The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-23
communicated
MI. Il. Church Dedication at Syc-

communicated.
MI. Il. Church Dedication at Syc-
aInOre.
MIR. EDITOR: Knowing that your
columns are open to all who may wish
to chronicle items of local interest, and
that may have ia bearing upon the pro-
e Fessive movements of the County, per-
nit me to occupy short space in your
issue this week, in presenting to yo1f
readers an event that forms n new epoch
in the history ofSycamore, a small viii
lage lying on the east bank of Syca-
more creek and surrounded by the best
cultivated farms in the County.
One year ago, the M. E. Church feel
ing that the old house of worship that
had been erected by their fathers, in
''Old Lang Sync," and which had sub
served the purpose to which it was de-
voted was going into decay, determined
that as God had blessed them, they
would make return Of gratitude to
Him by arising and building a new
house to His praise.
y subscription was started. 1t met
with favor, the friends of Zion rallied to
its support, and soon the work of breaks
ing ground and furnishing materials
was begun in good earnest, and in the
course of twelve months, the good peo-
pie of Sycamore saw towering above
them the bellfry with. its splre reaching
toward the sky.
The work finished, last Sunday, May
10Th was set apart to open the door of
the new temple to the people, and to
present it in formal way, as thank
offering to Almighty God.
I The day broke in beauty on the Syca-
more valley and soon the people from
the surrounding country. came flockine
to its utmost capacity, with the gener-
Gus hearted, hospitablc,. intelligent, and
patriotic people of that section of coun-
try. The church edifice is frame
building, beautiful for situation upon &
hill to the left of the village, surrounded
by the sleeping dust of the fathers anC
pioneers of this section of country, ant
deserving mention as one of the hand
soonest structures in the county.
Its size is 30 feet by 49, modled in part
after the Gothic style of architecture
surmounted with bellfry that lifts its
head above the neighboring hills, anC
from whose dome the bell will ring ou
from Sabbath to Sabbath, its sounding
notes inviting the people to the sanctu
ary to engage in the service of Him fol
whom all things were made, and t.
whom they and all things belong.
The exterior is painted white, an EN-
f blem of purity, symbolical of tina
grace which should ever adorn the sin
cere child of God.
The interior is well arranged, the sit
9 tings easy and comfortable. The Pull
pit is a modle of neatness, surrounde
| by a handsome chancel. The floor i
e carpeted, while from the ceiling is sus
), pended four chandeliers with two burn
/ ers each, to light up the house durin
: the night service. The window cary
y ings and Pews are grained work. Th
m L
, walnut oiled and highly varnishet
serving as contrast, beautiful in dc
o sign, to the white hard finished wall
l. The entire editice is modle OF beaut
$ and cost $1,000. The carpenter wor
, was done by Borough & Madison.
. Titfiin. The mason work, by Ingerso
: q Clapsaddle, of Sycamore, and IL
S painting and graining, by the McCo
% mick brothers, of Upper Sandusky
The people of Sycamore and vicinit
: deserve great credit for their taste, lii
'f erality, and enterprise.
y The service of fdedication was col
y Quoted by Rev Mr.. Collier, of Tolet
- City, who fifteen years ago rode Il
~ circuit, and who then embalmed hin
e. self in the memory of the people, al
who now love and esteem him as OF
of Gods chosen servants. His sermt
- was based upon the text found in NJ
n cah. I'd chap. and first four verses I
IL Sermon was well conceived, eloque
in in it's delivery. practical in its apple
!, ton, and we'll received by the immen
n' audience: only few thought it lit
is too "A bolish.' but that. in our estim
Ill ton. did not hurt it any. as '.Abolis
- and religion mix pretty well togeth,
:; The sermon over. an appeal was ma
u to the audience to come toward a
n help liquidate the debt resting upon t
ed edifice, before it could be presented
es God. The appeal met with respo
:, sive thrOb upon the part of the peOl
+ and soon the entire sum. amounting
u the aggregate to $1,000. was pledge
Of The house was then, in a short a
Ill dress, presented by Jesse Ingerson. u
I;s on the part of the Board of Trustees,
no the Rev. Mr.. Collier. who in turn pl
ne sented it to Almighty God, in pray
V. as a place cOnsecrated to his servi
he and we hope that the gift will be kt
sacred, and that the Trustees will p
NIT it to be used only for the purpose
e which it was set apart.
ur The services over. a general shaki
y, of hands among the people took pla
congratulating each other upon the 81
ge cess of the enterprise. We had nu
ct Der of invitations from the good peo
i'd of the neiGhborhood, to 90 home W
no them and break our fast, but as
nv could not possibly accommodate tn
ain ALI. wa wendnd onr ,vav to our frif
Harvey Griffith, who but recently tt
ms to himselfa helpmate in the person
ID one of the fair daughters of our G.
n,' and all we have to say is that am
zen Justice was done to the bountious s.
it'll ply set before us-so much so that
try friend. the Doctor, complained that
cupboard was too small to contain
supplies he had put into it; and we
III we were as bad, if not a little VIC
rec than he. After a pleasant trip, we
on rived at home in the evening. m
pleased with what we saw and enjoyt
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