The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-06-28
APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES
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harmony with the tinted walls.
Like all modern church edifices this
one is provided with Sunday school
class rooms, lecture room, pastors
study, library dining room, sewing
room, kitchen, CLOSETS. lockers, con-
nected with water, gas. sewer, electric
lights and doubtless a telephone will
be installed. A sewing machine, mod
ern kitchen range, tables and all nee
essary furniture and table service are
part of the equipment.
The purpose of the culinary and
domestic service will doubtless in a
measure be disclosed at the good-fel-
lowship meeting and reception tonight
at $3.50, which all are cordially invit-
ed to attend. This latter function is
given under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid society, which, it may be assumed,
has been an important factor in the
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The pews are heavy and massive
and are in keeping with the balance
Of the structure. They are arranged
with two center and two side aisles
The pulpit furniture, like all the bal
ance, is new and in perfect taste with
its surroundings, and like the pews,
of a semi-mission style All save the
main auditorium is neatly carpeted
and in that all the aisles have Brussels
runners matching the carpet employ
ed.
In the afternoon Robert Armstrong
McCulloch Sunday school ROOM the
primary, was dedicated with appro-
pirate services. BY the request of Mr..
and Mrs. McCulouch, who are un-
avoidably absent in Ohia. bronze tab
let was unveiled by little Rebecca
Pershing, the pastors daughter, the
Inscription on which was; "In Memory
of Robert Armstrong McCulloch.' Mrs.
G. N. Bebout rendered a solo suitable
to the occasion and Mrs A. B. Nc
Farland recited touchingly and tender
ly, Little Boy Blue" Other friends of
the bereaved parents did those little
things they knew would be done by
the loving mother, were she present in
person as she doubtless was in imagin-
alton.
The Congregationalists are recogniz-
cd as the pioneers in church as well as
educational work in Vinita, as all our
old residents will cheerfully testify
That they have not been sparing with
their money will be acknowledged
when the announcement is made that
the Congregational Home Missionary
society has spent over $1,000, in this
city for lots. buildings, teachers and
ministers salaries, and the conduct of
Worcester academy. And the society
does not count this vast sum of money
wasted simply because the school is
thing of the past and only
a church of a hundred of so mem
bers remains. The academy served
its day, at time when there was moth
ing similar in the city and community.
and with the church has left its inn
press for good in many waste places.
The Congregational denomination
has always proceeded upon the theory
that it was the church's mission to
minister, instead of being ministered
upon. Mr.. Murphy, in his address sun
day night, said the church had only
published statistics when its mission.
ary work had forced it to do so in |
order to show to the membership the |
importance of contributing the funds |
for its maintainence.
Conservatism is always the rule and
it is probably this characteristic |
which endears Congregationalists to
the Episcopalians, even though the lat
ter is ritualistic, whereas the former
places the Bible in its members hands |
and directs him to be his own inter.
prefer. Democratic enough for JEFF |
ferson--or a VIM. j. Bryan.