The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-06-09
ALL IS READY
FOR DEDICATION
New Presbyterian Edifice to Be For.
mally Dedicated at Services to
Be Held Sunday
ORGANIZATION STARTED IN 1886
In Early Days the Old Church Accom-.
mOdated All Denominations

The fine new edifice of the Presby-
terian church in Oakes will be dedi-
Gated next Sunday, June IL.
This is the most beautiful and or
nate building yet erected in Oakes.
The first services in the main auditor
ium of the church will be held Sun
day. The finishing touches are being
put on this week, the floors oiled and
the seats placed, and by the Sunday,
when the decorators and flower COM
mittee get through, the place will be
a veritable beauty spot.
The Presbyterian church is the old
est organized in this city. Oct. 10,
1886, the first services were held in
the Peabody building on main street,
Rev. R. H. Hooke, missionary, being
the stated supply. Two years later
the former church building was erect
ed, and it was dedicated on Jan. 27,
1889, still under the pastorate of Rev.
Hooke, who remained as pastor of the
church until Jan. 27,' 1891. This
church building was moved from it's
foundations in the summer of 1919,
to make place for the new modern
building which now adorns the site.
The old building is now the property
of the German Lutherans and was
moved to the corner of Sixth and Elm
streets, where it still continues to be
Of service in the work of the Lord.
The Presbyterians have long felt
the need of new and modern build
ing. It had been talked of here for
the past fifteen years, and when DR..
w. M. Grafton came here in the
spring Of 1919, the work of putting
up new edifice was assigned to him.
This church denomination was almost
unit to begin the work. On account
of the change in financial conditions
the work was delayed year, but the
loan and gift of $4,000 from the
Board Of Church Erection in New
York gave the work new Impetus.
The two floors are now finished and
all that is lacking to make complete
house of worship is the furniture for
the main auditorium.
The dining and lecture room below
is fitted for gymnasium work, and
that will be place of amusement for
the young folks as soon as compe-
tent instructors can be secured. Pro-
vision is made for hot and cold shower
baths.
Those in charge of the program for
dedication day have been fortunate in
securing DIR. L. C. McEwen of Fargo
and DR.. Ward F. Boyd of jamestown
as the main speakers. DR.. Boyd has
taken as his theme for the morning
sermon, "Scenes That Bring Us Back
to God" He is very able preacher
and lecturer. There will be special
singing, both morning and evening.
The musical talent of the city has
been secured for the occasion, and the
fact that union services will be held
both morning and evening makes for
large attendance. A specially in
teresting topic has been assigned to
Mrs. F. C. Root, who has the prepara-
tion of a paper on "Early History of
the Presbyterian Church in Oakes." {"
William Mills has been in the church
all these years, and his vivid account
of how the people knelt here in the
early days and prayed for a church
where they might worship had it's full
realization few years later and still
later fuller realization of the splen-
did structure which now adorns the
old site. Mrs. Root and Mrs. Brown,
still members of the church, were here
when the former church was dedi-
Gated.
Rev. Herbert E. Dierenfeld, the
new minister, will preside at both SER
vices. {.
Following is the program for the
morning and evening services:
Morning Service, 1890
Prelude-Selected.
Doxology.
Invocation-Rev. Herbert E. Dier-
enfield. :
Gloria.
Hymn-No. 18.
Scripture Reading-Rev. o. L. An
thony.
Solo-"I Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say," Harriss-Mrs. w. R. Owen.
Prayer-Rev. ]. Edor Larson.
Anthem - "Praise Waiteth for
Thee," Adams-United choir.
Announcements.
Hymn-No. "a.
Sermon-Rev. Ward F. Boyd, D. D.,
of the First Presbyterian church of
Jamestown. Theme: Scenes That
Bring Us Back to God.'
Dedication of the church-Rev. L. C.
McEwen, D. D., synodical superintend-
ent of North Dakota.
Hymn-No. 206.
Benediction-Rev. ]. H. Lindland.
Evening Service, 500 =
Orchestra-B. M. Bjornstad, leader
Selected.
Hymn-No. 1876.
Scripture Lesson-Mrs. s. B. Doty.
Prayer.