The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29
FIRST SERVICE TO
BE HELD SUNDAY
NEW CHURCH WILL BE DEDICATED
Stone Edifice Of the Congregational Church
One Of the Most Handsome and
Best Equipped in the State.

The first service will be held in the
new Riverside Congregational church
Sunday morning, when the handsome
stone .edifice will be dedicated. The
dedication sermon will be preached at
the regular hour, II o'clock. when Rev.
d. Paddock, of Portland, will bring the
greetings from the churches of the
state. The dedication sermon will be
preached by Rev. Alonzo +. King, of
North Yakima, Wash. pastor of the
first Congregational church of that
city. The handsome new organ will
be played that day by Hans Hoerlein.
Mrs. Chas. H. Henney will conduct
the musical program.
The Riverside Congregational church
was organized April ~, 1890. in
Blowers hall with four charter mem-
bers, Geo. p. Crowell, Mr.. and Mrs.
q. p. Head and Mrs. Anna j. Middle
ton. the only one that now survives.
Mrs. Middleton, who is now resident
Of Portland, has been spending the
summer here the guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. g. r. Bone. The lot was
donated by the Townsite Co. and was
the Gift of Il. l.. Smith. The local
church and that in the valley was
served by Rev. f. NJ. Aunks as pastor
until 1892, when H. +. Gilt began his
pastorate. For ten years from Sep
tember, 1894, Rev. j. l.. Hershner
| filed the pulpit. the church growing
in that time from membership of 26
to one of 80. w. c. Gilmore served as
pastor from 1904 until 1910. when Rev.
e. A. Harris was called from Streator,
Ill.,, Mrs. Anna Frazier, formerly
member of his church there, had re-
sided here and suggested him for the
local pastorate. Mrs. Frazier is now
resident Of Portland. During the
past two years the membership of the
congregation has advanced from l4S to
23l and the minister's salary raised
from 5000 to 81, 700. Rev. Harris will
have been in Hood River two years
next Saturday night.
One of the most devout and faithful
workers of the Riverside church was
Mrs. Rose McCoy-Shelley. of Carson,
who was here recently to attend the
last service held in the old church,
which has been sold and will soon be
removed from the lot to form resi-
dence. Mrs. Shelley is we'll known
J here as the wife of Deacon Mccoy,
who turned the first spadeful of earth
4 for the old church.
The new editice, built of the dark
e gray stone taken from the quarry but
about four blocks away in the hillside
- back OF it, is one of the handsomes
church buildings in the state. Its cos
i is about $4,000. A pipe organ ha
been installed at an expense OF w, 00O
However, but $2, 900 more is needed L
: complete payments. An offering viii
be taken Sunday morning to be applied
9 to this fund.
The interior of the church is wei
lighted, the light streaming through
the colored windows in subdued restfu
; effects. A gallery rises in the rear ant
the new building will be equipped t
? accommodate large congregations. A
: large crowd will be present Sunday
ministers of other churches having an
/ nounced that they will dispense will
their services to allow their parishion
ers an opportunity to attend the dedi
cation sermon.
The basement of the church has beef
J constructed to make it suitable as
meeting place for social purposes. Th,
: main room will afford place for
large gymnasium. The east side of th
building contains the room of the Bar
aca class of young men, aud on tn
s west side is room for the girls Phila
/, thea class. A kitchen has been pro
y vided and every convenience may b.
: had Tor the serving of refreshments a
! entertainments.