St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-13
Formal Dedication Of the New
Clinton Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church.
All the Churches Of That De-
nomination Assist In
the Services. !.
Rev. DR.. Ives Secures Pledges
Of Sufficient Money to
Pay the Debt.
Relieved of this Burden the
Congregation Can Pay j
It's Way.


The beautiful new Clinton Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church was dedi-i
Gated yesterday. All the other Metho-
dist churches abandoned their morning
services III order to give their attend
ants the opportunity of assisting by
their presence at the dedication of this,
the latest and most beautiful addition to
their number. They turned out in
great force, filling the immense amphi-
theater with earnest w0rshipers long
before the services commenced. The
church looked beautiful. Through the
gorgeous tinctured windows poured the
sunlight, scattering rainbow col0rs over
the vast assemblage, lighting up the sea
of faces with congenial warmth and radi-
ance. The oficiating clergy sat upon a
dais amid profusion of flowers. Tall
Gala lilies rose OH either side from
banks of mignonette and scarlet geran-
iumS, while crimson and purple fuchsias
shook their gaudy heads over a sea of
green. The air was red0lent with the
scent of flowers and the artificial per-
fumes which hOvered over the ladies.
Almost all the prominent Methodists in
side was lined with carriages for sever.
al blocks. On the daiS sat Bishop NtZ-
gerald. Revs. j. E.. Smith. D.. D.. b. L.
Ives. d. D.. JIG. Teter, +. O..H0lman,
David Tice and j. F. Stout, the pastor.
After the organ had discoursed
sweet music while the. vast con-
gregatiOn took their seats, DR..
Ives called upon them all to rise
and sing the DOXOlOgy. A trumpet in
the gallery lent volume to the sublime
strain which arose from thousand
throats in praise of the Holy Trinity
above. Then Bishop Fitzgerald read
the introduction to the dedicatOry serv-
ice, after which DR.. j. E. Smith an
nounced Isaac Watts hymn. .'Greatis
the Lord" which was sung by the choir.
Then Bishop Fitzgerald invoked the
divine blessing and prayed elOQuently
for the future of the church. He was
frequently interrupted by enthusiastic
man read short passage from the
Bible, and Rev. David Tice announced
the dedication hymn, which was written
for the occasion by the pastor, Rev. j..
F. Stout. 1t is as follows:
Come Lord of Hosts and tarry here; ~ ~
Within this temple make Thy home.3
To us bow down Thy ming ear, sS
Come to our sacred altar; COME. {. I
No more we offer gift or prayer
On shrineS of hOary memory.
Thine affairs now are everywhere; ~
Menlift their suppiiant hands to Thee.
Here then we worship, Glorious KING,
Salvation's story here repeat.
Thy praises we unite to sing, =
And bow before Thy mercy seat !:
Upon us send the gift of power. 100
Baptize us with Thy holy fame,
And In this consecrated hour I.
Bless every heart In Jesus name.
Preserve us gainst that coming day
OF triumph through Thy saving grace,
When thrones and temples pass away
And all shall stand before Thy face.
- :. Rev, 3. I. Ives, I. D.. Of Auburn. N.
Y, then took the floor and preached at
some length on the reception of the
Gospel. "A dedication day was not COM
piete unless somebody was saved. and
everyone ought to do his best to give the
Gospel to others. He pictured the dam
ger OF the treadmill sort Of living, just
paying so much, praying so much, wor-
brief discussion of these topics the
learned reverend doctor branched off
into discussion Of the cost of the
church. it had cost about $4,000, of
which SIS, 900 remained to be paid. He
proposed to raise this sum and sug-
gested that people promise certain
amount to be paid in quarterly
installMentS, covering a period OF
three years. There were lots of
men, he said, willing to step up and
pay, and lots. of others willing to let
them. Most people, however, would
rather lift hard once and have done
with it than be constantly lifting a lit
tie. All Evangelical denominations
should help each other instead Of fight
ing. Churches should be
BUILT TO FIGHT THE DEVIL
and no one else. Methodists above all
aman saving: II shall not attend that
church SO don't need to contribute.
God knows where to put the crowns and
the stars. Then he rebuked some who
showed a tendency to go horne, say ing
that those who don't pay are those who
want to go, quoting the Bible thus:
ssThey felt pricked in their con-
sciences and went out one py
one" He suggested that nine
people should put up $1,000 apiece
to start off with. The following came
up like men and were rewarded by. ap-
pfause; /. st. Pierre, A. NJ. LawtOn. +.
I. LaWtOn, C.. b. .LawtOn. Mrs. l.. st.
Pierre, Mrs. Lawton, q. B. Ebins, while
the Ladies' Tea society promised ~, 600.
The choir promised $500, and number
of others did the same. Eventually by
gradually dropping his amount DIR. Ives
secured promises for over $4,000. He
showed the remarkable ability in this
direction, for which he is celebrated,
drawing money out when it seemed as
if a hopeless deadlock had been
reached. Sometimes it was like draw
ing teeth, at others the promises poured
in thick and fast, sometimes SO fast that
the secretary had to call a halt in order
to take them all. down. A vast amount
of. money was raised in subscriptions of
$40 to s25, and these came in from every,
class of people, labOring men. young
girls and children. All seemed imbued
with the idea which the doctor iI]lj
pressed upon them, that anybody could
raise $25 inside of three years. The
procession of separating the peopteI
from their money took several hours, so
it was annOunceq that the rest of the
dedication services would take place in
the evening.
CLOSE OF THE CEREMONIES
The Magnificent Edffice Is Form
ally Dedicated to God.
In the evening a smaller congrega-