Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-28
MONMOUTHPARK NETHODISTS
Celebrate Sunday by Defeating Their
Handsome New Church.
SERVICES MADE VERY IMPRESSIVE
Presiding Elders Jennings and sissOn
and other Ministers Take = Part
in the Exercises During
the Day.

.rhe Monmouth Park Methodist Episcopal
church. at the corner Of Thirty-fourth
street and Larimore avenue, erected to take
the place OF the one destroyed by the high
wind OF March, was dedicated Sunday with
impressive ceremonies, morning, afternoon
and night. The church was crowded at
each service, and those present contributed
the $500 balance due of the $500 which the
building cost, at the morning and afternoon
services.
The building committee reported that the
church building had cost $1,000. OF this
sum SeS3.25 was received from the insur-
ance on the building destroyed; the Board
of Church Extension contributed; from the
sale Of the material in the old building
$500 was realized; cash and labor, $1,250.75,
leaving a balance Of 1856. The church is
also indebted $500 on the old building, this
20 be paid in two years and drawing 4 per
cent interest.
Presiding Elder ]. W. Jennings immedi-
ately appointed a committee to raise the
necessary amount among the congregation
and the fund was started by the Ladies'
Aid society, which subscribed $50. At the
morning service $3.50 was raised end the
balance was contributed at the afternoon
service.
Larger ana Betters
The church is a handsome structure, lar
ger than the one destroyed, and consists OF
q commodious auditorium, a lecture room.
Sunday school library room and the pastors
study. II will be heated by a furnace. The
new pews, which are in transit, failed to
arrive on time, though shipped two weeks
ago, and the old ones saved from the wreck
Of the old building were used Sunday. The
new ones are expected any day.
At the morning service Presiding Elder
Jennings, Rev. A. J. Markley, Rev. A. A.
Luce, pastor Of the church, and Rev. F. M.
sisson. presiding elder Of the Norfolk dis
trict, formerly pastor Of the Hanscom Park
Methodist church, occupied seats In the pull
pit and took part in the service. DR.. Slsson
preached the morning sermon, his theme
being the Trinity Of Man, Because OF
Which He May Be COUNTED Worthy of a
Kinship to God and of Immortality"
At 2:30 o'clock occurred the roll call OF
classes and the Sunday school collections,
followed by a reception to the members.
DR.. D.. X. Tindall and Rev. G, N. Dawson
delivered short addresses and paid many
compliments to the officers OF the church
through whose energy and enthusiasm the
new church was made possible. Presiding
Elder DR.. J. w. Jennings conducted the
dedicatory exercises according to the ritual
of the church. An interesting feature OF
this service was the duet. Lead, Kindly
Light" sung by Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Luce
The evening service was DEVOTED to ar
Epworth league rally and a sermon by Rev
A. J. Markley.
The church was tastefully decorated with
cut lower and palms.
These men composed the building com.
mittee: Rev. A. A. Luce. chairman; A. ]
Rosinbum and J. e. Morton. Following Il
the ofncial board Of the church,
Trustees-P. G. Mckee, president; ]. z
Morton, secretary; j. H. Bexten, treasurer.
A.. J. Rosinbum, H. M. Parks. d. M. Clark
Curtis Bilger.
Stewards-A. J. Rosinbum, Mrs. Alice
Pettigrew. Mrs. Nancy Latham, Mrs. A. ]
RoSinbum, Mrs. Bertha Morton.