The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-28
TEE FIRST HETHoBisr CHTRCH.
BedlealIon Sunday, Angus, 9th, fsl.

JoOk place sunday last. SERVICES
were held morning and evening, and
the church was filed 20 It's utmost
capacity on both occasions.
The morning services were opened
BY the singing Of the anthem, "P-aise
the Lord" and was followed by the
hymn commencing "Will the great,
eternal God.
DR.. Pershing, President Of the Pitts
burgh Female College, then made a
fervent appeal to tie Throne Of
Grace, and the choir followed in an
appropriate hymn. DIR. Pershing,
who was to preach, took for his text
the words, "For ye know the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ; that though
he was rich, yet for your sakes he be-
came poor, that ye through his pow.
erty might be made rich" The SER
mon gave evidence of careful prep
aration, and appealed directly to the
hearts OF the audience. His theme
was the riches of Christ and his sac
rifice for mankind, and the applica-
ton, that IL Christ haG done SO much
for US through the richness of His
grace, and became poor for our sakes,
we could also make any required sac
rilice for His cause, and yet with His
grace in our hearts, be rich.
FolIogIng the. sermon an attempt
was inside to raise money to clear the
church of its indebtedness-SG 500.
OF this sum s., 500 was raised, the re-
sponse to the appeals meeting with a
cordial and pointed reception.
The morning services then closed
in the usual form.
The evening services, at which the
dedication proper was to take place,
were opened with an Anthem by the
Choir, when, after the singing of
hymn, Rev. DIR. Willard made an
earnest prayer. Rev. Mr.. Clark, of
Pittsburgh, Editor of the Methodist
Recorder, took for his text the words
Peter ID, 6th-"Wherefore talso it is
Combined in tie Scripture, Behold, I
lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect,
precious and he that believeth on
him shall not be eoafounded." The
discourse was one of a character befit-
ting the occasion and was very able.
At the close of the sermon five per-
sons Joined the Church and then a call
was made to secure the balance q the
lmoney-s1 ,4S4-and ali but 500 was
promptly met. This was subsequent
ly cared for by individuals, and the
Church was declared free of debt.
The Dedication of the Church then
took place, the services being very
solemn. Briefly, the services consist
ed of singing, the formal presentation
OF the Church. for Dedication by the
Tastes, reading Of the 122d Psalm by
Rev. J. G. OgIe, Pastor of the Church,
Prayer by Rev. Clark, singing of Dox-
ology, and BenedictiOn.
The general services of the day were
of very impressive character and
will long be pleasant remembrance
to those present.
In the foregoing the financial con-
dition as regards the Church Is given.
The total cost of the edifice is 81 900:
and the comparative ease with which
this amount has been raised shows
that the membership entered hear
tily into the work.
The building was commenced in
1871 and inclosed that year. The
Sabbath school room, liz the basement,
was finished in March, 1872, and since
then services have been held in it.
The building is forty.five by eighty
feet, exclusive of the tower projection /;
walls thirty-nine feet high from the
foundation, tower one hundred and
seven feet in height, with turrets
twenty-six feet high, and the roof is
slated.
The basement of the church in
cludes the entrance hall, the Sunday
school room and a residence for the
sexton, consisting of seven rooms.
l. The Sunday school room is forty
two by thirty-five feet, with ceiling
twelve feet, four inches in height. 1t
will be soon re-seated and neatly
dressed up, and will be an excellent
room for the purpose. The windows
are frosted in figure work, and make
it very light.
From the entrance hall, to the
right and left through arches, wind
ing stairs lead to the hall above from
which the audience room is reached.
This room is sixty-three by forty-two
and one-half feet, with ceiling twen-
ty-fOur feet high. in the front of the
room, at proper elevation, is the
gallery. The walls of the room are
of hard finish, and in the center of
the ceiling is a neat center-pieee.
The seats are of a livery neat design,
made of ash trimmed in walnut, and
oiled and vanished. The pulpit is on
4 p raised platform in the rear of the
church, and is gothic in style, of ash
and walnut and very. finely made.
All the woodwork is oiled and var
! lnishedy and is unexceptionable in ap-
lpearance. Stained glass windows OF
lneat designs give an ample supply Of
subdued light. The carpet is of q
beautiful pattern. A large slx-light
chandelier will be placed in the center,
and a number Of others will be placed
in different parts .oi the rOom-alto-
gether numbering twenty-four burn
ers. Three hundred and seventy-fve
persons can be comfortably seated.
The acoustic properties of the room is
: good, speakers having no trouble to
make themselves heard, and there is
. no unpleasant ringing sound. Alto
gether the audience room is as good
as it could be and is credit to its de-
signers.
From the audience room hall,
stairs lead to the study, the church
officers rooms and the gallery. These
: rooms are each thirteen by sixteen
feet, and proper for the intended use.
The three front stained-glass win
dows of the church are the gifts of in
dividuals. The west window was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Keller, the
middle by the"Choir of 1878, and the
east by Miss Anna Baker.
/ In the design and finishing of this
, church there has been no attempt
at useless display, and yet there are
!, few better appearing churches out
wardly, or more neatly and cheerful
ly finished church on the inside, than
the First Methodist of Tiffin.