The daily sentinel., 1904-12-19

Frank I. Lee, 5000; A. B. stoddart.
/ 5000; \. n. Anderson, 5000.
AT 1870 O'Clock, at the suggestion
| of Chancellor Buchtel. the dedica-
tory exercises were postponed until
the evening service.
The First Methodist Episcopal
church of Grand Junction has
worked long and earnestly to secure
a new Sunday school room. The
| Sunday school membership has been
| increasing so rapidly that for the
| past year IL has been impossible to
conduct all the classes in the church
many of the teachers being forced
| to take their classes to nearby res
| licences
Two years ago the first efforts
were made toward the erection of
a Sunday school room. and today
there stands completed a structure
modern in every detail, convenient
and perfect in every appointment.
| beautiful inside and outside. truly
magnificent building.
The Sunday school room adjoins
the church on the north side. The
two rooms are connected by great
sliding doors. The new building has
large main floor. a spacious bal
| cony. seating several hundred peo-
pie. The entire building can, at
almost a moments time, be con-
verted into eighteen distinct class
rooms. This is accomplished by par
titions and sliding doors that oper-
ate like clockwork. The balcony
is divided into nine class rooms in
this manner.
The electric lighting system is
perfect The entire building is
heated by furnace. Electric bells
connect each class room with the
superintendent desk. The Sunday
school room is seated with chairs.
placed on raised tiers in the bal
cony and down stairs.
The balcony is reached by two
broad flights of stairs. When the
big folding doors are opened the
minister can be plainly heard in
the auditorium-can be well heard
from every portion of the new
structure and can be seen from
nearly every seat. The acoustic
properties are almost perfect
On the main floor of the Sunday
school room is the pastors study.
The basement, which is very
large one, is divided into parlors.
rooms for kindergarten classes, kit
chens. toilet rooms and furnace
rooms.
The edifiee is built of brick and
stone, and only the finest material
is used throughout. From the above
description it is readily seen that
the building is one of the hand
soonest of its kind in Colorado.
The membership of the First
Methodist church of Grand Junction
is about 500. The Sunday school
membership is about 400, with an
average attendance of 275.
Rev. Eugene II Smith has been
the pastor of the church for more
than year, having just entered on
his second year. He has worked
building project. He is held in the
highest regard by his congregation.
and ranks among the most promi-
nent and brilliant ministers of the
Colorado conference.
At the evening service Chancellor
Buchtel delivered mastery ser
mon from the text. Prove all
things, hold fast that which is
good" | Thessalonians, iv, 21.
After the chancellors discourse.
the taking of subscriptions was re-
sumed. There was yet to raise
$4,150.
A number of 500 su ,scriptions
were made. Parties who had given
literally at the morning service in
creased their subscriptions. Many
new subscriptions from 81 to $35
were made. Chas. l.. Jones made
contribution of S225. Finally the
amount was reduced to $2,63S and
the trustees announced through the
chancellor that they will find" the
required sum. Then the ritualistic
ceremonies of the church were i'm
pressively used in dedicating the
house.
At the conclusion, Rev. Smith,
the pastor, in a most appropriate
and impressive way, expressed his
gratitude and his appreciation of
the work of the officers and mem
bers of the church, and his thank
fulness to the public in general.