The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-25

| Salem.
/ Tile dedication OF the NJ f. Church
J. at 9al2u station is past, leaving crate
/ ful memories 10 record. The day WAS
/ bright and beautiful, cold but not te-
dio1#, ard III every respect favorable,
is.4pe rough going for the people to come
5out
| a S lish. &ood-l0oking congregation
iii 5pl4ad with Il devotional feeling, and
a gi&0uess Tor giving flied the hand
ia9ma church.
TIE choir, assisted by Mr. and Mrs.
!. TAFT, Ana Mrs. Carrie Bailey, rendered
requisite music at times during the
services.
lie following are the names of the
| clcrSNmen present: Revs. Messrs. Col
sou, Holmes, Benjamin. Parsons, Peter
lnan,dnd GarVil, pastor Of the dhurca,
Liter tie praise service, the Rev.
Mr. Holmes delivered 1t sermon, which
Tor p0iniedneos ami good sense could
not have been eXveIled. and was re-
iceiytd with universal appreciation by
is bearers.
! Nj Holmes is ail original. versatile
speaker, both Instructive and amusing,
Iand "i,hal an ilveterAt0 punster,
shown alter wards, as the money was
b ing raised 20 pay the debt.
Or. Holmes. the poet, tells us that
q pun IS an lndignity to the human I'LL.
ttr2 anding; however the puns OF Rev
III. Holmes must be an exception, us
hey We're made and taken with recip-
rocui good humor, provoking bursts OF
II laughter.
Being an experienced hand dedicat-
$ ing churches, and specially adapted tC
; Ike work, never WAS man more al
home OF more fifty chosen for the occa-
sion.
4 tier the sermon, the Building Com
mittee reported, showing q debt OF
$3.50 OH the church.
The crisis Of the day had c1me, anC
how 1t would terminate was uncertain
The presiding Elder and all the min
listers looked dolorous and more solemn
tEan ever, and the congregation appar
emily became infected with The look
rs they beheld the church debt hang
i ing III, na ing over their heads
The sltuatlun was indeed appalling
! and the suspense painful, but at length
the crisis WAS passed.
For it happened that there were
good, generous friends, friends Of sub
stance, lowering round like minister
ing angels, who with "a long pun, :
s1rong pull, a pull altogether" lifted
u the debt rs if by magic.
There was reason for great rejOic
ing, and in the transport of joy the
Rev. Nh. Holmes, assisted by Rev. FL
Uolman, Presiding Elder. dedicated
the church, the ceremony Of which was
short and impressive.
The choir then Sang beautiful an
them, after which the benedictlon W as
/. pronounced.
The subjoined list of names and the
amount given by each individual may
be interesting.
S. G. Ripley, d. Prosser, B. IT. Stock.
er, Mrs. p S. Taber, Mr.. c. Silycrnail
Rev. j. J. Garvin. J. Hartnell, G. Mine
w. V. Gull, j. w. Voak, Mrs O. Deu-
I ol, " Bassett, each $25.
Mrs. Field, Mrs. Grant, Joseph Mel.
= lor, Il. Bloss, Homer H0llister, Ward
Benedict, P. NJ. Maynard, Friend Gin
the choir,) Friend. Mrs. G. Silverna.l
, each $40.
viii Hartnell, (son of J. G. Hart.
nell,) Miss A. Orion, NJ. Loescher, Rev
II. Colman, William Brooks, Friend
Fred Runkel, Frank Smith, Ison of j
K. Smith,) Mrs G. Miner, Frank
SWarts, Human Stevens, Fred Schen
ing, Mrs. Amanda Swarts, c. Brown
a. II. Kruckman. G. w. Voak, Friend
Friend, E. w. Voak, E. Ripley, Sly
mour Smith, each rs.
: Mrs. Trafford, SO, Miss Mary Cul
81, G. ". Warner, 81, Mrs Belle May
nard ST., E. S. Stannard ST, Arista Eos
ter 81, Mary Vincent So, Two Friends
each 81, G. Barnard 81, Minnie Tabel
81, Fred Colman 81. Hannah Brooks
81, Ladies Aid Society 500.
Total amount reported SOIL.