The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-27

years .vas construction for the pnst m ~
might. Hs Cnd aedicated to the service of f" =;
fit place foe and Is now in all particulars a,
to worship His lis HoIe HhoaiIemoiing nog Of His peopl
AN hour before the serv;co
fiop,c negan to flock to the Church ~ ud Ugh
- O'Clock there was not le.s ~. u. ana by
War' WanuIed persons seated in the Hn h,;,.e eeigh
Sy rev who went failed tn sec,,r., uiiuing
son n W ~ 'ne platform were Rev. D. II Er;os rI.s
D1 ~ H .he pastor; Rev. J. l.. Girer,inse,u,
by tic conrraa, uanoia, who had been selecte,
tion sermon. ISa,,on Bau 7, to 70 preach the dedica
I naptist Church. and Rev. 9'1r f rr,;tin ol th'
PA1,oi pro VI ,iie Methodist Church. '''''e
annron,y Imply at IL o'clock the choir sang =,
by op,a,e s,ast anthem, which was follow o.
Hr cori;n suort invocation by DR.. Girarieo.
the s;"niie ;sle taen gave out a bymn oT,a,
9Th hShg OF which DR.. Frierson read tb'
tanning tha ol Isl Kings, 1880 verses, con
dedication of the Temple Tf 1u.omon at mon at tn th'
aha then offered the follow;ne tusa,em nrnen
y "ni,e % .he congregation remained stand;ra pdy CT
see.l,.. lInn IN silence pervading the whole ~
Seiioiy dnTihg its delivery "'oie as
| O,I OBLIGATORY PRAYER.
| hofu God of our fathers nh, .u.,.
nake covenant with Abraham anJ and tn;ll Iils'
ga.n Ja, nnto Isaac, confirming the samo rie rnae
las.;n ior law, and to Israel for an evar' um.o
tLy sao,, ,Io'Eemant, saying, "In thee and i,
he bles.ad Snn'i ~ al The nations of the Garth
Jr,',a S.S1i, we praise Thee that in ,ro,,
urous fulfillment thereof Thou hast ~ J.; won.
.ine, sent forth Jesus Christ. or orI ~ tIe luz
promised Seed, full of grace and u tr,,.i, 'nt ne
endowment and power. we adnra y,
press Ihee for the enlargement of He /; ;,in anu
S%.t % ior .he preaching of the Gosnel 81
We thnn} hhirEuom T already unto all nations
bIess;n ;nank Thee, 0! God, that these great
given 70 40 r"'e G come TO us, and Thou hast
the iot OF our inheritance-a poodIu r nnd ioa :
snGiast, ssnis;, aDoqnding in fruitful hills and rich
| rniles, IN bibles and sanctuaries and Goo,ai
DRESSINGS. Blessed be Thy name W. WHpe, ha"a
% uuiit inns house for the Lord. omr God ror
ife I4;. honor OF His majesty and the ulare 'o of
trnth h0oep,Ie; oi Tor the PRONUNCIATION of His
ton "np ..p, ,ne overtures of His great saliva
mouse? Behold! the heavens and t,,e a. i ear enrs
em VI heavens cannot contain Thee ~ How
nIuch Mu less this house which we have bu;i, |,
NotWithstanding, Thou last said ..I n.;Ii
AVE-. among the children of Israel ), and
u,os. ,I, or1er Tor thyself habitation among
thont tho n; W. Thou who didst dwell betwee6
sno, nv 'neruoim, even the place of the mercy
and ,oI,a iU uown ana dwell with us. Come
anu luxe possession Of this house and iii II
T,i %hn the glory Of the Lord. Conc and nnt
nny name upon it, that it may be none
otner than the house Of God and the onte
o! heaven.' Come and make it Thv ehee ho'
nign put awful mercy-seat, whence Thou
snait hear the supplications Of Thy people
anu speak peace to troubled and penitcnt
oTGis: OF Come and place the invisible throne
oI Judgment here, whence Thou shalt ordor
the dispensation Of Thy truth. the odm;n;s.
