, 1870-06-06
TIE PULPIT.
ned;cation of the First Congre"
gationa1 Church.
ELOQUENT Address By the Pastor,
Rev. E. r. Goodwin.
TIN Debt Cleared 0f-&72,0M Sub
sc1ibed on the Spot.
Day Of PenHecoyt-SerEuo oy
Rcv. Dr. FeIseMlhaAs
Dedication.
Eyn3T enNGnEGAT{QSAL CHCRCu.

FIRST cpNGREGIT1oSA Al CHCRcH-
The splcndid church cdldce, Just completed by
hr First Congregational Society Of Chicago. on
he cotpc. Of West Washington and Ann streets,
pas OF yesterday morning formally dedicated 10
,he pu1pose for which It WAS constructed Tho
;ast auditorium was deuscly hIled with people,
md 1t became necessary to use thebEoad als1es for
scating purposes. At le4st $500 persons were
present. and the perfect sJ1sem OF ventilation was
'py tested, the air In the church being gratefully
,ooI sud pure As IN the case Of all large struc-
nrea newly completed, considerable concern was
rs to the acoustic properties which
proved to be all that could be desired, the sound
ss eaSs5 T5s aF;nisesazs fns as.,Ssa tssiurss IS
ias cee1sn TSs1r were The acsse ssse Services
With voluntary BY the cholr, whaen con,
sieted Of chorus numbering about dftr male and
Mr, e E Whi.temore. The organ builders having
falIed TO supply the insu uunent according 10 con
tract, the Instrumental music LOT the occasion was
Accompanied py Mr. Whittc1uore on The piano.
At. s. S Bliss has been engaged as the choir con
duetor, the plan beng to have chorus and cohsre-
ga&lonh1 singing Is tar as n2y he.
The Invocation ras given by Rer. Dr.. Patton,
after which The congregation united IN singing the
hymn, :. Before Jehosah's Awful Throne,' to the |
Rev. Dr. Pattou then read peculiarly approPn-
ate SELECTIONS Of Scripture, choosing the
pm cn,rse. Of the F,zss look Of Chronicles and
Alter the rendering by the choir Of tue chant
.sHolyt Holy. Holy, Lord Cog A!maRatE, rta5el
was offered BY Her. h \ hATamohd, ena MN
By the chctr and congregation.
THE pkpICA1foE SERMON
xas preached y me ae1xs; hes fors
hut simply hare church talk With the cougrega,
ton As pertinent to what be had to SAT, he would
cssper 1eT of Epnsany % to the twenty
-And AZ bull upon the fonraa.ion Of the apostles
ne1tsone: .--..,
IN = hem u nc bo.ldins htg tra.ned 1osesn's'
II ~ho e AZ Also baded ioeesacf fos an hab.a
Nos tierrfo1e. sc ~ no morr strangers and for
edenesr buf win the aalnts and Of the
Ae Tne trmn,e which the disciples OF Christ here
mean Is I temple eurcharged with lltc. Not mere
Structure oi wood stone, nu1 Irving tsm1,s-a w..
did not propose simply form Of worship. but
church Ehich should be instinct with life, Where
ne world might come nq1 as aliens q
Is this! Imagine the age IN which Paul lived. He
made taesc grand uttelnncea In the face OF tyran-
ana reanemept- Hs stood up before mtsce1Ia-
nenus crowd OF people and proclaimed the doc
tTaue OF q spiritual republic TranA}aiozs hare
nset1 ire yerT xor WHICH Is the glory OF our civil
Hzsttou and our republic
This vas PaaIH conception OF Christian
Church. He Eou]d allow In it no man to have
p1r1irui1r p.tytyegt or honor No body OF people
rsn tsr assnciated torether without realizing 1hss
q ran Where n5 Az saGna IN 1e
Of Christian lore
Look down the centuries. Have men held this
q Sn sesoiu1e demoeracy7 s m % Have there been ne
n1,rirTea M tlisssncrsons no barhaEous customst
ne ass ssy yea chsistiaaisy as forgotten t
tn1it roncrnfkon. Tnstead Of haFi,,0 enlisted the
Saa mn ercited fheir sasnIctons ind distIust
1ns.enH al {pakinR upQn the Church
Is somcth,ng peculiarly Instituted for them, theJ
iooI upon It Is place and resort for the rch ant
Of stsorn and contempt, How many arc there to
day Wttbin the eound OF cnurrh bells who hat'
those cnimes, and who never are made 10 think .
