St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-27

Av. s., was witnessed by an owe
UNI of the church was crowded &
ated by a public address system
The Rt. Rev. Hamilton Fl,
officiated, the Rev. Robert A. L
and Park Av., was the master Of
ceremonies, and assisted the Rev.
Louis w. johnson, rector, in vest
ing the Altar after the blessing
was given by Bishop Kellogg.
Seventeen clergymen from varied
denominations in the Twin Cities
were in the procession, which open
ed with the Bishop knocking three
times on the doors of the Church,
saying open the gates of right
eousness, that I may go into them,
and give thanks unto the Lord"
DIR. Tollie L. Caution, Sr., Exec
utive Secretary of the Division of
Racial Minorities for the National
Council of the Episcopal Church,
with headquarters in New York
city delivered the principal ad-
dress.
He took his text from the first
verse of the 1872 Psalm, II was
glad when they said unto me, We
will go into the house Of the Lord"
In developing and expanding his
subject, DR.. Caution brought out
very forcefully that he is in touch
with all phases Of human affairs
as well. as religious problems when
he noted that I'VE are In a religi-
Gus boom-more bibles are being
printed in many different lang
uages; more churches are being
dedicated, but yet religion Is lag
ging behind organized labor In the
field Of human relations
Commenting on President Esen-
hower's farewell prayer to the Ma
ton, DR.. Caution said at would
have been wonderful If this prayer
might have been given at the be-
ginning of his administration, be-
cause II it had been, perhaps the
Hungarian situation, and the trag-
edy Of Little Rock, New Orleans
and Georgia might have been av-
erted."
The flowers on the Altar were
given by DR.. and Mrs. w. Donald
Brown, ST., in memory Of their
parents. Congratulatory bouquets
were received from Faith Evangel-
ical & Reformed Church, Magney-
Iverson, and Armstrong and Schli-
citing, Inc.
Preceding the service, Rev. and
Mrs. Louis w. johnson were hosts
at dinner for DR.. Caution, Rev.
and Mrs. Andrew Otani, and Rev.
Robert Lesch.
Many of these in attendance en-
joyed tea and punch and cake at
a reception held in the undercroft
following the formal dedication.
Women members Of the congreg-
atoms assisted by active members
Of other parishes presided at the
tea and coffee service.
Visitors registered in a book
commemorating the service.
Mines. Tela Burt and Eugene
Shepherd were co-hostesses Of the
dedication reception.
Ground was broken for the new
edifice on June IA, 1860, Armstrong
& Schlichting, Inc, were the archi-
tects; Magney Iverson, general
contractor; Marshall Heating,
mechanical contractor; and Kval-
stem Electric Company, electrical
contractor.
The church which is 1874" in
length by AZ in width has seat
ing capacity Of 1s9 in the nave,
with accommodations for 20 more
In the narthex behind a glass wall
separator. The exterior of the
church is of grand canyon brick
and redwood - the roof construc-
ton is of Illuminated arches and
decking-brick walls are in the
chancel, nave and sanctuary, all
masonry or concrete construction
elsewhere. There is Sunday school,
rector's office, assembly space and
a complete kitchen in the under
croft.
The architects treated the church
as simply and interestingly as
possible to create q worshipful in
terror atmosphere, the cross above
the altar being the focal point in
the design. The total cost Of the
building was approximately $780,
600.
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