Telegram-herald., 1888-05-28
DEDICATED TO GOD.
THs mITH MEMORIAL CHURCH
Very RAndsems Ecifoe Formally
opsssd for Divine sersies-A Large
Attezdanes and later
esriag Services

The smith Memorial church. aEned in memory
o. TIE late Rss. J. Morgan smith. the lamented
pastor o. Park CcngEeg ztlonaI church. was given
glorious dedication last evening The nav
eh1rch Is a mesg beautiful one IN Interior as well
A. exterior. The pastors desk. the communion
table and tAe windows were adorned last night
VITA beautiful AMI Fragrant towers IA abundance
he platform occupied BY Rev. Mr. Aer-
nam, Kew. M. Mcintyre. Rev dF. Powell, Har-
veJ H0iister, aad ths Quartelte OF the PARK
Congregational church choir consisting Of Mn.
Lloyd brszee Mrs. l.. Z. PaEten l. T. Eddy and
A. H. h0rehead, with Mr. COiNeil a. organist.
The services opeued HiEh the Lord : Prayer by
the congregation. led by Rev. Mr. Merriam. The
choir followed with q beautiful selection, the
congrssatlol repeated the Apostles Greed. and
OF scripture were read b. Mr. Merriam and
another selection By the choir were followed BY
few introductory reTen Is by Mr.. Merriam, Ia
hlch nc gave a very brief sketch Of the history
OF The church, snnqInx especially 10 the labors Of
James Gallup and Ar Prtestly.
Proceeding % the dedieatory sermon Mr.. Ner-
ram took "a his text Ephesians Ii. 1872. These
words, the speaker said. remind Us that the
church Of Christ Itself - an edifce constructed
By divine archtIecs aud human builders work
ing together This idea was developed At length
pr0priaGe 10 consider this thought Ia dedicating
this church which eofnmemoraEed the work Of
one who had been a builder with God The
dedication OF such church a this signAlized an
advance N Christian polty. IL showed that
Christians Of different shAdeS Of belief could bury
their differences and blend their efforts in
Christian WORK Again, the study OF the lives Of
good men are seryice4ble as well as the reading
Of the Bible The text taught thai al the
sainp did not live 1850 years ago. Gould he be
present whose name the church bears 10 would
say A. he said among his as, words, Il desire my
people % follow NE only IS | have followed
CHRIST" In conclusion the church wss dedicated
70 HIN who taxes u aud uses as 70 Ills glory.
Rev NJ. Powell offered prayer AZ the eonclu-
sion OF the sermon, dedi ating IN detail the CON-
uunion service the evidence OF a mothers
love-. the pexs and otaer adjuncts OF the church
lns Eoth Hymn was sung, ailer which Harvey
the treasurer port. The total amount OF money
received 70 date : x5,61l.03. one hundred and
Efty psrsOns had subscribed % the funds Of the
churca aud IL wa esiimated that nllly 0O0 per-
s0ns had contributed 10 he construction OF the
church The total amount remaining due Was
ti,Sis.oo. The sOcie,y owned property enough 10
fully equal this Indebtedness, ouE this could not
now e reas3zed Epoa- The large and beautiful
pD 2t bible which lay ou the desk Is the gilt OF
| Iias Ella Aorrisous the tine communion service
was presented by Mrs smith Of Unionsossn n,
Conn. The mother Of REV j. Morgan SInith: aud
James saith, OF Hartford, Conn., donated the
handsome communion bible. and the pulpit itseli
the gift Of Ms. Greg0rys class IN the Eirst
COngreg Ational church sunday school Ths me-
morlai window 70 Ms smith was paid for by
window Is a memorial 70 Ms FANNIE Avery. BY
Ne. y. l. Avery, and third. IN the Sunday
SCI oil rom. II dedicated 70 the memory OF hi,
4 son. by Hr r B. Waliin.
4 An opportunity was IA en- offered the congrega
tion 20 Contribute TO the liquidation OF the debt
Mrs Breeze singing solo while a collection Wa
1 taken.
The doxology by the congregation and the ben
| ediction b. Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre closed the ser
vices.