noininr more sad than to see thIs want Of intcres
sinonc IaYre classes-1o see people VINO don't sscar
Ge Iae 81 is
iation are Id the habit Of attending church. VII,
Is fhIs 50. There are various reasonA The doc
- said mat these doct1iltes are unpopnlal
because OF their teachings; thai Incl
do no. ike to he called rebels, and held up to rep
rnhation. and haye their pirate lives publicly ex
nenaity' he Denied that evangelical doctrine
pi taTut pgUt 81 al AZ chn1rn. it il where re ant
h1imstnne are nrcacheI. These churches are tn
1nos1 pouular Ia The community. He paid hgl
i31J3fA n MA$hf(1fa1
~ ~, i,rsnhe Vav. ar1I hay1nC euch . uA4nett
innnence oTe1 he masseA
Wncnerer the masses do come to church, the
ern 1iTe1 The iacS tests or placed IN in the lofts
or hfsffrd pla,g II is the shame Of our Christian
iry thaf il has mi rtyen out he idea that peopl
~ ~ lei eernm+ - ~ 1sfrn tn 1s teachlnrs Ee won't
faSa the nenner with ITS rarH and the wofkmn
Titfl the stains Of the shop upon him, and max
them forget the robes q desnnuou Ii the robe
81 eioIe Git ese 81 neope Is sIe tne sta7s il Inc *
TheF are fed On hay and ssubhle lustead Of brea
from Heaven. ..
to the services OF the established church tnel
There were Latin channrs, and laborious Latin d
couTsea Tbey might Is wen hare been N Gre.
the hearts Of men. And this ls the way the Gnsp
is preached He did not belsere in one Gospel 4
the nch, and another tot the poor-ln one churt
home. be vas in a steamer which had j, 800 en-
cran1a on board he suggested 10 u PMlaaelph
services T Which the others enjoyed. The Philade
ppiau objected, being unwilling 70 Sit among sut
allow class Of people ne would preasa .as &C.
deVotea new ttsn TO other o. rnrppsea
me Churches, ~ VINO, Il The truth were tod, won
he shoTD unworthy Of the society Of the nleaue
beegur. Because 81 his kind Of thing. people
oess n1e Sa@e e %aea ssiopases @ are sent to tae
the1 ssy that the Gospel Is for the avenues, not
shyTays to- TIE palaces not f95 ~ ne ch0ss h0re
to1neet Thls church Of ours will do Its part v
had but one thought In our hearts, and that v
them cG1ne from where they would Tits temI
We did not build simply to he spoken OF IS nn
rich, and gorgeous, and to SO abroad thfoughg
The and e model o. architec1u nnf Seaptf +
the homeliest edlnee In the land, II it only CO
tained the uue Christian spirit Farew
Ed noi Is sp ~ Thsie l. no no. use Of bo
Ing uumpets IN the streets to MI this church,
there are not attractions 10 people atfes they 90
VINO come can be entertained They should
msde acquainted vim Christian families =
given to understand that they Ale held aa A Ss't
cigar, where they may hare opportunities Tor c
ture; There Is reading.loom, also, 1of tae
The speaker concluded By stsdng that ne E
nel should be pteac9eo 70 @ 19s coaG sSe rs - T
me fennea me pool ~ W. 81 - toS M III. III.
RzE: DR. EA5Tos. u,,,
nra 1I,at IT fie nraFeT rnteht e ancere and "a
snat AZ. They Tta,i ,a4 de 9,t; On CODA ts
80; .ar Iiitn ~ ncrenf 4 nnd 9he,nse)ves with
,,,ettd ~ maj suc6 yns he snIrit IN Tbich =
had assenh1e6s bnt he wanted fhen to be sufe
fiIry nad 4 Cift to offer toa God, and thnf it .
shoyrr - -r,t-n 5t11py had met Under most fta
ansn,ces. e. not only on tie s50th annire11
~ ~ Is,,iinr @ ~ H. Pilgrim FatherE the
1,tF sTsds9 rhe snnjyerrar1 nf he Pence
Beinre co1un}et3nr the DEDICATION he should
way to Nj. Avery, who would lay before the
plan Of operations
Ak. =; y. ~ A. .e sst st,,,t ,ho n,,,
s1..,n saiu ne ns1 ~ ia rrnTrh TbeT hnd beEun
huiid a. 1Rrpe and as cheapty as possible sin
not 70 e1pend ovef sloo 600. subsequently tae
aud parsonage nad been ao0E0 u a Cust u Nv,
was men tnouEat H.. ~ ~ ~ s+jatv ~
npaen ,ne1,seires @ ~ finnish he honse throa9h
aud he young people To supply the organ, 50
they now bad complete churcn van az oeo
1ne pSn M ~ - VIZ ml ts, un tts T. xsss usots ~
,;shsG rs He ciosed hr ofYefinT to become oa