The Newtown bee., 1907-02-22
OUR NEIdHBORs.
BETREL.
oHuRCH INTERIOR BEAUTIFIzD.

CHURCH INTERIOR BEAUTIFIED.
 The auditorium at the Congrega- tional church was reopened for service, Sunday morning, after being thor oughly renovated, the walls handsome ly redecorated and everything. put in fine order. About S2sO0 was raised and the expense incurred thus far has been about S2, 900. The result is very pleasing, and the members of the church and congregation expressed their pleasure, Sunday morning. The ceiling has been painted a mixture att mospheric blue and green, the side walls are gray, tinted to resemble blocks of granite. About each win- dow is frieze of blue. The heavy beams which arch the ceiling are stained a red oak color. The organ pipes arc painted in gold. The ceil- ing above the organ is paneled, and the entire effect is rich in the ex- treme. An audience which practt- cally filled every seat in the church, was pgesent at the reopening service, Sunday morning. It was an atten- tive audience, and the service was an inspiring one throughout. The choir was heard with great delight in three numbers, Te Deum by Shelley, an anthem, "Seek. Ye The Lord," with obligato solo by Theodore Smith, and . soprano solo with violin accompani- ment by Miss Celia SBrauneis. The solo by MT Smith was great treat. The sermon by Prof Brastow of the Yale Divinity school, was an tnspfra- .tiOn. He spoke from the text, Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. For the sake of the house of Jehovah, our God, ] will aeek thygood." Mans work fails but Gods work fails not. Jerusalem means religion. It is spirit that sane titles matter. It is the Infinite spirit that hallows the dust. The place where we meet the Infinite Spirit is the hoiiest spot on earth. The sane tuary is the material symbol of the consecrated life. The sanctuary is ir effect the church, the center of tts consecrated life. Without the conse- -cEated place the world suffers. The place where men meet God is tht place where they find each other. Je fusalem is the type of harmonious world. Religion puts something o1 the permanence and divine into hu man life. Those for whom life means the most will not forget the memory of moments, the time they met Got hero. It is religion which ennoblel life. Religion is the consecrated pow CT that shall transform all earthly life. The best science can do is t. confirm what religion prophecies ant teaches. It is moral suicide for peo ple to shut God out of the home. Wt need in all our education the highest the noblest and the most sacred mo ttves. In closing pr Brastow said ttWe dedicate this house in the mem ory of generations that are gone ane in the name of the living who shar in this holy service" At the close 0 the service many tarried to greet D Steele, and to congratulate the mem bers of the repair committee. Johl Cords was the treasurer of the com mittee and has done splendid and en erRetic work. The church is greatl
 united under the leadership of Re
 MT Steele, and the services of Sunda
 will be remembered with pleasure b
 the members of the church.
 Rev Father Flemming was pleasant ly surprised and kindly remembers
 by the people of his parish here. las week Wednesday. After the servic of the church he went to the lowe room of the church and found severs members of his parish there, who prt sented him with purse of S35O, Joh
 P. Melvin making the presentatto
 speech. The St Mary's Young Men