Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-27

The new First n. E. Church at the
corner Of Fifth avenue and Nineteenth
street was dedicated to the worship of
God with interesting ceremonies yester.
day morning. The church was crowded
with people Of all denominations. all of
whom were filed with pleasure and
pride with the beauty and elegance OF
the edince. The Sunday school room
was also thrown open TO accommodate
the congregation. On the pulpit plat.
form were stands Of flowers. contributing
natures loneliness to the attractiveness
Of the scene. The well trained choir
was arranged 10 pyramidsl form to tbe
right of the pulpit. and was under the
leadership and direction OF Prof. G. r
Housed. with Miss Ella M. Wilcox as
organist.
Seated uoon the platform aud below It,
In front of the pulpit were. Presiding Ell
der N. A. Head. Of the Rock Island NJ.
E. district. Rev.IG. w. Cue. pastor. and
the following former pastors OF tie
church: Rev. R. Hsney. d. D., of Cam
eron. Ill Rev. j. II. Rhea. D. d.. of
Marshalltown, Iowa; Rev. L. b. Kent.
Jacksonville. H.; Rev. r. G. Pearce, ID.
d., Monmouth, ILL.,; Rev. N. p. Graves.
Bloomington. H.. while the visiting
ministers present were. Rev. r. A.
Brown. Aledo. H.; Rev. ii. Brink. Mil.
lersburg, H.; Rev. o. NJ. Dunlevy,
ke,tbsb urg. III Rev ]. E. Risson. Rey-
nolds. H.; Rev. NJ. NJ. McCreight. Milan,
LII Rev. John Gimpson, Taylor Ridge.
H.; Rev. j. W. McCord. Orion, H.; Rev.
w. S. Marquis. of the Broadway Presby-
terrain church in this city.
To the pastor. Rev. G w. Cue. yester.
day was the most gratifying experience
In his life. witnessing as ii did the trium>
plant consuDmstion of his lsbors 10
which is due the erection of the grand
temple which is tn stand for years as
an evidence Christian enterprise and put
lie spirit.
Mr.. Cue conducted the services which
he opened with scripture reading. fol-
lowed BY the rendition by the choir Of
Over Thousand Tongues Shall Sing"
Prayer was offered by Rev B. I. Ives,
D, D., of Auburn. New York.
after which their was an anthem By the
choir. when DR.. B. l. Ives. d D.. preached
the dedicstory sermon, taking bis text
from the fifth chapter OF Paurs Epistle
to the Romans:
And without shedding OF blood there is no re
mission.
The sermon was thoughtful. scholarly
and eloquent. being devoted chiefly To the
atonement OF Christ without which il
was held there is no reformstory iufiu-
encr. Mans ruin is accomplished by
sin, but his restoration must be through
the atonement. Through i, also the SAL
vation of all is possible. At the couclu-
sion OF his discourse DR.. Ives spoke of
the new. and beautiful. and commodious
church, which had cost. he said. S35. 600
complete, remarkably low figure for such
structure. II was not only substantial.
but conveniently adapted to all the var
sous branches of christian work and wor-
ship. 1t was pleasant to speak in. and
was an edi6ce that would stand for years
and years to come.
Turning again 10 the cost OF the church
he stated that the originally esti-
mated cost Of the building was $40. 500
THIS had been paid. but there was a diff
ference OF $15.5C0 due. Then he pros
ceeded to raise this amount then and
there. First he asked for sixteen $500
pledges. and it took him twenty minutes
20 in this way remove 81, 900 OF the
| church indebtedness. Then he succeeded
in getting fifteen $500 pledges. twenty
800 pledges and various amounts in
smaller contributions until he had re-
ceived promise Of $40. 700. enough 10
provide for every dollar of the obligations
gsinst the church and $1,000 10
spare. II was the greatest achievement
eyer seen in Rock Island of raising tl6.,
700 in congregation in space Of forty
| minutes time.
After this amount had been raised DR..
Ives formally dedicated the church to the
worship Of God.