The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-06-10

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9445Ass s,a,4q Reported for THE RECORD
:, DEDIcATIoN. OF. THE LECTURE Room or
TINE New HogE M. r. CHrHt On fop last
Sunday the lecture room of the New Hope
NJ. E. Church was dedicated Rev. James
Neill pastor of the Grace NJ. T. Church,
Philadelphia, presiding.
The mornin. services were opened at 10 o.
clock, by singing from the efficient choir, re-
Gently re-oIganized, and lead by the former
leader Mr.. Jacob s. Riccs sas avs
E. Prayer was then offered by Rev. L.. b.
Brown, late pastor Of the church,. 20 aeissfs
Portions of, the. Scriptures were sread by
Rev. John Stockton, of the New Jersey NJ.
Tho,lthe eloquent and distins pushed preach
er, Rev. Mr.. Neill. of Philadelphia, occupied
the pulpit, and preached from Nehemiah, End
Chapter and a portion tho Universe
" The God IF hsapen he ,oiH prosper ms, there's
fore sss his seroants acis arise and buzd,,'' His
discourse Vas listenetl toby adsree coflcourse
of people. Rev. MI Neil Is ali Old and ex-
perienced hand In tile dedication of churches,
ana showed Himself to fetlie = right man in
ths raghts place,H BE held the closs| astJh tis,
of his audience, and perfect quietude reigncd
throughout the house. His main object in
view wa. toraisc the burden Of Indebtedness
from the shoulders of tho trustees of the
church. Near the close Of his sermon he urged
the people to liberality and generous feeling
psrvaded throughout.the entire, congregation
Tlaen be called forAthes committee wfo~skerc
appointed Oh Saturday evening They We're
as follows :--Messrs Jos. p. Stockton, Peter
johnson, Jas. .Mullineatix, Peter s. Naylor,
j. P. Smith, Benjamin Walton and Mark
Smith. The Secretary (Mr Thos. sParcel)
VIA alsd called for. All came tfefwaad and
did excellent service Throughout this entire
day. BY the united effort of the clcrgymen
and the collectors they drew out the very
liberal collection Of $l,269.70, during tho
The Sabbath School convened at n o'clock
and was opened by singing and prayer The
classes in the Sabbath School for number of
yfeksfbaek bad gheens holding tie amounts
saisalisl,y 1ash olass t0beI ptosehted konS Tie
day Of dedication. A number Of classes re-
ported over thirty dollars each, and the sum
total of money raised IN this manner and pre-
sented by the Sabbath School on the day of
dcdicatioTwqxsi 75ss5a After which, Rev
PEN hSeudslifofd, Pastor Of lShe Presbyterian
Church of Lambertyile, the well-known and
able preacher, addressed the Sabbath School,
which was well filed with scholars and teach
ers. Numerous visitors were present to hear
Rev. Mr.. Studdiford, and all were much graf
flied with his address. He congratulated
them on being 50 favorably circumstanced, and
showed An earnest desire for the prosperity of
the Sabbath School, not only of New Hope,
but of Sabbath Schools everywhere. Rev.
Mr. Studdiford is always ready to lend help
ing hand, and it was woll appreciated, and adj
ded greatly to the interest Of the occasion.
At 3 o'clock, the afternoon Church services
opened by singing. After prayer by Rev. c. r.
Hartranft, and portions Of Scripture read by
ReY. 1. B. Brown, Rev.. VIM. c. Stockton,
pastor ofsNl. D. Church Of Camden. ". j., !
well-known and much-loyed preacher, occupied
tie pulpit and preached from portion Of the
18th verse Of the nth Psalm, "Iny yay o
God is in the sanctuary" He drew out a
large and attentive audience. His discourse
was one of unusual interest and he did the
subject Justice. Rev. Mr. Stockton was born
in New Hope and lived there prior to his
entering tho ministry, and gained many