Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
|LUTHERANS WILL
DEDICATE CHURCH
Red Letter Day For Sixth
Street Congregation; Spe-
cial Music to Feature

Tomorrow will be red letter day
in the history of Messiah Lutheran
Church when the new church edi-
fec on the corner of Sixth and For
Ster streets will be Dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies. The dad'.
catory service will be held at 1880
o'clock, opening by Abner w. Hart
man, bass soloist. Following the
regular order of service the anthem,
FESTIVAL TIE Deum in d" will be
sung by the choir. The offertory
Will be Guilmant's "Pastorale," and
Gilchrist's Except the Lord Build
the House." will be sung BIZ the
choir. The Rev. V. G. A. Trcssler,
president of the General Syno of
the Lutheran Church will preach TIE
sermon, and the congregation Will
participate in the dedication service
to follow.
The Rev. Luther DE Yoa, pastor
of Trinity Lutheran Church, Ger
martown, will preach the Sunday
evening sermon. Mrs. Arthur IT.
Hull will sing. Monday evening
Prof. Alfred c. Kuschwa, Clarence
Sigler and George Sutton will sp-
pear in an organ and voice recital.
L
ing, and a big congregational rally
is scheduled for Wednesday ever
ing. A community service on Thurs
day night, a preparatory service Fri
day night and a communion service
next Sunday will close the week of
deoicatory services.
The new church IL beautiful
structure, built of Port Deposit
granite. 1t is pure Gothic in style,
and is the largest church plant in
Harrisburg. The seating capacity of
the main church is 1000.
The entire church is lighted by a
unique indirect lighting system, and
heated by indirect steam heat. The
altar. chancel, pews, doors and ether
interior woodwork is flushed with
selected wood, perfectly mltched.
The chancel window, Piockhurst'5
Annunciation," is one of the most
beautiful features of the entire
structure. To bring out the rich
coloring of the window, q special
illuminating device has been ar
ranged for use in the evening serv-
ice. The window is specially de-
signed for use in the Christmas
evening candle service.
The large organ is made by M
P. Mohler and Company. and must
clans say 1t is one of the finest in
the city The magnificent stained
glass windows are designed by the
D'Ascenzo Studios. of PHILADELPHIA.
The interior woodwork was made by
the Ditmar Furniture Company.
Wiiliamsport
The old church structure which
hcs been the home of Messiah con-
gresation since 1890, has been re-
mcdeled and will be used as a mod
ern Sunday school room. Sand
tables have been placed in the base
ment for the younger members, and
Sunday school equipment has been
placed in the building.
The church now has 1850 mem
bers. 1t is the largest Lutheran
congregation in the city as well as
the largest in the Eastern ponnsyl-
vania Synod. Two members o. the
church enjoy the unique distinction
of having been members OF the
church when it was founded in 1898.
These members, Mrs. Catherine
Hatcher and Mrs. Anna Murray have
been affiliated with the church for
seventy years.
A feature of the church no. often
found in any church structure, is an
acoustican which is arranged to aid
people who are unable to hear dis
tnctly. A set of chimes add beauty
to the organ music.