Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-10
Council Bluffs
EPWORTH CHURCHDEDlCAlED
New Edifice for Methodists Opened
with Impressive Ceremony.
DR.. T. C. IL1FF breaches SERMON
Observance Concludes Jubilee Week
House of worship Due COnsid-
erRbIy 10 Energy of Pastor
Rev. A. v. Babbs.

! A week OF special jubilee services and
meetings celebrating the completion of the
new house of worship OF the congregation
OF the Epworth/ Methodist churcn In the
western part OF the city eliminated yester-
day with the formal dedication of the edi-
! flee
The several services yesterday attracted
large congregations and in the morning
| 81, 400 OF the 5000 needed to putting the
! finishing touches to the building and finish
! the basement rooms planned was sub
! scribed The dedication sermon was
| preached by Dr. T. G. lift of Baldwin,
| Kan.
Little churches mean more to congre-
cations that build them than those which
cost $4,000, 100000 or $500 900. The building
OF such church as this means personal
sacrifice to many OF the congregation who
have devoted time and labor as we'll as
their money. There are many such
! churches. and feel an especial Interest in
| them because of that fact. The church Is
one OF the big factors in our development"
said DIR. Tiff.
At the afternoon service the address was
delivered by Rev. l., +, Ripley, a former
pastor of Epworth church, now pastor Of
the church at Allerton, la. DR.. Tiff spoke
again at the evening service.
Rev. James NJ Williams pastor of Broad
| way Methodist church and Rev. Grant S.
Lewis, pastor GO TFlaity Methodist church
assisted aud spoke at the afternoon service.
Credit to Pastor.
The new house OF worships due to the
energy and untiring efforts of the pastor,
Rev. A. V. Babbs who. however, had the
| enthusiastic cooperation of his congrega-
| ton. The building which has been in
course of construction for nearly a year
! Will represent, when wholly completed, an
outlay OF over 5000. The cost up to date
has been paid, but 1t is the wish Of the
congregation to finish the basement into
reading rooms, dining room, kitchen and
parlor and this, IT is estimated will mean
an additional expense OF between 5000 and
5000. To meet this expense nearly 5000
was subscribed yesterday.
The building located al the corner OF
Avenue b and Twenty-fifth faces on Ave
nue. and is directly opposite the Avenue
public school house The structure is moi
so small, its dimensions being 42xs2 feet
On the main floor are the auditorium
proper with seating capacity of $50 and
the lecture room with a seating capacity
OF go. These two can be thrown into one
when necessary. The pastors study is
also on this floor and can be reached BY
separate entrance from the south end
The building is OF frame with artificial
/ stone basement. The northwest corner Il
surmounted by .belfry of handsome and
imposing design q. e...ta.,
Il 3sseA. Children HeIp. ooa ss
The children have helped materially ir
raising the needed funds for the new build
ing. On Tuesday evening May "a the
: members of the Junior league will hold 6
literary contest, the proceeds to be de
voted TO the building fund.
The contestants in oratory are Glen Wal
lace and Earnest Rathke; in dramatic read
ing, Hope Yates and Ethel Mellor; il
humorous reading, Gwendolin Smith an,
Viola Mulica. Music will be furnished b.
the Young Mems Christian association or
! chSstra and by members of the JUNO
e league. Rev. A. v. Babbs will deliver tn
t invocation. Rev. S. Grant Lewis, Rev
Frank Caldwell and Superintendent Bev
: eridse of the city schools will act a
g judges, and c. C. Wolfe will make tn
! presentation address
i On June 2. under the auspices Of the ED
d worth league, a chorus of thirty voice
a will render a concert of old favorite mu
h steal selections, using the old favorite
: only, among them: "Old Black Joe" "Oh
q Ny Darling Nellie Gray" my Old Ken
lucky Home" Home. Sweet Home an
= many others, given as one continuous mum
Der, connected by instrumental music in
very novel and pleasing way. Address O
welcome by c. c. Clifton.
Part two will consist OF the rendern
Of the famous Bible storys OF "The TIE
Virgins" by young women, who will rem
der 1t in cantata form. This promises t
be the most impressive and highly enter
tanning part of the program
In the basement Of the church there wi
be served an 'old-time" lunch.