Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-05
TWO MORE CHURCHES
Dedicated to Divine Worship With
Appropriate Exercises.
EAST END UNION PRAISE SERVICE.
Rev. L. N. Mccormick on GodlinesS PrOfiting
in All Things.
OTHER PULPIT TOPICS OF YESTERDAY

Two Pittsburg churches were dedicated
yesterday, the Shady Avenue Baptist
Church and the other the new Mt. Washing.
ton Presbyterian edifce. An interesting
union praise service was held at the former,
in East Liberty. The church has been oc-
cupied for over year, but the dedication
has been deferred until the debt for the
erection of the church was lifted. This it is
thought, will soon be accomplished, and in
view of this prospect the service of yester-
day was held, and the formal opening of the
auditory was made. The latter ceremony
occurred in the morning. 1t was partici-
pated in by Deacons Jacob Berry, T. T.
Lusk, Daniel Ashworth, j. c. NcCulloch,
A. V. Werner and William Wassell, and DR..
j. S. King. Thomas J. Black, Mrs. c. c.
Myler, and the pastor, Rev. W. A. STAN
ton. The work of the church was reviewed
and its good deeds commended.
In the afternoon the union services were
made entertaining by the presence of a
number of prominent clergymen. Prof.
Henry Kleber presided at the organ, and,
assisted bv good choir, gave music an i'm
portant place in the exercises, The pastor
cordially welcomed the people to the
church, and the response was made by Rev.
G. w. Chalfant ID. D. "Our German
Christians was the subject of an agreeable
address bv Rev. Frederick Balzter.
NUMBER OF OTHER SPEAKERS.
Among tine other speakers were Revs o.
3. Nilligan, !. W. Mckay, J. p. T. Kun
Ter, c. Y. Wilson, H. X. Pendleton, Robert
NJ. Russell, John Weidley and George
Hodges. Each spoke Of different branches
of church work and of the prospects and
future Of Christian work as inspired by
Christian union and love. Devotional sery-
ice was held in the evening.
There were three dedicatorv services held
during the day at the new Mt. Washington
Presbyterian Church. The morning service
was conducted bv Rev. NJ B. Riddle, ID,
Of tn Western Theological Seminary, who
also preached the sermon. AT the afternoon
service addresses were made by Rev. J. r.
Sutherland, of the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church. and Rev. r p Cowan, Of the
Third Church. DrSWherland congratulated
the pastor and members of the church for
their perseverance and labor in erecting a
church to the Lord. He also instructed the
members as TO their work in keeping the
church together and bringing in new MEM
bers.
Rev. Mr.. Cowan gave his hearers the ad-
vice of turning over a new page beginning
from the dedication of the new church He
asked all from the children to the older
members, to start in at once and build up
the church by getting III new members
Not only in the church, but also in the
Sabbath school and to do all in their power
to lift the remaining debt from the church.
A collection was taken up and about S100
contributed
DESCRIPTION OF THE EDIFICE.
The new church is frame structure, two
stories high. with large tower, and is
situated at the corner of Grandview
avenue and Kearsarge street Thee
building is GO feet wide and 80
6SX4J, with a seating capacity of about 500. |
The basement is conveniently arranged for |
Sunday school rooms
The church was organized June 80, 1857,
with "a members and Rev. John y. Nc
Cartney as pastor, who maintained charge /
until 1864. Rev. James Kirk followed him,
and preached until 1865, when Rev. P. s.
Jennings was installed and remained with |
the church until 1883 Rev. s. |
y. Hoey succeeded Rev. Mr. Jen-
nings and served the church for
two years and six months For two years
there was no regular pastor, the pulpit be-
ing supplied by students from the Seminary.
ON June u. 1888, Rev. T. 5. Garland, the
present pastor, was ordained and installed,
and has been SO successful in his work that
the congregation now numbers 800 men,
bers The new church building with furni-
ture, etc, cost $4,000, 81, 600 of which has
been paid. The collections of yesterday |
amounted to nearly 1000.
At the evening service the dedicatory |
sermon was delivered by Rev. W. H. JEFF |
fen. d. D., of the Western Theological
Seminary.