tration OF Thine ordinances, and tie faith.
iui separation of the righteous from the
wicked. Come, o! God, and nccent and
sanctiIy this offering, which we present
un.o Ihee, That it may be Thy habitation
that when Thy people shall assemble here
M 1mey ana Their wives and little ones before
Inee, Thou mayest feed them with the corn
OF heaven, and that they may cat anpcls'
1000 ana be satisfied that when in the day
OF their sorrow of heart, they shall turI,
again unto Thee in repentance. and mourn
owe! their transgressions, bringing their
choice VOW wherewth they shall seek TO
renew their covenant with Thee. Thou
mayest gracionsly receive them, their en-
gagement and reformation; when they shall
appear devoutly before Thee presentinr
thelr little children to receive the seal Of
tue covenant OF grace, even the baptism of
water, which Thou hast appointed. and
coyenanting for them, accept the service
anu the VOWS Of Thy servants, sending
them away with Thy blessing; when theyY
snail assemble around the sacramento
Doard 10 commemorate the great expation
by eating bread and drinking wine. make
these tokens which Thou hast appointed
the instruments of grace, OF edification and
OF JOY; when any one OF Thy people shall
haye gone far from Thee and shall have
fallen into the snare of the fowler, or shall
nave been overtaken by any temptation, or
shall be holly pursued by the murderer of
souls, and shall flee towards this sanctuary.
then, Q! God, make Thou, this house and
its ordinances, city Of refuge, and be
Thou, Thyself, the protector of the perse-
cuted and the Judge of their cause; when
a child OF the covenant and of baptismal
VOWS shall have ceased to "hear the instruc-
ton OF his father, and shall have forsaken
the law Of his mother" shall go away into
far country, wasting his substance with
riotous living" but shall, under Thy
aff1ict:ng hand, come to himself and desire
again his fathers house and the droppings
OF Thy. sanctuary, then, o Lord, our God,
remember the covenant of old, the cove
nant made for thousand generations to-
ward the seed OF the righteous, hear the
prayers of fathers and mothers in this house
and bring back the prodgal one, and re-
store and save; when the stranger or for
eigner, whose home is far distant, whose
kindred know him not, who hath no asylum
in the day of his affliction, shall turn his
feet unto Thy testimonies and seek home
in this Thy house, then, OF Lord, our God,
give to The weary wanderer a home and
kindred-fathers and mothers. brothers and
sisters in this place, even around Thine
altar9i when the heavens arc az brass aud
the earth as iron, and it rains not because
of Thine anger, or when Thou shalt open
the windows of heaven and pour desOla-
ting flood upon the fruit-bearing fields and
shalt destroy the hopes of men for their
transgressicns against Thee, o let the cry
of human distress be mingled here and In
corporated here in the ardent supplications
Of Thy people, and let the God of compass
sion Fear that call and give to the needy
the fruits of the earth in their season
when infidelity shall grow bold and say,
"Who is the Lord" and wherein is the
promise Of His coming: when righteous
ness shall be smitten and slain in the streets
shall grind the faces Of the poor" and re.
mUrseless monopolies leave the widow and
the orphan without bread; Wien Thy pco-
Pile have hid themselves until the indgna-
ton be overpast. D let not the enemy pre-
vail, nor the lamp Of God go out in this
sanctuary, nor Almighty God, forsake his
dwelling.place. Then let God arise let His
enemies be scattered. let Him defend the
meek of the earth out of His holy place
Let not the day come when Thou shalt be
without witness in this sanctuary, or when
there shall not be man of God to stand in
this house, and reason with men OF right
eousnees, temperance and Judgment 10
come. Let not the day come when this
house shall want Rulers-men of righteous
ness and venernbleness, heads of the house
of their fathers, to go before this people
and TO administer judgment and justice and
discipline Let not the day come when
there shall not be found in it men that fear
God and (are) filled with the Holy Ghost,
who shall take the charge of these conse-
Grated tn.ngs, and who shall administer in
righteousness the offerings of Thy people
to the pos, and to him that is afar off. Let