The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-03-18

For many years have the people. Of
Troxieville and vicinity worshiped In
q church about one mile esss Of the VII
lage. This wasa union church occu.
pied, and the properly Of the General
Synod Lutheran snd the German Re-
formed congregations. The day hav-
| ing come when ali congregations feel
the necessity ofhaving . church OK.
lclusively 10 themselvss they mutually
agreed 10 dissolve their reiations BY
one congregation buying the claims Of
the other. This Was done The Re-
formed esasrssatiou having satisfied
the claims Of the lutheran, the Lu-
thcrsn congregation, with uutirsiuR
energy and unyielding will, began
their preparation 10 erect house oi
worship Of their own. The sight chos.
on for the erection Of this building
was in the eastern end Of the village.
The wisely chosen building COMMITTEES
who are sll business men and who
took hold Of this matter in business.
like way. assisted by the members ol
the congregation, completed the build.
ing. Of which they may we'll be proud
of, in about one year. II is n brick
building. The size of IL do not cor
rectly know, I think II is SKIS, TWEEN
ty some feet Of which are partitioned
Off for Sunday School purposes. The
church is beautifully furnished /; and
when we look at its walls and ceiling
We must say beautifully frescoed
The pulpit recess especially cannot
but attract the attention and call forth
the admiration Of every one that On.
ten that house of worship. The vim
dows are stained glass. The wood
work inside is painted in imitation ol
walnut. The church Is illuminated by
a twelve lamp chandelier suspended
from the centre of the ceiling. Tn,
building has two spires. In the larg
est hangs q beautiful and we'll toned
bell Of 800 lbs. weight, manufactured
at the "McSharre Bell Foundry, Bal
timore, Nd" The building, ia short
in beauty completes with any other In
the county, and, I think. we woulJ
not be guilty Of exaggeration If w
would say that it surpasses any other.
A. tho dedioxtioa Of this beautiful
church on the 18th inst.. II was the pleas
urs OF the wriior 10 bs present. The 9th
sr c,ergymen present were, Revs. r. An
,stsdt, A. N, J. Tosiiusou. 8. q. Shan
non. and ". q. Wissud. pastor loci. Bro'I
Frederick and 0reenhoe. theological stu
dsnts Of Mission Institute were also pres
ent. Rev. r. Ansiadt, VII, ~As 70 preach
not y ct havisg arrived Drs
Frederick prssehsd 40 istsrsstias suS
prsetical sermon A2P. n. on "Chris
,,iaa Influence" On Saturday evening"
Rev. P. Ans'ad, gave = Historical &C
count OF the E'tayel'c.l Lutheran Ciurc'
in Aruerios. lie fouudiag aud operation
up 10 the present dag.
| Oa sAbhath m,raias Rev. J. romiiaso
preached tbs dedicstory sermon ahe
which the pastor loci sts'ei that tho who'll
cost Of the oaild'nS vac S.Io. Slaba, .
which wac YET 10 10 raised. nad this she.
now proposed to do. iVnhoat any ur
aeut effort xbont $1,000 were ofsret
Theu to make The congregation 70 fss
more happy still. Rev. wieAud told u
eousrsgr,ion that tokens Of love NJ. War
req Troxel, son OF ISaao rr"xsl, preseu
,et n pulpit edition Of he Book Of Wor
. ip." Moses ErDa German D.ble Mr.
r wm. Baum Of New Berlin a, Euslisl
.iible, aud Mr. In. Baum Of New Berli
} y sil yer conmuuion set. In behalf Of III
congregation Toe prsior ihsn returne
thanks 10 these kinl donors for The
, much ap preciatsd gifts.
The huiiiiaS tssslasr with its pulpii
alter aud psws were nnw e1n'serstsl
lie Sc nv CO Of the lriuao God The con
yrexa o tiou was thea dismissed 10 sssemb
!, ag Tia a. quarter past 8. when a int
|, eslins aud affecting sermon was presci
cd BY Rev. p. Ansad,. sul ssaia in ID
, evening by Rev. s. 9. stanueA. TUT
ended smother ssbbsih Of ,ejoieioS.
This 10 the shird church that has bee
erected Ia The bsuads Of tbs Adsmabur
. charge duriug the uutiring isbors ,
lsishs years Of their most worthy paste
". r. Wissnd. t-
> Lutbsraaisa, ssa ws think shriSs'aalt,
toe, without douss, IL proxrsssiNS
Snydsr Co., for 10 every iows ssd,
we'll through the esas,ry her stsspl
point The traveller toward the bslt,
world. Msy God bless her 10 her sawsr'
. progress. Ii.