The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-16
Mission Church
Fittingk ReOpened.
sunday Lat IAN Important Day A,
the n. =. hlAsion. Beautiful
Services Held.

Methodist Episcopal Mission, the event
being the reopening Of the recently re.
modelled church building.
For several months the edifce has
been closed. during which time force
Of men have been actively engaged in
making extensive repairs and generally
remodeling the entire structure.
During the latter part Of last week
the work was completed and the order
Of services as published in The SENTINEL.
Saturday were carried out in detail
Sunday.
There was an exceptionally large
attendance from the Mission, L'Anse
and Pequaming. The auditorium was
beautifully decorated with cut flowers
and trailing arbutus and presented a
pleasing picture.
DESCRIPTION OF. CHURCH.
Upon approaching the building One
observes at once the clean and spotless
white with which it is painted, which
with its new roof finished inmoss green
makes the onlooker feel that it is not
the frame of the former edifice but that
of brand new one.
Entering the new, beautiful art glass
paneled doors, one finds themselves in a
neat little corridor separated from the
main portion of the building by two
large doors, which by-the-way are
relice Of days gone, they are the orig
inal doors of the first church ever err
.ected at the Mission, and their worth as
such to the members of the congrega-
ton are priceless.
Passing within them the observer is
greatly impressed with the workman
ship herein found. The ceiling is finished
in soft cream tinted oil cloth, and the
sidewalks in an admirable brown burlap,
the whole artisticly surmounted with
gilt stencil border and moulding. The
woodwork throughout the building is
finished in dark mahogany, and the
floors are carpeted with red and natural
colored cocoa mating. The pulpit
floor is laid with dark red ingram
carpet.
Fourteen memorial art glass windows
finished with suitable emblems and
Inscriptions grace the walls. Each win
dow.is'a masterpiece Of glass-makers
art and were presented to the church by
the following named societies and
persons.
A large circular window, the gift Of
the members of the Epworth League
faces the congregation, at the rear of
the pulpit. This bears the inscription of
its donors.
The chancel windows were presented.
one by Mrs. Margaret Furgeson, in
memory Of her father, James Spruce,
the other by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pequette, of Ashawa, MINI.
In rotation the balance Of the win
dows are as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bedell and
Henry Bedell.
Mrs. Nancy Bedell, in memory Of
her husband Gregory Bedell and her
brother. Daniel Asher.
Mrs. Catherine Spruce and family, in
memory of her husband, Asa Spruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pine.
Rev and Mrs. 7. C. Thomas, Of
Odanah, Wis, in memory Of their child.
rem, Lillian E. and C. Luella.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Blaker, ir
memory Of Mrs. Bakers father, David
King.
Thomas F. and Peter Tioeh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Knapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel White snc
family.
George and Alex Mitchell, for theil
mother. Mrs. Esther Mitchell.
Over the main entrance q transon
bearing the inscription, 'Indian Mission
Methodist Episcopal church" is to b
seen.
Three new chandeliers were also
presented to the church, one by Mr..
and Mrs. James Halfaday and Mrs
Julia Shaw, one BY Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Pi6e; and one bysNr. and Mrs. GeSrg'
Miller and family.
Through the Ladies Aid Societ,
several new pieces of pulpit furniture
and linen were presented. while th'
members Of the choir donated thre'
dozen new; Official hymn books.
The book rack for the pews were th'
gift Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred BAllmer.
The shingles Of the new roof wer'
furnished BY Miss Mary Hebard, o
Chestnut Hill, Pa
The structure - it now stands ha
cost the members Of the congregation
: 100. and aside from this many hour