Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-16
DEDICATED TO COD.
Interesting Services at the New Baptist
Church In Henrietta,
Correspondence OF the Gazette.

correspondence OF the Gazette,
Henrietta, April l3.-One of the
handsomest church edifices in North
Texas was dedicated to-day with the
following interesting programme of
services
A large congregation assembled
upon the call of a splendid bell in the
building ut III o'clock "A. IN. A fine
organ, with good music by the choir,
conducted by the Messrs. Crane (music
teachers). The pastor, Rev. III. NJ.
Burroughs, arose and stated that the
dedication sermon would he preached
by Rev. r. A. Massey of Navasota,
Immediately after the reading of a
brief paper by himself as pastor, rela-
tive to the house, which he proceeded
to read as follows:
All Of the details connected with the
building of this house of worship en-
bracing the storm wreck, with all the
trouble, expense and delay thereby in
Cured, would constitute quite an
eventful history, while the present
time would only allow brief state
ment of the following facts: The foun-
datioD of this house was laid in 1880,
while 1T has not been completed till
April, 1854 No end is ever reached
without a beginning; no grand results
ever culminate without some great
underlying cause. Hence we are
indebted to some originating cause for
all the great enterprises and improve
ments which are now blessing the
present age with their manifold facili-
ties and conveniences. The same
principle is pre-. eminently true in all Of
our religious interests.
~ in, IT,,
the confidence and esteem of
his numerous friends, until he was
honored with seat among the law
makers Of his country. His mature
Judgment and wisdom always gave
him prominence in public life, while
his never falling devotion to the cause
of christianity was such living evil
dence of its grand reality that his very
presence was everywhere rebuke to
infidelity. This man was none other
than DR.. Nj, lizard. The last public eff
fort oil his life was the erection of n good
house OF worship in Henrietta. This
worthy enterprise so engaged his
heart and mind that he lavished upon
it all the prestige of his extensive in
fluence and his daily prayers and eff
forts, enlisting fully the last noble inn
pulses and heart-yearnings of his use
iul ne. 10 this END he gathered
around MN a little band of noble
workers, ana laoored on under the
most discouraging circumstances with
anrenittihg perseverance, put hnaily
Tell, with his face heavenward, before
its completion. But among other solid
footprints of his life he left his impress
upon one who has displayed largely his
Christian beneficence and praisewor-
my veneratlon OF an aged father by
Seeing 10 IL mat ms last VIII was duly
nonored and faithfully carried out, re-
iigiously as well US otherwise. So that
TINS elegant church edliice stands out
Today AS living monument of Father
lkara conception ana labor. In this
assertion we would by no means for
H.. OF IN any wise depreciate the faith
iul cooperation and labors of a few no
oie pfethren ana sisters, and OF many
a a,aoIe .rue friends VINO have SO freely
ara generously aided US. While we
would not idolize any man or men,
,ei.ner IN person or memory except
lne man Christ Jesus, yet we should
cherish WIN klnuest regard the MEM
ory Oh me great and the good whose
ives and labors are still living to bless
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