The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-20
Church Dedication at Crawfordsvilie.


The track was cleared by o'clock this evening.
Church Dedication at Charlottesville.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE Dec. 19-The dedicatory
exercises of the new Methodist church were
held to-day. The service this morning COM
menced with full choir rendering the Gloria
from Farmers Twelfth Mass. This was followed
BY the reading of Scripture, prayer by Rev. j.
w. Greene, and solo by Dan Davis, of Terre
Haute. The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Abijah Marine, ID. D.. OF Trinity Church Lafay-
stte. The amount yet due-$7, 900 was raised
after some effort In the afternoon short serv-
ices were held aud short addresses were made by
Rev W. 81. Hickman, the presiding elder; Rev.
S. B. Town. of Terre Haute; Rev. VIM Graham
of Lafayette; DR. Aaron Wood of TOWNSVILLE,
and Rev. j. w. Greene. of this city. Rev. DR..
Marine preached in the evening. During the
day solos were also sung by Misses Matte Mar
tin, Estella Freshman and Mr.. and Mrs. George
f. Hughes. The new church building has cost
over $4,000, and was commenced last spring.
The building is magnificent structure. To
!. the west of the main auditorium is large Sun
dayschooT room and the entire building is
heated by furnace and lighted by gas. The
east window in the auditorium is the Lane
memorial" The center piece Is a copy of the
painting of Paul Del Roches original painting
of Christ and in the upper corners are the
Greek letters Alpha and Omega. The window
is considered as one of the finest in the State
The south window is memorial of Major |. G.
Eston and wife
The Methodist Church in this city was organ
lied in 1925 by Rev. James Armstrong. The
first members of this church were Mrs ]. G.
Eiston ST., ana her mother. Mrs Winters, Mrs.
Mary T. Stitt. Mrs. George S. Stafford, Mrs.
Killian and Foster Kilan. Major Ambrose
Whitlock gave the lot for church. and the
first structure a small frame building.
which was enlarged in 1843. In 1856
brick building was erected, which was torn
down last spring to give place for the present
structure. The Charlottesville district was or
ganized in 1881, and contained 307 members On
Dec. 20, 1885, $4,000 was subscribed toward the
building of the new structure. The building
committee was as follows: n. S. Joslin, B. l..
Ornbauu, A. +. Ramsey. B. +. Crabbs, J. r.
Bryant, H. S. Braden and A II. Blair the
church to-day numbers about 425 members I'm
mediately west of the building is the parsonage,
occupied by the present pastor. Rev. A. Kun
ner The present officers of the church are as
'ollows Stewards--William Martin, James
Brown, J. r. Bryant, B. f. Crabbs, d. W. Ger
ard s. H. B. Mccain, j. H. Mccoy DR.. E. Mot
ter, M. w. Bruner. j. =. Evans, DR.. o. Fl. Jones
and W; H Ashley Trustees-B. [. ornbaun,
S. H. Gregg, A. F. Ramsey. w. H. Durham. n
:. Joslin, Aaron H. Blair and William r. Stitt
Recording steward, d. w. Gerard Conference
held in this city in the years 1843 1856 and
1911
Test of the Charlottesville Water Works.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Dec. l8-To-day the pub
lie test of the new water works system was
made, and everything proved satisfactory IN all
respects. The streams were thrown further
than the required distance, and now this city has
a fire protection that will always be lasting
benefit to the citizens. The test was made at
several points in the city at the same time. and
was witnessed by large crowds Of persons.
Among the persons from other places who
witnessed the test were E. B. Martindale and
5. M. Martindale, of Indianapolis; w. d. Frasier,
Of Warsaw; James Daniels, T. NJ Gallagher and
3. ]. Witmore, of ST. Louis; ]. E. Lewis aud e.
4. Johnson, of New York. and A P. johnson, of
Muncie. This afternoon, at 5 o'clock. BANQUET
was given at the Robbins House On Nov 9
1888. the City Council entered into a contract
with the Charlottesville Water works Company to
build system of water-works in this city. The
company is composed of John S. Brown and Hon.
X. b. +. PIERCE of this city, and Z. b. Martin
dale, of Indianapolis. The system is built upon
the stand pipe and direct pressure plan, the
.tand pipe being hundred and seventy f We
seet high. Last spring the company contracted
With Comegys & Lewis. of New York. to build
Ghe system of works. George Il. Wyman, the
superintendent of the company. has given per.
sonal attention to the work The water is taken
from what is known the Vancieave mineral
springs There are twelve miles of mains, with
one hundred and twenty-five hydrants and six
drinking fountains. There are three pumps at
5he pump-honse. one being of the capacity of
tiOO0'OOO gallons per day. and the other two
100000 gallons each. Col. s. III. Lockett, a
.ivil engineer located the stand pipe and select
7d the routes of the mains. This gentleman
mas been the chief of the engineer corps in the
Egyptian army. Tonight display OF fire.
works was made from the top of the staud-:,ipe
The city of Charlottesville will pay 81 600 n
year TO the company, and this company has the
franchise for twenty years
Cause OF the Gas Explosion at Kokomo.
Kokomo GaZette-Tribune.
There are many theories as TO what caused the