The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-06-12
THE :EEZS.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18th, 1874.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Church Dedication at JarrcttsyiIle.

Mr. EDITOR: We do not often trr pa up.
on the valuable space of your wei h,l'a -hect.
This is partly owing TO the fact that nothing
very strange or startling often disturbs the
quiet of our well-ordered community nor any
thing of moment transplres among lis that pos
sesses more than local interest. 1t may also be
attributed to our appreciation OF oDscurlty-
that is, until we grow bigger. WeeXpect, now
ever, to make sounding of trumpets aonc OF
these days and let the world know where and
whom we are But the stiffness Of our place
was yesterday broken-Sabbath as it was-it be-
ing high day in Israeli day that Methodists
had been looking forward to with expectancy
and hope. A few fears were entertained when
the morning broke, but soon the fog and mist
passed away, and June sun 1illed The earth
with brightness. Everything seemed to smile
propitiously upon our undertaking except the
intense heat, but we knew that congregations
had often sweltered beneath hotter skies and
within closer walls, and so we rested easy
As the hour for service approached the high
est hopes were confirmed. The rush OF vehicles
made fugitive every misgiying, and the great
concern Of the "hgher powers" seemed to be
how to dispose of people and horses; but these
always get cared for, no matter how straitened
the accommodations, upon every such occasion,
and soon, because there was no more room
quiet became prevalent and anxious faces look
ed up toward the messenger who had come TO
deliver the glad word of life. Rev. David II
Carroll, the very urbanc and pleasant manager
of the NJ E. Church Book Rooms, of Baltimore
circles throughout the State, preached sermon
Of beauty and practical excellence, taking for
his theme the "Kingdom of Grace"
A smile of satisfaction and holy delight play
ed upon the faces of ALL and we trust that etcrn-
ty will tell of living temples dedicated with the
, earthly house. A never falling accompaniment
~, dedications is money to be raised. or these
it may always be said there is collection in the
midst. About two hundred dollars were asked
for This amount, trivial as it may seem to
some was considerable with this little charge
and their prospects had been seemingly affected
by the visiting gentleman i'll nearly every part
z 81 the house giving way TO the ladies, who &C.
'--tDied almost the entire church. 1t was readily
perceived, however, that the Rev. Mr.. Carroll
understood his work, and under his admirable
management the, whole sum was soon secured.
"Asbury Chapel" dhe name given to the
new church. was then without the pale ofdebt,
vice of the most High God. The new build
ling, Mr.. Editor, is unpretentious in size,
but exhibits very neat appearance, and
fully accommodates present wants, presenting
marked and pleasing contrast to the old school
house in which the congregation has been wor-
shipping for many years past. All seem to be
delighted with their new temple 1t is but just
TO say in passing that the pulpit stand, neat
piece of workmanship, was the joint gift of
Messrs. Martin kurtz and John Dects, the Bible,
handsome book, present by Miss Anna Cal
ley, and the hymn book donation from the Rev.
Mr.. Carroll.
The resident preachers on the Circuit, Rev.
Charles Cleaver and Rev. G. L. Weedc were pre-
sent, and assisted in the service. To the former
belongs the honor of erecting the new house,
from beginning to completion, and the people
will hold him in grateful remembrance long af-
ter he is gone.
Mr.. Carroll preached again in the afternoon
with great power and tenderness, and thus clos
ed day which memory will cherish for years to
come. FAITHFUL WITNESS.
JARRETTsyILLE, June Sth, 1874.