Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26
CHURCH TO
Be DEDICATED.
New Edfice Of First Methodist
Finished at Cost OF
$4,000.
us A HANDSOME BUILDING.
Sermon Tomorrow viii he Preached
u, Bishop David II. Moore-De-
scripiion OF the Structure.

The First Methodist people win ded-
icate their new church tomorrow morn.
Ing, with Bishop David II Moore to
preach the sermon. The new edllce Is
located at the corner OF Second South
and Second East streets directly OPP
posito the site Of the old First Presby-
terrain church. and the cost of the new
edliice with the lot Is put al $4,000 The
church auditorium is so arranged that
II can be nearly doubled i'm seating ca
pacity by throwing open the sunday
school auditorium adjoining, so that the
total seating copaclty is estimated at
1900, The furnishings are In dark oak,
with pews down stairs, aud opera
chairs up stairs In the galleries The
Sunday school room is provided with
stall boxes. so that the classes will be
by themselves in the study of the les.
son OF the day. The windows OF the
church are OF stained glass One is
The Resurrection, furnished by the
pioneer Methodist ministers OF this
territory. and state. Another represents
THE Good Shepherd presented by MI
and Mrs 4 s. Pond OF this city, IN
memory Of the late Samuel Pond A
third window, Jesus, the Light Of the
World Is the gift Of Mrs. Esther
Waldfogel, In memory Of her husband
The site for the church was bought
last May. and the following members OF
the church composed the building com.
mIttee: c. f. Goodwin, J. p. COBB, \.
$. Peters, O. A. Honnold, James T.
|
John =. Cobb was chairman OF tho
building committee, but since his de-
parture from Salt Lake this position
has been held by George F. Goodwin
The trustees Of the church are r.. O,
Lee, Dr. A. C. Ewing, ~ ]. Evans. p
A. Dix j. Il. Blwdle. James f., Paine
o. A. tlonnold and w T. Crister The
special finance committee which mas
had charge Of the money collected and
expended by the enterprise is compris-
cd Of Rev, Benjamin Young. J. e. Nc
CLAIM. f. O. Lee and p, A. Dix Fred
A. Hale OF Salt Lake was the arch-
tect planning the structure, and S. -,
Wood has had charge Of the actual
construction OF the church.
The first services of the First Meth
odist church OF this city were held In
a barn as the first services Of the First
stable. In 1870 The following year the
we'll known east Third Sonth street
site was purchased from II. W. Law
renee for $1,000. the board of church
extension furnishing $500. and the re-
mainder being raised by citizens, The
corner stone was laid Nov. 20. ISL by
Rev. Pierce as the first pastor.
The church was dedicated in the fan
Of 1874. The structure cost over S40,-
600. Chaplain &. G. McCabe. now
bishop. was instrumental In securing
large portion OF this money by lectur-
ing through Utah.
The following have served as pastors
Of the First Methodist church g. NJ.
Pierce, j. NJ. Jameson c. G. Stratton,
G, y, Lyford, Or, Longstreet. John Me-
Eldowney II. y. Fisher Lewis Rudlsill.
r. c. Ilin, $. j. Carroll. G. H. Libby.
j. w. Jones, w d. Mabry. G. NJ. JET
fiery, W. X. Beans. \. H. Henry. ]. l..
Albritton, / y. Morehead, J. c, Bickel
ana Benjamin Young, the present In
cumbent.
In April 30. 1905, the old church and
site on Third South street were sold,
and May 20. 1905. the building COM
mittee employed $. y. Wood as super
lntendent Of construction. Shortly
after this date excavations were COM
menced, Aug, 49, 1895. the corner
stone Of the new church vas laid
Bishop David II. Moore of Portland.
ore ofiiciated and Or \. h. Leonard
OF New York delivered the dedlcatory
address, Methodist pastors from all
over the state were present at these eN-
ercses Sept H. 1905. the last SER
vice was held In the old church. Rev
Benjamin Young delivering the fare
well sermon, From Sept "a to the
last Sunday In March 1906, services
were held In the V NJ, G.. \. auditor
inm, April the first service was held
In the Sunday school rooms OF the new
church DR.. II, j. Talbot preached
the sermon.