Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-28
OBLIGATORY SERVICES.
The F0rtieth street Baptist Mission
chapel FORMALLY Opened---The EN-


chapel FORMALLY Opened---The EN-
rrcises.
The Fortielh Street Mission chapel
erected by the FIRST Baptist church of
this city, and heretofore described in the
ARGUS, was dedicated Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. The congregation com
pletely filled the house which was closely
seated with chairs. A good degree of
interest was manifested in the mission.
and the building was admired by all
The main room WAS beautifully decorated
with profusion of evergreens and
flowers, and over the pulpit on the wall
WAS an evergreen motto Come, let us GO
into the house of the Lord" After an
anthem by the choir, scripture reading
by Rev. r. NJ 5 Pease. of Davenport,
and a prayer and hymn. The pastor,
Rev. Fl. &. Leland, preached the dedica-
ton sermon from First Corinthians, 3:11.
Other foundation can no man lay than that
which Is laid, which IL Jesus Christ.
The speaker contemplated all as
builders of character and destiny, and
seeking true happiness. The impor-
lance of a proper foundation in spiritual
matters was held TO be no less than in
great works of architecture, for ''if the
foundation be right in every particular
though some poor material and works
manship may enter into the superstruc :
ture it will stand, while on the contrary
If the foundation be faulty the super
structure will be likely to fall, and the
greater the building the more certain the
fall. The text divides all foundations
into two clssses-"0ther foundations
and that which is laid. which is Christ p"
Among the other foundations which men
attempt to lay and upon which they are
building hopes of highest blessing,
the speaker named ~ culture-in-
tellectual and physical; (2) power
and fame; 81 morality; "a wealth.
Mr.. Leland argued that none of
these alone, nor all of them together
would insure noble character or lasting
blessedness. The only true foundation is
Jesus Christ. who is an adapted, suff1-
cient, sure, everlasting and tried founds-
ton. already laid, and upon whom all
are invited to build for eternity as well as
time. His person and work constitute
the foundation of right relations with
God, His teaching the foundation OF all
true faith and his life the exemplary
foundation of the christian walk. In
closing, reference was made to the fact
that the chapel was built upon the solid
rock as the stone had been quarried out
to form the basement and the hope was
expressed that as the stones from this
place had entered into the construction
of the foundations of other structures, so
here still solid granite blocks of truth
would be found to be wrought into the
characters of those who should worship
in this place.
At the close of the sermon Mr.. J. W
WEIGH read short history of the mis-
sion. which is now four years old, and
gave the report of the building commit
tee, which showed the property to be
worth at low estimate 80, 600 The lot
was decided to the First Baptist church
by the Sinnett heirs, in accordance with
the known wish of Mr.. Sinnett, and the
building was constructed by Israel Will
son. -Four hundred and fifty dollars
were needed to complete the payment on
the house and furniture, most OF which
was pledged at once. A dedicstory
prayer by Rev. r. NJ. S Pesse, concluded
the services.
The house is 25x59 feet, with a seating
capacity for about two hundred and
twenty-five, and divided into two rooms,
the smaller of which is designed for an
infant class room. 1t is seated with
chairs, and furnished with bell The
design of the building is such as to make
it an ornament to that section OF the city
Altogether the First Baptist church and
the residents Of that section OF our city
are to be congratulated on the possessio n
of so beautiful and commodious build
ing. A cut of the little church ap'
peared in the ARGUS at the time its erec>
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