The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-31
Will be the Broadway Presby'
terrain Church, When
Completed.
An Example of Zeal, Self Deni-
al and Devotion Worthy
Of Emulation.
What the Members Of This Church
Have lone to Build This
Sanctuary.

Il
part OF their chsperons. the handsome bust
ness blocks and the MAGNIFICENT and state.
iy houses which rise skyeward Oh mapy
q street OF his city, which sits
like queen On her royal
throne, surrounded BY as fair q heritage rs
ever the sun shone upon.
1t is . delight TO the eve and inspira-
| ton to even the dullest soul, TO mount To
the top of some one of these towt ring
buildings aud view the prospect DER"
Away stretches the biilowy prairie To- the
north, east and west, while the wooded
hills of the south, with their banners Of
purple and gold. waving in gentle ersces
before the dainty touch of soft b-eezes,
give relief t. the eye and pleasure TO the
heart Surely, for beauty of situation, Sc
dalia has r. ason to be proud of her lovely
sittings and surroundings.
But the visitor within these gates is not
shown the temples dedicated to the service
If "him who ruleth over all and is in all. I"
Indeed, it we're almost proclamation Of the
word "tenple," in this connection, tn so
call these places of worship, for while thou
sands have been expended in erecting the
lavish expenditure and
| ALMOST PRCDIGAL TASTE
have been adorning the chambers of the
| rich and msking beautiful the houses of
the wealthy, the church edi6ces are but rs
indications of primitive day, when the
worshipers we're poor, and Il was a hand
to-Land struggle for bread and bodily COW
eriug.
But the christians of this city, q. .
class, are able to afford better churches
than those in which they now gather to
paw tribute Of heart and purse to the Di-
vine Master, and il is TO their shame that
they give Him earthly tabernscles Of so
mean and iorbidding appearance. Not
that religion consists In gorgeous temples,
through whose stained windows sofrened
light falls on surpliced priest and richly
dressed worshipers, but because their alb
sence, when they can be afforded, are indi
cations of a want of generous apprecia-
ton Of the devotion of the heart, which
loves to pour out Its offerings
| IN TOKENS OF LOVE,
by memor: alizing the holy name and life
and death OF that One TO whom the world
bows in humble, yet glad reverence and
worship. In this respect Seda.ia has no
cause for Boosting, even though blessed
| Win wealth. IN ner cnnrcneS-
But, as ii tired Of the shame attaching
to this condition OF affsirs, one congrega-
ton, and that one, not of the weaithiest
class, said to one another, "let us arise and
build" and with determined will they
found The ever attendant way. For years
the Old School Presbyterians have wor-
shipped in a little church on the
corner of Second aud Lamine
streets. This unpreten:ious building has a
history which reads almost like a romance
and should find place in the archives OF
Pettis county. 1t was told once, not long
ago by Col. Philips in
WORDS OF GOLDEN ELooUENCE,
which found further publicity 10 the col-
uDns of the BAzoo.
| But the spirit of the age took hold OF
the members of this church and they went
nobiy to work to build temple worthy OF
the city, of the growing demands of society
and the increasing population, and As q
thank Offering unto Him who hath SO led
and blessed them.
| A beautiful lot on the corner of Broad.
way and Kentucky streets was secured
as . site for the new church, and
in this the wisdom of the members was
shown, for that part of the city is fast
settling up and will, in short time, b
populated by thousands Of people who will
want church near them.
When the question of questions, that oi
finances, was preached, il was found that
about 5000 could be raised by the mem.
bers of the church. This sum was thought
sufficient to put up building suitable for
the wants and tastes of the congregation
and community, but after results proved
that it was Just about half enough, and
that too, under the most rigid economy
and closest figuring of such fnanciers q
A, w. Nesbit, G Z. Heard and others.
AFTER ArHoRoUGH CANVASS
Of the situation, comparing notes
as it were, it was found that by sell
ing the old church and lot, which would
bring some 5000, and BY subscriptions
the sum of between S6 900 anG - 600 could
be raised. These steps were takeE, and
about the middle of last June, ground was
broken for the new church
Knowing that il would be impossible to
secure brick here, Messrs. Gauss and Heard
went to BOonville for them, contracting
for all they might need, at eight dollar:
per thousand But the brick never came
and after waiting for them for some time
they we're compelled to get them from
Kansas City, but at no less q price thar
fifteen dollars per thousand. This mad,
quite q difference in the cost of the build
ing.
But the work had been commenced, and
it was determined that it should be
PUSHED FORWARD.
which has been dsne, until now beautiful
brick and stone. trimmed edifice crowns tn,
corner of the streets named, monument {,
the zeal, liberality and devotion of tn
members of the Old School Presbyterian
; church. and an example which ought 4