Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-01
DEDICATION.


The Union Bethel Mission Chapel
The new mission chapel of the Union
Bethel (Church of God), erected at the cor
ner Of Christian and Green streets, was
dedicated with appropriate services yester-
day afternoon.
At half-past two o'clock there was
Union Sunday school service which occu-
pied about half an hour. The service
opened with a song Of welcome by the
children, after which the lesson of the day
was read by Mr.. W. 4. Laverty, superin-
tendent Of the school. Rev. D. \. L. Law
erty, the pastor, offered prayer, and fol-
lowed by giving brief history Of the mis-
sion, from which it appeared that the Sun
day school was first organized on the 1st
OF June, 1879, in a room in a private house
No. 500 Christian street. At this meeting
thirty five Sunday school children were
present, the whole number in attendance
including teachers and visitors being fifty.
nine. On the 24th of June deed for the
lot corner of Green and Christian was
secured. The lot is As feet front by
103 feet in depth, the price paid
for it being 1925. On the even
ing of the 2Sth of June Divine ser
vice was for the first time held on the lot,
a large congregation being in attendance
and ground was formally broken for the
construction of the new building, by John
S. Gable. On the 3Oth of June the men,
bers of the Young Mems Temperance
Union commenced the work Of excavating
the cellar, and worked ut it almost every
evening, after their usual days work was
done, until it was completed. Their work
was free-will offering to the cause of the
mission. On the afternoon OF the Gath OF
August the cornerstone was laid by Rev.
Laverty in the presence OF a large cOngre-
CATION. The Young Mems Temperance
Union next organized fair to raise funds
to assist in putting up the building. The
fair was held In ROters's hall, Prince
| street, opposite Fulton opera house, con-
tinuing from the 18th to the 18th OF Octo-
Der, and netting about s4OO. The build
ing was proceeded with and with some as
| sistancc from the parent church was finish
ed. 1t is q substantial and attractive brick
| building, 30 feet front, so feet in
depth, and covered with slate. 1t is
| in general appearance not unlike the new
| African church, having a handsome front
with heavy cornice and spacious doors and
windows, and, as it is located on high
ground, makes quite an imposing appear
ance. The interior walls are finished in
white, the pews and pulpit being grained
walnut.
| At the conclusion of the pastors histor-
ical sketch of the mission, the children
were addressed by John S. Gable, Jacob
Lighter, of Iowa Peter S. Goodman and
Rev. J. f. Weishampel. Between these
several addresses there were number of
appropriate hymns sung. The school was
then dismissed to mike room for the large
number of persons ccngregated outside.
After the usual preliminary service Rev.
Il. H. Long, of Mlytown, preached the
dedicatory sermon, lis theme being 1.-the
universally of the Kingdom OF Christ, "
and his text the I'd verse of the 2d chapter
of Isaiah : "And it shall come to pass in
the last days tha5 the mountain of the
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top of the mountains, and shall be exalted
above the hills and all nations shall flow
into it, The reverend speaker quoted
largely from the scriptures to show that
the kingdom of Christ will be established
in all the earth, and quoted from history
to prove that the prophecies to this effect
are being rapidly fulfilled. and that the
| signs of the times Enthusiastically show that
the establishment of the kingdom of
Christ is near at hand.
At the close Of the sermon, which was
| attentivcly listened to, collection was
lifted which in amount far exceeded the
most sanguine expectations Of the friends
of the mission.
Rev. J. W. Deshons, of Columbia
made the closing address, which greatly
helped to excite the liberality on the part
! of those present. Among the donations
made the mission was handsome pulpit,
presented by Mr.. Henry Scholl. of this
city, and a pulpit Bible and window-blinds
by several friends of the cause.
The closing prayer of the dedicatory
services was made by Rev. Deshong and
the benediction was given by Rev. Long.
There will be Divine services at the
mission this evening, on which occasion
Rev. A. H. Long will preach. There will
also be services tomorrow evening, when
the pastor Rev. D. A. L. Laverty will
preach. Should the interest in these meet
ings warrant it, there will be meetings
every evening during the week except
Wednesday evening, when there will be
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