The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-03
Dedication and Ordination at Mount
Holly.

The Baptist church in Mount Holly has
taken new lease of life. For several
years the men of function In the church
have seen that unless something could be
done to intuse new vigor into the church
organization and the community the soci-
ETY. must go down. Like Louis Napoleon,
striving to give his empire prestige by
amusing the people with a war on the
frontier, these men have aroused an inter-
est ia church affairs by changing our for
mery dilapidated church edifice into as
pretty and neat astructure as may be found
anywhere. But unlike the French emper-
or their experiment has been crowned with
abundant success already, and this is but
1.-THE of what they intend 10 do, and we
are sure all hope they may bring the church
to the degree of.prosperity it once enjoyed
when it was the largest in numbers and the
strongest in zeal of any organization in the
state.
Four months ago subscription was
started which resulted in raising some
three hundred dollars. With this amount
work was begun but as all know that when
work on an old building is begun stop
ping place is hard to find and the trustees
w. Horton, VIM. Lord snd M. d. HarriDg-
ton soon found they needed more money
and 90 the people put their hands little
teeper into their pockets and the work
went on. Between eight and nine hundred
dollars have been expended and the society
is now only little over two hundred in
debt. The house has been re-painted on
the outside, blinds and all, and new
front platform constructed inside, the old
fashioned gallery which ran clear across is
now made more modern, circular In front
and letting forward the width of one seat.
On either side, the space left is used tor
Toned pulpit has been exchanged for a
beautiful walnut derk, the handiwork OF
the pastor, w. II. Lawton. The ceiling is
arched overhead and wainscotted all around
below aud covered with beautiful fresco
paper. New stoves have been put In and
bright new carpet brightens the whole and
makes the room seem a paradise compared
with what 1t once was. Such is the work
which our people assembled to dedicate to
the Lord on Wednesday.
The morning dawned Just cloudy enough
to make the farmers think 1t was to be nc
hay-day, and after they had gathered at the
church to the number OF about four hun
dred, cleared off, and the rest of the day
was clear and beautiful. The dedicatory
services opened at half-past ten by an invo-
cation by Rev. Mr.. White of Grafton, be.
ing continued as follows;
Reading of scriptures by Rev. Mr.. Her.
ring of Bellows Falls.
Prayer by Rev. A. C. Chick of East
Wallingford.
Sermon by Rev. J. p. Farrar of Ludlow.
Dedicatory prayer by Rev. j. Clement
of New Hampshire.
Benedlction by Rev. Mr.. Cumming OF
Mechanicsville.
The whole was interspersed by excellent
music from the choir. After the benedlc-
ton the out-of-town people repaired to the
town hall, where an excellent COLLATION.
awaited them. The council of ordination,
composed of delegates from churches In
Bellows Falls, Perkinsville, Chester, Graf
ton, Weston, Ludlow, Plymouth, Audovel
and East Wallingford, were entertained a,
the residence of David Horton.
THE ORDINATION.
In the afternoon, the ordination Of W.
H. Lawton as pastor of this church took
place, the order being as follows