The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-04
new MISSION IS DENCATED
Splendid West Side Parish House rs
Formally Dedicated to the Work of
the People in That Community With
Impressive Services Sunday.

Offering opportunity for religious
work and social service in varied
ield the new St. Andrews Parish
louse, the West side mission Of st.
Matthew's Protestant Episcopal church
vas dedicated with notable ceremonies
IN Sunday afternoon. The dedication
t the new chapel, guild hall and social
enter was featured in connection with
he observance of the seventy fifth
anniversary of the founding of ST. Mat
hew's parish and the day proved one
f the most notable in the history of
It. Matthew's church. Bishop w. w.
Yebb of Milwaukee came to Kenosha
nd officiated at the anniversary cele-
ration at the church in the morning
nd at two services held at st. An
lrew's in the afternoon. The great
oncourse of people which gathered for
he dedicatory services at the new mis-
ion could not be accommodated in the
andsomeIy appointed chapel with it's
eating capacity of more than two hun
red people and the overflow meeting
yas held in the big hall on the third
DOR Of the new community house.
After the formal service of dedication
Has open Bishop Webb spoke to the
roWd which had gathered in the larg
II room on the third floor of the build
ng.
The dedication of st. Andrews
marks the opening of a new work-a
new line of church activities in Keno
sha While it is distinctly "child"
of ST. Matthew's parish it is aimed to
make it of highest value to the COM
munity on the South West side without
drawing UNCONVENTIONAL lines.
1T is particularly designed for the
work Of the social service. 1t was de-
clared by Bishop Webb that while he
had seen many more elaborate houses
of the kind he had never seen one
which was better arranged or better
equipped for both the religious and So
cial work of the church.
The services at the new mission were
of most interesting nature The Rev.
to the new building spoke Of the his
tory of the movement for st. Andrew IS
mission, He spoke of the fact that the
movement had started among the Young
Women IS auxiliary of the church which
had contributed the first 800 toward
the fund for the mission. He spoke of
the work which had been done by the
Men IS club of the church when nearly
$4,000 was raised in a two and half
days campaign. He spoke also of the
work of the ST. Agatha s guild in pro-
viding many things needed for the
equipment of the mission. He paid
tribute to Thomas Hansen who had SUI
perintended the work of the erection
of the new building and to the hun
areds of people both from within the
parish and from the outside who con-
tributed in one way or another toward
the success of the movement. He de-
clared that the new mission house was
to be one for the service to the great
community in which it was located. He
declared that no one would be barred
from the privilege of worshipping there
and that the members of st. Matthew's
church would be always welcomed at
ST. Thomas chapel just as those who
held their. allegiance to the mission
would be welcomed at the older home
of st. Matthew's parish.
Bishop Webb following the formal
dedication Of the chapel and the var
ious memorials which had been present
ed for the chapel spoke at length on
the mission of St. Thomas. He declar-
ed that the mission had been we'll chris
tened " st. Thomas Mission because
he held that st. Thomas showed his
greatest work in bringing others into
the work of the church He spoke of
the great opportunity for service which
had been opened by the erection of the
new parish house and declared that he
believed that the work of the West
side of Kenosha would result in great
GOOD not only for the advancement of
the church but for the advancement of
the welfare of the people.
At the morning service at St. Mat
+hew's church in speaking of the seven
tv-ffth anniversary of the parish Bis
hop Webb paid tribute to pioneer mem
bers of the church and told the inter
esting history of the parish. Then he
preached vigorous sermon on zeal.
He declared that he was glad to see
the great zeal of st. Matthew's parish
which had been expressed in its reach
ing out to further the work of the
church in other parts of the city.
Tonight there will be little social
gathering at the new st. Andrews
mission 1t will be in the nature Of
Hallowe ZEN party under the direction
of the members Of st. Agatha s guild.