The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-06-23

After the singing of an Anthem by the
Choir under the leading of O. r. Bacon
Esq, prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Knox of the M. Z. Church. E. B. Treat
ESQ.,, in thebehalf Of the building Com
mittee made in a neat little speech re-
port of the present financial condition
showing that the total cost Of the build
ing without furnishing the upper room
will be $500, and that the sum yet
needed to be raised by general subscrip-
ton is only S4,00n, and that the Com
mittee relying upon the energy Of the
Board of Trustees, aided by continual
ton of the Gberality Of the public, in the
future as in the past, are confident of
being able without delay, to see this, The
most beautiful public edifce in Manito-
VOC, completed-an ornament to the city
and credit to public, who opened their
hands and gave material aid and encour-
agement in its structure. He further
stated that at meeting of the Board of
Trustees on the 9th Of last November
a resolution was passed lat the request of
the building committed authorizing the
Rev. G. 3. Stevens to propose to any
subscriber of $4,000,-to the building
fund, the privilege of naming the ediice.
memorial church, with the names Of
the donor and Of the person in whose
honor the contribution was made, suit
ably inscribed on the Stone cap of the
large front window Of the church also
to propose to any subscriber Of $4,000
special subscription, to insert memorial
front window with suitable inscriptions
on the casing or sill on the inside, and
to make similar proposals to any parties
for similar purposes, to insert any other
of the windows at S50,0 per window !, to
donate bell of at least $50 pounds or
a pipe organ of at least 81 $50 in value
and that it is expected that the terms for
several Of the memorial windows will be
accepted by parties now having them un-
der considerations
But to the Rev. c. B. Stevens should
be extended the thanks Of the Church
and Society and of the entire public of
Manitowoc; coming among us stranger
to our people and town, we had no rea
son TO expect from him such an active,
earnest feeling, as be has established.
that our young City should prosper
He found here but small and weak
church and society, worshipping in a
house wholly unfit and inadequate. I'm
mediately he set himself about the work
of building a church, upon the foundation
of which we now stand. He has met
and overcome discouragements, that
would have sunli any other man but
him he has given to this work not only
heart, time and mind, but he has also
given that whicE in fact will build a
house, HIS Honey. Ee has accepted
the proposition of tie $4,000 subscrip-
ton, thereby building one-fourth part
of the edifee out of his own money.
Really, a stranger coming among us, and
donating such a sum of money towards
the erection of public Improvement to
our city, deserves, and we know will re-
ceive. the hearty thanks and the mater
ial support of the citizens of Manitowoc
toward the earliest carrying out of the
enterprise he has undertaken and SO
successfully brought to its present ad-
vancement.
A response. humorous. able and eIo~
quent was made byJ. D. Markham ESQ,
a trustee in behalf of the Boardof Trus-
tees of the Church and Society.
This gentlemen congratulated the
| Church society upon the success which
they had thus far met in their endeayors
to secure the erection fan appropriate
building to worship in. he paid high
and deserved compliments to E. X.
Rand Esq, for the untiring energy with
which he had labored to make this build
of the Church, Rev. G. B. Stevens for
his zeal in the project, and for the iber-
ality with which he had contributed his
means, giving no less than S4, 900 to-
ward the erection of this building. He
complimented the citizens for their liber-
1 ality thus far, and urged them to make
up the comparatively small balance need
ed to complete the undertaking at an
early day, and so have an ornament to
our city, of which all might be proud.
He spoke at some length on the bene-
| fit of churches, and all other means of
disseminating moral ideas among the
people, asserting it to be the duty of
every man to sid all such means to the
full extent of his ability without regard
to sect or party. In turn it was the duty
! of the churches &c he liberal toward the