The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-23
LUDLOW.
Dedication Of the Methodist Church.
Interesting Services Sermons by Rev. N. +
Perry and Rev. B. /. Ives, D. D.

Dedication Of the Methodist Church.
Interesting Services Sermons by Rov. N. +.
Perry and Rev. B. I. Ives, D. D.
Ludlow, and particularly the Methodist |
portion oil that village, had yesterday an |
enjoyable and happy day. The weather
was fine and the last touches in furnishing |
the new church, the placing of the tongue
10 the bell, the throwing open its doors,
and the dedication services was all accom-
pished with no incident to mar the pleas
ant and unusual event.
TIE RDIFICE
Is situated on the northwest corner of De-
pot aud Pleasant streets. The location is
central and pretty, the lot cost the society
81, 200. The building is 40 feet wide by
rs feet in it's entire length, with graceful
steeple rising over the corner and entrance
to hight of 100 feet Its exterior pre-
sents modest, yet tasty appearance, its
size being in keeping with the surrounding
village-the society having wisely chosen
not to make large and useless structure
The main audience room, 36t by 80 feet,
is extended north by an alcove seven feet,
IN which the pulpit is placed. The ceiling
rising IN the center to hight of 90 feet,
tastefully decorated, giving the whole an
air of lightness. The acoustic properties
are excellent This main audience room
contains sc pews and will seat $50 persons.
The vestry,l5 by 30 feet is so arranged that
it can be thrown open andmade part of the
audience room. The gallery over the vestry
is also constructed with large sash windows
that it can be used as a separate room or
also thrown open to make part OF the
auditorium of the church, so that the entire
| capacity of the house is over 500 persons.
The basement is excavated and can be
| finished at any time the society may need
additional room.
| Eight windows of stained glass afford
the principal light to the main audience
room. Two are memorial windows-tht
sunday school having raised money tt
furnish the glass for one. and dedicated i
to their old pastor, the Rev. N. E. Perry
Two beautiful twelve light bronze chan
deliere, costing $500. ornament and ligh
the evening services. The bell, weighing
200 pounds, cast in Baltimore, Md, ring
to day for the first time. The church !
warmed by number seven ruby furnace
of Troy. The entire cost to the society j
over $1,000.
HISTORICAL.
The Methodist society Of Ludlow is o
recent formation. Until four years ago
formed part of the charge at Proctorsvile
At that time student for the ministr
CHANGED to preach in Ludlow and made tn
acquaintance of the few members. B
!, mutual solicitation, in the following spring
the society of Ludlow was set apart and th
student, N. F. Perry, admitted to the cor
ference and put in charge of the youn
church. Mr.. Perry proved to be a ma
admirably adopted to build up his churcl
Genial and earnest, he soon won the r
t spect of the entire community, and befol
. the close of his ministrations, which Taste
three years, he saw the ground purchase
r and the building for place of worsh
commenced. Since hiO ---."," or
horo be hos cou,,uuod to visit Luui''" ~
.or,.[ - wuIk he ihaugura'e'
| II H. /, perhaps entirely due to the enthusias
and energy of Mr.. Perry that this society
, now provided with their admirable lit
edifce.
THE MORNING SERVICE.
About $50 persons gathered to listen
the morning service. The presiding eide
Rev. j. d. Beeman, announced the exc
cises, which opened with solo, IN
5 Crown without the Cross" very sweet
y. rendered by Miss Hattie NJ. Smith of Lu
low.
:, sor read selection OF the scriptures al
8 addressed the throne of divine grac
After the Congregation had Joined wi
the choir in singing the 10th hymn, "a
hail the power of Jesus name,' the Re
j. N. f. Perry, formerly pastor of the CO
gregation had the pleasure of delivering ii
II first sermon in the new church edifice. I
selected for his text
j. Zechariah tx -9.-"Rejoice greatly, o daught
# Of Zion: shout daughter or Jerusalem; b
- hold, thy King cometh unto thee"
/ The language OF Zechariah, said NJ
i r.. q L. - l. Il. a..
=, tive, and some parts are dark and mystic
" GUS. In the early part of his prophesy
n dwelt almost exclusively on the erection
passed through his mind. In one he
standing on mountain with an angel al
= observes four mighty chariots rush throu,
n the valley that takes different direction
= The fourth, with the blood red stseds, l
u presents the spirit of God and is to roa
to and fro through the world. Zechari,
:. saw the glory of the coming kingdor
, Sitting with the biography of Christ befo
r. us there is no installing the chapter,
!, paragraph to which these prophesIes ref
After some announcements, the servic
n were closed by slnging-"Praise God fro
e whom all blessings flow
- AfIEkNOON.
II The entire church was well filled wi
not less than 500 persons. There we
g present among the ministers of the Met
y odist denomination, beside the pastor
% charge, the Rev. Mr.. Rockwell, Rev. B.
y Ives, d. d., of Auburn, N. Y. Rev.
d D. Beeman, presiding elder of the sprin
field district Rev. N. F. Perry of Bra
d tleboro Rev. p. NJ. Frost of Proctor
Y vile Rev. o. M. Boutwell, of Springfield
j. Rev. G. s. Boswell, West Windsor Re
re F. T. Lovett, Landgrove Rev. G.
,g Flanders, Weston and Rev. Isonar
" Dodd of Mechanicsyille. Also the esidei
pastors belonging to other denomination
10 Rev. Mr.. Perry read an invocation f.