Just ran across this in looking at my families ancestral archives in the Anthracite regions of Pennsylvania in 1905....note the singing & the commitment to both church & their own community....also the last names of most of my people are plastered all over it. So as an FYI.....
At 7 o’clock in Basement of the Church
Singing--No. 494, "Yn Dy waith y mae fy mywyd."
Scripture Reading, Rev. William E. Davis
Prayer, Rev. Thomas R. Watkins
Singing--No. 561, "O Frynian Caersalem ceir gweled."
Presentation of Keys Daniel Price for Thomas I. Wheeler, Contractor
Receiving of Keys Thomas J. Evans, President of the Trustees
Singing--"Onward, Christian Soldiers."
[While singing , the congregation, led by the trustees, deacons and supervisors of the Church and the ministers present, forming a procession, marched to the front of the church, and then, after the doors had been opened by Mr. Thomas J. Evans, marched into the main auditorium.]
In the Main Auditorium
Invocation, Rev. David Jones
Singing--"The Doxology"
Scripture Reading Rev. Theophilus Davis, Miner’s Mills
Dedicatory Prayer Rev. T. C. Edwards, D. D., Kingston
Short Season of Prayer
Address W. A. Duncan, Ph.D., Boston
Singing--
Short Addresses by Various Ministers.
On Saturday evening, Rev. George E. Guild, D. D., and Rev. J. Vincent Stevens, of Pittston, preached. On Sunday, the following order of services prevailed:
9:30 O'clock--Short Prayer Service
10:30 O'clock
Singing--
Devotional Service Rev. J. Vaughn Davies
Solo, Mrs. Arthur Hobbs
Welsh Sermon Rev. David Jones
English Sermon Rev. C. C. Creegan, D. D., New York
Singing--
Sunday Afternoon, 2 O'clock
Singing--
Devotional Service Rev. W. F. Davies
Singing
Report of Trustees D. Edgar Jones, Secretary
Rev. Charles A. Jones, Philadelphia
Short Addresses { Rev. Charles H. Richards, D. D., New York
{Rev. C. C. Creegan, D. D., New York
Solo Mrs. David D. Lewis
Soliciting of Pledges Rev. David Jones
Singing--
Sunday Evening, 6 O'clock
Singing--
Devotional Service, Rev. R. J. Reese
Cornet Duet Messrs. Robert Bauer and David U. Reese
Welsh Sermon, Rev. Henry Hughes, Plymouth
Anthem--"Fe welir Seion fel y wawr."
English Sermon, Rev. Charles H. Richards, D. D., New York
During the following week, the services were as follows:
Monday
June 12, 7:30 O’Clock
English Sermon Rev. R. W. Clymer
Welsh Sermon Rev. W. J. Richards, D. D., Wilkes Barre
Tuesday
English Sermon Rev. W. Ceredig Davis, Olyphant
Welsh Sermon Rev. W. F. Davies
Wednesday
Welsh Sermon Rev. Roderick Davis, Glen Lyon
English Sermon Rev. T. C. Edwards, D. D., Kingston
Thursday
English Sermon Rev. R. J. Reese
Welsh Sermon Rev. Theophilus Davis, Miner’s Mills
Friday
English Sermon Rev. J. Vaughn Davies
Welsh Sermon Rev. A. L. Rowe, Nanticoke
Saturday
English Sermon Rev. C. H. Hayes, D. D.
Welsh Sermon Rev. D. Ffynab Davies, Taylor
These services were also commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the Church and were in charge of Rev. David Jones, of Hyde Park. Rev. Dr. Hayes was unable to preach because of illness.
At 7 o’clock in Basement of the Church
Singing--No. 494, "Yn Dy waith y mae fy mywyd."
Scripture Reading, Rev. William E. Davis
Prayer, Rev. Thomas R. Watkins
Singing--No. 561, "O Frynian Caersalem ceir gweled."
Presentation of Keys Daniel Price for Thomas I. Wheeler, Contractor
Receiving of Keys Thomas J. Evans, President of the Trustees
Singing--"Onward, Christian Soldiers."
[While singing , the congregation, led by the trustees, deacons and supervisors of the Church and the ministers present, forming a procession, marched to the front of the church, and then, after the doors had been opened by Mr. Thomas J. Evans, marched into the main auditorium.]
In the Main Auditorium
Invocation, Rev. David Jones
Singing--"The Doxology"
Scripture Reading Rev. Theophilus Davis, Miner’s Mills
Dedicatory Prayer Rev. T. C. Edwards, D. D., Kingston
Short Season of Prayer
Address W. A. Duncan, Ph.D., Boston
Singing--
Short Addresses by Various Ministers.
On Saturday evening, Rev. George E. Guild, D. D., and Rev. J. Vincent Stevens, of Pittston, preached. On Sunday, the following order of services prevailed:
9:30 O'clock--Short Prayer Service
10:30 O'clock
Singing--
Devotional Service Rev. J. Vaughn Davies
Solo, Mrs. Arthur Hobbs
Welsh Sermon Rev. David Jones
English Sermon Rev. C. C. Creegan, D. D., New York
Singing--
Sunday Afternoon, 2 O'clock
Singing--
Devotional Service Rev. W. F. Davies
Singing
Report of Trustees D. Edgar Jones, Secretary
Rev. Charles A. Jones, Philadelphia
Short Addresses { Rev. Charles H. Richards, D. D., New York
{Rev. C. C. Creegan, D. D., New York
Solo Mrs. David D. Lewis
Soliciting of Pledges Rev. David Jones
Singing--
Sunday Evening, 6 O'clock
Singing--
Devotional Service, Rev. R. J. Reese
Cornet Duet Messrs. Robert Bauer and David U. Reese
Welsh Sermon, Rev. Henry Hughes, Plymouth
Anthem--"Fe welir Seion fel y wawr."
English Sermon, Rev. Charles H. Richards, D. D., New York
During the following week, the services were as follows:
Monday
June 12, 7:30 O’Clock
English Sermon Rev. R. W. Clymer
Welsh Sermon Rev. W. J. Richards, D. D., Wilkes Barre
Tuesday
English Sermon Rev. W. Ceredig Davis, Olyphant
Welsh Sermon Rev. W. F. Davies
Wednesday
Welsh Sermon Rev. Roderick Davis, Glen Lyon
English Sermon Rev. T. C. Edwards, D. D., Kingston
Thursday
English Sermon Rev. R. J. Reese
Welsh Sermon Rev. Theophilus Davis, Miner’s Mills
Friday
English Sermon Rev. J. Vaughn Davies
Welsh Sermon Rev. A. L. Rowe, Nanticoke
Saturday
English Sermon Rev. C. H. Hayes, D. D.
Welsh Sermon Rev. D. Ffynab Davies, Taylor
These services were also commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the Church and were in charge of Rev. David Jones, of Hyde Park. Rev. Dr. Hayes was unable to preach because of illness.
