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OCCUPIES THE BiPTIST PULPIT
SOI 0: OT CJ50LIH, BUT NEVERTHELESS 1 LOYAL 1SE-
COMMENCES WITH BHOUGHER'S LECTURE AND ENDS WITH SUNDAY
. NIGHT SERVICES
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HOPE TO SEE MONETARY ENCUMBRANCES REMOVED SUNDAY
Long-Walfed-For Hour Has Come and Local Baptists Point With Pride
to Evidence of Hard Work
Hat?" Two hundred tickets were Bold
before last night. Many will buy to
day. Ticket on sale at Sllverthorn
& Mack's drug store; also at the door.
Lecture open at 8 o'clock'. Accept
the treat offered by a noble people and
receive rich returns for your money
also obtain a few brick In the new
church.
PROGRAM.
Friday, March 27.
p. m., lecture, "What's
The hour has struck. Dr. Brough
r reached La Grande this morning.
. Frets comes' tonight. Other visitors
reach this city today. The lona- chcr-
' Ished and greatly welcomed dedication
season opens tonight with a dedica
tion lecture. . .
jne beautiful auditorium wag the
place of prayer and praise last eve
ning, when all details of the dedica
tion were carefully gone over.
, The lecture this evening will help
materially In providing needed funds
to meet outstanding accounts. Good
hope Is cherished, of seeing, Sunday
evening, the building free from all en
cumbrance. Dr. Brougher has come from his
great work In Portland for the pur
pose of alillng La Grande to dedicate
this new church without debt. As
.' far as Dr. Brougher Is concerned, he
gets merely enough, financlHlly, to
meet the expenses of the trip and sup
ply his own pulpit In Portland. The
people of La Grande greatly appreci
ate the fraternal courtesy of the ureal
imin uy ur. uroua
congregation al the White Temple. In illr and BiU.kb()m
''" Him m us ir a low uaya. This.
appreciation can best be shown by the I Kumtuy. March 29
citizens of La Grunde turning out In f Sl""'uy school, 8:45 a. m.'. Dr. J."k.
large numbers to hear him in his lee- "'vensnn, superintendent. Address
ture tonight, on "What's tender Tour'
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TRACES HIS PARENTAGE TO ROYAL ENGLISH FA
I'lrst ISupliM Clilinli. the New Kdirirn to lx lrcll iilod Siindiiy, March 20.
HISTORY OF THE OLD, AND
nrcrp'PTin" nr tut unu
UUUIlll MUM Ul MIL IILIf
tViJh His Conscientious Effort Has Aided Materially In Ealing il6
Splendid Church Home
The old church edifice was built been of great help to the enterprise.
Tour Hat?" by J. Whltcomb Brough
er, D. D., pastor White Temple, Port
land, Ore.
Katurduy, Munh 28.
Popular gospel service, 12:15 to 1
P. m. Sermon by Dr. Brougher.
theme, "Heaven and Hell," Illustrated.
Quartet: Geo. L. Cleaver, C, S. Wil
liams, Chas. Cochran and Geo. Coch
ran. Free lunch served in basement
of the church by Baptist Young peo
ple.
Evangelistic service, g p. m. Ser
mon by Dr. Brougher: theme. "All
tinder the valiant leadership of Rev
George T. Ellis, In South La Grande,
Under I and for its day was a splendid
achievement. But It had served lt
time and was sold to John Wilson.
who removed It, In order to give place
for the new structure. Unfortunately
the purchaser, fulling to lay well hi?
foundations, permitted the old build
ing to collapee, and It remains today
mortally twisted and effaced, only
two blocks from where she once stood,
The most fascinating feautre of the
entire structure is the art glass win
dows, furnished by Ford Bros.', Min
neapolis. The climax here Is reached
by the iHrge window in the east end.
It Is, "Clinging to the Cross." At the
apex is the Star of Bethlehem casting
Its gentle light upon the open Bible.
