The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-10

b lck, but onward and upward to the
perfect day, and I thank God for the
suffering and trial which have led me
20 far on the way. A man without the
Vision Of Immortal hope runs the race
q life with himself for the only selfish
center, and when he amasses wealth he
has nothing to stay his hopes upon,
and Is more anxious and harrassed than
ever before. Blessed is the young man
who early catches the vision of hope
and believes in the word repent, grow
ing up into Christ with the power to
become a son of God.
Third-Thinkable Theology. Man
needs the same consistent knowledge
Of God that a boy has of his father.
This IL not perfect; such 10 our belief
In God-not what it is, but what it
shall be, for we shall see Him as He is.
Every one must walk In the footsteps
Of Christ, and grow into living, real
theology, not to crawl into one, as
though should give you mine, for
that style of getting one would proba-
bly, smother you. You must have one
of your own. For this, three things
are necessary-a ripening of capacity,
knowledge Of Christ In the image Of
God, and the Inspirations of the Holy
Spirit. knowledge comes through a
study of God and His word. Truth,
which you know for you Is better
than the knowledge of the angels.
Man is poor, frail creation of to-day,
but he can follow God, looking up to
Him as a little child, and saying "Abba
Father" God Is a wise and good
Father, and there is joy in heaven over
the good works of his children, and
sorrow when they do evil.
Fourth-The three foregoing topics
taken together, said form this one.
There is one thing in this Christian
life which wish particularly to eau
ton you against, and that Is the habit
Of separating your religious life from
your everyday life. GA man cannot
serve two masters" and he cannot be
divided into two halves-religious and
secular-aud still be a consistent ac-
ceptable Christian. Our plans in busi-
ness should always harmonize with
our Christian faith. Many men seem
10 think of religion only Is prepara-
tion for death, but say to you it Is a
nal life now while you may, for you
will die anyhow whether you prepare
for 1t or not. Gods message is to liv-
ing man in his health and strength,
and have no message to carry to dy-
| ing man who has wasted his life in RI
otous living, thinking only Of himself
when in health and terrified at the
thought of dying. This church whose
dedication we are now celebrating
should never be associated with death
and the tomb, but with everlasting life
and hope. No covenant, ceremony,
sacrifice or device Of man, or admins
tered by men, is of any use to you ex-
cept as it may reaction you, brighten
ing your vision of hope aud giving
courage in the right. And row let me
say, there is no such thing as neutral
ground, you must be either on the
advance or decline. II the thrill of
God is not in you death is In you.
Progress requires effort, but the down.
ward movement goes Of itself. These
remarks show what this edifice is for.
You have the appliances for all which
is good; will you use them? Whether
this is done wisely or not will appear
in the harvest, which is the end OF the
world. May you all grow in grace,
and find home i'm your Fathers man.
sion above. "To as many as received
Him, to them gave He power to become
the sons Of God"
| At tho conclusion of the discourse
Mr.. Beecher offered very feeling and
touching prayer for the future good
and usefulness Of the church and soci-
ETY.. The audience was then dismissed
with the bsnediction.
| After the services many persons
stayed in the church building for some
time in order to inspect the beauties
and conveniences of this building
which has now been dedicated from
henceforth to the worship of God.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
The church is of very handsome ex.
terror, built of brick, with stone trim
mings. The style 10 a moderate Gothic,
1t has one tower, and in the opposite
corner q porte-eochere, conveniently ar.
ranged so that persons coming in car
riages can step into vcstibule with.
out exposure to the weather. There
are four vestibules, with doors on hin.
ges arranged to turn both ways. Di
mensions of the audience room, 65x55
besides projections. The audience
room is arranged in amphitheater
style, with circular seats, bowled floor
and circular gallery. The interior fin.
ish 10 Of ash and walnut. The stained
glass is of fiIe quality, choice tints,
and with the frescoiDg, woodwork
and carpets, gives cheerful, subdued
tone. The acoustic properties of the
loom are perfect. 1t is also ventilated
on scientific principles. Notwithstand-
ing the large audience to-day the air
was perfectly pure. The auditorium is
so arranged that glass doors between 1,
and the lecture room can be dropped.
adding thus sitting for three hundred
more, and making seating capacity OF
one thousand or twelve hundred In all.
The church is complete in all its ap-
pointments, everything being new.
The organ is beautiful in finish and