The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-12-17
LOCAL MATTERS.

To Cry AND COUNTRY MERCHANTs.-Now is the
time for both city and country merchants to ad-
vertise, as it is drawing near the Holidays, and
people are beginning to look around to see where
they can buy their christmas things" to the
best advantage. The Union circulates largely in
both CITY and county, and is a irst-class medium
BY which merchants ca1 bring their goods into
public notice. reference to our columns VIII
convince any one that advertising does pay =
were it not so why would thirty merchants
patronize US ?
DEDICATION OF THE New NJ. E CHURCH AT WOOD
BERRY.-The Dedication of the new and beauti-
full Methodist Episcopal Church at Woodberry,
will Iake place on Tomorrow, Sabbath, Decem-
Der 18th Those who have been impressed with
the external appearance o; this church edihce as
thew have driven past il, or viewed il from Pros
pect Hill in the Park, would not be disappointed
il they saw It's interior finish. 1t is claimed to
be the haudsomest completed church building OF
its size belonging to the Methodist denomination
in our State.
The style Of the building is pure gothic. The
materials used were blue stone with white picked
marble trimmings. The Sabbath school room,
4Ox56 feet, and II feet in height, is covered with
cocoa mating and frescoed, having large
tablet onou each side of the containing
the Lords PRAYER and Ten Commandments in
gothic gilt letters. The main audience room is 4Ox
65 feet and 80 feet to the apex OF the ceiling. Inc
frescoing in this room is exceedingly beautiful
The main window, in the front is mostly of col
ored glass, very deliberately combined. The 9TH
er windows are frosted diamond panes with
single pane of colored glass at the top. The
choir gallery is placed directly back of and above
the pulpit platform, and is furnished with very
fine organ. This, we believe, is the first Meth
odist church in this section of the country that
has adopted such plan for its choir.) The pull
pit desk is an exquisite piece Of walnut work,
both in its design and finish. The pews, both
in the gallery and on the main floor, are made
of solid walnut. The design OF the pew ends is
thought to be most unique, elegant and comfort
able All the seats in the church are furnished
with crimson rep cushions of the best material
and make The whole floor of the auditorium
is covered with crimson carpet, while the pulpit
platform and the church floor are covered with
rich wilton carpet, green ground with small
gold figure. The gallery, supported by orack-
cts, and covered, and all the woodwork not solid,
is grained in walnut. The church is lighted
with gas, brought from the mill of w. 4. Hoop
er & Sons The main light is a newly patented
reflector in the centre of the ceiling containing
Sc jets, and throwing rich and mellow light
over the middle of the church. Altogether, In
plan and finish, the Woodbury. Methodist
cnurcn is tning OF rare oedutJ, auu ieHeS'e 'nS
greatest possible credit upon all concerned In
literally contributing to its erection.
The services on the day of dedication promise to
be of more than ordinary interest. The morn
ing sermon is to be preached by Bishop +. K.
Ames, D. D., the service to begin at IL o'clock.
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. Thomas
NJ. Eddy, of Charles St. NJ. E. Church, Balt-
more viii preach The Rev. G. N. Sims, d. d.,
OF Madison Avenue church, Baltimore, will
preach in the evening at 4 o'clock. Mr.. R. 4.
Battee, the able leader of the choir at Madison
Avenue church, will conduct, with the assist
ance of some very fine voices from his own choir
and from Grace church, Baltimore, the music for
the entire day. No doubt the church will be
filed to its utmost capacity. In anticipation of
a thrOug, large supply of camp-stools have
been provided for the aisles. Visitors from the
country, attending these services, will find am
pie accommodation for horses and carriages
The occasion will be a memorable one in the
history of Wodberry. Let the county be well
represented.