The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-02
DEDICATION WILL
BE HELD TOMORROW

The new $4,000 building just fin-I
ished by the First Christian Church |
of Clayton, will be officially dedi- |
Gated tomorrow, Rev. George L.l
Snively of Lewiston, ILL.,, arrived
here Wednesday, and since that
time has been completing all ar
rangemenls for the dedication pro-
gram, and on tomorrow morning.
everything will he in perfect order
for this great event All of the local
pastors will participate, and the big
choir under the direction of Ora S..
johnson has been engaged for the
past two weeks in preparing special
music. The music will be one OF
The features of the program. There
will be absolutely no let-up in the
services, Sunday, Every department
of the church has arranged a spe-
cial program. Beginning with the
Bible school at $3.50 a. m, and ending
} with the evening service at 500
p, m, there will be something doing
all day long. The Christian En-
deavor will have a special program
with Guy Hubbard as leader, and it
will be of interest TO every member
of the society TO be on hand This
service will be- of especial interest
10 young people and it is hoped that
;le Young ptOple of Clayton will
avail themselves Of this opprtuniiy
to he present at this first GLE. ser
vice in the new building.
At the morning service the var
ious churches of the city will be rep
resented in a great union meeting.
At this service Brother Snively will
deliver his sermon on The Funda-
mentals of Our Faith Brother
Snively is one of the real great men
in the Christian brotherhood He
has dedicated some Of the largest
churches in the United States and
has come all the way to Clayton 10
direct the dedication Of the beauli-
full church building to the service
of the Master.
The 2 o'clock program is some
thing new to this community, II
will be a memorial service, and will
be held as a memorial to the depart
ed members of the various church
es. The speakers on this program
will be J l.. Means, Joseph Gill anC
Il. H Rixey. One of the features
on this afternoon program will bC
the address on "The Old Days anC
the Old Ways" by O. p. Easterwood
MFR. EasterwOod has been residen
of Clayton many years and his rem
iniscenees Of the religious life il
this country will be well worth lis
tening to. Mr.. Easterwood is one o
the ablest speakers in northern New
Mexico and his familiarity with tht
various stages through which thi
country has passed gives him {
store of knowledge which makes hin
the logical man for this occasion
The big dinner in the basemcn
will be another great feature am
ono that will appeal TO everybody
This dinner will be in charge of tn
Ladies' Circle They have beer
working exceptionally hard to max
this dinner correspond with the 9th
er services, which means that every
thing which appeals to the appetit
will be on the menu.
In all, this will be the creates
day in the history Of the Claytol
Christian Church, and one Of Tia
big days in the religious life of tn
city. II means that fine new build
ing has been added with bette
equipment for religious work, an
ether mark in the progress Of tn
town and a building which the en-
tire citizenship of town and eountr
communities may be justly proud O
Now the entire citizenship of Unio
county is cordially invited to com
on Sunday and participate in tn
Dedication.
OaaAuA nVETEE RREAWG.