Radio Broadcast - 1923, August - 86 Pages, 8.5 ... - VacuumTubeEra

A Tablet Dedicated to the Radio Congregation 333>uba, Bermuda, London,nd ships sailing the AtanticOcean contributedo the purchase of theablet. The contributionsame in every form of2gal tender silver dimes,tamps, nickles, pennies,nd checks. There was aurprising number of Candiandimes. A workern a Southern cotton millent Dr. van Etten twootton socks with aickel in each toe. Aailor sent 120 pennies head won playing pennynte.These contributionsame as a result of Dr.an Etten's idea that theadio congregation torhich he had been preachngsince January 2, 1921,night like to contribute toome sort of memorial.Accordingly, during theeading of his regularhurch announcements,r. van Etten told his un-:en hearers of a plan to who installs the Westinghouse Company'save small contributionsdirect telephone connections for broadcastingoutside eventsrom such of them as mightke to participate, the sum obtained to be used which will undoubtedly be read with greator a memorial.interest in the years to come: "January 2,Response to this idea was almost instananeous.An hour after the announcement wasroadcasted contributions were received frompeople living in Pittsburgh. People in theicinity even walked to the minister's home aew minutes after they had heard his voice byadio and left their contributions.The first announcement was sent out intoie ether one Sunday last February, and conributionshave been coming into CalvaryIhurch ever since. The amount obtained, allf it in small contributions, has been used tourchase a beautiful bronze memorial tablet.The tablet is30 x 26 inches in size. On it isbas reliefmap of the territory where Calary'schurch services have been heard. Thenap is crossed with jagged lines, indicative ofadio waves emanating from the radio stationEast Pittsburgh.tOn the tablet is the following inscriptionTHE DEDICATIONOF THE RADIO TABLETMr. H. P. Davis, Vice-President of the Westinghouse Electric & ManufacturingCompany, is standing nearest the tablet. On his right is the Rev. Edwin J. vanEtten, pastor of the church, and believed to be the first minister in the world tobroadcast a sermon. In front of Dr. van Etten is Bishop Alexander Mann, of theEpiscopal Diocfcse of Pittsburgh, and at Bishop Mann's left is Mr. John Frazier1921, from Calvary Church for the first time inhistory a church service was broadcasted byradio wireless by the Westinghouse& ElectricManufacturing Company. This tablet wasplaced (1923) by the Unseen Congregation."The words of H. P. Davis, Vice-President ofthe Westinghouse Company, made a deepimpression on the visible audience, as no doubtthey did on the unseen listeners miles away."Other cities have memorials, but Pittsburghis proud to be the first to broadcast byradio to the world her own religious worship,"declared Mr. Davis, "Pittsburghis furtherproud to have as a citizen Rev. E. J. van Etten,rector of Calvary, the first minister in the worldto catch the vision of sending his message outinto the highways and byways by radio." It isimpossible for me to express in wordsthe great good he has done for thousands ofpeople by recognizing and using radio for such