, 1875-11-08
CHURCH FOR THE PEOPLE,

| CHURCH FOX JHE PEOPLE,
4 CONGREGATION WITHOUT DENoMlSAT1osAL
! TAO.
Some months ago John e. Owsloy, living II,
tlo southwestern portion Of tho city, wa, fnrcihy
impressed with tie fact that many people rc-
sitting In his locality vero deprived Of listening
TO tho Word Of God Oh the Sabbath, for Tho rca-
son that they wero unabs to pay for N odern
church privileges, and beside 10 atlorn tieu,-
selves suitably for association with tho
ayorage church-gocr. T. without money and
without prco, lie conceived to bc the instruction
OF Christ to tho prehchcrn OF tho Compel, aud
free salvation ono Of Coda richest promises, and
acting upon this dea bo set about ueyIsiuE a
plan whereby honBe OF worship could be o.
tabllshcd 10 meet the demand, and wheroby the
salvation Of Bnuls might mt be rotardol bv the
e1acttpg rules Of douomnationatsm. Ho agreed
to erect such place at hts own exrcnsb,-to 90
noat but not oasansatious, comfortable but not
EaudY. lot waa procured on tho cornor Of
Harrison and Pausina etreots In n section Of tue
city sparaoiy settled, comparatively, but yot ceu
trhl to large class who would gladly attend the
Church II ther could do 90 without being CON.
pelcd to apo tho fashions nnd follies Of the tlay
The plan Of tGo building was nrrcel upon
speedily. and tho work was commenced, Yes
tordhY the building waH formally occupied. and
altcd BY . salge md Intelligent audience, to
hear tho dedcatoEY sermon, Which WIS preachod
by tho R0v. George q. Ulrnes, Of kontucky, a
nborpg In the pulpit Of tho country in tho iu-
tereet OF q rn,o Christian religion, unadulter-
atod by human crneds. and unaito6eh by sscta-
linulHln.
Tho services wero opened with tho singing Of
q ievlva' Lvn,u. led by the praachor, tho lines
being announced aB was tho custom IN Wosloyau
days Then followed 3 tcrvont, earnest PRAYER
20 which, II the knees of tho congregation had
bccn bent. tho amens would haye addol rev.
er'ttlal soloInnity akin to tho arl ultlve forms
Of society " worship, Anothcr hym1, Vas then
Bung 81 hefo.o. but with greater feollur, to
which, u an objection could be fond bv critic,
ali tho ,n'roductotv servicss, and giving tho
ternon l"ss prominence tllau its iuarurtxnce
would seem TO have deso.vol
LIZ. Bnrncs took as h1B theme - Thc Dwelling
Place Of God" reading fFom Chronicles l.. al.
llo commended that thu dwelling place of God
was IN Tho hearts Of IIB people, aud that the
tden TINT some men had sought to givo prom.-
hence to, that tho Chnroh waa Gods dwelling
place. was mythical. God dwolt only in holy
places, md it was not 10 tho power Of tnau to
mate lolv place. Paul hmself might have
ereoted house OF wolship, adorned It
with spires and towors, but no could no.
hAYo made 4 holy; any moro than could I mod.
orn architect. Tho fanp'a OF solomon wa. q
holy place. bccauso God dwell in It, His holy fo!.
lowcra gathesed there aud te WAS part of Ilis
great picsurc-buok. Tbs spenaor alluded nex,
to the construction Of tho temple to illustrate
tire richnofa OF Gods love. to which no com
pared tue two IN preciousu ess and grandeur. Ho
also used Tho temple to denonntla.o tho large
meas OF heart Of it8 builders, showing
thAt David, In his poverty contributed
alone OF precious metals more than
double IN vaue the amount Of tho national debt.
lilo uAed tho fouodation Ut tho te,uuIo to IL us
trato ita magnitude, and, following UP the line
OF thought, brought out beautiful figure III
comparing tho precious ntoues, al they woto
lifted from their rocky beds baueath Jurli .a1un
with tho human hert rasaei from tho mire OF
BID BY becoming the dwelling place Of God.
lie closed by expressing gratitude to God at
aHelne 80 largo an Attendance present and by
urging all to become deyout Chr!atiAns aud
fuilos era Of tho meek aud lowiy JeHus Chr1st.
that lilo might dwell III their hearts. The OK
e!clEea closed With singing, prayer, aud bene-
diotlon.
Tho building la one.story brick structure,
pla'u. we'll Ilghted and arranged, and has a seat-
ing capacity of about $50. iss cost was ~, 500,
all Of which Mr. OwaleY generously donated,
Services arc 10 be mold thete evory Sabbath,
morning and evening. and The work will be co1.-
Quoted upon puroly unsectarlAn principles AMI
Ideas. 1t to expected that the NOV ineue will
gather congregation from tito ruins OF do.
numlunttona1:sm OF tho city at large, as vol
as from that largo clAss who havs refused to
identify thomsofves with church organization,
because OF tlslr want OF simplicity and re- gioua
zeal and earnestnoss. pastor las not yet been
selected.