, 1874-02-16

ilce, dosorlptton.of Of which WIS givon in snn-
days TRIBUNE. Tho Attendance was ono Of tho
lnrgoat ever soon in a Chicago' church, tho vast
auditorium boing, crowded to- ita .utnoats cat.
paoity.
OPENING .aEnvIoEs.
Tho exoroisos oponed with IN organ voluntary,
followed by tho Doxology,
Praise God, from whom all besslnRa now}
sung with great power aud ofreot by tho choir
and congregation.
Tho 1nYocatlon waa uttered by tho Rev. ". Il.
Doocler, md Of Its close the congregation joined
In tho Lords Prayer.
After tho hymu How did MI. hoart rejoice
to hoar..: etc., tha.pastor, tho, nev. .. T. Goods
win, read suitablo Selections. Of Scripture, tho
congregation responding at each alternate vorso.
rrayon wsa offered by. tho Rov. DR.. hoy, followed
BY tho hymn. u How charming is tho place" elc.
- THE SERMON:
Tho! Sermon w&s preached by tho pastor, tho
Rev. Dr. Goodwin who choao for hia text tho.
ninth vorso OF tho second chapter Of uageat:
Tb glory o. this inter houso shall be groater than
tho foriner saith tho Lord OF uosta mud III ths place
wilt. givo rcaco, saith tho Lbrd Of Hoats.
Ho saldtho borrowed .theao words from an.ol1
Borman on church building, preached 240o years
e eao S II tho Js pee fe0Sa that tSe o tic
bnd timas Which had fallentupon. them, wss tho
faat TINT thoy ha1 forgotson Gods house. Tho
Lesson was that God woula fncroaao and multiply
tho gloryof Those ;who' rightfully built for Him..
Tho glory Of that house, spoken Of b. tho pro-
phot, did not consist III itH arohitcotural gran-
deur, involving modimval arts now unknown;
nor tn tho splendora Of tho innor. templo itaolf
orchestra Of 1000 nstrumonts- mono Of those
waB' tho, real" glory Of tho temple, for
God was gone, and did not, come back for years.
The. dovont worship of tho poop!o within tho
temple, aud their dsvout lives without made tho
1nat houan t10sin,1A thhnt tHn .f}rHt. En, nf
all houses from that day until thia. There ,was,
no legitimate use Of Gods house, and u right
gtato Of, heartftn tliat!uBe, and other usos aud
statos OF hearts, woro simply mockery.
Ho was not BuporstitiouB rs to tho material
composing this building, butt was loft for tho
people to give 1t the character It should lave:by
calling it Gods houao, not tlcr own, and by
transferring ali rights Of proprotorship into IT. tle
ha1ltlA of God, holding it in:truat for Him.: This
in tho uso Of tho house would cut OF everything
of tltBtinctivoly BoRil or worldly character. It
could not DO rontod fora meeting OF the Board
Of, Trade. evon for ono night" in tho wcok; nor
the iutent or motive Of which, was Of. d selfish
kind, II the church could bo used for o dra-,
nlntio entertainment for the benefit Of tho
NewsboyB' Homo then it could bo used for
charity bail. Some one must dlscrlsnnato aB to-,
what would houor God, mud what would not;
what would agroo With or war agninst tho
purity of Thought. Nothing must. como in
which could not bo playoa over. A musical con-
cert was good mud harmless thing, and 80 was
a cattle chow, or horticultural exhibition; but
tho church WIS no plaoe for then.
Concerts would be welcome in tho future a8
III tho past, when tho tnotlvoor intont WAS
lifted above selfish and worldly considerations.
In any great public calamity, as that. OF 1871,
the doors would be thrown oron as onco before.
1t would bo safa to take Christ's conception Of!
tho uBoa OF Ills fathers house., but no. other.
When people entorod tho church with tho right
spirit and purpose. thoy would not occupy
}hn 1i1trt14 II r d1nit i'm @aC fttrtnJ
and oritioaisg tho exercises. 3Thoy. would
feel TINT" they. wero in q holy placo,
and 60 home satisfied and and anxious to como,
ngain. This WAS not tho placo for tho elders of
tho family only and not tho tht1drnn for tho
employer and not tho employed for tho ladyot
tue house and not the aeryant. It was the place
for tho Whole family, aorying mon mud serving
women. 1tfwaB to be feared that people had
wandered away from tle old path in this respect,
forit was rare thing nowadays to zee IN church
hired man or hired girl or little child OK
cept at ohriateung. There we're no aooiaty
distinctions in Gols house it was built for a1l.
Lot tho merchant invite his clorks; the boarding
house keeper her circle of innatea; tue lady Lor
| aeryane; tho mother her child.
! They should utterly fail Of any dedication
such God called for II they did not apply that
house to the reading. Of Gods word, and tho
study Of his truths. The pews and tho church
| were not dedicated to any mans cateohiBm, but
to Gods own. word, taught mud understood in
the spirit of Christian faith. The CHURCH Wns
dedicated to d personal God; to the truth of
salvation, provided by Jesus. Christ, in whom:
| alone thore WIS hope to the solemn truth OF
the resurrection Of tic dead, and tho day Of o
final reckoning to tho future of IN immortal
| existenco, bleHaed On ono side aud on tho other
side dark and without lopo. The speaker count
| cd. himself called upon, not to theorizo, but to
| feel not to furnish fine rhetorical fanGies but
/ to supply the bread of lifo. Gou help him
to speaE His truths moro faithfully md etfeutive-
| ly., God forbid that he would glory sayc in the
| cross Of his Lord Jesus Christ. No sects would
gather there MI churches wore invited to come
| aud help do thor Masters work. Then. should
tho glory Of tho lattor house be ,groater, than
J the glory OF tho former.
| Tie dedioRtory prayer. was then offered by the.
Rev. W. W. Patton, y. D.
II THE FINANCES.
| Mr.. z. III Avery, OF the Board OF TrustocH;'
| mado brief. statement Of the church finances.
He said it was not true that the church was
free Of debt; nor was it true TINT the rebuild
ing had exceeded the insurance money At: the
time Of tho. burning of the church thero
| ono, two, three, and four ysnra. The
first payment of s15, 900 was made by borrowing
from tho insurance fund. About $50, 600 had
ment Of floating dabt Of $40 $780,: About 516,-
600 was now needed to huish up the basemont,
build tho PASTORS study, and complote sono
otbor expenditures. This was the only pressing
need, aud would leayo tho funded debt a45, GOO.
Cards lsad been provided for subscription pur-
posos, and 1t was hoped that tho required $15.-
900 would bo obtained in that way. Tho consri-
bution-boxoB wore circulated, aftor which tho
closing hymn, GLORIOUS things Of Thee nre
epokon," Was sung, tho bonediotion, was pro-
nouncod by tho Rev. DR.. Goodwin, and the ded-
icatory services wero ut an ond.
TALKING.