Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
DEDICATE LAKE
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WtNUE CHURGH
PASADENA CONGREGATION IN
NEW HOME
Impressive Services Participated in
by Representatives Of Many
Other oenomina-
tions
Pasadena Agency,
1914 East Colorado Street.
Telepnone Main 752.


gregational church were held today,
and marked a red letter day for the
congregation and friends of that -four
ishing society. Three services were held
during the day, the beautiful church
edifce being crowded to the doors at
all of them. At the morning service
occurred the formal ceremony, admit
tedly one of the most impressive and
appropriate witnessed in the memory
Of those present. The interior of the
building was lavishly decorated in pink
and white, the principal flowers being
carnations and sweet peas, the ar
rangement being in the highest degree
artistic. Rev. DIR. John Mott Mclean,
president of the Pacific Theological
seminary at Oakland, preached a most
eloquent dedicatory sermon. His COM
ing to Pasadena for this purpose was
peculiarly appropriate for the reason
that when Rev. Stephen G.. Emerson,
the present pastor of this church, en-
tered upon his ministry it was as as
sistant pastor to DR.. Mclean at Oak
land.
In the afternoon came an inter-
denominational fellowship meeting, at
were represented, their pastors bring
ing the most affectionate and brotherly
greetings. Rev. Harry r. Keates pas
tor of the Friends church; Rev. V. H.
Brink, pastor of the Lake Avenue M.
E. church; Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith,
pastor of the First Baptist church.
Rev. M. M. Fitzpatrick, pastor of the
United Presbyterian church; Rev. Rog-
er Sherman, pastor of the Advent
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pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Rec. H. T. Staats, pastor
emeritus of the North Congregational
church, and Rev. Abbott, until recent
ly pastor of the Congregational church
at Sierra Madre spoke at length of
their Acquaintance with the Lake Ave-
nue. people and of their hope for the
continued success of the church dedi-
Gated today. Reference was repeated
ly made to the patent fact that this
is ''the children's church, the great
ness of the work among children being
everywhere apparent. Indeed, one of
the most interesting features of the
services was the splendid singing of a
children's choir of over sixty voices
choir going by the appropriate name
of the Sunshine choir
Tonight a rousing young peoples
missionary rally was held in the
church, the speaker of the evening be-
ing Rev. E. 1. Bosworth, one of the
most popular members of the Oberlin
(Ohio) college faculty, and a most in
teresting speaker. He spoke on home
missions and what they are doing for
the country.
A very unusual feature in connection
with the dedication today was the
entire absence of the usual solicita-
ton for funds to meet church debt.
Indeed, one preacher assured the con-
gregation that in fifty years expert
ence he had never met with a similar
experience. TIE Lake Avenue church
was dedicated entirely free from debt,
every cent of the $4,000 which it cost
having been raised some months ago
and no debt being at present outstand-
ing. This is only one of the inter-
esting facts which have marked the his
tory of the society, now ten years old,
and organized by Sunday school ten
years ago by three young girls, the
early services being held in the old
car barns at the corner of Orange
Grove and Lake avenue.
No More Horses for Him
Forty tent cottages are to be con-
structed Immediately at Strains camp
On the north slope of Mount Wilson and
these added to the present tent city
there viii make that camp one of the
largest in this section "A commodious
dancing pavilion will also be erected,
together with other extensive additions
and improvements. Applications for
accommodations this summer are roll
ing in rapidly and it looks as though
the coming season is going to be a
record breaker. Probably owing to the
fog which obscured the peak from the
valley much of the past week less than
fifty people registered at the cottage
hotel today. The sun, however was
bright and warm, although the valley
was seen only occasionally. Among the
days visitors was o. E. Bowen, vice
president of the Pasadena Humane So
ciety. When he visited the summit last
fall he met with an accident which
caused considerable excitement at the
time. He rode horse and the animal
slipped from the trail in some way, both
the animal and rider only by the luck
lest chance escaping serious injury.
This time Mr. Bowen rode a mule and
took great deal of care in choosing
the surest footed beast in the corral
and it is safe to say that he took no
chances during the trip up the noun
tain.
Arcadan Sports
1t was another busy day for things
sporty at Arcadia today and it took a
iOHS liit ol extra racine Electric cars
to accommodate the crowd. OF course
there was the baseball game, a regular
feature of the village Arcadian, and
some came to see that but by far the
greater number crowded into the vicin-
age of Battling" Nelson. The big
training tent was too small to hold the
crowd and the sides had to be raised
early in the afternoon to allow more
people to catch occasional glimpses of
the champion and his assisting friends.
There We're Attell and Kid Williams.
and with each Of these Nelson spared
a few rounds. Then Cricket" Kelly
did a lively stunt with a newsboy
who knew something of the gloves. and
finally TO the intense amusement Of the
crowd a husky Greek and a powerful
Turk put on the gloves. for the first
time Of course, and went i'm for slug
ging match pure and simple. Pasadena
people were out I'm force and Los An
geles sports could not get there fast
enough, and all Of them got sure well
come from "Lucky's town." by many
acclaimed the future sports paradise.
There was no rough house and no ar
rests during the day.
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