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

TIE WEATHER.
The day itself was regal, grand; the
lowering clouds which threatened on the
previous evening were gone, the golden
sun shone forth Respondent, the air was
blith, and bland and balmy, and old
Probabilities himself could not have i'm
proved on the weather. At an early
hour the people from out the village be-
gan to come in and from the time the
doors were opened in the morning until
their close in the evening the new editice
was thronged with visitors who inspect
ed the various apartments from the
organ gallery to the sub-basement. We
heard many expressions of approval and
satisfaction, mingled with some of sur
prise at the completeness of the new
house of worship.
DECORATIONS.
The auditorium or main chamber of
the church in which the dedicatory
services were held, was thronged to re-
pletion long before the hour announced
for the proceedings to begin, and when
the services commenced every available
s Eat was occupied and the aisles filed
with chairs.
the ROsTRUM
was beautifully decorated with autumn
flowers, some rare exotics and on either
side twined the symbolic ivy. An elegant
basket of choicest flowers stood upon
the table in front of the pulpit. The
pulpit or reading desk, of beautiful black
walnut, a small book stand, and three
high-back, massive black walnut chairs,
with crimson plush cushions, were all
the furniture upon the rostrum.
THE AcsoUsTIo QUALITIES
of the audience chamber are very SUI
perior. Even a whisper may be heard
from one end of the chamber to the
other.
THE MUSIC.
The music was in itself sublime. The
organ is a very superior instrument, and
was presided over by Mrs. Sarah Chatter
ton, the accomplished organist, while
the choir seemed in excellent voice and
spirits. The opening anthem, Chow
Lovely is Zion," was rendered with
great effect, the solo obligato being par
ticularly fine.
The Rev. Mr. Mills, pastor of the
church, then in a few heartfelt words,
expressed his gratitude that the good
work in which they had been so long
engaged had reached its present pro-
gress. He greeted them in the new
house of worship which they had as
sisted in erecting. He hoped to merit
the prayers of mis- christian friends that
the dedication in all its completeness
might be fully carried out.
Rev. II. T. Austin invoked the di-
vine blessing. "Without thee 0, Lord,
he said, ''we can do nothing" He be-
sought a blessing upon the dedicatory
services, that everything might be done
"decently and in order" that it might
rebound to the glory of the Lord Jesus
Christ and his church.
Hymn No 932 was then read by Rev,
II. f. Austin, and sung by the choir to
the tune of "Merindal." The words are
as follows:
Lord Of hosts, to thee we raise
Here n house of prayer and praise;
ThoH thy peoples hearts prepare
Here to meet for praise and prayer.
Let the living here be fed
With thy word, the heavenly bread;
Here, in hope of glory blest,
May the dead be laid to rest;-
Here to thee a temple stand,
While the sea shall grid the land
Here reveal thy mercy sure,
While the sun and moon endure.
Halleluiah ?-earth and sky
TO the Joyful sound reply;
Hallelujah Hence asc nd
Prayer and praise. till time shall end.
Rev. j. G.. johnson then read that
portion of the Scriptures contained in
the 9th chapter of the Cd book of Chron-
icles. The words were particularly ap-
propriate to the occasion.
Rev. e. L. Magoon, ID. D., followed
in fervent and impressive prayer.
1--WE thank thee, dear Father" he said,
''for melody. 1t is among the ten thou
sand proofs of thy regard for us, that
thou hast given us the power Of regard
ing song. We are here assembled, with
new facilities for making melody-with
those empowered with genius and skill
in chanting song in Zion" He prayed
that all who might be chosen to lead in
this, might be blessed, that they might
sing with the spirit and understand
ingIy. He gave thanks for the gift of
memory, and referred, in feeling man
ner, to the crowd Of recollections that
cluster about us on this memorable occa-
sion. The memories Of ministers, dea-
cons, pew-holders and friends who were
with us when we were young in Christ,
remains with us. They, themselves are
now dead, but accepted sovereigns. Now
but a few of us wait upon the shores of
of time, a little handful of fragments.
Let mercy, for which we, too, thank
thee, oh Lord, blend us in one common
faith, bind us around one common cross
and enable us to unite in the one com
mon prayer, taught us by our Savior -
CuA hAAASi sNiip CIV III liNCsNOAs hetlAON~
cd be thy name thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is done
in Heaven give us this day our daily
bread, forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors, gand lead us not into temp
tation, but deliver us from evil, for thine
is the kingdom, and the power and the
glory forever and ever, Amen.
Rev. G. p. Sheldon, d. d., of Troy,
then read, in an eloquent and impressive
manner the following hymn (No. 036,)
which was sung by the choir and whole
congregation, to the tune of ''Messiah )"
Great Sovereign of the earth and sky,
And Lord of all below,
Before thy glorious majesty
Ten thousand seraphs bow.
Yet thou art not confined above
Thy presence knows no bound:
Wherefore thy praying people meet.
ThpTn n y "a lKra