Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-03
CHURCH JUBILEE UNDER WAY
Opening Session at Congregational Church
Largely Attended.
ADDRESSES COVER NEBRASKA HISTORY
Two Hundred ard Fifty Out-of-Town
DeIeEstes Present aud SIX HIM
derd Expected Before CeIe- ...
bratiOn f. At an Esd.

The formal ceremonies incident TO the
opening Of the celebration Of the hftieth
anniversary of the founding. OF the First
Congregational church was observed
Wednesday morning. with devotional exer-
cises conducted by Rev. George p. Taylor
OF Pierce. who delivered an address on the
subject Of THE Path by Which We Have
Come" The address was OF a reminiscent
character and brief outline of the incep-
ton and growth Of Congregationalism in
Nebraska during the last half century.
An interesting service followed in the
lecture room with an illustrated lecture by
II. P. Fairchild of Crete on Picturesque
Nebraska c. B. Anderson Of Crete fol-
lowed with an Instructive address on Ne
braskas Material Growth in the Last Fifty
Years"
The main auditorium Of the church is
very prettily decorated with flags and
flowers, the flags representing every nation
and cline. indicative OF the broad field OF
labor for the church, which knows no ter
ritorial or continental limits. Back Of the
altar is an artistic design in evergreen and
smilax '1s56-1sOs," indicating nifty years Of
the life of this church.
Big Attendance IL Expected,
About $50 out-ot-town. members of the
association are already present and It is
expected that this number will be in
creased to 600 before the meetings close.
| Ten local associations make up the state
association. as follows: Republican VAL
ley. Omaha, Northwestern, Loup Valley,
Lincoln, German, Frontier Elkhorn VAL
| ley, Columbus and Blue Valley.
The afternoon session began at o'clock,
with A. p. Turkey of Omaha presiding, and
was of historical character. embracing
addresses, the first, "a Historical Sketch
Of the First Congregational Church Of
Omaha" by Mrs. Andrew B. Somers Of
Omaha; letters from former members
Of the First church. and ministers for
merly in the Nebraska association; greet
ings from representatives Of the Omaha
Congregational churches; Historical
Sketch of Congregationalism in Nebraska"
by Rev. Harmon Bross OF Lincoln, state
superintendent Of missions; THE Work
of Congregational Women in Nebraska,"
by Mrs. b. D. Perry of Crete; '"The Chris
tlan Endeavor Corps of the Congrega-
ton Army" by Arthur Chase, president
of the State Society of Christian En-
deavor; Fifty Years Of Congregational
Sunday Schools" by Sewall A Sander
son of Lincoln, and History Of Home
Missions in Nebraska" by Rev. J. Z. Tut
tie Of Lincoln.
EEokEam Tot IhuF@oAT.
The program OF Thursday will be an
elaborate one. Rev. j. j. Parker of Plain
view will preside during the morning ses-
sion. After the usual devotional services,
which will be addressed by Rev p. A.
Sharpe OF Friend on the subject of
/, Strength for Present Obligations" the
business session of the Nebraska Consre-
gational Home Missionary society will be
taken up, with Rev. ]. e. futile of Lincoln,
president of the society, presiding. Rev.
II. C. Herring of Omaha, chairman of the
advisory board will begin the meeting with
statement of the progress made in the
campaign for self support. At 1875 a. IN.
Rev. Laura H. Wild of Crete viii read a
paper upon the subject of tFWhat Shall We
Say to the Proposed Union With the
United Brethren and Methodist Prot
estants?" Addresses will also be made by
Rev. Charles H. Richards secretary, and
Rev. w. w. Newell, western secretary of
the Congregational Church Building So
ciety. The morning session will close with
an address by President King of Oberlin
college on 1.-The Way Into LIES Values -
On Church Topics.
Thursday afternoons session will be pre-
sided over by Rev MUtier A. Bullock OF
Lincoln. This session will be almost wholly
upon church educational topics with the
leading church educators OF the state par
ticipating Communion service will be con-
Quoted during the late afternoon by Rev
C. w. Crofts of West Point and Rev. w. s
; Hampton of Dodge.
Rev. w. H. Buss of Fremont will preside
at the evening session. At o'clock Rev
Washington GLADDEN. of Columbus. O., mod.
orator OF the National Council OF Congre-
gational Churches, will deliver an address
on ''Recollections of a Lifetime"