The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-07-10


22nd. of juno indicated rain which
was afterwards partially verified still
this did not mar the pleasure We ex~
perlenced in being present al the lay
ing Of the Cornerstone Of st. Luke's
Evangelical Lutheran church. about
to I've erected ut Troxelvillc, Snyder
Co, Pa, Of which Rev. W. II. wicand
Is pastor. The occasion brought TO-
gether large assembly to witness the
ceremonies. II was q great day for
these people and one no less glad, for
II marks an event in their history,
which under the providence of God
promises much good.
This congregation had aniicably sep
arated from the German Reformed
the two ns has been and Is now of.
ten the case worshipipg in tile same
church-making the proceedings Of
this day an evidence Of their earnest
ness.
Such division Is always the hest for
a.. concerned for IL iufuses new life in~
TO each organization and advances the
cause of Christ in that community.
The ministers present, besides the
pastor loci, were Revs. q. j Martz Of
Lebanon, A. Copenhavcr of McAllis-
terville, |. Irvine of Middleburg and
Rev. Cline of the Evangelical Church.
An interesting and instructive sermon,
appropriate to the occasion, was
preached In tho morning in the Ger,
man language 10y Rev. Martz, immeli.
ately followed by successful effort to
raise funds for the erection of the
church, The begging was done 10y
Rev. Copcnhaver. In the afternoon
another sermon was preached In the
English language by the last named
minister, assisted in the services by
Rev. irvine, after which the soliciting
of funds was continued only for short
time. The combined efforts amounted
to 81 ,3i1.0 being far above tho most
sanguno expectations of pastor or peo-
pie, The result of these oxertions adj
ded to the amount previously secured
is sufficient to place the enterprise on
firm footing.
At the close Of tho service in tho old
church, the congregation proceeded to
the foundation of the new, where, after
the usual documents were placed in n
tin box the ceremony of the laying of
the Cornerstone wits conducted by the
pastor in the midst Of rain which ia
no wise diminished the ardor of the
people.
The dimensions of the churcl, are
81 II feet with recess pulpit, and
will be one story high. 1t is to be built
Of brick is situated at the cast end Of
the village, and will he the only one in
it tho other Two being located II short
distance in the country. One end OF
the church is to be cut Off for a Sun
day School room, leaving the audience
chamber some 80 feet long. 4 fow
weeks previous the congregation was
very much discouraged hy the loss of
1900 feet of lumber 10y fire, aud many
thought the church could not he built.
This dscouragment only proved the
earncstness of the people. MIch
of the above lumber has been replaced
without any cost.
The pastor is doing noble work in
the Adamsburg charge. To his elTici-
ent and self.denying labors most of its
present prosperity is due, After il is
completed this will he the third church
he has been instrumental in building.
When we consider that there are four
congregations and that he has caused
them to feel the necessity of standing
alone and apart from union churches,
this fact of itself, were there no others
would be evidence of successful pas.
| tora,e.
The people Of this charge have abun-
dant cause for encouragement, and
should cheerfnlly cooperate with their
pastor in his efforts to extend the Res
deemer's Kingdom. w. X. q,