East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-09
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Be DEDICATED SOON
EDIFTCE ALMOST COMPLETED
AT THE COST OF $4,000
VIII Probably Be Dedicated Last
Week in This Months Handsome
Structure-FamousE Evangelist to Be
Present.

The handsome new stone edifce
being erected by the local congre-
CATION Of the Christian church for a
house of worship is rapidly nearing
completion and will be dedicated,
probably the last week in this month,
though the exact date has not yet
been determined upon. The building
is constructed of the Baker City gran
ite, the same material as the Metho-
dist church, is modern in its style of
architecture and when completed
will have cost approximately 100000.
The church will have no balcony,
but when the two auditorlums are
thrown into one, it will seat about 500
people. There are IL or 10 Sunday
school rooms and the entire basement
will be used for Sunday school and So
cial purposes. A large banquet hall
and kitchen will be located in the
| basement also.
The first work on the edifice was
started about one year ago. When
completed it will be dedicated by
Evangelist Scoville, one of the most
famous evangelists in the country, His
entire company of helpers will also
be here with him and the series of
meetings which are to follow will
probably be the largest ever conduct.
ed in Pendleton. In speaking of SEQ
Vile, Billy Sunday, the noted evangel-
list, said he regarded him as the great
est evangelist of any single denomi-
nation in the country. 1t will be re-
membered that Sundays efforts like
those of some of the other leading
evangelists are confined almost ex-
clusively to union, meetings.
The following concerning Scoville
and his work in Anderson, Indiana, is
taken from the Christian Standard:
Charles Reign Scoville is in his sec
ond meeting with the Central Church
at Anderson, Ind, which bids fair to
be greater than his first meeting, held
I in 1906. It was the friter's privilege
to spend the afternoon and evening OF
/ December 4 with the brethren at An
derson, and while there to incidental
" gather from the minister, T. w
Grafton, some facts and figures con-
cerning the recent marvellous growth
and splendid work of the Central
Church.
In Bro. Scovilles first meeting 1856
were added. At the close of the SER
vices the evening of the 4th, 275 had
been added in this meeting.
Bro Grafton began work in the
Central Church %n Anderson six year:
ago. During that time about two
thousand have been added, five hun
dred of these coming in at regular
services, and at special evangelisti'
meetings conducted by Bro. ORATOR
and home forces. The actual residen
membership of the church at presen
is about two thousand, the loss b!
death and removal during the last si1
years having been about seven hun
dred. 1t should be remembered tina
Anderson is largely a manufacturing
city, and a large part of the popula
ton is transient.
There is no exaggeration in saying
that the Central Church in Andersen
is great. But, the question is, Woult
she be so great had it not been 70
the evangelistic meetings held ther
within the last six years? Every fair
minded person must answer, Ger
tainly not"
It is interesting to note that Graf
ton, as resident minister and Scoville
as evangelist, both great in thei
sphere, are in type and Temperament
about as widely different as two con
spicuous figures could be. Grafton
reserved, calm and deliberate in man
ner, speech and bearing. Scoville II
as it were, q red-hot flame, with
manifest enthusiasm before whic
no indifference can stand. Yet thes
!. two men constitute a combined fore
4 which God had used gloriously
building up and maintaining the gret
work at Anderson.