East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-18

Milton, April 17.-Last Sunday was
a day long to be remembered by the
Epworth League and numbers OF the
M. F.. church of this city. ABOUT six
months ago the league members came
to the conclusion, owing to the growth
of the society, that their place of
meeting was too small and would
have to be enlarged in order to ac-
commodate all its members.
Like prairie fire in the summer
time, every member was soon ablaZe
with the idea Of enlarging the old
room or building a new one. After
due counsel and proper investigation
it was decided to tear out the parti-
ton and gallery of the old room,
build a new one on the south side of
the church.
To secure funds was the next prop
osition that came up. But where
there's a will there's a way" and
knowing no such word as fail, each
member went to work and with the
help of the woman's Aid society $500
I was SOOii III Aiit HdIluS LOT
the erection of a room and the re-
pairing of the church throughout.
The addition was put up; the paper
and cloth on the auditorium was all
torn off: the walls were then sized
with constituency of glue and paste.
This was allowed to thoroughly dry,
then treated to another coat. When
this was well set a layer of felt paper
was spread on and on this the wall
paper which is of the finest crepe in
grain paper of a green hue, trimmed
with a 16-inch border, inlaid with
scrolls of gold and silver with a heavy
gold imitation mold along the edge,
all of which harmonized with the
body of the room to the highest ex-
treme of beauty
The church is lighted with cleo
tricity through the Benjamin X-ray
! fixtures, by three tubes consisting of
six 16-candle power incandescent
lights each, under an 1S-inch circular
dark green reflector. suspended four
| feet below the ceiling and II above
the floor. This does away with the
electric glare and makes a nice, soft
light. These fixtures are of the lat
est pattern and blend nicely with
the interior.
The auditorium is 34x55 feet and
the league room 26x2S, both with q
seating capacity of about 500. The
league room opens up with the audi
torium by three hosting DOORS This
is one of the neatest little churches
l In gr,r 4.
including the addition, was about
$3.50, all of which is paid for and the
church is free from debt.
A few weeks ago the pastor, with
the consent of the church, sent an
invitation to the different churches
of the city to be present and join in
With them in a union service of praise
and Thanksgiving, the Presbyterian
NJ, f. South, and Adventists closed
their own services for the evening
and turned out en- masse. Rev. B. F
Harper of the Presbyterian church
Rev. G. H. Gibbs of the NJ. E. church
South, were on the program for ad-
dresses, but as Rev Gibbs could moi
be present, it devolved upon Rev
Harper to take the time of both. He
held the audience spell-bound and al
regretted when he sat down. Amone
his remarks he said: "That it was
general complaint among the people
that there were too many churche!
and too many ministers to be paid
and not word about mtemperanct
(saloons). l hold that every church
that has spire pointing towards the
blue sky and supports minister i.
an indication of the spiritual welfar,
of that community, and is a desirabl,
place to rear a family"
a few remarks by the way of eulo
gy were made by the pastor, Rev. ]
j. McAlister, thanking the people fol
the courtesies shown, and interes
taken in this good work among anC
with the church and temperance peo
pie of Milton, the meeting was dis
missed by Rev. Harper.