The dedication service of the Cantonese Baptist Church at No. 6 Barchet Road, off North Szechuen Road Extension. took place on Saturday afternoon.
There was a large attendances in spite of the rain and a very interesting. programme was' gone through. Intermingled with musical selections and songs there were addresses by Revs. Hsien Liang-tsai, R. T. Bryan, p.p., Lee Ching-lien, and Chen King-kong, as well as the reading of a number of congratulatory messages.
The spacious - premises now occupied by the church were formerly two foreign houses. The church hall has a seating capacity for at least 600 people. It is plain, yet attractive. There i large platform which, if a few boards are removed, is turned into the usual Baptist font. Besides the auditorium, there are six rooms on the second floor, while on the ground floor there are five rooms besides a large social hall. Most of these rooms are used as class rooms during the week and on Sundays. When nat used for class rooms, they are turned into club rooms for the young men and women members. There are hot and cold shower baths besides' lavatories. It is hoped that a gymnasium may be fitted up in a short time.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.