The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-29
'EW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DEDICATED
71TH APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
 ALI DAY YESTERDAY.

historical Address by PastOr-Address
 by carnot o. speneer-Sermons By
 Rev. Addison Moore and Rev. John H.
 Mason, D. D., Former Pastors-In-
 staIIatiOn of Pastor r- Dedication
 Hymn-Greetings from various cler-
 Eymen-splsnaId Musical Pro-
 gramIne. The services of dedication of the sautiful new sanctuary of the First aptist church at the corner of Ed ards and Livingston streets, took lace yesterday with interesting exer-
 ses. The first service was at Il o'clock nd included prayer by Deacon Charles
 Hanson, historical address by the lev. Frederick B. Lent, the pastor. an ddress by the Hon. Carnot O. Spencer. ecretary of the Baptist convention, nd musical selections.
 The First Baptist church was organ led in 1921. One of the earlier pastors as the late Rev. S.. Dryden Phelps,
 D.. who was pastor for over tWen- F-flye years. He was succeeded by the lev. T. HarYood Pattison, D. D. He led six months ago and was profess br in the Rochester theological semi ary. The next pastor was the Rev. pr. tiffier, y-ho was professor in Crozier theological seminary when he died. pr. tiffler was followed by the Rev. Wal Ice H. Buttricks, now in charge in lew York of the southern educational tork. The next pastor was the Rev. Dhn Mason, now professor in the
 ochester theological seminary. He las followed as pastor by the Rev.
 ddison Moore, now of Jersey City, Ind he. by the Rev. Eben c. Sage, D.
 formerly pastor of. the Hope church, flich consolidated with the First hurch. pr. Sage, now of New York, Eas followed as pastor by the Rev. Frederick B. Lent, now in charge.
 The, first house of worship was locat- Fl on Chapel street, where the old opera ouse now stands. One of the walls of he old church is still standing. The ext house of worship was on the site the church in. Wooster place, now he property of St. Michael's Catholic arish. The first building was destroy sd by fire and was succeeded by the building nearly destroyed by fire last Tear. The Wooster place property was old to St. Michael's church about four ears ago, and for time the First |hurch people worshipped in Repub- kcan hall. Later there was consolida- lion with the Hope Baptist church, and or months the consolidated society Forshipped in the Hope church, which Fas later disposed of to a Swedish so- .iety. The new church is located at the lorner of Livingston and Edwards |treets. It is of stone with trimmings If Kibbe stone The floor of the audi orium is of red oak, and the aisles are aid with red velvet carpet. The Sum lay school room can be thrown to- Eether with the auditorium, giving a Aeating capacity of 600. The interior if the auditorium, front and rear walls, Ire wainscotted in marble fifteen feet high, giving fine appearance. There is 3. gallery in the Sunday school room Tor classes, and two class rooms, with ornamental mantles and fireplaces. A line $3,500 organ is installed in the choir loft of the auditorium.
 < Most of the windows of the audito- Hum are memorial windows, and in- dude those to the memory of the late Professor Francis Wayland, the filling Eindow, Harrnanus M. Welch, Deacon Henry Stowe, Deacon Briggs, Mrs. Betts. mother of Hon. F. A. Betts, and J window, as memorial of the former Hope church, with an anchor formerly the church emblem. These windows eost from s2OO to $500 each, and are of eolored glass and artistic.
 The building committee consists of Pierce N. Welch, Edward M. Arn1- Strong, Edward N. filling, Hon. F. A. Betts, and Robert Manross. The late Professor Francis Wayland was a member of the committee. The new property has cost about $70,000, and the debt is only about $7,000. The men1- oership was formerly 625, but for sev- lsral years past has been gradually de- 'creasing. It is now about 400, and in khe new location the church is expect Fed to grow again in numerical strength and influence.