Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-20
DEDICATE NEW
FIRST CHURCH
C0NGREGATI0NALISTS OPEN
FINE EDIFlCE
Pasadenans Hold All Day Services In
Handsome uildine-Missing
Man Returns to
His Home
Pasadena Agency.
III East Colorado Street


PASADENA, March BIN spite Of
the rain both morning and afternoon
this has been a great day for the mem
bers and friends of the First Congre-
gational church of this city, who dedi-
Gated with all day services their new
house of worship and raised over $11,-
600 toward the debt. The large and
handsome building on the corner Of
Green street and South Marengo ave-
nue. was erected at a cost of $4,000, the
lot costing $4,000 additional. Ten
thousand had been borrowed, and this
will be carried, but the amount raised
at this mornings service will pay all
indebtedness up to that amount.
The sermon by DR.. r. r. Meredith,
pastor of the church, gave the sermon
of the morning, which was a remark
ably strong presentation of the theme,
What Church Should Be-" Based
upon Davids dedicatory psalm used at
the opening Of Solomon's temple, the
thought was made especially clear that
the true church was first of all the
abode of God.
Fully seven hundred people listened
to the interesting services. Rev. Dr.
Warren F.. Day of Los Angeles offered
the dedicatory prayer, and Rev. Otto
Anderson, the assistant pastor of the
First church, offered the opening
prayer.
In the afternoon the pastors from the
local church gathered to extend con-
gratulations and Fluctuations to the
church. About five hundred people
were in the audience. Among those
who spoke were the Revs. Stephen g.
Emerson, H. B. Keates, j. e. Wishart
and w. w. Goodman, and especially
noticeable in each of the happy speech
and value of DR.. Meredith. Rev. Rob-
ert J. Burdette was not able to attend
on account of illness through the week,
but he sent a characteristic letter in
which quiet humor was followed by
hearty words of praise for DIR. Mere
dith. DR.. Mcleod, who had expected to
be present but was detained by fun
eral, also sent a letter which was read.
In the evening Rev. William Horace
Day of Los Angeles preached to an
audience fully as large as that of the
morning.
The decorations for the special SER
vices were simple but very effective,
arranged under the direction of Miss
Ethelwyn Foots. Potted palms and
ferns were placed about the edge Of
the platform, while smilax was twined
about the gallery railings, and bamboo
and palms were used at the Sides
White blossoms, marguerites and bridal
wreath were massed at the foot of the
gallery pillars and there were pink
carnations and white iris on. the plat
form.
Throughout the day the music was of
especial excellence.
Missing Man Returns
Fred Dewey, who disappeared last
Friday afternoon and badly frightened
came home today and was greatly
surprised to find that his going visiting
had caused such a commotion and
given him considerable notoriety. In
Los Angeles Friday afternoon Dewey
met friend, who persuaded him to go
to Ocean Park for visit. He declares
he never thought for a minute that the
folks would worry about him or fear
foul play.
George c. Merrill, the Villa street
young man who disappeared a week
ago last Saturday morning, has not yet
been discovered, although every effort
has been made by the family, his
friends and the police. The heavy rains
about here, flooding the canyons, have
effectually covered all trace of him. if
he committed suicide there, as his fam
lily fear.
Bits of Pasadena News
At Woodmen's hail. tomorrow night,
the four candidates for the Office of
mayor will meet the citizens and be
ready to explain their views and plat
forms. At the board of trade rooms
the water situation will be thoroughly
discussed, and at the Universalist
church, following a dinner, municipal
ownership of water will be given
showing, both pro and con.
Mrs. Mary C. Wits, wife of D. w.
Wits, died last night at her home, 345
North Mentor avenue. aged SO years,
after a residence here of but five
months. The body will be taken east
by the husband, interment being at the
old home in Altoona, Pa.
DIR. A. N. Fisher of Honolulu, spoke
to the men at the Y. M. c. A. meeting
this afternoon, while ]. p. Hagerman
of Occidental addressed the boys on
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