Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-05

The new house of worship of the Baptist
Church in this town was dedicated on We'd
nesday of last week, Jan. 20.
The services were opened by an anthem
by the choir, 4" Blessed be the Lord God of
Israeli followed by the invocation and
reading of the Scriptures by Rev. VIM. Fitz
of North Attleboro, Mass. and prayer by
Rev. MIR. Morrow, of the Methodist Church,
Montpelier after which the hymn,
"All hail the power of jesus name"
was sung by the choir, the congregation
participating. The singing of the hymn
was followed by the dedicatory sermon by
the pastor, Rev. N. Newton Glazier, who
took for his text, " We preach Christ cruci-
fed l Cor. i: 3d. The preacher, after
dwelling upon the greatness and importance
of the atonement, proceeded to show that
Christ crucifed = should be preached with
simplicity, with holiness, and with lore.
Having spoken upon these points, be then
said, ''' We preach Christ cIucihed. That
we NAV with the divine blessing do this the
more effectually, we have built this house,
and to- day dedicate it to the Triune God
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To
the work of saving souls and edlying the
Church of Christ, to the worship of prayer
and song, to the preaching of the Word, and
to the administration of the Gospel ordi-
nances we set apart this house" After
speaking of the dedication of the house IN
| it's different parts to the service of the cru
cited, and after exhorting the church to let
the doctrines of the Cross be its grand in
SEPARATION toward " great efforts, great ven
lures. and great sacrifices in carrying on
it's work for God, the preacher closed with
this passage from Isaiah; " Fear not; will
help thee Fear not; will help thee, saith
the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One
OF Israel" At the close of the sermon tn
choir chanted the l21st Psalm. The prayer
of dedication was offered by Rev. NJ. e
Smith of St. Adams, and was expressive
and fcrvent. The hymn, the first stanza Of
which is,
40 God the Father, Christ the Son,
And Holy Spirit, three in one,
Accept this gift our hearts have sought
Our hands in Christian love have wrought"
was then sung by the choir and audience II
concert, followed by the doxology,
Praise God from whom all blessings hOw.'i
; The benediction by Rev. NJ. &. Smith close
the dedicatory services.
, Services were also held in the evening, th
main feature being a sermon by Rev. Wn
Fitz, of North AttIeboro, Mass. Tex
James /: IL The sermon was able and fit
ting.
The singing both day and evening wa
generously furnished by Col. II. D. Hopkin'
of Bethany Church, AMI his choir, and wa
most excellent and impressive.
The building is of wood and mainly o
the Gothic style of architecture. The towe
is at one corner and is mounted by loft
spire which is regarded as one of the finest
and reflects great credit upon the architect
, Mr.. a. NJ. Burnham. The building is fort.
five feet wide and seventy five feet long, bl
the full length including pulpit, aIcove an
breadth OF tower is nearly 100 feet. IT
house is well warmed by two portable flu
r naces The ye8try beneath the main audien(
j. room is roomy and pleasant. Opening fro
e this are the parlors connected with which
the kitchen. all conveniently arranged f(
d social gatherings The auditorium is sp'
lie clous, cheerful and attractive. The wal
l. and ceiling are beautifully frescOed. Ov
e the pulpit alcove the words, q" Hear:
e the Lord hath spoken The pulpit is sma
3 and of singular pattern. Beneath the pla
d form is the baptstry which is commodious
c arranged. The pews are of black vain
n and chestnut, of fine design, and are nice
d cushioned The carpet is of wood color bo
e dered with green, and gives a very pleasa
:, effect Total cost of land, building, and fu
y nishing, in round numbers, Sl7 900.