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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE 
In I 889 Agnes Scott 
was founded with an 
uncompromising commit- 
ment ro a "high standard 
of scholarship" in a setting 
conducive ro the 
Christian faith. This year, 
Agnes Scott celebrates a 
hundred years of 
educating women. 
MARY WEST THATCHER CHAPEL DEDICATION 
DEDICATION OF MARY WEST THATCHER CHAPEL 
DEDICATION OF THE CHAPEL ORGAN 
DEDICATION OF THE PULPIT BIBLE AND ALT AR WARE 
September 16, 1988 
10:25 a.m. 
PRELUDE "Ach, was soil ich Sundern machen?" by Johann Pachelbel 
CALL TO WORSHIP (Read Responsively) 
Leader: How lovely is thy dwelling place, 0 Lord of Hosts! 
People: I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of 
the Lord!" 
Leader: By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is 
established; 
People: By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and 
pleasant riches. 
Leader: This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate 
of heaven. 
People: Blessed be the name of the Lord. 
HYMN "God, You Have Set Us in This Time and Place" 
(Tune: National Hymn, "God of Our Fathers") 
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING 
READING OF PSALM 24 
SPECIAL MUSIC "A Simple Song" from "MASS" by Leonard Bernstein 
READING OF PSALM 150 
SPECIAL MUSIC "In dir ist Freude" by Johann Sebastian Bach 
ST A TEMENT OF DEDICATION 
LIT ANY OF DEDICATION 
Leader: To the glory of God who calls us by grace; to the honor of the 
Son, who loves us and gave himself for us; to the praise of the 
Holy Spirit who lives in us and recreates us, we dedicate this 
chapel, together with the organ, the pulpit Bible and the 
chapel altar set. 
We dedicate these gifts. 
For worship in prayer and praise, for the worship of God 
through music, through the preaching of the Word, and 
through the celebration of the holy sacraments, 
We dedicate these gifts. 
For the healing of life's discords, and for bringing harmony to 
the living of life; for the lifting of the depressed and the 
comforting of the sorrowing; for the humbling of the heart 
before eternal mysteries, and the lifting of the soul to abiding 
beauty and joy, by the gospel of infinite love and mercy, 
People: 
Leader: 
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We dedicate these gifts. 
For the nurturing of our souls, for the inspiration of our minds 
and the illumination of our spirits, 
We dedicate these gifts. 
As a tribute of gratitude, of faith and hope and love, an 
offering of thanksgiving and praise ~o those who have 
experienced the riches of God's grace, and have made these 
gifts possible through their generosity, 
We, the people of this community, dedicate this chapel, 
together with the organ, the cross, the candleholders, and the 
Bible, all these we dedicate for the worship of Almighty God. 
Thanks be to God. 
PRAYER OF DEDICATION 
HYMN "Hear the Songs of Thanks We Raise" 
(Tune: "For the Beauty of the Earth") 
BENEDICTION 
POSTLUDE "Komm, Gott Schopfer, Heiliger Geist" 
by Johann Sebastian Bach 
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Participants in the Dedication Service 
Calvert Johnson College Organist 
Miriam Dunson, College Chaplain 
Cherie Arnette, Vice President of the Christian Association 
Alice Cunningham, Professor of Chemistry 
Gerald Whittington, Vice President for Business and Finance 
Ruth Schmidt, College President 
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Dedicatory Recital on the new Brombaugh organ will be 
perfonned by Dr. Calvert Johnson, College Organist, this Sunday, September 18, at 
3 :00 p. m. All are welcome to this free program, which will demonstrate the versatility 
of our new organ. 
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GOD, YOU HA VE SET US IN THIS TIME AND PLACE 
(Tune: National Hymn, "God of our Fathers") 
God, you have set us in this time and place, 
Called us as stewards of your love and grace. 
0 keep us faithful, set our souls afire, 
And by your Spirit all our work inspire. 
