Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-07-29
Trinity Lutheran Dedication.

ohN buuhhoS ANluA
for the German-English Luther.
ans of Great Bend and vicinity,
Tor ON that day there will take
place the dedication of their beau
tlful chapel erected to the service
Of God and salvation of man.
Services will be held. in the
morning, afternoon and evening.
The first service in the morning
will begin promptly at 10 o'clock
when the members with their
many friends and well wisheps
Will assemble in front of the new
building. After a short service
before the locked doors OF the
new building by the Rev. Ruff;
OF ElllnwOOd, the doors will be
unlocked and swing open and the :
congregation will march into and
take possession of its new church
home amidst the melOdious strains
OF the organ. The Rev. Frank.
OF Clarence township, will preach
the German dedicatOry sermon,
AT the afternoon services. which
Will be German and English and
will begin at 2:3O o'clock. the
Rev. Duckwitz, of Newton. will
preach the German sermon, and
the Rev. Prof. Stoeppelworth. of
st. Johns College, Winfield. Kan
SaS will deliver a short English
address to those who cannot. be
present in the evening. AT the
evening service beginning at 80
Rev. StOeppelwOrth will preach
the English dedicatOry sermon. At
all services the Trinity choir and
different sOlOiSts will render var.
lous musical selections. The of:
feringS at all services will be used
to defray expenses incurred. by
the new chapel.
The new building, which is To-
Gated on Odell and Lakin Ave.,
Is frame structure with concrete
block foundation and a massive
tower in the center. The dimen-
siOns Of the building are 3Ox6O.
In the auditorium, which will seat
about two hundred people on very
comfortable opera chairs, a wide
center aisle leads directly from
the vestibule to the altar. There
is narrow aisle on either side
of the room. TIL floor is hard
wood and is covered with rugs in
the aisleS and a soft red carpet
in the chancel. The pulpit and
altar with their coverings are inn
posing To the right Of the chan
eel is the sacristy and to- the
left the new chapel organ. The
beautiful cOlOred windows on both
Sides and the back will provide
plenty of light during the day,
while electricity will furnish il
Elimination at night. From one
end to the other the building is
pretty and is an inviting place
for people to gather from Sunday
to Sunday to worship their God.
The construction cost of the
building with interior furnishings
was about $1,000.
When it is considered that this
congregation is not yet five years
old the members have every rea-
son TO be happy and joyful for
the blessing which has been be.
slowed on the work here. 1t was
in December, 1905, when the Rev.
frank came here and started the
work with about fourteen hear
ers in the old Central School build
ing. Later on when this Old land
mark had to make room for the
new buildings the members found
a home in the Baptist Church
building, which had been SO kind
Iy offered to them and for which
they feel deeply indebted to the
Baptists. On June 7th. 1908. a
large enough body had been gath
eIed to organize a congregation.
which now after two years of per
sistent and loyal work sees. the
hopes Of its labor realized. There
Is a bright future for Trinity
Church. With her new church
nom, she is now able to stand in
the foremost ranks with other
churches, striving with them for
a Greater Great Bend, ''and is
now, with new building and am
pie room, ready to welcome those
who are still without a church
home. II
Surely the Lord hath done great
things for us, whereof we are
clad. and we will invite all Our