, 1876-04-10
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

DEulCATlpN bENFACEb YESTERDAY.
Tho dedication services Of tho First baptist
Church, coruer Of Thirty.Grst street and South
Park avenue, Of Which full description waH
given In THE Tribune OF tho "a Inst. took place
yesterday morning. The odltlce ia purely Gothic
in dtylo Of architecture, and the seating ar-
rangementa. acoustic properties, aud gcu-
eShl appearance OF tho interior arc
tho noatest and most convenient
In this city, il not In tho entire country. Tho
pulpit and surroundings woro yesterday made a
perfect bower Of loNess vines, and tropical
plants. The audience WAS yosy large aud num-
bored I, TOO poraous, and 500 more could hayo
been conveniently takon oare Of. The orsan has
not yet been PLACED IN pos:o md in It's st'ad
Tho horyices Mero opened By tha pahtoE, tho
Rev. Or. ". W. EyeEts, who waa asahtGd by the
1iav. J. N. Muldock, D. D., Boston, and tho Roy.
Dr. Eyerts read tho scriptural Invocation.
commencing with *Tho Lord Ia In His Holy
Temple" which was followed with singing BY
tho cholr Of allow beautiful upon the mouu-
tans."
Tho noy. ur. Murdoch thcn read tho 84th
Psalm.
Tne dea.eatory hymn WAS ncxt sung. CON-
Inencing ..'hlighty Ruler at Creation" Father
| "ewoet Ia Thy Mercy was sung by the choir.
The 1sey. Dr. Everts thun preached tho dcli-
catory sermon. lie took a. his text;
And lot ua at.0c sud 90 up to Bethel: aud win
the days Of dts.rees, and with In Tho wny
| which 1wcnt.-icn. zerr., -.
Ils said that tho young IIobrav who slept On
tho desert had heavenly vihiou, which
ctangoa his heart. aud WIS never forgot
ten through Lis Journeyings tu tho East, IIa
summoned h!s family ,l! around him and took
departing. hia children Terc blossol. Tho ex-
| por,enee Of The patriarch Was that OF ali mau-
| Atud. Mon turned to some Dcthcl o. church tor
tho consolation at religion, A!l halloHed mem;
nourisIo<l and enshs'noa iu the HOUSE OF God,
which must cont contain a.. all thas is subtms In
sSgoa oDm 1sa5s tsb ss up ,o by st9oe ss 40
ilaine, was cansectasea IL holy GROUND. In the
aamo mamie. wore. iumortalized the temples.
kiosks. aud oven tue mosques Of Eaatern Asia,
the, Religions which they represented, sud
thor sanctltY was pfoaasved hscause thelr
NoEshlpers knew what was eushriued upon
the altar. l. vas 10 with tho AK and
lsss and groateas sent Of God. aud included Al!
that was holy and hopetui. The Christian
sanctuary wrought up Al! that WAS pure OF mea'a
charaesefs. A. tue suu beaiaed upon tho earth,
buod tho Church. 1Aere was in ths
Church sanctlty and holiness, wheru
mon were seeking aud trying to learn
Tue greatness aud goodness Of dod. Ihs House
Of dol must enslrine tie most haIlousa associ-
atsons within IL. Thoto WAS = longing among
usn 10 know moro Of life and immortal des.uy.
They sought this lnoaledye through tho Church.
| Which held the great text book. aud it was only
| BY Faith that they could DO made to understand
| that there Was Hupronle uaing,-s revelation
| OF lifo. All Of men's higher knowledge EAs 10
timately associated with tho House of God,
where nese stored ths d,sus treasures Of sevelA-
tiou. It contained tho textbooks to futusa
life. Il spread tho diffusion Of everlasting lifs.
Tho Hoase OF God used all tho blessings for sp
ltsaiumsnt Of everlasting l!ie. II tha sun