Then, streaming down through the
Word from the Star, come the golden
rays of light falling on a dark and
trouble, storm-tossed sea. In the re-
AN HISTORIC REVIEW OF
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BAPTISTS III GRAND
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The First Baptist church in this city l,.v. hnwi-ver .i..i., i.i. .L
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v" orgunizfil t tho Liberty school , Ktw u-h v... . .
house, near the firmigB hnll, the 3rd L. ,.,,v . , J
Saturday In Novemiwr 1.7. ' "Ve "nU,'r ,he '""nershlp of Uev.
then called the, Liberty Bupllst W"Ilnm K""'1'". Kogor's efforts were
Church. Bev. L. J. )olh of Cove, "PI'K''"entcd by (ev. L. J. Boothe,
cted as moderator and V. T. nick a "'' Itor. In 1S65, Itev. B II
clerk. The following pmr, the father of the only present living con- 3
r"'' "" stl.uent member, H. p. 1 nf VI
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Pnst'ir W. H. (linson is of.EnRlis!:
descent and of royal blood. His great
grandfather was Colonel William Gib
son, who did service under the Eng
lish flag during the Revolutionary
war. He was a first cousin of King
George III., who laid his oppressive
hand on the American colonies and
forced the revolutionary struggle.
In the year of 1817 Rev. Samuel
Gibson, the pastor's grandfather,
emigrated to America and made his
home In South Carolina, where he did
pioneer work and laid foundations of
Baptist work deep and well In the
old Palmetto state. The descendants
if Rev., Samuel Gibson are numerous
ind reside largely In South Carolina.
The Gibson family reunion every five
Is one of John D. Rockefeller's trusted
men, having worked for the Standard
Oil company for 10 years. Mr. Gib
son of this city grew up on the cotton
plantation In South Carolina, and
came to know every uemu U u,e cot
ton Industry. Ha remained on the
farm till 21 years of age, when hi
entered Furman university, from
which Institution he graduated la
1891, also graduating from theauth
ern Baptist Theological SemfilJ- 0f
Louisville, Ky., In 1893, thus spend
ing seven years In collegiate and sem
inary training at his own charges, af.
ter his majority was reached.
In 1893 he came west to accent
call to Ellensburg, Wash. But falling
to rind conditions there as expected.
venrs Is an established fact. Last, drifted Into Oreeon. ntnnnii.. .
June Rev. W. H. Gibson attended, in few weeks in Union, In this valley.
his native state, a family convocation
In which 750 descendants were gathered.
Rev. Warren H. Gibson of this city,
Is the son of the late R. B. Gibson.
Esq., and Mrs. Theresa Gibson. The
Immediate family of 10 children are
gripping the world well. Two are
ministers of the gospel, one a physi
cian, two are railroad men, one a poli
tician, one a contractor and builder.
others farmers, and the younger son
ine rirst winter was spent In th
school room at Summervllle. In Sep
tember. 1894, he was marrleSib" Miss
Lily A. Choate, daughter of the late
S. C. Choate of Summervllle. The
first pastoral work done was In Har
ney county, where ho settled as th
first resident minister In the county.
Two years were spent In that de-sti-tute
field, but they were good years.
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stlrrlns eloiuence and energetic, un
deflnnble life Is so felt In Portland,
potently for good, is here for the ded
ication season. The Hoosler state
proudly owns him her son. He was
born In Indiana some 38 years ago.
He graduated from California college
with M. A. in 1S94 un,i ..,....
and her spire pointed the passerby mote distance lhrouKh the shadows I,
held the reigns of the city In his own
hands."
Sam Jones said of him:
"Dr. Brougher Is one of the most
captivating preachers in this "country.
Ho makes people laugh and think and
cry and pray."
President Roosevelt, who has hear
to God and called in i.t nn.i ......
ship.
On the spot where stood the old. a
new, commodious and beautiful struc
ture of brick and stone, today stands.
