Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-26
INTERESTING CHURCH. RKERcIsrg Al
MIAMISBURG.
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old building vas crowded with intelligent aud
generous people to hear the addresses that
had been announced, 10 do good work Zoe
Gods glory, and then repair 10 the new fouu.
dalton 10 witness he laying Of the corner
stone.
ANer singing, aud prayer by Rev A. Mgu,-
NY, q Middletown, the large audience (amoug
which we noticed The faces Of som fourteen
itinerauts who had kindly come 10 add was
addressed BY Rev GEoRor c. CRuN, pastor Of
Raper Chapel, Of your city. Mr. c snnoun-
ced his text, Zechariah 4 CD. Subject
The Temple built amid difficulties
1t is difficult, indeed impossible, to give even
a synopsis Of this eloquent aud appropriate
sermon. At lis conclusion, the embarrassed
church said by their fearful eyes and faces of
irmness; I'VE will trust in the Lord Jehovah
for in Him is everlasting strength"
Mr. C. sat down, and Rev. NJ p. GADpis, of
your city, arose to do a work that caused ioy
in heaven. He made one of the most eaec-
tive of his effective speeches, and the audience
manifested their appreciation Of the eloquent
speakers by responding to their call with a
subscription Of 1923 10.
We cannot here refrain from speaking n
word in favor of Miamisburg liberality. Her
citizens have seen the need of a church and
they haye nobly supplied IT, The of j.
p. HupER who has already given 81, 200, and
of D. II. HoovER, whose subscription is now
81 900, deserve to have their names recorded
in your excellent paper while the lberality of
the German Reformed Church, aud Of the
community at large, eloquently tells us that
here, as in the DAYS of the Apostles, the multi
tude of those that believed were of one heart
and one soul
After this handsome increase to the treas
ury of the Trustees, we proceeded with light
hearts to the beautiful lot where the new
Church will soon invite the people to praise
the Lord within its magnificent walls. There
after the reading of a hymn by Rev. Il. II.
FIEID, who has for forty years been an efficient
idnerant, and prayer by Rev. l.. T. Vas CLGyE,
of Franklin, Rev, JAMES +. CHNLFANT, of your
city, proceeded to lay the corner stone in a
most impressive manner. He announced the
articles that were to be deposited, as follows
|. A Bible.
2. The Discipline of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
,. A short Chronological History of the
Church.
/. Names of church officers, Presiding FL
der and Pastor.
). Church Periodicals.
6. Dayton Empire, journal and Gazette.
I. Cincinnati Gazette, Commercial and
Enquirer.
&. New York Tribune and The World.
9. Ancient coins.
TO- Names of those officiating.
IL. Names of subscribers and the amounts
subscribed.
A short description of the Church property
may be interesting to your readers. The
Church, when completed, viii be iorty-eight
feet wide, and seventy long, with a basement
thirteen feet high, embracing two class rooms
and a beautiful vestibule. The audience
room will be the entire size of the house, with
an end gallery, aud finished in a style highly
pleasing to the improved taste of our day
The whole will be warmed by one of Kerr
FooT's furnaces, The Church sits upon the
center oftwo large lots, having upon the one
side a two story brick parsonage, also pur-
chased this summer; upon the other a house
for sexton, and in front, Il yard shaded by a
row of cold magnificent locust trees"
After the laying of the corner stone, the
happy throng, convinced that God ruleth, dis.
persed. May we not hope with stronger pur-
poses to serve that Supreme Being of love, to
whom be glory forever, Amenl A. r. r.