Daily Republican., 1879-07-14
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.

. NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
. rhs Mouut sasem Peopie Once Mo,
Prepared fer Aggressive Work-Th
Services Yesterday and the Amouu
sf Money COlleeted-Ths Debt ~
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The Mt. Salem M. Z. church wa
rs dedicated yesterday with specia
services. In the morning an expe
risnCe meeting was held, in whicl
Rrvs. DR.. Dashisl, DR.. Matlack, p. 4.
and J. IS. Mann took part. Th-rs wa,
. large attendance and the ms-ting va
a spirited one. This was At O'Clock
At 10. 80 O'Clock Rev. DR., Dashisl con
Quoted the services. lie took his idea
from the text, Neither is there any
other name given under heaven, &c.,
The discourse was one OK power and
was delivered in the gsntlemans usus
impressive manner. The attendanc,
at this service was also good aud til,
feeling that prevailed was one of de.K
communion. The morning service wal
followed by u collection, in which som,
six hundred dollars we're raised. Al
uoon those Of the congregation wht
lived at a distance remained and wsr,
served with collation. spread In I'll.
class rooms. This was followed by q
season Of prayer conducted by Rev
William Taylor. 5a aG.a y.
At two o'clock the Sunday afternoon
services was held, and was participated
in by Rev. DR.. Matlack, Rev. Mr..
Biggs, a former pastor of the church,
Rev. J. B. Mann, Rev. James l.. Hous-
ton, and Rsv. Gaylord More, pastor of
the Green Hill Presbyterian Church.
Following this service another collec,
ton took place, and sixty more dollars
were raised. This was followed by an
other collation. and prayer meeting, the
latter led by Mr.. John Gem, member
OF the church.
At seven o'clock the regular services
began. The audience had gradually
thinned down; but although wanting
in numbers the spirit that prevailed in
the morning was just as strong at the
evening service. Rev. DR.. Dashisl
again preached and again the preach
ing was followed by collection. The
amount rsised was S472.30, making q
total collection for the day of $ll33.30.
At ~ o'clock the formal dedication
took place in accordance with the Ser.
vices laid in the church government.
The Board Of Trustees presented the
church to the conference, Messrs.John
Mackle and Levi Garrett conducting
that portion of the services on the part
Of the church Board. The church was
formally received ard dedicated to
christian services by the Presiding FL
der of Wilmington, District, of Whining
ton Conference, Rev. DR.. M,tlack, assis.
ted by other ministers present. With
this the exercises concluded and the
congregation was dismissed.
A description of the church has al.
ready been given in these columns, but
in view of the signal success with
which til. financial affairs of The con.
gregation have been crowned, 1t wonld
be we'll to refer to the unprecedented
pr0mptn-ss with which church obliga-
tions have been met. For the two
churches, the one that was destroyed
and the one that was rebuilt, there have
been about eleven Thousand raised,
much Of it being collected through the
self,sacrifcing spirit
which actuates its members. When
this edifice was complrtad there wer4
only $2,475 debt including the bonded
debt Of $1,000, interest, &c.
Upon this debt as We have stated |
about $ll33. 30 have been raised which
leaves balance of 81 ,342 yet to raise.
The bonds upon the church is held
by a agentleman who is no hurry and is
to let it remain subject to
the pleasure and convenience of the
church Board.
We believe it is the determination
)f the cOngr. cation to devote $500 of
The sum collected yesterday to the re
lemptiOn OF the bonded Indebtedness.
The entire cost of the building can
not be determined at present.
Charged with the La ce"y or $50.
Patrick McAteer, a small boy about
1ine y ars of age, was charged by I
Ezekiel Walker with the larceny of $40
n money. H c. Turner, Esq, appear
d as counsel FIR the defence. Ezekiel
Walker testified to losing the money, ,
md stated that he had placed it in
runk in the house. Having occasion !
o so to the trunk few days afterwards
10 found that all but 81 in silver had
,een taken.
Evan Walker testified to taking the
money out of his fathers trunk. After .
witness had secured the money, the l
defendant ran after him and said he
Vould half kill him If ne did not give |
i'm the money. Evan on being cross. (
xamined said his brother George told t
e'endant about the money. {
Several boys testified to defendant 4
eing in their company OH the Fourth a
+ July, and Oh going to Philadelphia r
hey were oil ligeh in order to take him II
'ith them, to pay his way. These wit ,
esses said that the defendant had no
Ioney about him. Counsel for the 6e a
'nce claimed that if the boy had stolen Il
le money there would have been some C
Vidence to show that McAteer had Il
pent portion of it. He thought that d
ven If the accused was held for Court II
le Attorney General would not prose p
lte the case on account of the age of Il
IL boy. Patrick was held in the sum o
SlOO for his appearance at court.
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