Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-21
First Methodist Episcopal Church /,
Dedicated Amid Formal cere-
Monies--Large Attendance.

This week has been strictly Meth
odist Episcopal Week in church cir.
cles in the city OF Watertown and
vicinity.
1t is the occasion When the new
Methodist church has been formally
dedicated to worship for the public.
As previously announced the dedi-
E cation proper was in charge of DR.
D w. Parr of Indianapolis Rev. DR..
Boyce,. superintendent of the Water
town district, read the ritual service.
Associated with DR.. Boyce were d..
W. G. Seaman, president of the Ia
kota Wesleyan university, DR.. J. P.
Jenkins Of. Mitchell, formerly of Wa
tertown, and Rev. S. s. Mitchell, M.
A., rector of Trinity Episcopal church
in this city.
To Rev. F. F. Lewis, for the past
several years the efficient pastor Of
the church, was accorded the priyi-
lege of pronouncing the first benedic-
tion following the close of the ritual
istic ceremony.
For the first time the general pub
lie had the privilege of hearing the
new pipe organ. Professor Frederic
Cesander presiding. A special choir
supplied music Tor the occasion. One
especially pleasing number was a
trio, Now Abideth Faith, Hope ana
Love" which was rendered by Miss
Essie Bates, Miss Caddie Boggs and
Mrs. R. @. Wood.
The New Church.
Finished to the last detail and to-
tally lacking that appearance of a
hasty preparation for dedication day,
that is SO often seen in new church
structures, the beauty of the interior
architecture and finish of the new
Methodist Episcopal church was one.
of the big and most pleasant, surpFiaes
yesterday DE-. D. W. Parr, who, Ell
gagged in dedicating a great tEa.li
new churches each year, is aualifiaal
to pass Judgment on church architec-
ture, did not limit his praise Of thel
Watertoyin Esdifiee. He said it was
one of the finest and mest ar8istically
finished structures he has ever seen.
am greatly reminded OF Euro
pean countries when am in thisl
church" said DR.. Parr THERE
churches are built to grace the cen-
turies and it seems to me this church,
should be well preserved one hRindred
years from now
The Architecture.
The church is of Gothic design,
built of Colfax sand stone, with in
terror frame and roof girders of steel
At is as near enthusiastically and artis-
tically perfect as human skill can
build. When to this is added its
complete arrangement with spacious
auditorium, seating fifteen hundred,
every seat CT which is in perfect view
of the pulpit, the Sunday school de-
partments. with primary and juniorls
departments separate. the gymnasiunl3
annex with locker rooms and shower3l
baths, the parlors, dining room, kitcn-l
end and club rooms, we have church,
second to none in the northwest. Il
Interior Finish.
pulpit and choir loft is ali built inl
the mill work. There is a pastorsl
study and choir room. The organ is
built by the celebrated organ builder,
r. j Bennett of Rock Island, nj tt
has thirty stops. with zero organ and
chimes The swell and great organ
is on the west side of the cbancel and
echo and chimes on the east side The
display pipes stand in two large
aches. one arch on either side Of the
large Gothic wind directly back Of
the pulpit and choir.
Memorials Ib
There are three memorials. The |.
Chase memorial pealss Of three beIls.
The two windows The Good Samarsi1
isan IN n1en1ory. Of Mrs Sarah AilaI q
Ss Il