The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
CHURCH WAS DEDICATED
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$1,000 of 1t was practically all cash,
the balance to be raised later. Among
the top notch donors were j. s. DAN
iels and d. B. Miller, who each con-
tributed $500 in addition to what
they had already given at the real
beginning of the work.
With the audience standing rev.
erently, Pastor Bowdish read the or
dinance of dedication with approp-
riate responses by the congregation.
The singing of the doxology and the
benedictfon by DR.. Thrall brought
the morning exercises to a close. The
members gathered in groups and fe-
licitated each other over the good
results of the morning. and many ex-
pressions of happiness were made
over the generosity of the people in
again submitting their purses to the
work of the church.
The Devotional Service.
At $3.50 o'clock the devotional SER
vice of the day was held in the
church, and the main auditorium was
filled with those desiring to enjoy the
quiet hour in close communion with
the Master. The choir rendered an
anthem "Sing and Rejoice, by Lans-
ing, and the prayer for service was
given by DR.. Fox. j. G. Lindsey sang
a tenor solo, GLORY to God" and
Mrs. Beulah Windle-Scallin SANG a
contralto solo, Hold Thou My
Hand" both of which were given
we'll. The reception to members al
so took place at this service, and sew
veral came into the church on the
dedication day. The Lords Supper
was observed and was conducted by
Rev. A. 4. Lyman, of this city. and
Rev. e. M. Keller, of Loomis. With
the hymn "Lead Kindly Light" be-
ing sung the benediction was pro-
nounced.
The Platform Meeting.
In the evening the church was
crowded to its utmost capacity and
many additional chairs had to be
brought in to supply the large con-
gregation. The service was in the
nature of q platform meeting and
was very impressive throughout. The
musical features were highly enter
tanning and formed an important
part of the evening service. Mrs.
Emily Bras-Swift sang "To the An
gels, by Zardo, with violin obligato
by Floyd Dalpole. M. r. Tournier sang
Tears of Christ" with violin obliga-
TO by M. Koolish, and both numbers
were given a fine Interpretation. The
choir rendered two excellent num-
beers in Mozart's Twelfth Mass, and
'Hark, Hark My Soul" with violin
and cello accompaniment, played by
Messrs. Walpole and Cassem.
Pastor Bowdish presided over the |
platform meeting, introducing the
speakers and often applying some ap-
propriate remarks. Rev. w. T. Daw-
son delivered an address on "The
Church's Call in the World Today
The substance Of his remarks was
the necessity for the services of men
and women to put their shoulder to
the wheel of religion and spread its
Influence into every quarter. He urg-
ed greater sociability in the church
In the welcoming of strangers, and
which he regarded as a strong adj
iunct to extending the service of the
church.
Pastor Bowdish stated that Rev.
William Ewing, Of Boston, the field
secretary Of the Congregational Sun
day school work was unable to reach
Mitchell for the evening service On
account of the late train from the
south. In his absence Rev. w. H.
Thrall occupied the time in present.
ing the work of home missions in
this section of the state and the new
sly developed country west of the
Missouri river. In this section of the
state Mr.. Thrall said that in the past
year IS churches had become self
supporting and that II new churches
had been organized west of the river.
Rev. Mr.. Bowdish made a re-
port OF the financial work of the
morning, and added that a little more
money was needed to make some
Improvements about the exterior of
the church. The people were given
an opportunity to add more sub
scriptions and as a result s329.54
was secured toward completing this
work. The total subscriptions of the
day amounted to ~S5,S53.0S. The
pastor considered that the people had
done exceedingly well and he was
very grateful indeed for the contri-
buttons.
DR.. Fox delivered the closing adj
dress on christian Courage and Con-
duct" Under the heads of vigilance,
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