Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
FIR the Kiddiaown TroMseript.
DEDICATiON or THE CHAPEL AT ARa.
DTMOa0'D CORNER.
IAN my hrothsr's keeper

Am my brothers keeper"
Armstrong; Corner is situated too re-
mote from amy sanctuary, or even from
public school for tbose living without
means Of conveyance. Here reside n num-
bvr Of families whose children have been
growing up ~ might be supposed. The
superintendent, Of the Forest Sabbath
school, impressed by their destitute con-
di,icn and by the injunction Of the Mas
ter. . Feed my lambs, in connection with
several Of his teachers. gathered into q
private honse kindly opened, small num-
Der Of children in the early part Of lass
spring. The little band increased till
more than forty were enrolled. and tho
place became too strais for these eager
learners.
A parent Of one Of these families was
moved to offer an elegant and convenient
lot. together With a liberal donation. II .
chapel nigh, be reared, to gather n these
children, and their parents too, lot the
sabbath school. and for instruction from
the word Of God. The project met with ia
vor from persons Of means in the neigh
borhood, aud last Sabbath afternoon. the
chapel was opened aud dedicated for these
purposes.
As the group Of children stood around
the desk and sang in harmony their sougs
Of praisc. accompanied by a sweet-toned
organ placed there by persons deeply in
teres,ed in the enterprise. the hearts of alf
present were touched. Are these the chill
drca so liirN, and joyous, singing their
songs Of hion. who few months ago
spent their Sabbn,hs in idlcness. and Of
whom many had never entered Sunday
School? The two hundred hearts present
in that little chrpcl 50 neat and ccmmodi-
Gus, though still rough and unfinished re-
joiccd tha, the WATERS of life were thus
brought TO the pcrishing This feeling
found expression when the hn, and paper
circulated for aid to meet the expenses
thus far incurred One hundred and sew.
cnty-four dollars found their way into the
box either in cash or wan; will be such,
as soon MS il can hc handed over.
The pastor of the church, DIR. Patton,
made n brief address on the words, L" In,
Imy hroihsr's ke,gT?"
The response may he seen FROM Sab
bath to Sabbath as this superintendent and
tntSr ltW tfhfN'Ts, uIttT 'nf iHbuT VI tuelr
morning school and worship in the sane
'uary. find their way ou, to Armstrong;
Corner, to Try aud gather these liile ones
into the fold |, might be seen in every
dollnr dropped into tho box as the result
af self denial and toll II nigh, hc sccn
in every days work volunteered by the
mason hrick.laycr. and carpenter, ms they
worked with their own hands to help rear
this building II nigh, have been seen
in the fearful eyes. and 'rcmulous words
nf an aged willow present who had been
kept frot. he sanctuary Cor many years
by tho fceblcnrss and infrn,ties of years.
hu, who. -, last. had 50 xpcc'edly
found the house of God hrpugl, to her vc-
rv door. mud her rh hlrcn aud children s
chill lrcn full of tho spirit # ih.s Sabbath
School, II viii find response in this
christian community. in the furnishing Of
eeerv dollar needed to con,ple'c the Chap
Il. in tho 20 o'nn,ary labor Of every teach
cr needed TO carry forward the work
, Rev Vaughn Smith of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was present. and by n
generous donation and an earnest address
showed his full sympathy with the work
. A FnirNp or THE CHAPEL