Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-29
GOVERNOR BUCHTEL
DELEGATES CHURCH
FORMALLY OPENS PASADENA
EDIFICE
Five Thousand Dollars Raised at the
Morning Services and $25oo In the
Afternoon, Leaving but $4,000
indebtedness

audience which gathered at the morn
ing service in the Lake Avenue Metho-
dist church, Pasadena, yesterday, and
the first service since the completion of
the $4S000 structure was as consecrated
as could be desired by the most ardent
we'll wisher and many were the con-
gratulations received by the pastor,
Rev. ". Hunter Brink.
Five thousand dollars were raised
at the morning service to aid in
completing the building fund. In
the afternoon service there was an ad-
ditional fund of $2500 raised, leaving a
total indebtedness of less than $4,000
still to raise. This Indebtedness has
been assumed by the trustees of the
church.
The services opened in the morning by
the singing of that old Methodist
hymn. holy, Holy Holy and the
A. Thompson, presiding elder of the
Los Angeles district, offered prayer.
The choir sang beautifully the anthem,
1.-THE Lord Is My Strength"
The sermon by Rev. Henry A. Buch-
tel, D. D., LII. D., governor of Colorado,
was most inspiring. Governor Buchtel
chose for his topic 1.-THE Future Re-
ligion,' and discussed the fundamental
principles dominant in the religion of
the future. He declared that the re-
ligion of future years would mean the
coming in contact with God. 1t must
make men good.
Religion and Business
He dwelt at some length on the com-
bination of the future religion with
business, how the business man could
be a Christian and still keep in the
struggle with the adversities of the
world Of barter and trade. Men Of to-
day are doing it, and those who have
been men of the world all their lives
and who have practied all the tricks Of
their trade are discarding their nom
chalant views of Christianity and ac-
cepting the teachings of the lowly
NazGrene.
With a consecutive arraignment of
facts, clearly put, decisively expressed,
Governor Buchtel reviewed the progress
of the church of today and the assum-
ing of principles that will influence and
eventually work into the religion of the
future, q religion founded on the same
principles as the religions of all time,
and still enlarged in its scope to take
in the expanded and expanding views
of the world. He mentioned the future
religion as a religion of peace, where
strife between churches will be for
gotten, and proved his saying by point
ing to the development of the past half
century in this line. He pictured the
world forgetting how to war and the
nations settling their differences
through international peace congresses.
That, in substance, was the true pic
ture Of the future religion.
Financial Condition
The sermon was followed by rem
dering of a report on the finances of
the church by Secretary Isaac Springer
of the board of trustees. The state
ment showed the church to have on
hand practically 100000 with which to
meet the Indebtedness of $4S,0OO in
Cured through the erection of the
church.
Governor Buchtel then made finan-
cial appeal, which was heartily re-
sponded to by the contribution Of $4,000
made by the enthusiastic church men,
bers.
The morning service closed with a.
sense of thanksgiving for the beauti-
full structure which will henceforth be
the home of the Lake Avenue Metho-
dists.
In the afternoon there was a service
held at the church, in which all the
sister churches of the city were repre-
sented through their pastors, and ex-
tended a greeting to the new church
which had risen to prominence among
them. The session opened with prayer
by Rev. DIR. A. w. Lamport, d. D.,
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Pasadena.
Responds to Greetings
Governor Buchtel made a response to
the greetings Of local churches. voiced
by their pastors In fellowship and
platform meeting. He spoke on the
condition of friendship now existing
between the churches OF various de-
nominations instead OF the differences
which have existed in the past In
stead Of the antagonistic feeling which
dominated the church p1licies of the
past there now reign good cheer and
rejoicing I'm the prosperity OF a brother
church The once enmity displayed by
all established churches, when smaller
church rose TO a position IN which 1t
claimed recognition and to a prosperity
which could stand the construction of