Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-30
Dedication Services OF the I'm
itarian Church.
ELLSWORTH, Aug. IS. ls61.
THE EDIFICE

situated at the corner of Main and High
Sts., was built the present season. by
Messrs. |. 4 o. W. Kent. of Ellsworth. at
ter the design of 5. ). Woodcock of Bos-
ton. the Architect. Tie audience room is
forty-three feet vide by fif(y-one in length.
with sixty pews, capable of seating three
hundred people. The yestry room is is by
II. communicating with the audience room
by means OF large folding doors. Over tie
vestry room is gallery, provided with
seats, so that the full accommodation of
the church i neatly five hundred.
The interior is beautifully finished
throughout in chestnut. trimmed with
black walnut. The wood work was paint
ed by |. 5. Saith of Ellsworth. The fres-
Going was by Butler of Boston.
The order of architecture is the new
Gothic. or Victoria. us it is sometimes nam.
ed. The whole building Is a credit to the
village but the interior i, especially beauti-
ttl, and. with u light softened by painted
Windows the effect upon the senses i. most
agreeable.
THE SERVICES
were opened with chanting the Goth Psalm
TIE deceit hynRus. by the Unitarian choir of
Bangor. Mr.. F. 5. Davenport or5anist.
Next in order was,
READING OF Sculptures AND ISvOCA-
! by Rev. Geo. II. Hosmcr, who read the
| Tooth aud l22nd PSalins and part of the 9th
chapter of Second Chronicles. the selec-
tons were very appropriate, and were read
with good taste and eff ect. The Invocation
was brief and very impressive.
The choir sang the Anthem Hear us o.
Father" by Owen. after whie h MI Cole OF
Building Committee formally presented
the Ediiice for Dedication. Mr.. Cole spoke
OF the origin of the Society. and Of the at
,empt to build church and ieclingly AZ.
knowledged the generous aid received
eyom the Unitarians of Bangor, Portland.
and other places. After an Anthem Thou
art our Father IIumel.
THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION
was made by Rev. DIR. Briggs. and was an
earnest, eloquent appeal to tine Heay,nl,
Father. TO accept and bless the work o
His servants here.
The Dedcatory hymn was grand hymn
from Bryant, and was sung with much
spirit and feeling.
THE DEDICATION SERMON
was by Pres. Hosmer Of Antioch College
We have rot space for report of the dis
course. which was able and appropriate
The Preacher spoke of the tendency of th'
human ace for a risible worship OF Got
as manifested by the simple altar of loose
/ stones upon the plain, and by the lnasnlfi
cent Temple built by Solomon. Nose
went apart from the people up into the tol
of Sinai TO receive Inspirations from God
, Jesus went up into mountains TO draw near
err to the Father. Every soul should striy'
TO climb the mounts of spiritual aspiration
|, to ret nearer to God. The church Ediic
might be regarded us typical of the Sina
) and Zion of the Scripture. Men shouli
7 frcGie tile chllrci to receive more of th'
inspiration and grace of God. but the,
were hot TO remain there. They must g
ont into tie world again 10 raise other mel
to the same level MS themselves. Th
/ Temple was truly " The Fathers house y
and there He could always be found.
: AT the close of the sermon the congregation
. joined in the following beautiful Hymn, by
Z Hale Of Boston: