El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES To MARK
DEDICATION Of FIRST METHODIST
Dedication Services Sunday Will Be Followed By Week
Of Special Services; Rev. Wilbur N. Mason Will
Deliver the Dedication Sermon; To Unve the
Memorial Window at hurch of St. Clement

THE new First Methodist church,
corner OF Montana and Lee
streets, will be dedicsted Sunday.
Rev. Wilbur N. Mason. D. D., president
OF Baker university. will officiate, as
sisted by the district superintendent,
DIT. s. Alonzo Bright, Of Albuquerque.
and the pastor, Rev. Herman G. Por-
ter.
Dedicasory Program.
The program for the dedication service In
the morning has been arranged as follows:
Hymn No. $50 Csecond tuns) people stand
inE.
Prayer by Rev. s. Alonzo Bright d. ID.
solo. BY Mrs. J. J. Raster.
Scripture reading, Psalter, page /.
The Gloria Patri.
Announcements.
Quartet
Offering.
Violin offsrtory. Trinity CTheodore
Moses-Tobanr) By Miss Clara Fink
Hymn No. 66i, italian Hymn"
seruon. By Rev, wilbur n. Mason, preHi-
dent Of Baker university
DoEology and benediction-
Evening Services
Epworth League. $3.50 o'clock, addresses
~ visiting olergymen.
worship, 1850 o'clock
Hymn No. 5. Duke street.
Solo. ~out Of the Depths'' CROrs.). By
Scripture lesson
Quartet.
Violin Offertory. ''sersnSde"' (DriEoj. Miss
Hymn 10. 81. Second tuns.) Malvern
Dr. Wilbur N Mason
Hymn No. 3os. st ThOmas."
DoxoloFy and benediction.
Dedication Week Services.
Tor the week special services have been
arranged for each evening except Saturday
Monday sveninE-7.so o'clock, cantata
Ruth. by Alfred r. Gaul; chorus under dlrec-
ton OF Matthew Lemen; Sis o'clock. lee
ture, The Making Of a Man" by Rev. Dr..
wilbur n. Mason. president OF Baker mil
verEity.
Tuesday sveninr-s:oO O'Clock. concert BY
II Paso Choral society OF 100 voices, under
direction Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Graham
McNary.
dist night, Union services; sermon by Rev.
W. Fisk Packard D. D.; special singing By /
Thurrday sveninF-s:oO o'clock. yellow
ship night Rev. J. P. Williams, D. D., pre- /
siding; grsstings from FL Psso ministers.
and reception 10 the public, BY Building
committee and official board
ME-. POrtorsa PastOra6a-
Three and one-half years ago Rev.
My. Porter was assigned TO the pas
torate Of First church in FL Paso At I
that time the congregation was wor-
chipping IN the old church erected in
1912 bishop Francis J. Mcconnell Of I
Denver, visited FL Paso to study the I
relative TO the building of a
new edifice FOR the First Methodist Z
congregation The bishop was 50
favorably impressed with the CITY of
~ Paso he declared that nothing less
the requreqments. Rev. Mr.. Porter
was appointed TO the charge and the
task Of building the new church
800 New Membera Added.
"a inc ~
than 300 new members have been
ADDED TO the membership roll The
sunday school has almost trlpled,
reaching an enrolment Of 400.
Women Help I'm Work.
When the enterprise was begun the
Aid society was divided into five
working circles. The financial pledge
for the whole society was $1,000. At
the end Of the second year the sub
scription was paid in full Another
$1,000 pledge was then made, one-half
Or which is now paid.
Every organization OF the church !
and nearly all the Sunday school .
nE fund.
Rev. Mr.. Porter. AZ the beginning Of
ne enterprise, declared that il he
gneW OF some rich man who could be
nduced to build the church, while II i
you'd be temptation for him TO go
zee the man, he would not do so; for
each ana every one of US want the
pleasure OF getting under the load"
WIN a. most excellent spirit the I {
membership has worked zealouslv for :
he completion Of the new church The
luilding OF the church has been pro- :
bounced by many nothing short OF a ! 4
miracle. J. c. Worthington. superin- =
endent Of the building Of the church, / 3
nd his brother, A. n Worthington' 7
4 Springfield, Mass, was the archi- y
To UnveiI and Dediente window. !,
stained glass window in memory -
I the late r. II Smith will be nm A,
eiled, and dedicated at the church Of n
e Clement Sunday. following the I Il
FORMING service. Mr.. Smith was for =,
lany years a vestryman Of the church. I :.
he window IS the gift OF his widow. ( u
Is Of beautiful design. depicfine 4 n
nrist driving the money changers -.
rom the temple. At the morning q.
ervices Palm Sunday, the choir viii u
ng the anthem Blessed fs Heo nv
ounod, with the incidental solo eunSg -
y Miss Constance Pateman. At the ~
vening service Mozart's Ave Veru11 . ~
"a The Story Of the Cross" bv Ped ~
eaq, viii be sung by the choir Dur ~
IL Holy Week there will be the 1itaDv -
'rFice Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. m