Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-22
new CHURCH IS DEDICATED
Lowe Avenue Presbytsriani 0Onssorats an
Imposing Edfos to esd
DR.. ", c. CRAIG OF CHICAGO breaches
More People Than Can Ne seated
Attend the Ceremonies Con-
Quoted within the
Building.

The handsome new edlhce OF Lowe Ave-
nue. Presbyterian congregation at Fortieth
and Nicholas streets was dedicated yester-
day afternoon with impressive ceremonies.
The act Of dedication was performed by
the pastor. Rev. DR.. A. s. c. Clarke. The
sermon OF dedication was preached by
Rev. Willis @. Craig, d. D., LII. D.. Of the
Mccormick Theological seminary. Chicago
The building was crowded 10 the doors.
With the pastor and Dr. Craig on the plat
form were: Rev. Dr. T. x. Hunter finan-
cial secretary Of Bellevue college; Rev.
Newman Hall Burdick, pastor Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church; Rev. DR.. w. H.
Reynolds. pastor Of the CASTELAR, Presby-
terrain church; Rev. DR.. D. f. Jenkins OF
the Omaha Presbyterian Theological semi
nary. All these took part in the services.
Miss Caroline Conklln. Mrs. a. A. Covalt
Mrs. G. w Klein and Or. r. w. Bailey
rendered special music
Former Students of Dr. Craig.
Three Of the local pastors on the plat
form, DIT. Clarke, Rev. Mr. Reynolds and
DR. Burdlck, were under the instruction Of
DIT Craig during their seminary days. Dr.
Craig IN the course Of a long life, has
dedicated more Presbyterian churches. It
IL said, than any other minister now living
He took his text from IL Chronicles, IL: 3,
And the house which build Is great: for
great is our God above all Gods"
There have been times frequently among
the different peoples since the beginning
OF the Christian era when men have turned
their faces away from God and have kept
them toward the earth" said Dr. Craig.
And in such a time there has always been
someone called to point the way Godward.
This divine designation has come not to
this people who have erected this beautiful
place In which to worship God
"A feeling of reverence comes over a
man when he sees a church edifce. There
Is something about It that embodies that
grand mysterious love of God which caused
HIM to send His Son into the world for the
redemption Of sinners. The influence OF
this building will be for good In this neigh
bOrhood and in this city"
Statement of Finances.
DR.. H. NJ. McClanahan, chairman Of the
building committee. read a report showing
the cost Of ~ building TO be more than
$4,000. At the morning service yesterday
$500 was raised in pledges among the mem
bers. At the afternoon service more than
$500 additional was raised to apply toward
wiplng out the indebtedness. OF the latter
sum $1,000 was given by one person who
refused to have even the amount stated
publicly.
After the dedicatory sermon the keys to
the building were formally turned over by
DR.. Mechanism to Dr. A. o. Peterson.
representing the trustees. In 30 doing DR..
Mechanism made special mention of the
unceasing labors Of William Henry Brown
in personally keeping in touch with the
work of construction.
The new church is built in the Gothic
style of architecture of vitrihed brick
trimmed with stone. II seats 400 people IN
the main auditorium. The interior is hand
somely frescoed and finished in dark oak.
1t has fine Sunday school rooms below.
The Lowe Avenue Presbyterian congre-
cation has made great progress In the last
six years under the pastorate OF DR.. Clarke,
advancing from a small congregation with
a poor building to a strong and active
church with one OF the finest edihces on the
west side.