We dedicate this work of human hand; 
Built for your glory, may it firmly stand. 
Let truth be preached and justice rightly done, 
In Christ our Saviour make us truly one. 
Let doors and hearts provide a welcome here. 
Let walls and voices ring with songs of cheer. 
Let windows speak of beauty and of light, 
Let smile and gesture show your love aright. 
Call youth and age into these halls for praise. 
Then send us out for service all our days, 
Eyes wide to see and ears prepared to hear 
Your word of peace and challenge spoken clear. 
So may the world become our neighborhood, 
Each wishing each the right, the true, the good. 
Word, Font, and Table calling us to be 
Bound up in Christ, in Christ set boldly free. 
(From A Singing Faith. Words© 1984 Jane Parker Huber. Used with permission) 
HEAR THE SONGS OF THANKS WE RAISE 
(Tune: "For the Beauty of the Earth") 
Hear the songs of thanks we raise, 
God of earth and space and star 
Hear our voices blend to praise 
Who you were and who you are: 
God of power, God of grace, You have richly blessed this place. 
Here a welcome waits for all, 
Food for body, mind and soul. 
Talk and laughter fill each hall, 
Thought and silence have their role: 
God of mercy, God of grace, You have richly blessed this place. 
Men and women, girls and boys, 
Meet new cultures, friends, and art, 
Sing your praises, share life's joys, 
Find a language, heart to heart: 
God of wonder, God of grace, You have richly blessed this place. 
Open spaces, open doors, 
Open windows, open minds, 
Open air where birdsong soars, 
Open people of all kinds. 
God of beauty, God of grace, You have richly blessed this place. 
Past and future meet each day, 
Church's heritage and dream. 
Love is still the clearest way; 
Justice, still the central theme: 
God of history, God of grace, You still richly bless this place. 
(From A Singing Faith. Words© 1984 Jane Parker Huber. Used with permission) 
Mary West (Mrs. Samuel Eugene) Thatcher was a longtime friend and loyal 
supporter of Agnes Scott College. She graduated in 1915 with a major in 
chemistry and was, for a short time, assistant in the chemistry department. As 
an involved alumna, she served during 1926-27 as president of the Alumnae 
Association. 
In 1947, Mrs. Thatcher was elected to the Board of Trustees and during her 
twenty-four years as an active trustee served on five standing committees of the 
board, chairing one of them. She took her responsibilities seriously, rarely 
missing a meeting of a committee or of the board. Elected a trustee emerita in 
1971, she remained a cherished friend of the College until her death on 
September 22, 1984. 
Mary West Thatcher gave generously of her time and of her means to 
strengthen this institution, and she was concerned about the spiritual as well as 
the intellectual development of the students. In a tribute to her at Westminster 
Presbyterian Church in Miami, where she was a member for many years, it was 
said that Mary W. Thatcher "had a strong commitment to the worship of God." 
It is highly appropriate that a place especially designed for the worship of God 
on the Agnes Scott campus be named the Mary West Thatcher Chapel. 
* * * 
The top level of the Wallace McPherson Alston Campus Center houses the 
Mary West Thatcher Chapel, a lounge and reception area, and offices for the 
College chaplain and counselor. The space was previously a balcony and 
classroom area in the Bucher Scott Gymnasium. The building was renovated in 
1987-88 to create a new campus center. The chapel seats approximately seventy 
people, and the hand-carved detailing on the pews was made to order for Agnes 
Scott by Amish woodcrafters. 
* * * 
The pipe organ opus 3 ld was constructed and installed by John Brombaugh 
& Associates of Eugene, Oregon. John Brombaugh, who was responsible for 
design and voicing, founded his own tracker pipe organ firm in 1968, which is 
dedicated to producing instruments of the highest musical and technical 
quality. The shop employs ten people who have built more than fifty organs of 
one to seventy stops, for North Americans and for Australians. 


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