Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-02

| Tomorrow is the day that members
of the Central Presbyterian congre-
CATION have looked forward to with
much pleasureable anticipation as the
time of the dedication and consecra-
ton of their new house of worship,
situated at Tenth avenue and Four
teenth street
Rev Llewellyn Humphreys of Hen
derson. KY, brother of Rev. Marion
Humphreys, the pastor, will preach the
sermon of dedication and addresses
will be given by ]. w. Powell, lay
man interested in church forward
of the city who will be present and par
ticipate are Rev. R. s. Haney of the
Second Congregational, Moline; Rev.
Frank Cole of st. Johns Methodist,
Davenport; Rev. Leroy Cofman of
KiTkwood Boulevard Presbyterian, Day.
export; DR.. W. S. Marquis Of Broad
way Presbyterian, and other members
OF the local Ministerial alliance and
Rev. NJ. L. Hanna of Milan.
The program in detail for the day
is:
MORNING SERVICE.
9:O0-Informal greeting of visitors.
9:30-Public worship; organ prelude,
Prot. S. T. Bowlby: hymn, IAN Hail
the Power of Jesus Name" prayer by
the pastor. Rev. Marion Humphreys;
anthem, 20. Come Let Us Worship
(Mendelssohn) choir; scripture read.
ing. selected; solo, Mrs. Joseph w
Powell
1000 Sermon, Rev. Llewellyn
Humphreys; anthem. Send Out Thy
Light tGounod), choir.
| 10: 30-Address, Joseph W. Powell
Buffalo. n. Y; hymn; benediction.
AFTERNOON SERVICE.
2:OO-Meeting of all Sunday school
scholars and workers at the chapel
Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue
2:t5-Form in line by classes and
march TO new church.
2:45-Sunday school rally addressed
by Joseph w. Powell.
3:OO-Mass meeting for everybody
in charge of the young people; praise
service. the congregation; solo, Mrs
visiting pastors; anthem, "All Praise
= to God in Light Arrayed" (Wagner)
choir: address. Joseph w. Powell
EVENING SERVICE.
Christian Endeavor.
7:O0-Organ prelude, Prof S. 7
Bowlby; hymn; prayer, Rev. NJ. L
Hanna. Milan; anthem, Break Fortl
Into Joy" (Simper), choir.
: 1880 - Sermon, Rev. Lewellyl
Humphreys; solo, Mrs. Joseph W
: Powell
S:OO-Address, Joseph W. Powell
anthem. Except the Lord Build tn
r House" (Gilchrist). choir.
, Organist, Prof S. T. Bowlby; choi
director, Harry ]. Dawson, soprano
D Mrs. Louis Kennedy, Mrs E. G
: Schurig; alto. Mrs. Harry J. Dawson
Mrs. Ed. A. Siemon; tenor, Harry J
e Dawson, J. NJ. Bond; bass. ]. G. Hal
= ard. z. E. Russell
The completion Of the sanctuary set
! a new mark in the building of churc
0 in Rock Island, in the fact that tn
completion was accomplished in
L year, lacking ten days. Ground wa
= broken for the basement at O'clocl
; March Is. following a brief devotions
/ service. and May 10 the first stone o
the concrete foundation was PLACED
The cornerstone was laid with apprt
y pirate services June %, and today tn
s edifice is complete except for minC
n church furnishings.
II The building is pure English Goth
II in style of architecture, with dimel
D sions Of 76x90 feet. It is built OF Bedfor
d sawed stone and trimmings and vii
y dow frames likewise of dressed ston
o The roof Is Of Bangour slate and III
= cornice OF copper. The main entranC
is in the square tower on Fourteeni
street, with a side entrance on Tent
avenue. From a roomy vestibule Il
main auditorium leads on, lying nort
and south. The pulpit is located &c
|. trally at the north end Of the AUD
, torium with the choir loft at the req
the pipe organ at the west and Il
choir room at the east side. The pl
! pit is SO placed that it is in view fro
any part OF the building when Il
folding partition between the an'
sltorium and Sunday school rooms
raised.
Immediately back OF the pulpit is
beautiful art glass window with the