, 1866-12-10

Tho New RnndIng-Uedleato1 E1ers
ctaes Yesterday.

The dedicatorr services Of the new Frcs~HI1
Bspust Church took place Yesterday morning at
The corner OF West Jackson and Peoria streets.
Taz BUILDING
10 Of rood. meaRures 1osty-two feet fennt and
ninety foet In deplh. 1t fsontzop Peoria se1eel md
cona.tta properly Of two stosics. Tho ns4t door
contains the soetrJ room, Immediately behind
which src two laree Su.da5 School rooms. These
main entrance Peoria street ran two h1oSd t.siE-
@.;n Ss.s, Or a. slt aana md en se s r.
r.. gh,ea I: alled ap y the choir. Tnis u in5e.
a. o,se!J ,S gft.seo ~ awo entrances: The height
and .Liity:tHo in ibe ceItre. The Widow sre @ Of
stained glass, gracefully ornsmented. In thc
San,en s ass slsh.3.klx s1os. eaeh one capsule OF
wess eno d ,6e ehuich aaa under 4 i iae ba,ss II
~. len feet long by four feet vida. Tbs church
1o, - neatsa a. bI I've args uHsecs L ~ ycsu5
one oulncd down On December 7th, l5a5. it co,t
5sat sss 9adss $ s ~ = sa sa
tae pastofship of The eSnzeS. '' ~ "''a''''
DEDICATION hEHvIEKs.
large audience Yrs present, consisting of the
congregation. delegates and friends. 7ne ser.
v,ses ne wsre openet With Voluntary anthem from
ml1sdse Mehisan: The eoir enIu thsn sane, aaG iss
Y our God immortal pyalee-" President Fatrn ID
then read Isor The ahy.second ehlpier Of Isaiah-
- e&oii shen s.as ths = a.ss6p h1mu,
...Fouut OF Everlasting Love-" Amer wlnca Pro,
fsssos Dam IN ael!s;s ths D;a5s.on sfos
and Bceaud rtrnc-s'Aad II nhall CONS 10 pas Ia
a tee ast9ays, that ihe mountain ol !as L.ord's
taint, and shalt BE- e1altad aooys he hills !; and
al na.1ons shnfl dow into it." THIS language
WI hesr ire9asnt !spesting, for on! Of Zion shall
nf,y-si1.h chapser OF iadah-"Eyen thcm will /
oIine 10 my holy mountain, Aad uake them Joy
tal in ny honse Of prayer; helt hurut oaesas.ga
pray for all people,"
La cur contemplation ot tho unastrEe We see two
Ne saa ssbo!sassse o dc {otasel: Mia aes uses
may md, tbe Divine and hu1na1o. A. he nlnd
SIssps matter. 60 the DIVINE ElAzps the humane
i he passsgc read II tho moRthpleec. Of God 70
grasp,1r he material world. I'D tha Divine power
conquc1tn2 the hum1ne. some may snspect an
4niseolisn. orcr al Goa sitsing IL the glory Of
and communicating to men on earth through the
house OF God Whsu this shalt ha nreslookeu
shs o. ho9t5 20 Of eoe ;hsl be seasdfed
to become the Church Of God. It znaT hs u4ed Is
q, place 10 exhibit arch,tccture; I, may Be the
TIC thought hact ;hst God. IL great an, L hs1n,
aS1 iSs tsa.h iss1 + nog II Dpsr apSss
were he pasior. No unhallowcd connsctiou
should be allowed TO divert tho chRrc5 from IL
s;ek II IT, aiss ea ptats e. IL az
iie ihen spoke Of tbe gifts which men enjoy, ana
the means BY which nssarc may te brought IN
siafs In heaven and lhe anfnsted world should Be
introduced. God presents htsnself as Governor
~ 1be heuse on eafth: We taik Of Him ~ lhe
Father, ana pot a. the King the Gore-nos Of Tho
unlttExe. It Ia tic apprpptlate pfnce Of the
chnreh TO teach men BE fnndsmcuisl princ'plcs
men 60 You'd e IL fe IL S
into place for the secItal Of poetry and our1shes
Of o:aiory. Men shonld take. .care lest Ihe wreth
But beside nj thl., men must be taught through
| the Church something beS:des the obtyin9 Of tho
bare rule: They should be learned Ut their psop.
Woa'd apee. S 70 ths = Scsd
the Cross I would teach men tbs uiyiae Cor
e1nln.-t Of God, seps'Ate from Hia governing
hin that he might Nre again, and that be might be
AID .tD ~ ,'e .enss :; q ,m9o,t.l!sr: lnank God
.nd y "e snoshsr 70 as I'd e
Tue command RtseI 10 man q tor him 10 80 to
beses se as y, e, W
closet. The Church oi God fs dcaec1aied and per.
ys,ted by mcn believing that oue uan Is to delyes
she pfaye., ihe con7ecaton having but u
peni:enee, Of intercessIon, of heatt communlon
| God"
The speaker then dwelt on The duty Of men t.
attend the church, even II Tic minister were I
devil. III the honse Of God We tnd eommnnio!
sweoL and blessed. Though We aspect sevtrsel
and deatn. Jet 4c hsllomed associations Of the
church bcaf the Christian up. In conctnston, ht
summed UP the value Of The Church oi God, ,ht
| duty OF n 10 ssand aud spezk out the words q
! God given them. He closed with glowing de
| scnp,Ion Of the history Of tho church and The du
| ties Of It's members.
at the close Of The sernou. collection wa.
taken zmonntiog 10 nearly elK hundred dollars,
subscriptions varying from fse dollar to nne hun
d1ed, 1or the payment Of the debt