The daily gazette., 1880-09-27
FIRST EDITION.
OLlVET'S REOPENING.

rededicated, Sunday afternoon. The re-
opening had been postponed two or
three times, on account of various OBJ
stacles, and many who were present on
this occasion wished it had been post
paned another week or so, in order to
give the fresh paint upon the seats time
TO become thoroughly dry.
10 this service the congregations OF
the various Presbyterian churches had
been invited, aud uususpectful of the
trap that awaited them the guileless
ones entered aud took seas until every
one of the sticky, freshly painted benches
were full, and extra seats mad to be laid
along the aisles to accommodate the
people who still kept coming. The lat
ter gazed enviously at those who came
earlier and secured the regular seats, but
the sequel proved that they were the
lucky ones and had no cause for COM
plant.
Services commenced at $3.50 o'clock,
and they had not proceeded far before
the unlucky congregation realized that
their clothes were sticking fast to the
backs of the benches, and that liberal
supply of paint was found to adhere to
their garments when they pulled them
iOoocs lloWCNCl, no bto NdudSo WAS
done and nothing could be gained by
leaving then, all hands sat Quietly until
the end.
Pastor Malery, after the opening SER
vices, called the attention OF the people
TO a number of blank cards and lead pen
ellis lying on the seats, which he said
were designed to receive The subscrip-
tions of all who felt like contributing to-
wards paying for the improvements
| effected in the church. Twelve months
ago, he said, the room below was no.
thing but a store room and a cellar;
now it is one of the neatest, brightest
aud most cheerful Sunday School and
prayer-meeting rooms in the city. The
cost of this Improvement, however, was
ali paid for, and now it is desired that
aid be extended to the congregation, to
enable them to pay for the painting,
frescoing, carpeting and general renova-
tion of the main auditdrlum of the
church. Mr.. Mallery also warmly COM
plimented the members bf Olivet for
their tireless energy during the progress
of these Improvements, many of them
having worked with their own hands to
hasten and perfect the wor k.
J Rev. A. N. Keigwin, of West Presby-
terlan Church, next addressed the audi
ence. lie congratulated Olivet people
unnn thoir ''oaU s-"d ts.etef'tl ~i's''NiI, s..,d
| also spoke of the great Influence OF the
church upon the community, both spirit
ually and practically. He urged the
members to study the word of God, and
pray for his His holy spirit to rest upon
both pastor and psople, thus establishing
a bond of perfect union which will in
sure success and make Olivet capable of
doing mighty work for the cause of
| the Lord.
Rev. ]. Howard Nixon, OF Central
| Presbyterian church, congratulated
! Olivet congregation for their handsome
work. The promise of God, he said,
would 90 with them and their pastor,
and aid them in the great work of the
church.
fhen collection was taken up, Pas
tor Mallery saying ne hoped it would
realize enough to pay for all the work
that had been done upon the church.
He announced that next Sunday the
Lords Supper would be celebrated and
u number of new members received in
to the church, and also returned thanks
to some unknown person who had pre-
sented the church with handsome
communion table. The contribution
of a little boy four or five years old,
was also acknowledged. and Mr.. NAL
lery hoped that as little boy had been
50 liberal those who were larger would
give much more.
Rev. Lafayette Marks, d. d., OF
Hanover Presbyterian church, made a
brief address. He said he judged
from the faces of the audience that
they felt, as did Peter On the Mount of
TRANSPORTATION, that it ''is good to be
Lere.' He hoped that true prosperity
which depends upon the presence and
power of Gods holy spirit would ever
attend the people of this church..
Pastor Mallery next came forward
smiling and announced that the collec-
ton had realized enough not only to
cover the cost of the church improve
ments, but to pay one half the cost of
a new organ that had just been pur-
chased.
Then Rev. +. b. DuVal, oft the First
PRESBYTERIAN church, being called up
ON. made brief address, at the con-
clusion of which, in honor of tho sue
cessful collection that had just been
made. he requested the audience to
rise and join IN singing tho old, famil-
lar long metre doxologY, 'Praise God
from whom all blessings flow"
Their was an awful, tearing, rip
pling sound as the audience slowly
wrestled their clothing from the sticky
benches and rose to their feet. They
Joined in the doxology, but each was
mentally wondering how much paint
was still left on the seats, and estima-
ting the chances of saving their
clothes by liberal application of tur-
pentine, as against being compelled to
purchase new outfits.
= With fervenJ prayer and the bene-
diction by Mr.. Mallery the audience
= was dismissed and as the people filed
out, the full measure of the damage
wrought by those freshly painted
3 benches could be seen. Nearly every
man had broad streak of paint across
his back, while some of the silk dresses
. worn by the ladies were almost ruined
. Only those who took the extra seat
= and chairs in the alsles escaped thu
General iniiiction. There is a lurking
, fear in the minds of Olivet people tha
|, the grace of the Lord did not hngel
a long in the hearts of those who attend
n ed the rededication Of their handsome
!. little church on Sunday afternoon.
u A NEW WATCH STATlON.
II IL. tne