The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-22
God has greatly

nlcssed his efforts SO that the congrega- 4
ZION ielt encouraged to begin the work, {.
and on the 18th Of August, 1871. in the
presence of the Building Committee.
the builder, and one or two others. after
solemn prayer, the first earth was bro-
ken for the building by Rev. VIM. Mar
tin, and on the 2lst September, 1871.
the cornerstone is to be laid by Rev.
LoY,ck Fierce, d. D., (who was pastor
OF this church in l808). May her walls
ba salvation and her gates praise.
ley. Lovick Pierce. D. D.. then said
that he deeply appreciated The honor
~nlch mad been conferred upon him. in
having been selected to Law the corner
stone Of tho second Washington STRAIT
Methodist Church, Of the city Of Culnm-
bia. Some persons might think il pro.
per that upon such an occasion he shonId
have q written discourse, especially nra-
pared for the time; but that lie was con-
PEELED to say, either 10 his shame or his
honor, that he seldom had made use of
manuscript, and that whilo he might.
perhaps, prepare his sentences with more
care md round his periods more smooth
y II he should write them, still he pre-
ieI!co pialn extemporaneous talk,
while he looked at the people.
"a we year iooS, he was sent by the
Dishop to be the pastor of the Methodist
Church, in Columbia He found abont
thirty names upon the register of the
church, three only of whom were men.
Inc Almighty was pleased to bless his
MDors ana pour out His spirit upon the
people OF the place, and when the year
was ended there we're about loo nomas nas
upon tho register, among which we're
many of the most i'll Arntial mon Of TIA
community. The interest continued
alter he left and during the ministry Of
MS brother, who succeeded him. THE
cnnrch they then occupied was situateJ
upon, tho same lot as the present bnt
was then considered out in tho woods
away from the centre of the town. Herc.
membered that, when visiting this town
again, somo thirty years after. he was
unable to find the place where tba
church stood, it being then in tho varv
heart of the rapidly growing CITY. a.
said that ii he was to relate some of tbe
scenes and incidents that were enacted
here during his ministry and that Of h;s
brother, and the treatment they received
from some persons and the opposition
manifested to the spread of NTethodiam
ne would be charged with romancinp or
falsehood. Great and marvellous changes
had taken place since then. The little
OLD church had given place to the LARGE
ana commodlous church building, like
the tabernacle which Moses had erected.
nad peen superseded by the magnificent
been destroyed, and the second temnia nIa
had been erected on the site Of the f;r.t
one, just as this people now nronosa ="
erect second church upon The a;ta -
their first church.
Soiomon's Temple was erected with.
out inc SOUND OF an axe, hammer, or any
other instrument of iron. The ston:S, tS
were all squared and prepared for tha;s
proper position in the auarries and tban
carried to the temple and placed in tha
spot where they belonged, and into
which they fitted with accurate nicatU
So should the Church of Christ ~
temple made Of living, spiritual stones
each one filling his position exactly and
properly. Each church member waa
spiritual stone Of the church of wh;ob
Christ was the great CONVERSIONS NJ.
only must the ministers be spirifuoi
stones, but the people also; for Won mo-
nave the most spiritual and earnest M;
Mister possible, and without spiritnol
lie IN the membership, the church will
be cold and dead. Every man and wn-
man, and especially the head of everv
family, is spiritual stone, and thayy
must not wait for the minister to cnms
and offer up daily praise and PRAYER for
them, but they must do it theniselveo
You may build the most beautiful hnns.
in Columbia, but God will not hless :.
unless each member is a living stons
You should adopt the principle. in oe
cordance with the rules of the Ma,ho Ia no
dist Church. as adopted in 1866. thot % ~
persons should be admitted into th;s
temple until they are properly fitted o 'G,s fas
their true position. like the stones ~
King Solomon's Temple. See thot tha
material is ready before it is but to nsa uae
10 use any other material is onfs;1a % of
the law Of the Church, for no nerson
can be admitted into the NJ. E. thnroi
except by correct belief in iustifical;or
by faith. 'Ate3''ion
When the foundation OF the secora
temple was laid, there were sor,e of tha
elders who had seen the glory of the frat
temple. who wept tears of sorrow at tho
recollection OF the grandeur and maoni.
ficence OF tho first temple. Mu|titndea
we're satisfied with the new temple ami
shouted for Joy. The sound of the
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