Telegram-herald., 1886-12-13
SUNDAY IN THE CITY
Services IN and Out OF the
Churches.
SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL DEDICATION.
T. v fso4iton Addresses the Occult
Science fcik-A Sermon On s'Di-
sorce' ~ Rev. a s.. Merriam
Jubilee Mission.


Yesterday afternoon vas dark. damp and
lrssry and although iae splssaing of nogsss
iesi Id tie maddy roads e. they moved oa
erfands which Necessity compelled fore
warned pedestrians oi tle lncouvenlencs ef
stirring from Their homss set ihs COSY lev
south Cousrseslonal church vas hi.ea go
overrowlrF ~ith PIE " Ao were glad 90
be pressn. al the leilcaioy exercises, no
matter Aow hostile tle elements cLancea ia
bee AFTER De customary invocation. psalm
reading choir chanting ana tlmniIg ale
tae reallus q fle srl. plural less h1 leV
George Poland Rev. A. d. Merriam pastor
ol the mother .hurCh tle IA lln4ftfA
iIaual. deliveries fle de4llaluiy sermon.
u theme was TIE care uf ilt Calf4L iof
sheep nor in sls.r 0wl fold and iu iht
elaboration of u lie pIesenle les .'ai- ofihY ei
consideration AID iholEli ilile
part ~ tie discourse Ves appIa
able chiefly to ihe new a1fta
and was in lts tone LoFiatary aud tleouf
a.iug. yei intimately associated eitl iti-
So lInd aua d-fegi az Alphestoa W.,
stafeiLelt Of the Work - iAe church ai flt
living pod ar grand Alf solid gHaIoH
marching a-alnsf slr. marching Tor tle l4tIl
and Master M Merriam spoke of Grand
Aapa. 81. one of tie hesl oi tle rsHt.y
erowu end growing Ne-ierl cities aud also
~ one Of the worst of tael- aul t.u.e t4e
highest degree at good and bad obtaiu n
critics 3 was declared here was great Flt
f3r tie cause of Christ. he. by way ~ tz-
ample sisted h0w The mother church had
stepped iI0m without ler oWl i4il sld
esfabl shed The church nov being dei eafed
and lrsei Ih- sturdy cliil g. dD lgeR st.
Al tle close IL the sermon. 70 Nss uof
long one Marcus IS. Bate pillar ot TIE
church read tie financial statement. which
showed Tie total cost - the neW building.
with land and vsr0us ipcidsnfais sl told
~ be + lls o. some $5rJ If Which re-
mains IS debt Mr. bates stated that
The church bad been bold lu
building - well huf firmly believed THAI
the worth - ils work. both iuirnsie ana az
affecting also the spiritlA. and moral ciI-
ture q vel as the most practical value II
land IN tle vicinity. VA sufficiently great
20 warrant tie canoe .lal0n - the debt ~ an
early date he then said that tle trustees
had concluded 70 adopt Tor such canoe a-
ton a plan known a. the 'lnlouelphia
plan, VII. .ch. lI this case, would consist oi
dividing the - 900 ccbi into loo shares
each one T. hriny into the treasury weekly
stipend Of 10 c6uts, or -. ~ per annum, t-c
payments 10 Terminate IN 10 years. 81
which time g. 30 viii be paid and the debt
Cancelled. Tie response ms1e % Tie pro-
position was the taxing of some three hum
drcd and twenty eAares. NJ. bates also
read The following resolution. previously
adopted by he church.
WHrRRAs Rev j. Morgan Smith. during
the early history II this church was il
most active and wise counsellor, and
WHEEFAs. We the South COngfegaii oual
Ch urch desire 20 crpTCss and record Our
love and reverence for him. We therefore
present this building - monument 20 lis
memory and viii place upon our walls a
memorial tablet 70 express and perpeilste
| this sentiment.
A murmur of approval ran through the
audience and when i had ceased Alex
an1er Matheson arose and SAID that be-
would be responsible FOR recurring the tab
| let There has been much disappointment
manifest because this church was DOT named
| the - Morgan smith Memorial and The
| resolution seems to make those who
| wished that name feel better about tie
name adopted, the South Congregational
| The dedicatorv exercises refc brief con-
| sidering merely Of a short responsive read
ing and de3icatory prayer by the pastor
| Rev. Ben. Sargent ne chief numbers oi
the remaining programme were greet 3
| from the mother church by Harvey J. Hol-
lister. and from he sister church bF Aer.
Henry Uuerwick pastor Of the Ilainlsld
| Avenue congregational Church. ar. IO.-
lister reviewed briefly the early
| struggles 81 the Park church.
and told 0f the devotion which
| ihc pioneer members showed for the build
! ng up of the csuse. lie urrel continued
! work upon the members. Congratulated
them heartily upon the new bogse. ard
| wished them God speed fyr tie future
M Ttt-rvick esls that. although tlr
church of which he vas tbe pa.t9r was
the senior sister by eight year.. and had no'
isrei - well a. the younger o1e whose
! eighth sDniversarv was now beng 40 lari-
| soueiy celebrated. ysi there VA. no ieal-
ousv present. bat on ne contrary feefns
of rejoicing Al the prosperity shown. be
a',0 uttered words q announcement aui
| love.
| The building Is gem in every particular
| The outside sppesrsncf - gracsfui and g.
trsctive. and the interior. fn shel OF warm
| brf ani blue coiors. s mode ui con-
| venience snd beauty. It is 20 arranged Ia
sesertl separate rooms may he made. 0f r'
opening door 81 mky Pc converted iut'
! one good sir~d suciiafuu. TIE Hrer.tr
which brought THIS church into beng ha
- inception e.ghi Ye,-s aro yesterday. ar.
ibc growth FiDcs then hfs beer gradual fu.
hstlihf8l. The vorE or the new church
vt. cornrnanccd iast August Hrl is nov
c0mp..fsi savs the placing " . few oi a..
| irferusl sppr ufweute