Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-19
DEDICATION OF THE New PREsBYrE-

DEDICATION OF THE NEW PREsBYTE-
RIAN CHURcH.-About two years ago
the old Presbyterian church of Millers-
burg burned down. Steps were taken
Immediately toward the erection of a
new one which should be of brick /;
and one that would be credit to our
town. For two years the people were
without home to worship in. During
this time new building was under
process of erection, and on Sabbath
last was dedicated to the worship of
God. The church is beautiful, Gothic
in style, richly frescoed, and finely fur
nished. 1t is pronounced one of the
neatest little churches in Northern
Ohio. IL will comfortably seat between
four and five hundred people. The
seats are rich i'm appearance, comfort
able, and handsomely cushioned. The
total cost of the building was $1l $40 So.
On dedication day there was debt OF
50. 1874 So. This amount was to be raised
in order to set the church free of debt.
According to previous announcement
Rev. DIR. Taylor, President Of "Univer-
sity of Wooster" preached the dedica-
tory sermon from 1 Kings, G:7. The
discourse was a mastery one, and
riveted the attention of all. The Doc
tors manner of speaking is very i'm
pressive, and he carries his audience
with him. After the sermon, DIR. HAYS,
President of "Washington and Jeffer-
son College" was introduced to the au-
dience. The Doctor began his remarks
in a very touching manner, that at
once captivated the audience. His ex-
hortation, in which he illustrated the
duty Of the people in giving of their
means literally towards the erection of
Gods house, was short but to the point.
The amount to be raised, as given
above, was then stated, and the subscrip-
tions were then started at $3.50. The
ladies of the church, who have already
during the past two years raised over
$l400, were the first to respond to the
above amount, to which they kept ad-
ding from time to time until they agreed
to furnish s400. DR.. Hays kept up his
exortations during the whole time,
which were highly entertaining. When
the smaller amounts were reached, they
flowed in necessarily until it was an
nounced that nearly the whole amount
was raised. 1t was then thought best
to stop there and raise the remainder
in the evening, after which the dedica-
tory services would be held. In the
evening DIR. Hays preached to large
His illustrations were
fine. His audience were frequently
melted to tears. After the sermon an
was given to any one who
had not subscribed in the morning and
who desired to do so, to contribute
then. Quite number of subscriptions |
were given, and in short time it was
that $4G50, were raised. The
formal dedication was then proceeded |
with by DIR. Taylor, and the coagrega-
ton dismissed. This is the third new
church that has been dedicated during
the past six months in Millersburg, all |
of which lifted debt of from $500 to |
$4,000 on dedication day. This speaks
we'll for our people. Strangers from |
abroad are remarking the generosity of |
our people in this direction. These |
churches are all credit to the town |
md add value to every mans property |
m the vicinity. The Presbyterian con-
feel thankful to all the sister
that have so nobly helped |
.hem in their work. The citizens OF
MillersDurg and county around have
also their thanks for the valuable aid |
given them. The spire is yet to be
built, and paid for, but We trust that
iunds for that purpose will soon be
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