Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28
From the Free Press.
Dedication Of the New Methodist
Church at Burlington.

From the Free Press.
Dedication OF the New Methodist
Church at Burlington.
The services attending the dedication
of the new Methodist church on White
street commenced Tuesday, April 10Th.
The house was filled with an intelligent
audience. The altar and pulpit were de-
corated with vases of beautiful flowers,
and the front of the pulpit bore cross
composed of the Trailing Arbutus, en-
circled with twining vines,-a most taste
full and beautiful device.
The dedicatory services were as follows !:
Organ Voluntary, by S. @. Moore.
Anthem, "Oh, come let us sing" by
the choir.
Introductory sentences of the ritual, by
Rev. ID. w. Dayton, pastor OF the church.
First Scripture lesson, 2 Chron. vi IS
SO, by Rev. B. d. Eaton 4
Hymn $50, read by Rev. L. S. Walker,
of Middlebury.
Prayer, by Rev. Mr.. Bailey, of Rutland.
Second Scripture lesson, Heb. K 1926,
by Rev. l. McAnn.
Hymn S67, read by Rev. John Pegg.
Dedication sermon, Rev. Bishop Ames,
d. d., of Baltimore.
BISHOP AMEs' SERMON.
The Bishop took for his text, LIST Cor
inthians, xiii. ID, "And now abideth
Faith, Hope and Charity" He said that
he was attached to his own Church and
ready to defend it. But on such an ocea-
sion as this, and addressing, as he sup
posed, persons of other denominations as
well as Methodists, he had preferred to
dwell on matters of common belief among
Christians. Such were suggested by the
text. Speculative writers have said that
the exercise of Faith and Hope must end
with this life. But is it true that they
will not have their proper exercise in the
future existence? Is it not one of the
glories of our faith that holds out infinite
progression ? Our early conceptions ban
ishithe simple virtues of faith and hope al
characteristics of the Divinity. Yet sim
plicity is always an attribute of true wis
DOM The ignorant observer of the end
less variety of nature thinks that an inf
mite number of elements is needed to form
the wonderful whole. Yet we find that
sixty simple elements made up the vast
whole, and that single law (the law Of
attraction of gravitation) governs all ma
terial worlds. Human legislators multi
ply enactments but single divine law
| love to God and man, is made tt
accomplish the salvation of the race
Without Faith it is impossible t.
please God. Faith is the cemen
that holds society together. Ii the Chris
tian religion had made any other con
dition of salvation than faith, Gods reve
lation would have contradicted all thu
orderings of His Providence. What bu
mutual trust and confidence holds the
family together? Nay, more, the STATE
only exists by confidence in the citizens
The strongest government on earth only
stands by faith in its subjects. Is
pecially is this true of our government
Its groundwork is an intelligent faith il
the people and in the principles of our in
situations.
In the individual, faith in his calling
determines the selection of occupation
The farmer must sow, and trust in God
The motto on the cover of the principa
Bankers Magazine is, There is no friend
ship in banking" 1t is a sound motto a
used Yet the whole current of fnanc
and business is sustained by mutual trust
All men have faith to commence with
Faith is the natural element of the child
1t trusts till taught to doubt in self
defence. Faith is the natural instinct o
the race. The great difference is in thu
objects in which men believe. Men trus
in gold, and in majorities. If they haC
as much in God and Christ they would b
safe.
Faith is indispensable to progress. w
are never better than our ideal. The mel
who fail are those who have no faith il
any great thought.
The Joy and comfort of a man will al
ways be measured by the multitude of tn
blessings his faith apprehends. Colum
bus great thought of a new world was
big thing. 1t led him careering through
untracked seas, and wrote his name a
last in characters of fire on the pinnacl
of fame. We too. have faith in an i'm
mortal land beyond the food; and it
this which leads us to build churches ant
schools and colleges, and to send mission
, aries to foreign lands. There are proba
bly, men here who, though members of n
visible church, have faith in Christ the,
would not part with though it led to tn
stake. The speaker believed that ther
is no less faith now than in the times O
the early martyrs. He believed that Coz
mingles more with humanity than in pre-
vious ages. Not in vain has the churcl
prayed, THY Kingdom Come" Nothing
is more gratifying than to see people
multiplying by these free-will offering
houses of worship. The men who bull
this edifce, this thing of beauty, have
done it because they believed God would
approve it. 1t was their faith The faitl
and grace that enable one to live fol
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for Him. The Bishop here related with
touching pathos a sad passage of his OWL
life-his loss by burning of an attractive
and dear little daughter,-and asked
"Do you suppose that gold would buy my
faith that l shall see the child again 2
In closing, he thanked God for the faitI
which had led this society to build thi.
worthy place of worship, and trusted all
would be able to get fearer and nearer tc
Him, till we shall see Him as He is.
Bishop Ames is a clear and forcible
speaker, and held his audience intent
throughout sometimes thrilling them, AZ
in his description of the voyage of Column.
bus, and again moving to tears, as in his
story of his own bereavement.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES, BY MIR IRA RUS.
SELL, OF THE BOARD.
Mr.. Russell alluded to the fact that
four years ago the two Methodist societies
united, and joined in the adoption of reso-
lutions that as soon as the sum of 3d. 900
should be subscribed, they would proceed
to erect new church, not to exceed in
cost $25, 900. He recounted how their
plans and means had enlarged, till the
present house, costing $65,000, was the
result. He gave the items of the cost as
follows: Lot, $4,000; red stone $4,000 /;
gray stone, $3.50; mason work, $16,1l5 +;
carpenters work, $24,179; plans, $12S5 /;
organ, $1,000; bell, 1915; furniture and
carpets, S592S. There still remained a