Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-10-23
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES MARK
DEDICATION OF NEW CHURCH
New United Presbyterian Church is Formally
Opened---PurpOse of Art Glass Me-
mortal Windows

The magnificent new $4,000
United Presbyterian church was Of
ficially dedicated and formally
opened last Sunday afternoon under
the most suspicious circumstances.
Hundreds Of members and friends of
the church filled the new edifice al
most to capacity. The dedicatory
sermon was preached by the Rev. n.
f. Given pastor of the First United
Presbyterian church of Spokane,
who took as his text, Holiness Be
cometh Thy House" The speaker
took advantage of the opportunity
to praise the great work of the Rev
Dr.. w. G. M. Hays who has been
pastor of the church since its insti-
tuition 16 years ago. In drawing IA
parallel between the first great tenn
1 pie and the new church, Mr.. Given
said:
The first great temple was de-
signed by God himself and built of
the richest of materials, to represent
His great gifts and love to the
world. 1t was built on consecrated
ground, ground upon which Isaac
had been offered, and on which IA
nous affairs had been erected. even
before the great temple, and the SUI
preme thought of all temples and
churches is holiness to God. The
congregation of this church is to
be commended for building the best
edifice possible for the service and
worship Of Almighty God As the
old temple was the center of all good
influences that developed the Jewish
nation, so this splendid edifice, erect
ed in this seat of learning. will he a
fountain from which will flow those
inspiring and uplifting influences
which shall make this community
great
The state believes in education,
and has proved it by the splendid
buildings and equipment on the hill.
So the Christian people in Pullman
believe in Christianity. and they
have evidenced it by the magnifi-
cent churches which have been
erected here. There is nothing that
reflects the finer character of com
munity than its we'll built and we'll
kept churches"
President f. A. Bryan, chairman
of the building committee presented
the financial statement to the con
gregation, covering separately each
of the different items of constitute
ton. The statement showed that the
church will represent total value,
including the old church, which was
made a part of the new, of nearly
$4,000, only a comparatively small
amount of which remains unpledgea.
The Rev. A. w. Wilson of Mount
Vernon. in summing up the financial
situation made an appeal to the
congregation to clear up the small
deficit at once.
One of the most impressive feat
ures of the dedication was the dedi-
cation of the beautiful art glass me-
mortal windows.
The large rose window in the
front of the church is strictly gothic
in its treatment and mostly line
effect; very soft in color and has
only a single ecclesiastical emblem,
which is the crown within the center
circle. It's tones of color are tan and
gold, with olive, and setting of old
rose, and is a memorial to Joseph
Bryan, deceased brother of President
E. A. Bryan, by his classmates at the
Allegheny Theological Seminary.
The large rose window ON the
Star Route side is the gift of the Sun
day school, and has, within the CEN
ter circle, a life-sized head of the
child Jesus, taken from the painting
of the Child Jesus Among the Wise
Men in the Temple, by norman.
Branching off from the central feat
ure, are large punches of lilies. It
has the settings Of an old thirteenth
century window-deep puppies, deep
Colds, and greens, but all blended to
a perfect harmony. The lower pan
els Of this window have the crown
on the shield for its center feature
and sprays of lilies, but treated in
a softer tone of color to blend with
the windows below.
The large window on the Maiden
Lane side of the church, the traeery
of which takes the form of the dou-
BILE triangle and forming the six