The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-22
Dedicatory Exercises at Trini-
ty English Evangelical Luth-
eran Church Took Place
Sunday. ---..
SERVICES THROUGHOUT
DAY WERE IMPRESSIVE.
Visiting Clergy Contribute
Much to the Success of the
OCcaSiOn-Further Services
This Week.

IIllS WICK.
Most impressive were the dedication
services held yesterday afternoon and
evening at the newly completed Trinity
English Evangelical Lutheran church
on South Seventh street Several WIS.,
iting clergymen were in attendance
and the addresses, delivered by some
of the most prominent men in the
Lutheran church, were enjoyed by hun
dreds of persons who formed the con-
gregation. The handsome new build
ing was crowded on both occasions,
many being unable to obtain seats.
The beautiful interior of the church
was decorated with great palms and
cut flowers and presented the appear
ance of woodland bower. Bright sun
streamed through the cathedral glass
windows upon the congregation as,
with the playing of the prelude by
Mrs. Beck, wife of the pastor, on the
costly new organ, the services COM
menced.
With the dying away of the last
notes from the organ, the impressive
professional, headed by the Rev. ].
Beck, the pastor, and the visiting
church dignitaries, wended it's way in
10 the main auditorium. Following
were the members of the vestry and
the building committee and the choir
and Sunday school in the rear. The
clergymen were reading the hundred
and twenty-second psalm as they en-
tered and the congregation arose to its
feet as the solemn procession passed
up the aisle and were seated in the
Chancel Then the choir and the chill
dren entered singing, Holy, Holy,
Holy" the choir taking it's place in the
organ loft and the children occupying
seats in the front part of the church.
Theh came the Gloria Patri, in which
the pastors and the congregation took
part, ending the ritualistic part of the
program with imposing effect. The
ConsecratiOn prayer and scriptural
readings by the pastor constituted the
short, but sincere and heartfelt dedi-
catory services and the congregation
Stirring Sermon.
The sermon by the Rev. r. E. Cola
day, Of Columbus, Ohio, pastor of the
Grace Lutheran church of that city,
was one of the most stirring defenses
of the work of the church ever deliv-
cred in Richmond The subject was
a general one, his talk being founded
on the purpose christian people have
when they erect churches for the wor-
ship of God His address was full of
forceful illusions and original concep-
tions of what Christ means to man to-
day, and was listened to intently by
the audience.
The Rev. Mr.. Golloday mentioned
the influence which the church exerts
upon modern life, declaring that it is
one of the main forces that direct and
control social and economic conditions
in civilized countries. He said that the
church has a specified place in each
community and that that place is
shown by the feeling OF all men at one
time or another of the need of an up
lifting force that is tangible and active.
The church has played an important
part in the civilization of the world,
as shown by history during the past
two thousand years, and when people
have come to a realization of this fact,
there will be greater interest taken
and fewer scoffers will seek to tear
down the work that is so long in the
building.
What Is the Church?
He declared that the church is the
symbol of this uplifting force and that
within it are concentrated the efforts
made by humanity to get into personal
communication with the higher power.
In the church is epitomized the picture
of God standing and pleading with all
men TO come unto Him. Peace, par
don and hope are found within its
walls The church only represents
this thought in a tangible way-a way
that can be grasped and clung to in
time of need. The spirit of the Deity
may be found everywhere, the church
Itself being merely the medium conse-
Grated to the worship of Christ and his
works.
OF the seoffers and non-believers who
establish their ideas of religion upon
modern fiction, called philosophy, the
Rev. Mr.. Golloday spoke scathingly.
There are people, he asserted, who
boast Of their ability to get along with
out churches and who belittle the
Christian worship by calling the
church childish and old-fashioned in
strument of civilization. Now that
q degree of civilization has been at
tanned. these few would forget the pre-
cepts that have made law and social
organization possible and rely upon
their own so-called civilized" judg-
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