The only reminders of the old edifice
and its equipment that linger are the
pews, retained In the lecture loom,
and the splendid bell, the best In the
city. Willi charming tones and sol
emn voice from the 111,1.-.. Ki.i.ui,.,..i..t
lower. It calls m,. euiiOKillcallv siim
to worship n in sei- i,-,..
The new edifice rises from n foun
dation of stone, .which covers 41vt;s
feet. There U n i
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noun- Missions on
seen a wrecked vessel. To the fore
front Is the stranded pilgrim. In the
mlihit of the storm.' after wreck and
despair, she has found the cross, re
vealed to her in the light streaming
from 'the star of Bethlehem through
the Word. Then, bordering the scene
are the laurels and the lilies which tell
the story of peace and rest found at
the cross when the storms are stilled
and the soul i:! anchored.
Aliiaeiive memorial windows
designated "In Memory of Mrs. May
!"..' by C. L. Fox. "In Memory of
Mrs. Minnie Wells." liy George Wells.
"In Memory of Mrs. Louise Monn.'
mile building. eiKht feet in the clear " W. Moon. Also "Fellowship
"' "''I" rstrtutmv Is divided into 1 Pleasant Church." "Fellowship. (
' room. TI.e audi! i.-i,m 4144 ft." one window Is donated by
i. T!i- le.-tuie mom Is jjxjs, and! ,l, Sunday school, one by the Aid
''ii? to die nci-th end :v the pnsMr's society ,i,k! one by the Young People's
' ' iy and r.ibl.-tu rooms. The fur-The transom was donated by
! 'ilnv;s are modern In ivoiy jiar, ic-1 '-"'"K's Messenger Boys.
!,r- A (."' '1 I- fuvnace Installed by j Tle Biilldlii-'s Ball.lers.
M,hllU "' ,,,is '' ""'-""! Tl,. outll,,., of the building 1, P,
c .. The Baptistry . a a new des,n. . Th- an.hIu.t.t wh
oiL'ht nor wro.lle .v r.,ut. n(i.-.. - '
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mev.t Is C. R. Thornton. Tli fo..n.i..
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ZZ r"Va,',,' CaMMM niem-. South La Grand"
R. B. H. Iwl. Mrs. B. H Lwi. Tnrouh th nergetlc lead.rshlp of
ev. itwis and George Webb, a build
ueorg. Horaepool. II. p. Lewis. Mrs.
MsrUh LswU and P, T. Dtck.
PtUt Hf, In Grand. Rond, Y.
Ing was fitted out In South La Grand
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I. stands to th rlwlit of the speaker's
b -k and Is built of cement, rising 41
nelies above the floor level. The
finish is in tile effect, with white
namel. In the wulls supports nre
iliiced for flowers, and from the cen
er, smld the flowers, plays perpetutil-
y. a fountain, issuing a delicate spray.
The execution of this design has been
y J. Relslnnd of this city.
The pews are of the best Michigan
sak, built for beauty and comfort.
The electrlo lighting, done by the
Grande Ronde Electrlo company, Is
superb. Prad Housh has figured
imminently In the designs and ha
bllilt by
the brick
non and basement were
Woodward & Taylor, and
work done by Messrs. C. I. Johnson
and George Hulse. The work was dl
reeled by I. F. Douglas. Messrs. C. O.
Greene and Dr. J. E. Stevenson have
been at the head of the building com
mittee. The entire structure represents, ex
clusive of tho lots, about js.50n, of
which amount abont $6000 has been
collected and expended. Of this
amount the American Bapflst Home
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' .mnnry. u.,n,m mirB ,hBn ...,.
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has held pastorates In Paterson. N. J.;
Chattanooga. Tenn., and Tortland, Or.,
at the White Temple. A citizen of
Tennessee once said to a citizen of La
Grande:
"Sir, when Brougher was here he
nr. Brougher Is & great orearTi..i '
The Pendleton East Oregonlan saya:
"Dr. Brougher Is one of the pictur
esque figures In the pulpit of tha
northwest. There la no on. i
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