The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-04
SEvENTh-DAY ADVENTISTS
 OPEN CHURCH
Public Program m Offered Sunday Night Mayor
 Goldste;n, Speaker

A dream conceived seven years az n Ketchikan comes true tomorrow night, when the new Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Juneau, sit uated on the corner of Second and Main Streets, will be formally op- ened to the public in 7:30 o'clock meeting at which Mayor I. Gold stein will be the principal speaker and Lolo Mae Alexander will be vocal soloist.
 Pastor H. l.. Wood, Superintend- ent of the Alaska Mission of Seventh Day Adventists, in expressing his warm welcome to all Juneau resi- dents to attend tomorrow's open ing, declared: Ever since our com ing to Ketchikan seven years ago we have wanted to locate in Ju- neau, and since our revival cam paign here in 1881 we have labored diligently toward achievement of the reality which we now happily contemplate"
 Program
 The program in tomorrow's ser- vice will be as follows:
 Doxology Invocation, Song "A Year of Precious Blessings"
 Scripture Reading and Prayer, Pastor H. L. Wood.
 Vocal Solo, Bless This House. Lola Mae Alexander.
 Address Mayor I. Goldstein.
 Vocal Solo, "Elegie" Massenet, IOp. 10, Lassie McChesney.
 Vocal Solo, Just One Touch, ? Bell, Mrs. E. A. Johnson.
 Welcome Address, Pastor H. L. Wood.
 Violin Solo, "The Graceful Swan Wanda Wood.
 Announcements.
 Vocal Solo, Light Divine" Lola Mae Alexander.
 Benediction.
 History of Building
 The new church, one of the most attractive small buildings in Ju- neau, has history dating back to 1885, when it view with A. Goldstein & Company for the honor of being the first trading post established in the new city.
 Its proprietor, Mrs. B. Levy was Russian Jewess, who went to Sitka at the time of the Cassiar miners stampede. and moved to Juneau all most directly after Joe Juneau and Dick Harris announced they had discovered gold. Known as the Russian Lady" by the miners, and as "Shawwoatik," (small woman) by the Indians, she conducted a thriving business for many years. and the Juneau City Mining Record. weekly paper established in Juneau, carried the following ad on Satur- day, January T, 1892:
 Mrs. B. Levy, dealer in General Merchandise, will sell for cash at prices that DEFY COMPETITION, groceries, mems and boys clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, ladies dress goods, fine shoes, laces, embroidery, gloves and hosiery, the largest as- sortment in Alaska Also wallpa- per carpets, rugs, crockery, cutlery, glassware, etc. Call and be con- vinced- Corner Main and Seward Streets, established June 1885.
 Erected 1885
 While no record exists of the building of the trading post, w. John Harris in statement to Pat tor Wood give it as his opinion that the building was erected under Mrs. Levy's supervision at that time. It remained in the. hands of her. heirs until Willis Bachelor purchas- ed it in 1881. The Seventh Day Ad- ventist Church received the deed last year. a6 m
 Prior to erection of this church, the Seventh Day Adventists of Ju- neau made use of the old Williams building, at Second and Franklin.
 In announcing the opening of the Chapel Pastor Wood said today: We wish to thank the people of Juneau and the merchants and con- tractors who have so kindly helped us in the carrying out of this pro ject, and we cordially invite every one to attend our formal open ing" sf tyses
 Lectures Planned
 A course of lectures, to be rem dered by Pastor Wood, is also planned for January with the flo- lowing among the many provocative subjects: Nations Marshaling for the Greatest War of All Time" "Is the World Going Red?" The Best Form of Government" "The Establishment of a World Dictator ship"