The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-19

and destroyed by the flames ten years after
that date. We meet therefore to-day in
these services on O site made sacred In the
history of this church and people, and the
memories of many who are here present
must be full of tender recollections of the
earlier members of this society who have
departed from us and into whose labors we
have entered. We accounted therefore,
the very ground on which this temple
stands as sacred when we began to disturb
1t for the foundation of this structure.
1--WE are the servants of the God of heaven
and earth, build the house that was builded
there many years ago." and we do It with
gratitude, as becometh q people TO whom
he has given "beauty for ashes. And now
what wait we for? In the language of the
sermon to which we have listened. What
remains but that we perfect our work and
give this house which we have builded to
Him who dwelleth in the highest heavens
III you Will in very deed make this His
tabernacle and ask him TO dwell with us
and voucbsate his presence, power and
glory in this temple, and make it the toun-
tain OF nameless blessings to us to our chill
dren to the last generations, call on you
to offer to him this building and dedicate it
to His sole service, and to the honor and
praise of Jesus Christ His only Son our
Lord. (Eere the keys were presented,
and the building offered for dedication.)
10. Presentation of the building for ded-
ication.-by Deacon Hiram Bingham, as
follows:
Beloved Pastor / come to respond to
the call you have made. do it in behalf
of my associates-the building committee
and of this society under whose direc-
| tlOD and nv Wlnua anthnrif xyt hay Ia
bored for the past eighteen months in the
erection of this house of worship, which
we are permitted, with the blessing of God,
to enter for the first time to-day. BY vote
OF the society, regularly convened May
18th, 1873, we were instructed to proceed
Immediately with the work for which we
had been chosen at a previous meeting.
we oDeyed the man 'ate, and what we have
| zone appears in the structure we now &C.
cupy That the task has been prolonged
and severe will not be questioned by those
who have ever rendered similar service.
That we have performed it to the full sat
lsfaction of every one in every particular
we do not affirm. That we have done it
to the best of our ability we are confident,
and are grateful for the words of encour-
agement and commentator which we have
received. We have not labored alone.
We accord to the entire congregation a
hearty cooperation in our work.
To the honored treasurer of the society,
whose service has ever been unremitting
and cheerful, to the children of the in
FAINT class, to the young misses connected
| with the society, most especially to the
ladies of the congregation, who in their de-
vice of liberal things, had gathered fund
of five thousand six hundred dollars. which
has secured the organ, carpets. cushions,
indeed the entire furniture of the church
and to the community at large for the ma.
terial aid and sympathetic interest which
they have manifested. 1t may be in place
to say in addition that we have expended
at this time, including the furnishing of the
church and the previous cost of chapel and
| lands, about 100000 This statement we
should withhold were there not still debt
| against us, but which we hope soon to be
able TO remove by further liberality on our
part and the generous aid of friends.
These statements which / have now
made in reference in part to our labors are
preliminary to the service now discharge.
In behalf OF the committee and the So
ciety do now present to you these keys as
an expression of our presentation of this
house to be set apart and consecrated to
the Public Worship of Almighty God
RESPONSE BY THE PASTOR
representing the pastorate of this church
and society, we accept this building at your
hands. And will call on you to rise and
stand on your feet, while we all unite in
the pray Ter wherein we dedicate this house
to God. And let me remind you that since
God dwells not in temples made with
hants, but in the worshpping assembly,
that it is in vain we give this temple away
IT we withhold ourselves. Let us, then
now dedicate ourselves to God and his ser
vice while we join in prayer.
II. Dedication-Rev. G. II. Hubbard
12. Anthem-"Praise the Lord, oh, my
soul"
IL. Benedictcn--Rev. II. NJ. Luther.
At the close of the services some tim
was spent by those present in examnin!
the building, and all went away feelin!
that of truth sit had been good for then
to be there"
PASTORS OF THE CHURCH.
Rev. Aretas LOOMS, for II years; Rev
Chauncey II. Hubbard, for 20 years Rev
| c. b. Hubert, since the LIST of May, 1872
DEAooNs OF THE CHURCH.
First deacons-Isaac Crossett, StepheI
Bingham, Samuel Lawrence, Lyman At
water, (all of whom are dead, VIM
Webb, removed to Washington, d. c.
Present deacons--Wm. S. Southworth
Enos Gould, S. S. Scott, Hiram Bingham
Ellis A. Cobb, VIM. f. Murphy.
PRESENT OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY
Presidential. G. Root 1st vice presi
dent, F. w. Goodall I'd vice president
VIM. +. Hawks treasurer, Geo. w. Har
man Clerk, Hiram Bingham; collector
David Carpenter auditor, L. D. Bennett
Total membership of the church at pres
ent, $50.