Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-07
DEDICATE ED|FICE
FREE OF DEBT
Achievement OF THE SALEM
C0NGREGATlONALISTS
Last $500 Of Dept Raised at Services
sterday-structure Cost $4,000.
Prominent clergymen Speak
at Ceremonies

Dedicated free from debt was the
church property of the Salem Congre-
cation church. valued at about $4,000,
Paloma and East Twenty-eighth
streets, last evening.
The services during the entire day
and evening were chara acteristic of the
great work that had been accomplished
by the Rev. N. L. Rowell, the pastor,
and his co-workers in the church and
others of various denominations.
The dedication took place at 2:30
O'Clock, a large congregation being
present, with several prominent Con-
gregational clergymen on the platform.
Rev. Mr.. Rowell the pastor, made
brief remarks, which were followed by
music by the choir and the Symphony
male quartet, scripture reading by
Rev. j. H. MallowS and prayer by Rev.
8. F. Boiler. Rev. DIR. r. r. Meredith
of Pasadena preached the dedicatory
sermon. He said in part:
Offers Congratulations
81 am glad to be here to see what you
are doing for the Lord / offer my sim
Cere congratulations for the great
work you have accomplished in build
ing this magnificent church. We can-
not take anything to God unless we go
with it, making sacrifice and consecra-
tion to Him.
"You will find my text in Romans
12:1-2, I beseech you therefore, breth
rem. by the .mercies of God, that we
present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service. And be not
conformed to this world, but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your
minds, that ye prove what is that
good, and acceptable and perfect will
of God
"Christianity is above all things as
far as God Is above man. 1t is more
than system of doctrine which is not
considered in this age of remarkable
import. The apostle turns at once to
practical precepts, beginning with con-
secrati to God.
."'Be not conformed to this world, but
be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind
Duty to Sacrifice
ut is a duty enjoined upon us to sac
rfice as in the manner of those I'm
Rome The apostle, however, does not
mean that sacrifice is a loss that is an
absolute impossibility. There cannot
be loss, strictly speaking, in the scrip
luIdl StllSe. 10 III
all things.
Young people, do not think that the
ungodly are getting more actual en-
joyment out of life than the godly.
The latter get more here and in the
hereafter that is desirable.
'It is not the sacrifice wholly on our
part that atones for our sins. 1t is
absolutely impossible only through God
i'm our atonement. The atonement
Af oil it1c
and accepting His will and yielding TO
His precepts.
"This sacrifice should be absolutely
voluntary. presenting yourself as liv-
ing sacrifice to God. 1t cannot be
wholly done by your minister or
choir-each must have something to do.
And we must make a start in the right
direction in order to receive help from
God When we do that He is ever
ready and willing to help us.
Entire Conservation
"An entire conservation must be
made to God Supposing it is thiIn-
BILE or a ring that is keeping you back.
If you do not give 1t up, who is the
ruler of your destiny? We may ask,
how can poor people offer acceptable
sacrifices? This is easily done when we
fling our souls and bodies on Jesus
Christ. God wants the sacrifices of the
poor Individual as well as the church.
How puny Is the life and character Of
the mere worldling! 1t is only reason
able service that we acknowledge the
supremacy of our Master and bestow
our religious precepts unto Him. Some,
however, seem to think that If they
should have a little devil to mix up
things, 1t would be more agreeable to
| their inherent natures. Your we'll
being demands that you must not be
ungrateful You must see and receive
! the light that God is so willing to give
! i'm return for your willingness to ac-
cept it in the right spirit. And you
viii receive a great blessing If You
present your bodies living sacrifice
holy and acceptable unto God which
! Is your reasonable service"
Raise Balance Due
1t was announced that there was an
indebtedness of $500 on the church
property. Rev. William Horace Day
was called upon by Rev. Mr. Rowell to
solicit from the congregation the
amount required to cancel the deficit.
About $3.50 was subscribed and the re
maiader was raised at the evening SER
vice, when the dedication was COM
pleted.
In the evening Rev. w. H. Day