The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
PROMINENT SPEAKERS COMING
New Church is One of the Finest in the
City and the Building Committee
Hopes to Dedicate it Free of In
debtedness,

Arrangements have been completed
for the dedication Of the new Swedish
Baptist church which will take place
on next Sunday and the ceremonies
promise to bring to the city the most
distinguished gathering Of tae members
of the denomination ever together in
Southern Wisconsin. The ceremonies at
tending the dedication will be under
the direction Of the Rev. Axel f. Wall,
Pastor of the church and Mr.. Mattson,
chairman of the building committee.
The new church the cornerstone for
which was laid on April II Of this year
has been erected at cost of more than
$4,000 and it is one Of the most com
plete and most modernly equipped
church buildings in the city.
The program for the dedication pro-
vides for three services to be held dur
ing the day but the main service Of ded-
ication will be held in the afternoon.
At the morning service there will be
scripture reading by the Rev. L. J. Oh
son of Prentice, Wis. after which there
will be music by the Lyric Male Quin-
tette Of Chicago which will furnish
music during the day. Music will also
be furnished by Miss Anna johnson and
John Palmgreen of Chicago. The SER
mon in the morning will be preached
by the Rev. John V. Vidberg Of Wau-
kegan.
At the afternoon service Mrs S. F.
Dimmock will preside at the organ and
the scripture reading will be given by
the Rev. s. f. Dimmock, pastor Of the
First Baptist church. A short address
will be made by the Rev. P. E. Nord-
gren, pastor Of the Swedish Lutheran
church after which the sermon Of dedi-
cation will be delivered by the Rev.
Frank Peterson, D. D., of Minneapolis.
There will be other short addresses by
the Rev. Perry Millar, pastor of Park
Avenue M. r. church and DR.. D. w.
Hulburt, state secretary for Wisconsin.
At this session the report of the build
ing committee will be read.
The concluding service of the dedi-
cation will take place in the evening.
There will be a short address by Rev.
S. T. Dimmock, an address by DR.. HUI
burt and the closing remarks will be
made, by DR.. Frank Peterson and the
pastor.
Miss Edith Mattson will preside at
the organ of the new church.
The Congregation of the Swedish
Baptist church was organized May goth
1904 and it has had rapid growth.
The members of the congregation first
worshipped in small hall on Park
street but this proved too small for
the growing congregation and a chapel
was erected at the corner of Garden
and Newell streets during the year the
congregation was organized Plans for
the new church were secured in Nav
of last year. The late 2. G. Simmons
made gift of $4,000 to the building
fund this being one Of the last Of his
public benefactions and another gift
of similar amount was received from
the "Roundy fund" in Milwaukee and
with this splendid start the members
started ont to raise the money for the
completion of the building. Many
gifts have. been received from the mem
bers and friends of the church and
the building committee believe that the
handsome church will be dedicated on
Sunday free of all indebtedness.
1t is expected that large delegations
from all the Swedish churches in this
portion Of the state viii come to Ke-
nosha to attend the dedicatory cere-
monies.