The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-31
coNGREGATIoNALisTs ARRANGE
FOR COMMUNICATION
EXERCISES.
Sunday and Monday-History
Of the Church.

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Congregational church of Waiia Walla,
and in commemoration of the event
appropriate ceremonies will be held in
the church both Sunday morning and
evening and Monday night. This
church not only has the distinction of
! being one of the pioneer religious or
CARNATIONS of Wala Walla, but also
is the Oldest Congregational church in
the state of Washington
| In keeping with the memorable
event the following program has been
arranged and will be carried out:
Sundays Services.
Sunday school at 8: As a. M; public
Worship at IL a. M. consisting of the
following: Organ voluntary; invoca-
tion responsive reading; vocal solo,
The Morn Eeternal,' by Mrs Walter
Upington with a violin obligato by
Miss Burr; Scripture reading; anthem,
L Will Sing of Thy Power" by the
church choir; prayer; offertory, "A
New Heaven and New Earth"
hymn; serman, Such Time as This
| by Rev. Eli r. Loomis, of Olympia
hymn benediction organ postlude.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a
the Lords Supper will be observed and
new members received.
In the evening at $50 the Christian
Endeavor Society will hold it's regu-
lar services after which the evening
Worship will be commenced at 1870
O'clock. The program of the evening
service will be as follows: Organ vol
untary; doxology; invocation; hymn;
! anthem, How Lovely Are Thy Dwell
/ ings Fair prayer: offertory. Thy
Mercy, Oh Lord, Reaches to Heaven"
sermon, Bottled Sunshine Rev Ed
| ward Lincoln Smith, d. D.. of Seattle;
solo; benediction; organ postlude.
Mondays Program.
Monday night the commemoration'
services proper will be held in the
be as follows:
Invocation; hymn; address, The
Early Years. Hon. Edwin Eells of
. Tacoma; anthem, THE Sun Shall Be
| More Thy Light" by the choir; adj
dress. Development and Expansion"
| Professor Louis F. Anderson; anthem,
What Are These?" by the choir; ad-
dress, The Inner Life Harry A. Rey-
| nolds; hymn, Il Love Thy Kingdom
| Lord
Former Pastors to Be Present
Two of the former pastors of the
church have arrived in Walla Walla
and will take prominent part in
the commemoration exercises.
Brit History Of the Church.
The First Congregational church of
Walla Walla was organized in this city
January /. 1865. with the following
charter members: Rev. and Mrs.
Gushing Eells, Rev. and Mrs. P. B.
Chamberlain, Mrs. J. w Mckee and
Edwin Eells. OF the original members
only two survive, Mrs. Chamberlain,
who is a resident of Walla Walla and
Edwin Eells of Tacoma. After the
church organization had been perfect
ed Rev. p. B. Chamberlain was chosen
as the first pastor, and for years he
held the place and began the work
that resulted in the building up Of
/, one of the strongest churches in the
| state Of Washington. For years he
/ conducted services on the Sabbath day
and during the week days visited the
1 sick; offering consolation and spirit
ual advice; performed marriage cere-
monies and conducted the funeral SER
vices of many of the pioneers of the
Walla Walla valley.
During it's existence the church has
had but seven pastors. They were in
the order named: Rev. p. B. Cham
berlain, deceased; Rev. N. F. Cob
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the Congregational church for East
ern Washington; Rev. Ezra Haskell;
Rev H. F. Foster; Rev. E. r. LOOMS,
now pastor of the Congregational
church Of Olympia; Rev. Edward l..
Smith, pastor Of the Pilgrim church
of Seattle, and Rev. Austin Rice, the
| present pastor.
II From a membership of seven the
church has added to it's rolls until
today it has reached over 300, among
which are numbered many of the
most influential citizens of Walla
/ Walia.
| In all its existence the organization
| has occupied but three church build
| ings. The first one was a small frame
building, which staood on lot OF
what is now the corner of First and
Main streets. This was occupied for