Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-14

ship of Dr. Homan, And so the
church has grown and prospered. OF
course, there have been the downs
as well as the ups, but Gods people
have always been a determined peo-
pie and now on the 10th day Of June
we are to go forward to larger and
better things, with larger and
broader vision of what Christ has for
each of us to do. We will not be
sorry in after years that we had a
part on this memorable day.
The following is the program
which Is to be rendered at the dedi-
catory exercises which will occur on
the 18th and 10th of June:
Saturday June 1910 a. M, Praise
service; 1O:3O a. M, "The Influence
of Pioneer Methodism on Oregon" ].
D, Lee, Portland Or; II a. M, "The
Pioneer Preacher" A. ], Jos'yn, Can
by, Or; 1880 a. M, DR.. Homan,
president of Willamette University;
1915, lunch; p. m., Praise service;
2:15 p. M, Jason Lee" Judge More
land, Salem; 3 p. M, "The Provi-
sional Government" c. B. Bagley,
Seattle, Wash; S;45, Praise service;
a p. M, Jason Lee as the founder Of
Willamette University" Hon. C. B..
Moores, Portland, Or; 4:SO p. M, DR..
Homan; 1880 p. M, "reminiscences,
c. H, Walker, Geo. II. Hines and 9TH
ers.
Sunday, June 1880 a. M, Sun
day school; 10:45 a. M, sermon by
Dr., Homan, president of Willamette
University; 1890, lunch; 2:9O Lay
mems meetings in which prominent
laymen Of the conference will pre-
side; p. m, the Federated Leagues
of Salem will have charge with a
most unique program; 8 p. m. the
church will be dedicated by Dr. Hol-
man.
Thus you will see that the pioneers
will have the whole of Saturday and
this will be known as distinctively
Pioneers Day" Many letters have
been sent out to the various pioneers
of the state and many of them have
stated that they wanted to be pres
ent on that day We desired to have
the names of many of them to be
inscribed in granite slab which is
desired to be placed in the building.
Thus far only about a hundred have
responded and we hope to have many
more on that day. Owing to this, no
provision has been made to have the
slab in the building at that time be-
cause there is no way as yet Of tell
ing how large 1t will have to be- We
want this to be the Pioneers church
or rather their Memorial.
The church has grown from a
mere handful until now we have a
membership Of 175 as the records
will show. There are 40 in the Sun
day school with 10 energetic classes.
There is an Bpworth League of about
45 members which is one of the real
live wires Of the church. The La
dies Aid Society is Industrious and
always busy. A. w. II. M. s. has
been recently organized with nearly
30 members. With the new building
all modern in every way and this
cleared Of debt, with the prospects
which are ahead Of US, considering
the growth of the city Of Salem, a
great future lies ahead of the Jason
Lee Memorial church. The pastor
has many things planned for himself
and his people to do when the work
Of construction and church building
Is done.
This Is one Of the great historical
events in the history OF the Method
ism for the Pacific Coast. The Meth
odlsts Of Salem are desirous Of hay-
ing many Of the Methodists Of other
cities and from other parts Of Ore
gon present at the dedlcatory exer-
clses on the 18th and 10th of June
Pacific Christian Advocate.