The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-07
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
FINE SERVICES AT DANISH-NoR- WEGIAN EDIFICE YESTERDAY.
Services Were Entirely in English and
 We'll Attended by New Haveners and Others-The New Building a Fine and
Complete One.

The, dedication of the new Danish
 Norwegian Evangelical Free church, which has recently been erected at the corner Of Cedar and Minor streets, oc- cured yesterday afternoon at o'clock and the new edifice was filled to it's capacity by residents of the city and also members of Danish and Norwegian churches in other cities. People were
 present from Jersey City, Brooklyn, Hartford, Hoboken, Bridgeport and
 Boston. In consequence of the large
 number of people from out of the city there will be an all day meeting in the
 new church to-day. This new church has been in the
 course of erection since April last and | it is complete in every particular and
 one of the prettiest of the smaller
 churches in the city. It is of frame and
 occupies fine site. The main audi torium is raised from the level of the l ground to a sufficient height to permit
 of Sunday school and general lecture
 room in the basement. At the services yesterday the Rev.
 Joel s. Ives, secretary of the Mission | d1 SOIlCly O1 SOlillCSltSNtJ PACS1SSAt
 and the scripture was read by the Rev. J. w. Mutch, pastor of the Howard avenue Congregational church, the ser vices being entirely in English. A num- | beg of the local city pastors were pres
 ent and the dedicatory prayer was made | by Rev. pr. W. W. McLane of the Ply | mouth church. Addresses of a con- gratulatory nature were made by the Rev Nelson of the Norwegian Free church of Jersey City, the Rev. Frand- son of the Norwegian Free church of Brooklyn, the Rev. MT. Dedrickson of l the Danish Congregational church of | Hartford. and the Rev. Mir. Peterson of | the Swedish Methodist church of this city, John o. Bergh, who is superin- tendent of the New Haven Seamen's Bethel, spoke at some. length on the I work of the Bethel among those who
 are without church and told of the I opportunities offered to bring unfortu- mates to a belief in the Lord Jesus | Christ. 5
 | The pastor of the new church, the
 Rev. Ludwig Johnson, told of the work l of collecting the funds for the erection Iof the new building. The church has | for the past six years worshipped at
 149 Orange street in large hall, but this was found inadequate to the needs
 of the rapidly growing congregation and the movement to raise funds for a
 new<e <edifice was begun. American resi-
 dents of the city subscribed between | $1,500 to $1,S0O and this assisted very materially in the work which the little
 church was trying to do. At the ser vices yesterday the need of more finances was told by the Rev. MT. John-
 son and $66S.32 in cash and pledges
 were received. The new church cost without the lot nearly $5,000 and 1t is the hope of all the members of the congregation that the debt maybe lift
 ed In few years. | The pastor also announced that at the present time there are about 1000 Danes
 and 300 Norwegians in the city and that
 it is the purpose Of the new church tc
 use their efforts toward securing the
 attendance of goodly portion of these
 people. They are at present without e
 church and do not attend anywhere.
 \ Another very large and regular ser
 vice of the church was held last night
 at half-past seven and addresses were
 made by the Rev. MT. Nelson and Rev MT. Dedrickson.