The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-28
.BAPIISTS PLAN
ALL.DAY SERVICE
NEW ELM CHURCH READY TO BE
DEDICATED.
Congregation Invites Former Pastor
and Baptist Clergy to Speak Beauti-
full House Of Worship Occupies Com
handing Site Near Logan Park-One
Of Northeast Minneapolis Beauty
Spots. s..

Impressive dedicatory services will
be held Sunday, May Z, for the open
ing of the new Elm Swedish Baptist
church, at the corner of Madison street
NE and Thirteenth avenue. The church
occupies the site on which the old house
of worship stood, and has Just been
completed at a cost Of $4,000: The
congregation of Emil church will have
an opportunity to worship at almost
every hour until 8 O'Clock, and later
in the evening other services will con OF
the festive occasion have been com
pleted by Rev. v. E. Hedberg, the pres
emit pastor of the church. Rev. p. San
dell of Chicago, former pastor OF Elm
church, has accepted the Invitation
from his old congregation and will de-
liver the dedicatory sermon at pm
All the Baptist pastors of the city will
be present, and the officers Of the vari
Gus Baptist organizations have slgnltied
their intention to attend. .
The first service will be held at 10
am. It is to be short song and praise
service. The church quartet will sing
after the Scripture reading and prayer
the ladies' choir, conducted by Mrs
D. Paterson, will sing. The service will
close with a. hymn by the male choir
directed by O. E. Larson, leader. Rev
Frank Peterson, DID,, district secretary
of the American Baptist Missionary
union, will deliver the historical ser
mon at IL o 'clock, and for that service
the church choir, with G. Moberg, lead
90 At - o'clock Sunday school SEES.
son.. the superintendent. The classes
til :f,,.,;sh tho ,oueica1 ca1ections and
Mr.. Moberg's choir and Mrs. D.. Pair;
sons choir will sing. The reading OF Q;
the Sunday school lesson, the, rollcall
reports, etc, will be followed by q fiji
teen minutes address by Rev. M. Berg
lund, Sunday school missionary; Mt:
teen minutes address by the SUNDAY En aeG
school missionary Rev: o Esn l1ss fag EN-
s sv1H NJ, Larson: Rev. NJ
Berglund will conduct a. fifteen min
utes' song and praise service at 2:45. =,
The principal service Of the day VII
be at 8 pm, when Rev. E. Sandell vii
dedicate the: church formally. Proceed
ing it, Rev. E.. S. Lindblad, pastor OF
Bethel Swedish Baptist church,. vii
give the Scripture reading. Rey. Aryio
Gordh will lead in prayer and Rev. MT
Of ' welcome. After the dedicatory ser
mon, John Englund will read the treas
urer's report. The subscription vii
be conducted by Rev. F. Peterson, anc
the following pastors have been nance
as speakers:. Rev. E. R. Pope, superln
tendentYof Baptist state MISSIONS. Rev
A. o. Williams, district secretary, Amer
lean Baptist Home Mission society, ane
remarks BY Scandinavian Baptist min
listers 81 the twin cities. The dedi
catory prayer will be spoken by tn
veteran pastor, Rev. O. s; Lindberg O.
Cokato. The choirs will furnish ap
propriate music.
Rev. O. Bodien, pastor Of the FRS
Swedish Baptist church OF this city
will conduct the evening service an
the two .choirs and quartet will Civ
the musical program. a.. .
East Minneapolis has nearly fort,
churches, and some Of the finest ,build
ings for worship can be seen on 1T
streets. The church just about to b
opened for Elm congregation is on
Of the handsomest architectural add
tions to this part Of the city.