence of an assemblage that nile
the church to overlooking.
These pastors have served the churcl
since its organization in 1888; Rev. s
Alexander, September, 1888. to September
1891; Rev. H. II. Barton, September, 1891
to September. 1898; Rev. Alfred Knoll
September. 1898. to September, 1894; Rev
Conrad Hooker. September. 1894, to Sep
TENDER. 1895; Rev. c. w. Brewer. septem
Der, 1896, TO September. 1897; Rev. o. L
Goodell, September, 1897, to September
1898; Rev. w. l.. Brown, September. 1898
TO September, 1899; Rev. w. H. Cable
September, 1899, to present date.
oravai rooang A. H.. Read. b4i Broadway