FAR EASTERN DIVISION Sal/Alkali Church Dedicatiom
FAR EASTERN DIVISION Sal/alkali Church Dedicatiom By Mrs. Hazel Howard Peters The new church building in Sandakan, Sabah (formerly North Borneo), which was dedicated on September 18, 1965. The church members formerly met in the old frame house seen at the left. P. SORENSEN, president of C the Far Eastern Division, and H. W. Bedwell, president of the Southeast Asia Union, both from Singapore, were guests who took part in the dedication service of the new Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sandakan, Sabah, formerly North Borneo, located at Beatrice Road, on Sabbath afternoon, September 18, at 3 o'clock. Pastor Sorensen was the guest speaker for this dedication service, and Pastor Bedwell offered the dedicatory prayer. Pastor Andrew Peters, president of the Sabah Mis- sion, gave the welcome, after which Pastor Chin Kong Loi, pastor of the Sandakan Church, and Mr. Cheah Sin Boo read Psalm 100 in Chinese and English, respectively. The reading of the Scripture was followed by prayer by Pastor V. L. Interior view of the new Sandakan church. Kon, retired pastor from Bangkok, VOLUME FIFTY-ONE NOVEMBER, 1965 NUMBER ELEVEN who was visiting his old home town of Sandakan. Following Pastor Sorensen's dedi- catory sermon, Pastor Samuel Tsai, pastor of the Jesselton Church, read the Act of Dedication, which was followed by Pastor Bedwell's dedi- catory prayer. Mr. Cheah gave an instrumental solo, "Bless This House." A liberal thank offering was received from those present for the dedication service. The congregation took part in the singing of the hymn, "The Church Has One Foundation." This beautiful church building was designed by Mr.
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