Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-09

Last Tuesday evening, Nov. ,, wa
tbe eliminating event of nearly twt
wears of building activities by tn,
congregation of the First Univer
salist church of this city. 1t was tn,
occasion of the completion of it!
beautiful new church edifice, a pic
turs of which heads this article; it!
dedica,t0n-which included Cyru,
Yawkev hall and the rectory-waS &C
cordng to the impressive ritualisti(
ceremonies Of the church. A deScrip-
tion of the church, hall and rectOry
is given in another column OF
this issue of the PILOT. Inas
much as the fourth annual con
yenti0n of the Universalist and Uni.
tartan churches of Wisconsin, con.
yened in this city at the new church
on the day of the dedication, ii
brought together a number of the
ahleSt ministers of the UniverSaliSt
faith in this country. That Lee S.
McCOueSter. d. D.. of Boston, Mass.
dean of Crane Theological school and
president of the Universalist General
convention, was to deliver the dedica-
tiOn address. gave the affair public
ity which extended even beyond the
borders of our state.
The church proper had been COM
pIeted since last June with the ex-
ceptiOn Of its memorial windows and
these were only put in place in time
for the dedication. And Cyrus Yaw-
key hall had also just received it's
finishing touches and its wonderfully
beautiful furnishings installed in
time for the event.
The most favorable weather condi-
tiOns prevailed throughout these
memorable days of the dedication and
the convention and the visitors, who
came, many from afar off, were not
only delighted with the beauty of
the new church but were also
charmed with Wausau and the par
ticular brand of fall weather which
was furnished.
The beauty of the church audi
tOrlum was enhanced by palms and
chrySanthemumS and before the hour
OF 1870, when the services were to
commence, every available seat was
occupied
Karl Mathie, president of the board
Of trustees, presided and after an
anthem by the choir, introduced AL
eXander &. ESchweiier, of Milwaukee,
architect of the church buildings,
who spoke as follows upon what
This Church Stands FOr:"
When | was called upon to draw
plans for these buildings the problem
suggested the three-fold nature of the
taSk-tO appropriately provide for the
domestic, social and religious life of
IhlS congregation and to recognize the
relative Importance of each and its
relationship to the others.
From its nature, il is eminently
nttlng that the church should
predominate the group and give its
character to each of the other build
lhgS IN such measures as their use
may suggest But the church in size
and in the choice of material with
winch 1t is constructed should express
lIS prominence, its permanent char
@cOer and It's dignity as the house of
Uou' with a directneSS that all must
Iee'. In like manner, too, the rectOry
Should impress itself upon the obServ-
ct IS the dwelling of one belonging
10 The church and whose life is In
accord with its teachings. And the
parish house, the meeting place of
que que community, occupying a position
Qley"een the church and the private
IH'"etIIng should typify the close
harmony that should exist between
.ue m social customs of society and the
pIeceplS of religion and the practices