Telegram-herald., 1889-09-02
METHODIST JUBILEE
Three View Mission Churches Ded-
icared Yesterday.
MSS YEETNC At HlRINlyS HALL
BisAsp Foes Pr~aehes al EI0qa.nt ser
na0a aad Form@iiy Dsdicates the
strastarss - the service or God
DsscFl ptiSn OF the BuiIaiB<a

Methodist citizens 0f Grand Rapids
Three uew churches were dedicated,
the MyTt.e-st. church. the Zane-aye.
church and the jos Memorial church.
They axe ali mission churches and may
properly be- termed the chlldrel OF the
seeond-st church. whose pastor, Mr..
J ". Red. by nIelatgabie labor, has
IN the last year made these branch
churches possible.
Mr.. Reid came 70 Grand Rapids and
took charge Of Second-st. church less
than one year ago. His hrst sermon
won bis congregation and showed him
o. ne a man Of energy and push.
III began iabOrny from the first 10
brlug the Method 70 churches OF the
city closer together and bind them la
bonds 0f lruest friendship and religion,
also h.s labor turned toward raising
funds Tor the three new churches
which were dedicated Yesterday.
Nochurch would oe haif large enough
o. accommodate the thrOng of people
that met % witness the dedicatOry
services, consequently Hartman's Hail
Was utilized for the morning services
which occurred az 1890. The hall was
nlled - IT. fullest seating capacity,
notwithstanding the heat OF the day.
The attraction OF the days exercises,
al course, Centcrcd around the dis
tugusned visitor, Bishop Cyrus II.
fOss, ~ Philadelphia, who preached
the dedication sermon. ON the plat
form with HIM were seated J.. J. Potts,
ID, of Detroit. editor OF the Niciiqm
ffE...t.r. fFr...,.Hs. RHaff r,-n-f.tt.trr
elder: J.. g.. CrOMer. OF Ames Church;
Dcios Crouk, OF Pla.nfeld Avenue
Church; G.. y. Lee, OF Fast street
Church. J Graham, Of Division Street
Church; ". ". Johnson, Samuel West
lake, r. g.. Glass. g.. c.. WhitwOrth and
II Morgan.
Mr.. Buell. called the meeting 10
order and the anthem, "Oh, How
Amiable are Thy Dwellings" was
sung. after which Mr.. CrOEer read the
One-hundhcdtn Psalm. The hymn. "All
Han tine Power of Jesus Name" was
accompanied by a. &. Braun, cor
netlst.
Rev. j. j. Potts offered a prayer of
some length. invoking fervently the
divine blessing on the new churches
and their cOugre cations. This was fol-
lowed by a hymn. son Lord. How TX
ccllent are Thy Way. and Rev. Delos
Cr0nk read the third chapter of COlios-
sians. The hymn, Nearer My God
% Thee, was sung by the entire con-
grogauOn.
Bishop Foss took for his text the two
expressions of CHRIST showing hisdread
of death, hut he branched ont from
tins text and gave one Of the most elO-
guent and logical sermons that II has
ff +. of a &.
IDS congregation 10 listen To. The dis
course was not lengthy but was fraught
throughout with beautiful thoughts
clothed in beautiful language, bcauti-
fully spoken.
"All Hail tho Power of Jesus Name,
We're Building Three a Day" an
original hymn splondidly adapted to
the occasion was sung by Professor
Shepherd. After these services Rev. J.
". Reid spoke. and while he spoke in
his Characteristic manner he succeed
ed in raising more than $500 from the
audience 20 and the Ames Methodist
Episcopal church with e, s995 debt.
These services lasted until 1880 and
were union services of all Methodist
churches. no services hcing held in any
Of the Methodist churches In tho city
The meeting adjourned for dinner 70
meet again ut go at tho SeC0ud-st.
church whcnthc formal acceptance and
blessing Of the ed.hccs was 20 be
gwen hy tine Bishop.
TWAS nearly5 o'clock bef0rCthe long
procession of carriages which conveyed
the mlr ,sters ard the Vopulace 20 the
churches showed themselves. The
Young Mems Christian Band furnished
music for the PROCESSION, and they
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