The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-15

TIcoNDERoGA-CHURcn DEDICATION
DONATION NIsIr.-On Thursday of last
week, the 10Th inst, the new Methodist
Church just completed, was solemnly died.
icated to the worship of Almighty God.
The corner stone was laid on the 20th of
October last, by the Rev. Dr. Joseph E
King Of Fort Edward Institute
The dcdicatory sermons were preached
by the Rev. S. ID. Brown of seth St., n.
Y. City. The text of the morning SER
mon was the 34th verse of the ! S chapter
OF st. Luke, The text Of the evening
was the 18th verse of the 10th chapter OF
Matthew. The subject of the morning
discourse, was The evidences Of Chris
tianity y Of the evening, of "Constancy
and Perpetuity Of the Church" The
sermons cvinccd profound thought and
deep study, aud We're listened to with un-
divided attention by large, Interested
and appreciatiye audience.
The ministerspresent and participating,
were the Rev, W Mooney, pastor of the
church, and Rev G.. W. :. Porter of
Whitehall, who is commended for the eff
iective assistance rendered by him in So
Letting and obtaining funds the Rev. s.
W. Clemens Of Bolton, the Rev. NJ. A.
Wicker Of Crown Point, and the Rev. S.
Gardiner OF Shoreham, Vt. Not the least
pleasant feature Of the exercises, was the
singing by the choir Of the Whitehall NJ.
f. Church, led by 5 IL. Fillmore Esq.
Their singing amply sustained their well
earned reputation of being one Of the fin
est choirs in the country, and the warmest
thanks and appreciation of the congrcga-
ton are rendered them. The evening
previous to the dedication, the choir gave
a concert Of sacred music to a large and
appreclaiiye audience, who were greatly
pleased with the entertainment Our
correspondent adds this wish for the choir
"May its members live to bless II and
many other places with their songs of
praise
The collections for the day amounted
to 5000, which seems very liberal, when
it is considered that two other churches
are in process of erection, one of which is
nearly ready for dedication. The church
has already cost $4,000, and when COM
pletely finished will have cost 81 900
which is thought very reasonable for so
neat and comfortable house of wor-
ship. The Methodists of III" may well
congratulate themselves on the successful
completion of this enterprise, for after
n struggle of more than half a century
they have at last, a very beautiful and
commcndable church. May the God of
Hosts smile ON rs in conversion of souls, is
the prayer of the pastor and Of the
Church, in which all. we are sure, will
unite
On "Wednesday evening, the 18th of
January, the friends Of the Rev. W.
Mooney, pastor of the Church, paid him
a donation visit at the house of the late
Benjamin Cheney, and after a very
pleasant reunion presented him with the
handsome sum of S72.35, for which the
pastor returns his hearty thanks.
NJ. OLLWIrR's CADIvEr-A correspon-
dent says the new French Cabinet is COM
posed of very well educated, very honor
able, and very mediocre, men and men
scarcely known outside of Paris, and who
are as much an eXporimentas isthe system
they are charged with the onerous duty
Of establishing. But Ministry of
mcdiocrities is the only thing possible in
France under the urcspnt Government