The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-08-20
After the singing ofthe 96sth Hymn
and an extemporary prayer by the
Rev. L. M. Eddy, d., of Baltimore,
Rev. Isaac Newton, Pastor, read the
irst lesson as follows =.

Then said Solomon the Lord hath said that
| Ie would dwell in the thick darkness. But
nave built a house OF habltatl0n Tor Thee, and
l 1 place for Thy dwelling forever.
But will God III very deed dwell with men
On the earth? behold, 5eayen and the heaven
| lf heavens cannot contain thee; how much
ess this house which have built? Have re-
| spect therefore, TO the prayer of thy servant,
| and To his supplication, y Lord, my God, 10
| aearken unto the cry and the prayer which
chy servant prayeth before thee: that thine
ieyes may be open upon this house day and
| aght, upon the place whereof thou hast said
hat thou wouldest put thy name there; to
| hearken unto the prayer which thy servant
\ Drayelh toward this place. Hearken, there
FORE unto the supplications of thy servant,
and of thy people Isarei, which they shall
iwelling place, even from heaven and when
thou nearest, forgive.
Ifa man sin against his neighbc-, and an
oath be laid upon him to make him swear,
md the oath come before thine altar in this
house; then hear thou from heaven, and do.
md Judge thy servants, by requiting the wick
81, by recompensing his own head and by
justif, ing the righteous, by giving him accord
ing TO his righteousness.
And if thy people Israel be put to the worse
Defore the enemy, because they have sinned
against thee; and shall return and confess
slIy name, and pray and make supplication
pefore thee in this house then hear thou from
the heavens and forgive the sin of thy people
israel, and bring them again unto the land
which thou gavest to them and 10 their
fathers.
w nell l1lcrt IL no
rain, because they have sinned against thee !;
yet III they pray toward this place, and con-
less Thy name, and turn from their sin, when
.hou dost affiict them then hear thou from
heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants,
and of thy people Israel when thou has tauhgt
them the good way, wherein they should
walk: and send rain upon thy land, which
thou hast given unto thy people for an inner
itance.
If there be dearth in the land, if there be
pestilence, if there be blasting, or lnildew, or
llgFs
siege them in the cities of their land what
soever sore, or whatsoever sickness there be
then what prayer or what supplication soever
shall be made OF any man, or OF all thy people
Israel, when every one shall know his own
sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth
mis- hands in this hous e: then hear thou from
heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and
'ender unto every man according unto all his
ways, whose heart thou knOwest; tfor thou
only Enowest the hearts of the children of
men y that they may fear thee, 10 walk in thy
ways, so long as they live in the land which
5hou gavest unto our fathers.
Moreover concerning the stranger, which is
not of thy people Israel, but Is come from a
far country for thy great names sake, and thy
mighty hand, and thy stretched-out arm; If
they come and pray in this house then hear
thou from the heavens, even from thy dwell
stranger calleth TO thee for; that all people OF
the earth may know thy name, and fear thee,
as doth thy people Israel, and may know that |
this house which have built Is called by thy
name
The second lesson was then read
by Rev. ID. Gray, of Findlay, ss fol
lows:
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to en-
ter into the holiest by the blood OF Jesus, by
new and living way, which he hath consecra-
ted for US, through the vail, that Is 10 say, ms
hesh; and having a High Priest over the house
of God let US draw near with true heart In
full assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our
bodies washed with pure water, Let Us hold
fast the profession of our faith without waver-
ing; flor he Is faithful that promised; y and let
us consider one another TO provoke. unto love
and to good works; not forsaking the assem-
bling of ourselves together, as the manner OF
some is but exhorting one another; and so
much the more as We see the day approach
ing. For if we sin willfully after that We have
received the knowledge of the truth, there re-
maineth no more sacrifice for sins. -s-
After the singing of another Hymn,
the Rev. T. M. Eddy delivered an
eloquent and impressive sermon,
which will be found in another part
Of our paper. and which was listened
to with profound attention on the
part of the large audience present
After the sermon a subscription was
raised, which, not meeting the call of
the trustees, the dedication was post
poned until evening.
The sermon in the evening by DR..
Eddy was a forcible discussion Of
Christian in his incipient state, in his
advanced career, and in the consum-
nation of his earthly life. The fol
lowing Psalm was then read by the
officiating minister and the assisting
ministers alternately:
I was glad when they said unto me. Let US
20 into the house of the Lord.
Our feet snail stand ,Citiin Thy gates, Jerisa-
Jerusalem is builded as a city that is COM
pact together; -,
Whaier tte tribes go tp, he tribes Of he Lord ,c
Unto the testimony OF Israel, to give thanks
unto,the name of the Lord
For there ore set thrones ofjudgmenf, The thrones
Of The house of Ddrid.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
They shall prosper that toue 0iee.
Peace be- within thy walls, --..
Arld prosperity ,Oitiein her palaces
will now say, Peace be within thee.
Because Qf fihe house Of The Lord our God i0M
seek thy good.
The Trustees were then called upon,
and, taking position in front of the
altar, formally presented the build
ing, through one OF their number,
Judge D. J. Cory, as follows
We present unto you this building to be ded-
icated as a Church for the service and worship
of Almighty God.
The congregation then rose to their
feet, while DR.. Eddy repeated the
following declaration
Dearly beloved, 1t is meet and right, as we
learn from the Holy Scriptures, that houses
erected for the public worship of God should
be specially set apart and dedicated TO relig-
ious uses For such dedication we are now
assembled. With gratitude, therefore, to AL
mighty God, who has signally blessed His SER
wants in their holy enterprise OF erecting this
Church, we dedicate 1t to His service, for the
reading of the Holy Scriptures, the preach ing
of the Word of God, the administration of the
Holy Sacraments, and for all other exercises
of religious worship and service, Accord ng TO