Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-11-18
CHURCH CONSfCRbIfD
Episcopal Church Enters:
New Epoch Reception
to Bishop Morrison !.

With the choral evensong By th0
choir and a sermon by Rev: K p
johnson of MlnneapollsI followed ~
an informal gathering at the rectofy.
the conservation" celebration of 1 th@
Church of Our Saviour, which had
been in progress since Sunday morn
ing, came to q fitting close Tuesday
evening. -. va. Y
The celebration was great event
in the church circles of this city an1
was largely attended th1oughout thoe
three days of the festivities.
About two hundred attended the ro-
ception given 1or 1t. Rev. Bishop
J. u. Morrison and Mrs. Morrison Of
Duluth and Mr.. and Mrs. W. FL. Gem
NELL of Brainerd by Rev. and Mrs..
Geo. h. Platt at the rectoFy Saturday
evening, at which time delicious
refreshments were served by ladies OF
the congregation. .....
The first day of the celebration, Sun
day, which was by far the most i'm
portant Of the three days, commenced
James G.. Ward of Fergus Falls aa
celebrant, at which tie congregations
received the Eucharist.
menced at 1880 a. m. by the Rt.' Hev.
Bishop Morrison, at which time With
impressive ceremonies, the Church of
Our Saviour was c0nsecrated to the
worship of God. The special music:
furnished by an enlarged choir for the
occasion was splendidly rendered, and
added considerable to the sublim1ty OF
the occasion. Vocal duets by MISS
Laura Brannen and Mrs. Charles
Jensen were very pteasingly rendered.
curing the services.
The bishop delivered the sermon>
taking q. text most appropriate to the
occasion. Mrs. Morrison addressed st.
Catherlne's guild, Rev. Ward the Sun
day school and Mrs. L. Gemmell the
Junior auxilliary in the afternoon.
In the svening the church mortgage
was burned amid appropriate care
monies signifylng the freeing of the
Church of Our Saviour from indebted
ness. Following this, the bishop gave
q verv impressive and instructive ser
mon, and urged the people to live in a
manner pleasing to Goo:
The Very Rev. J. G. Ward was
celebrant at the Monday morning low
celebration, and at the 10 80 a. N.
celebration Rev. Geo. z. Platt OH
ciated. The sermon was by the Rov.
A. w. Faruum OF st. Cloud. FOLLOW
ing the choral evensong the Rev.
Joseph r. Alien Of Brainefd deliveries
the evening sermon. -, s-~&,,s ~
Rev. Farnum was celebrant at the
early Tuesday morning celebration;
and Rev. Plart gave the morning
prayer at 10 40 a. m. Rev. E. Spencer
Murphy gave the morning sermon.
Among those present at the con-
secration celebration were the follow
ing clergy: Rev. j. G. Ward of
Fergus Falls. Rev. George Smith Of
Pine Point, Rev. Joseph R. Alten Of
Brainerd, Rev. A. W. Farnum of st.
Cloud, Rev. E. Spencer Murphy of
Wadena and Rev. Irving p. Johnson
of Gethsemane church, Minneapolis,
and the following other out-of- town
people: Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Gemmelf
of Brainerd. Miss Grace Hennesey of;
st. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. David
son of Winnipeg, Mr.. and Mrs. 81: A.
Warner of White Bear and Mrs. 7. W.
Mann OF Sauk Centre
The Church of Our Saviour was co.,
structed in the year 1903 and was
dedicated the same year. Through
the energetic work OF the pastor,
Rev. Geo. E. Platt and the members
of the congregation, the last cent Of:
the debt on this beautiful little
church wes paid on June 10Th last.
| thereby making it possible to have the
church consecrated.
Since the erection of the Church OF
! Our Saviour the congregation has had
steady growth and now number:
about hundred and twenty-five men,.
| bers.
| Free of debt and cOnsecrated, the
church will now enter a new era in.
Its good work.