The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-14
DEDICATED WITH
SOLEMN SERVICE
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS FORMAL
LY OPENED EDlFlCE WITH
BEAUTIFUL SERVICES.

With the church filled to overf1owihg
the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
was dedicated yesterday mornig with
solemn and impressive ceremonies.
Ferns and crimson blossoms of
many kinds were banked in profusion
on the pulpit and about the choir. The
whole church was beautifully deco
rated, the decorations being the gift of
the Christian Science church of Mo-
sier, Oregon.
The First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, was organized in this city about
year ago and it's growth since that
time has been steady and rapid. 1t
now has a large membership and
building on which there is no debt. Its
progress in the city has been most
remarkable.
The services were opened yesterday
by an organ and violin piece from
Mendelssohn by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Fischer. After this an anthem, Christ
My Refuge" was rendered by a quar-
tette composed of Mrs. Max Baumeis-
ner and Edgar Fischer.
The first reading from the scriptures
was by Miss Rosamond Wright and
this was followed by solo by Mr.
Turner, "Oh, for a closer walk with
Thee The second reading was by
Frank B. Thompson who read from
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's great work,
Science and Health, with Key to the
Scriptures
Hon. Gilbert Hunt gave the address
of welcome. He referred to the joy the
church members had in dedicating
their building, that it was akin to the
joy Of family in occupying a home
free from debt after hard struggle.
Many of the church members have
the grave by Christian Science healing
and they are glad ard thankful for
their blessings, among the greatest of
which is the life and work of Mrs
Mary Baker Eddy. The work of the
church is to elevate and enoble man
kind
Christian Science is progressive
Progressiveness is the Christian
Science way Of solving daily prob
lens. He told of the growth of the
church in this city, Of it's modest be-
ginnings and its struggles in getting a
church home. Finally the present
church wishes all strangers within it's
gates a pleasant and profitable So
journ.
Dedicatory Address.
After the address by Mr.. Hunt, Mrs.
Anna Osgood. c. S. D., gave the dedi-
catory address, in part she said:
1t gives me especial pleasure to ded-
icate this church, this little branch of
the vine which is so dear to me. We
invite all people to share our glad
ness in this service, our thankfulress
in being able to occupy this new church
home
THE dedication Of any church to
the cause of Christ, in the denomina-
;ional name of Christian Science. is an
important event, however small the
structure. 1t is an outward confess
sion of our spiritual conservation to
God, who must be worshipped in spirit
and in truth. The real house in which
we live says Mrs. Eddy, is the spirit
God, the eternal harmony of the in
finite SOUL
Christ's Religion.
The church is that institution
Which affords proof of its utility and
is found elevating the race rousing
he dormant understanding from the
material beliefs to the apprehension of
spiritual ideas and the demonstration
OF dlVlne science, thereby casting out
devils, or errors, and healing the sick
"Christian Science is the religion of
Jesus Christ, because it is founded
upon an understood principle rather
than on blind faith. Christ declared
his followers should not only preach
but that they should do the works he
did. healing the sick, curing the blind
and making the lame to walk