The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCH DEDICATED
IN CRAWFORD
Large Congregation Attends the
First Services in New
Edifce.
Especial TO the Evening start

CRAWFORD. June 2S.-Fortune GER
tainly smiled on the Christian Scien-
fists who dedicated their church edihce
here yesterday. In the morning there
was q heavy thunder shower. which
cooled the atmosphere, and then the
weather cleared up.
Upon the corner of Springfield ave-
nue. and Min street the Christian
Scientists threw open the door of their
new church. By II o'clock,J the hour
of the first of the three ~dedicatory sery-
ices, the auditorium, which seats $50
people, was comfortably filled. Music
was played by the church organist,
George Hauser, of Elizabeth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B. See, the pioneer work.
ers in the Christian Science Cause
here, and Mrs. Eta D. Smith and
Carl H. Pierce, the First and Second
Readers, respectively, then stepped ON
the platform.
Mrs. Smith then introduced Mr.. and
Mrs. See in the following words:
This dedication is the fulfilment of
a hope born eleven years ago, when
/ welcomed to my home the pioneers
who have founded the body which has
erected this church. There was urgent
need for aid, at a time when physi-
clans had given up hope, but l did not
then know how to make practical the
healing work. Paul said: How shall
they learn unless they have a preach
err Fortunately, there were those
who knew the Truth hat heals. They
came to Crawford, and this church is
the result of their labors. 1t is with
a heart full of love and gratitude that
l now introduce to 0 Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph B. See. who will now welcome
you to this new church home"
Mrs. See then gave a brief history of
the church, statings
ELEVEN years ago next October our
church was organized, n we held our
Sunday meeting in Royal Arcanum
Hall, our Wednesday evening meetings
being held in our own home in Min
| street and later in Holly street. Then
we rented and renovated the old town
hall and held our services there until
the present hour. This little church
has willingly and obediently met every
demand made upon it. When the call
came to build the extension to the
mother church in Boston we sent all
our building fund, amounting to $1,000.
u (ahAQf ~ y OaA ="
home, and how lovingly and gratefully
has been the response this building
! bears witness.
I'VE here dedicate ourselves to the
great work still before US. of healing
the sick: comforting the sorrowing, re-
forming the sinner-to bind up the
broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to
the captives and the opening of the
prison to them that are bound, to COM
fort all hat mourn, to give unto them
beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning. the garment of praise for
the spirit of h~eaviness. that we may
bring into universal consciousness
practical, operative, Christian Science"
Mrs. Sees address was followed by
the reading of the twenty-third psalm
by Joseph B. See.
Miss Elsa Marshall, for many years
soloist in the mother church in Bos-
ton, then sang ar anthem entitled THE
Holy City" and the First and Second
Reader delivered the regular Lesson
Sermon. which for this Sunday was on
the subject. christian Science"