Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-02

with a price, and whose gospel has done
50 much for. you? You will each of you
say, No; it is all but a poor return to
Him who has done SO much for us. !"
You have been blessed in the, doing.
More yet remains to be done to complete
your work. You can do it--God will
help you do it, if you truly trust Him.
You may feel, some of you, that you
have done all you can. Go with me to
Gethsemane, kneel there beside your Mas
ter; look on his agony-see the drops of
bloody sweat fall to the ground-listen
to His cry of anguish, and all for you
have you done all you can for him !?
Can you not, ought you not, to add
something to your gifts and labors
Nothing you give to Him and His cause
will be lost. He will bring back to you
a rich reward. 1t is treasure laid up,
better than bonds, stocks, mortgages,
real estate, all. One of the noblest
things in life, is to do something that
will live, and do good when we are dead.
You have not built this house for your
selves alone. 1t will stand here when
you have passed away; your children
will worship here when you are gone.
It's open doors will invite men to come
in and hear the GLORIOUS gospel,
when you are worshipping in the temple
not made with hands. Though dead,
this house of God will speak for you.
Can you not, and will you not do some
thing more, that no incumbrance
may rest upon is? VIII you not help
to make it a free and completed offering
to God? Brethren, friends, ask Gods
help, and try again. Do it for Christ,
unto Christ, and try again. God bless
you i'll the effort.
At the close OF the sermon Mr.. Mills
stated that owing to the absence of the
chairman of the building committee at
court his place would be supplied by his
son, the treasurer of the society.
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Albert II. futile then read the
following report of the building com
mittee:
Total cost Of building to date: includ-
ing pews in audience room, settees in
lecture room and estimate for work yet
to be done. S33, 79S. 3e
The lot cost. 1000. 0C
Organ, 2, 10000
Steam heating apparatus cost, 1900 W
Gas fixtures cost, 400. OF
Cushions and carpets, 1,O75.OC
Pulpit furniture cost, $50. 90
Total cost of property, $43, 1853. sc
The society is owing upon this
amount, S15, 900. a
From which is to be deducted
uncOllected subscriptions,
considered good, 1884. "a
To be provided for, $13,37121
The statement of receipts and expen-
ditures, with vouchers, are ready for the
inspection of an auditing committee,
whenever they shall be appointed.
Mr.. Sheldon then stated that it was
proposed to, at this hour, pass little
time in seeing what they could do to-
ward raising an amount toward iquidat-
ing and extinguishing the liabilities for
which the society is responsible-to ask
for voluntary subscriptions Mr.. Shell
don then requested the brethren tc
respond, as the Lord had prospered
them. He hoped no one would be
afraid to speak in meeting to-day.
The pastor, Mr.. Mills, said it was only
proper for him to state that some of the
brethren had subscribed twice. The
first subscription was exhausted in the
completion of the vestry. Last winter
when the second subscription was
raised some of the brethren sub
scribed very literally second
time. He could not expect those breth.
rem who had subscribed twice, to sub
scribe very largely a third time, yet he
would be glad to receive even a third
subscription.
DR.. Sheldon then inquired who would
be the first to respond. The subcscrip.
tions, Mr.. Mills said, might be paid
within four, eight or twelve months
from date. About 500 was then sub
scribed
Mr. Mills stated the amount to be
raised was $l3, 371.21. We must be
more prompt than we have been this af.
ternoon to raise the money.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. j.
p Farrar of Ludlow. who rendered
thanks for the gift of the gospel of the
glorious Son of God He prayed that
Divine influence of the Holy Spirit in a
large measure might be given; that the
glorious truths we have listened to to-
day, might be indellibly fixed in oul
minds, and exemplifed in our daily
walk and conversation. lie gave thanks
that SO many had been made the reel
pients Of the glorious words of life
handed down to us by the gospel
thanks for the love that filled the bosom
of Jesus; thanks that this love is ex-
emplifed in various ways to the human
race; thanks for the church that Jesus
died to redeem it, that God is glorified
through the institution, and that
men are saved through the instru-
mentality of the church thanks be-
cause it is such a power for moral de-
velopment. To thy great name, Father,
Son and Spirit, will we tender everlast-
ing praises.
Rev S. F. Brown then read Hymn
No 933, which was sung by the choir
and congregation standing, to the famil-
lar strains of "Lenox." The words are
as follows =
Great King of glory, come,
And with thy favor crowa
This temple as thy home,
This people as thine own: -.....
Beneath this root @, ,deign to show
How God can dwell with men below.
Here may thine ears attend
Our interceding cries,
And our grateful praise ascend,
Like incense to the skies: