The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-15
CHURCH DEDICATION.
The First Lutheran Church of
Upton, after Enlargement and
Thorough Renting, is Rededi-
Gated to Divine Service.

Thorough Renting, is Rededi-
Gated to Divine Service.
A Lutheran church, or society, was
organized in Upton by Rev. w. S.
Ritz some seventeen years ago. Fee
BILE and small at first, 1t grew and in
creased with the years until 1858.
when under the pastorate of Rev. J.
G. Geiger small but neat and COM
Portable house of worship was erected
and consecrated in the usual manner
to its sacred purpose. Without an At
tempt to be chronological, it will be
recalled that Reverends Shaffer, Winn
aud Altman, followed each other In
ministering, each for some years, to
the religious needs OF this congrega-
ton, which was ever earnest and
awake and gradually and steadily In
creased and strengthened. Its present
pastor, Rev. j. w. Henderson, sue
ceeded Mr.. Altman more than two
years ago, and at least during the
whole of his pastorate the necessity
has been felt for more room AMI better
accommodations, which eliminated in
the enterprise just completed.
The addition and Improvements
made to the building consist mainly in
a front extension fifteen feet deep, sur
mounted by handsome bc!fry and
spre reaching upward seventy-five
feet from the ground. The addition
gives nearly its whole length in in
creased depth to the audience room,
besides containing roomy vestibule
and small but neat and convenient
gallery, furnished especially with ref
erence to the choir. but supplying
seats for quite an addition to the audi
tory In case Of need. A tasteful new
pulpit, and new paint, inside and out,
complete the work upon the building,
while the grounds have been newly
fenced and carefully cleaned and cared
for.
The church now stands a neat and
well prop prtioned edifice. twenty
by fifty-one feet. The inside effect is
unusually good, both in its acoustic
qualities and general appearance and
the entire result Is highly creditable to
the builders. Messrs. Ripley q Clapp,
who have succeeded so well In the not
easy undertaking of making q conve-
nient and symmetrical neW church by
charging an old one.
According to announcement the
services in rededication Of the rebuild
ed temple took place at ten and one
half o'clock last Sabbath forenoon. A
large audience gathered at early hour,
completely filing the body Of the
church, quite number finding seats
with the choir in the gallery. The
Lutheran choir, probably the best in
the place, was assisted on this occa-
sion by all the musical talent in Tip
ton-the excellent singing being one
Of the features of the service, which
was commenced by rendering as a
voluntary the anthem Glory be to
God on High" The 2O2d hymn,
love Thy Zion, Lord, the house Of
Thine Abode" was announced and
sung. The bible reading was from the
Sd chapter Of Isaiah, and parts of LIST
Cor, Sd chapter, and Hebrews, I'd
chapter. After prayer by the offici-
ating minister the choir sang, When
the Lord shall Build on Zion" after
which the dedicatory sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Spar, of Cedar
Rapids. His text was the 9th verse of
the Sd chapter Of lst Cor" We are
Laborers together with God" Much
time and space might well be given to
q synopsis Of this int resting and in
structive effort. but we have 1t not to
give. The speaker first called atten-
ton TO the necessity so. work and 20
the fact that God worked constantly
no less to purpose now than when at
the creation water and dry land, day
and night, sun AMI moon, vegetable
and animal life, followed His great be.
hests into existence. The points or
heads of the discourse might, perhaps,
be specified as, lst, the necessity fol
work, ID, Gods work which man
cannot do; Sd, mans work which God
will not do; 4th, and In conclusion,
the necessity that man should 80 work
soith God that his feeble efforts may be
carried to fruition by proper accord
with divine purposes and ends. We
cannot refrain from giving one Of the
happy illustrations by which this lat
ter, the objective point Of the sermon
was enforced. The result Of any IT.
tempted work on the part OF man MOI