p. 16 | A Neat Little Church by W.

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 31, 1898

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 24, No. 13.

A Neat Little Church.

By W.

March 5 and 6 the writer was present and assisted in the dedication of a neat house of worship at Crow’s Landing, Stanislaus County, California. The building is 30x43, capable of seating 250 persons. The auditorium is 29 feet square, seated with open chairs; the pulpit is in the corner. At the end is a class-room 12x20, with a gallery about 12x32, divided into two rooms, making, with the auditorium, four class-rooms for Sabbath-school, all of which can be thrown together when occasion demands. The ground upon which the building is erected was donated by the Southern Pacific Railway Company, and the money raised for building by the good people of Crow’s Landing, the members of the church furnishing $1,422.20, and other friends, $1,220. The church has a good bell and fine chapel organ, and, best of all, it was dedicated to the Lord free from debt. There were good congregations at each of the services. The writer was assisted by Elders G. W. Reaser and M. C. Israel, the latter of whom generally superintended the work, and drew the plans for the building. For a square church, of box form, the place for the pulpit is in the corner. If you do not believe it, visit Crow’s Landing church. There were good congregations on both Sabbath and Sunday. May the Lord manifest His presence continually in the church; and this He will do if His Spirit is cherished in the hearts of its members. The west side of Stanislaus County is suffering this year from severe drought. Nothing whatever will be raised; and this is true of many localities in this State. W.