, 1876-07-17
MOODY,S TABERNACLE.

DEDICATION aRRVlCE9 1KeTEhuAHs
Yesterday morning was set apart for tho dedl- |
cation Of the Chicago Ayent,o tsloody's) Church;
but for some reason or other the houso was not
crowded by any manner OF mems. a comfort
ab|y-sizcd audlence WIS present, but tho con-
course which Moody draws was absent. No
doubt tho abscuce Of the evangelist had good
deal to do with It. For tho size Of tho audience,
however, there WAS gooaly dcgrcc Of casncst~
ness, and the singing was rs spirited as un1al,
The opcn!ug exercises wcrc conducted by tho
pastor, tho Rov. w. j. Erlmnu, and Mai. D. W.
Wh.ttlc, after which the Rev. j. Il. Brooks, Of
tho Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, st.
Louis, preached tho delfcasory sermon, choosing
for his text Hebrews, H., 23-"Iu whom ALI the
building. gtly 1oned 4 tog4q'thcr' gFoweth unto m
NJ hsoaks BEGAN wI.h Inc osSSaI1an sa nsnta. H..
wore that after their regeneration they ,wcrc
In Christ, that Christ was. In them,
and that as taS 5cna 5csalt t,os o. ars tns
calcd 10 manifest Christ Ia all their conluct md
conversation. Paul had begun his prcachlnEs to
the Gent!lcs while they wero absolutely dead ID
their sins, and even after their conveIslon they
Tho worGs Of tho text related to What might
bo termed tho structure Of tho Church
viewed under tho appropriate and magnificent
may 81 scnepasn Spe eou.e5ed ia s rs IN
Builder at the Church; aceond. tho work In
which Ho was engaged; third tho foundation on
which It rested; fourth, the materials OF which
curc l.s stability; sixth, tho agency employed
In It's erection; and, seventh, tho great snd for
which Il wns reared.
rss building Witch God sa esa pEss1e tor
| in whtcl. cyarything spoke Of tho coming Christ
II ali spoke ot Gods deep ycarnfng. to have tho
Sins Of lis people covered over With blood. It
all deeared ~ is ne hio9d tat mskct o sha tno
ding Of blood taloro is no rcnissou." Hero God
could reside with Ills mysterious presence, aud
| rcce!ye the revorouco Of Ills people, Solomon
the Ereat temple which bore tho '1atter's name.
QUO great, central idea Of redemption Tho
next tenplo was the body Of Christ, 7 was
Without !ts death, the perpetual temple, tho
iIatc1. "ChrIst loved slio Churcll and gave
lLlmself for IT," On this rock tho Church had
ynil against it. Christ risen was THO cornor-
stonet Christ crncIlcd Was tho foundatton:stone,
Christ asecnicd was the exalted stone. 70 tue
supplanted in tho ministry, or in tho thoughts Of
thae people, by philosophical preaching or by
tho preashing Of pol!ttca! and soclal reforms,
tue moment tho Chatchs strength waa weak
Church, Working with the cyangcltats and
preachers of thls later day, must be the per
aonal ind ub!diEg presence OF tho Holy Ghost
Il had been With tho Church through
So,ey asf estoyh s yhu,s es'sd ot os oeaa'at Ea s
conling like solonon's magnificent ediaee
without tho sound Of hammer. Countless
millions were being added unto 1t, like stones In
| building polished after tho at1ntlttude OF q
palace, all designed to bring about tho great snl
God might have m habltnttou, md that Ia the
aEe3 to co.nc liz might ehow the exceeding
rlchcs OF His grace through Christ Jesus. Only
yct q little while must cIapse before this millcn
Ial day Of tho Chnrch must arrive.
forth, rcuic,nbcrtng that their bodies wcfc
temples os the Iloly Ghost;. They wcra not
thcir own. They wera bought with price.
They shuuld, therefore, glorlfy God In thefl
bodies aNl spirits, which were Ills. They went
5s5. eari9 tho temple q asH HEX SS,anr
which ,vM growing aud growing Into an hol,
''af xftcr tho singing Of d hymn, Maj. Whittls
read short history OF thu Chicago Avenu'
Church, tracing ita rise from n smni1 Sunday
cessful condition. This eabbatll:school nov
, numbered 200, uni the church membership $50
The cost Ut tho building was 1857, ,0O0, and for tn
lot $4,000. The church proper was paId for.
. A collection WIS then taken up tn aciray ~
q paving shs stfeets nna
ences ~ the Sunday school. Thu SUN Aeelot
waa $4,000, att WHEN It shall l,ayo been colcctet
. tho approaehos to tho church will be greatly I'm
!, proved and tho Sunday-school will be PLACED OF
, aprospcrous footfng. !,
: closed tho 6crylces.