Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-02
ONGREGAT|ON IS
IN ITS NEW HOME
BETHESDA PRESBYTERlANS
OUT OF DEBT
Pastor Dedicates Edifice With Appro-
pirate Ceremonies, Assisted by
Visiting Local Clergy
men

tTee from deDt, the new BetheSda
Presbyterian church was dedicated yes
terday afternoon at the corner of Clan
ton and Paloma streets. The church
is one of the finest and most convenient
for worship in the city.
The services were conducted by Rev.
j. NJ. Newell, the pastor. Members of
the Presbyterian clergy of the city
were seated on the platform. The
church choir of twenty voices rem
dered an opening selection. Rev. J. r.
Compton, pastor of the Second Presby-
terian church, read a passage of scrip
ture, which was followed by the in
vocation pronounced by Rev. Mr..
Berry, pastor of the Highland Park
Presbyterian church.
Rev. J. Malcolm Macleod of Pasa-
dena preached the dedicatory sermon
from the words selected from Matthew
11:4 go and tell He said in part:
"To see and then to go and tell is
the method of the prophet. We should
tell everybody the good things we
know and cultivate the principle of i'm
parting our knowledge for good results.
I'VE are called TO be disciples and
then apostles to so and tell. We can
tell that the scientific book lasts about
five years and the Bible indefinitely.
I'VE have to encounter three shadows
and those are guilt, grief and the grave.
Guilt is the child of sin, leading along
the different stages to the grave. The
cross makes sin known, but Il makes
him known who taketh away the sins
of the world. 1t is the cross that
creates the power in the world. If we
will open our hearts to God he will
cleanse them.
"Have you had the problem of trou-
BILE to solve? The legacy is trust. There
is no real comfort but in the merits Of
Jesus Christ. Some get it to a certain
extent in music and other ways, but
q perfect trust in Jesus Christ casteth
out all fear.
""The bottom is all knocked out of
your religion said a millionaire to me,
for my only little child has been taken
from me by death ON the other hand
! visited a woman who had been suf-
fering in bed for twenty years and she
was profuse in her praises of God.
I'VE are to see and then to tell. John
Rusl1in once said, The more | think
of it, the more l find this conviction.
that the greatest thing a human soul
ever does in this world is to see some
thing and tell it in a plain way We
must speak what we know. We must
act on the principle of advertising,
which is the secret of success in the
world of commerce. SO we should cul-
tivate the commercial impulse Have
we any trophies to show, any flags to
unfurl or laurels to emblazon? Most
certainly we have. Let us go out and
inspect the field and let us carry with
us a firm step and impartial mind,
nfrfr.
alert"
Following the sermon was the sim
pie but impressive dedicatory service.
The church is semigothic in style
and is one of the most complete in
architectural design in Los Angeles.
The entire building has seating ca
pacity of 1000 people. 1t contains the
main auditorium, opening from which
by sliding doors are the Sunday school
and intermediate rooms, at the sides
of which are seven class rooms. Over
these rooms in the gallery are ten other
class rooms. The primary room has
a separate entrance from the outside
and yet may be connected with the
other rooms.
There are four vestibules leading into
the main auditorium. At one side of
the pulpit are ample accommodations
for the choir, at the rear of which are
the pastors and choir rooms and Ii
brary. The pastors study is in the
tower, under which is the ladies' par
lor.
In the basement are the social hall,
kitchen and a complete heating fur
mace and electric fans for ventilation.
The building cost $25,000
The following names are inscribed on
the memorial windows and more will
follow: Rev. David Hughes, founder
of the church, Harriet Atwood Newell,
Rebecca c. Forsyth, Rosetta Rouse, j.
S. Slauson, Robert Hanna and ). c.
Salisbury.