Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-13
FINE NEW CHURCH
DEDICATED At
THE GATE CITY
Bishop QuayIe Prominent Visi-
tor and Speaker at ConSe-
Grafton of Methodist House of
Worship in Ration.
Especial Correspondene- TO Warming JOurnalI

Especial CorresnOndeDee 70 MarnInr Journal
Ration, y. NJ, Sept. 1.-THE new
First Methodist church Of Ration, one
of the finest houses of worship in
the southwest, was formally dedicated
here this evening in the presence OF
n large crowd. The program was as
follows.
DedicatOry Program.
Dedication Statement.
Choir, And the Glory" from Han
del's Messiah.
Prayer.
Hymn. Joy TO the World
Scripture reading.
Choir. "Hallelujah Chorus" from
Handles Messiah.
Hymn, More Love to Thee
sermon. Bishop w. A. Quayle.
offertory.
Psalm l22. read responsibility.
D%edicatory Service. by Bishop
Quayle.
DoXology.
B~enediCtion.
The new church is thoroughly mod
ern i'm construction.
The basement walls are built Of
cut native stone. the remainder OF the
walls OF pressed brick with cement
trimmings around windows and for
al the oof line. The windows
furnished by friends and members OF
the congregation, and church. are
works of art. Particularly note
worthy are the designs and tintings
OF the three magnificent rose Win
dows on the east. north and south.
The basement or sunday school
room is almost ON q level with the
main entrance and viii seat about |
To the rear are the kitchen and
furnace oms, while in the front are
~.ommodious class rooms.
Ascending from the same entrance
IS the main stairway leading TO the
auditorium proper. The floor has a
pitch of one IN ten. and hoy the semi
irculur arrangement OF the seats. the
.ostrum IS easily visible from am
larts of the spacious room. Immed-
ately behind the speakers platform
IS located the choir lolt. with ac-
ommodations for fifty.
The pulpit furniture is of massive
'aNed golden oak, leather uphol-
tered The seats are or waNed
umed oak. The carpet Is Brussels.
ON The s3me level are the moth
r. sitting room. the choir room and
PASTORS study.
The balcony with 21a opera chairs
iniShed ln fumed oak completes the
lecture ef an almost perfect church )
.uilding' {
History of the Church.
To The summer ut 1851 a petition 4
hy q number OF Ration people. :
the settlement of % minis
Pr among them was addressed To- the p
iiiicais of the Methodist EPISCOPAL =
hurch Tor the ten tories OF Arirona =
nu New Mexico In response. Rev. :
4 C1iien was appointed 10 the
.crk on August LIST and took up the 7
ctNe Passionate on the 2qth of the :
Month with "a class OF - active
TENDERS D.,
ON November LIST the first QUAR- !,
-rlF conference nas held un6er the =
adeFshtp of Rev Thomas TarWo0G. II
ID. thtu superintendent of mis- "a
ons Tor the territories Z
ON the lrnHnt donated hN the n
ownsitc cnmrans- 81 building WIS d
7ected Referring Co. the conditions a
th- community GO that time and To-
rtie nlariy Go the buildings Rev
r Cailen wrote I'm the chur.h rer- =
-n There arc huf few buildings
Railroad street "a most Of mo
Nre in BOX ears For @ briaf
after the resignation of Mr. CAL n
o. In is>a the church Was without
pastor.
IN February. 1854 heuever the
J " Sinnofk. who was h.re ID
I'm MS family. partly for recreation n