The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-04
W.O. SHEPARD GIVES
INSPIRING SERMON.


SUNDAY SCHOOL TEMPLE DEDI
GATED BY PORTLAND BISHOP
BEFORE LARGE CONGREGATION
The new Sunday school temple o1
the Moscow Methodist Episcopal
church was formally dedicated yester-
day morning with an inspiring ser
mon by Bishop w. 0. Shepard Of Port
land, Oregon, who came here especi-
ally for the dedication ceremony Of the
temple, erected at cost of approx
mately $4,000 during the past year.
On the platform with Bishop Shepard
were DR.. H. o. Perry, pastor OF the
local church, Dr. w. H. II. Forsyth,
and ]. NJ. Perdue, Of Spokane, super
intendent Of the Sunday schools for
the Columbia river conference.
The temple was formally dedicated
Immediately following the regular
morning services, the congregation di-
viding and filing into the new addi-
ton to the church on either side, where
Bishop Shepard dedicated the temple
to the service of God and humanity,
with simple, appealing ceremony
Gives Inspiring Sermon
The morning dedicatory sermon by
Bishop w. O. Shepard of the Columbia
river conference was one of the most
impressive ever heard in Moscow, and
inspired the large congregation to
greater efforts toward satisfying the
needs of Methodism here in Moscow
and the world at large He chose for
his text part of the seventeenth
verse of the ninetieth Psalm, And
let the beauty of the Lord our God
be upon u.s."
He spoke of the trials and the OBJ
stacles which SO often seem to stand
In the way of man, and the manner
In which those obstacles can be cast
aside. and truth and justice triumph
over all. The cooperation which was
necessary for the construction of the
new Sunday school temple, and the
harmony necessary for the advance
ment Of true religion, were the themes
upon which the speaker laid most
stress upon "A great thing, and one
of prime Importance in doing good
work in building permanent insti-
tuition, is cooperation" he said.
Poets Words Inspire
Reverently the bishop read the nine
tieth Psalm, Lord, thou hast been
our dwelling place in all generations,'
and he told how he was once prone to
read this as a funeral Psalm, but that
now as he read the words of the poet,
he cleaned from those treasured words
of his prayer bright gems of thought
of how to build into Gods own king
dom.
The music for the morning service
was especially good, and the whole I
service had an air of devotion and con-
secration that was inspiring to the I
congregation which overflowed the
auditorium of the church.
A large crowd turned out again in [
the evening to hear the address by /
Rev. M. ]. Perdue, Columbia river con-
ference Sunday school superintendent.
Rev Perdue gave a well worthwhile
sermon, directed to appeal to the
young people, and telling of the op- |.
portunities and challenge OF this age
to Christian young people.
Read Letters and kilograms
kilograms and letters were read at
the evening services from M S. And I.
erson, organiser Of the church in De- /,
cember, 1876, and for two years it's
pastor; David E. George, first resi-
dent pastor of the local church, in
1880-81; R. C. Motor, pastor from
18SO-90, and from Robert Warner,
pastor from 1911-17.
The statement of the financial con-
1ition of the local church showed that
The temple building had cost S25,000,
and that the lots upon which it was
quilt had cost $7,25O. Of the total
expenditure for the addition, almost
I'll 900 had been contributed by the
Board of Home Missions and Church s
Extension. 1t was brought out in the {
tatement that to pay present out |
standing bills, approximately $4,000 ]
would be needed. Pledges for cash {
we're received during the evening SER S
ice, and in all over $4,000 was {
'ledged to be paid within thirty days. /
)ther subscriptions followed, and it I
vas the impression of those in charge a
f the financing the Sunday school +
hat little difficulty would be met in r
ecuring the full amount necessary to
AXE care of the present indebtedness. t
Indebtedness. t.
1t is expected that with the open u
ng Of the temple new era of de- n
elopment and service is opening for
ne local church The plan is to keep o
he building open and have the wo- Il
lens parlOr serve as a rest room. n
here will be provided also a reading Il
nd lounging room for the benefit of a
hurch members. a
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