Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-27


 ed and the ntmber of members trebled. Then came M. o. White, J. Law, F. W. Smith, J. E. Searles, J. G. Smith, Morris Hill, J. Pegg, G. W. Woodruff, B. Pillsbury, T. G. Osborne, c. B. Glover, Arza Hill, s. H. Bray, c. H. Buck, c. s. Wing, INV. Barn hart, c. E. Harris, s. H. Wyatt, I. M. Eos ter and w. F. Narkwick.
 During the pastorate of Rev. MT. Wing the membership was at it's greatest, 433, and began to drop off from that time.
 MT. Blakeman then introduced Rev. Dr. Chapman of the First Methodist church, who said: f1 am here to rejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with them that weep. I suppose our feelings are some what mixed-a feeling of sadness for de- parture from the old place of meeting and also of joy for our new prospects. With those feelings heartily sympathize. Some of you here see not me, but those who have stood in this pulpit years ago. As your thoughts are busy with the past I can sympathize with that feeling, yet it should not be our main feeling. The gospel in structs us not to brood over the past, but to press forward to the future. So I wish that you may be glad to to make this sacrifice. Some of you don't like to see a church given over to secular purposes, and this will not be, for we simply surrender it to other Christian worshipers. And then I am glad our work will be trans ferred to more fruitful fields. The great mistake of Methodism is that no church has been put there in that vicinity. You have struggled hard here, and, indeed, when I see church that is only happy and easy think it is to be commiserated. The church of Christ was born of struggle. And believe the best we have should be laid at his feet, who b1ed his life away for us. I'm not the one to ask why this waste, for L think that all we can do to make his dwelling house beautiful we should do. Anything done for his church is done for him. We should not regret the sacrifices of the past, nor fear sacri- fees in the future. And so pray the spirit of God may go with you and that you may rebound to the glory of God"
 A chant was then rendered by the re- united choir and MT. B1akeman then intro Pearl street Methodist church, who spoke somewhat thus:
 .''This is neither funeral nor we'd ding, and yet it mas the peculiaritiesF of both. The old church has long since passed away. It is not a wedding, and yet something like it, for we expect larger and better things from this day. You would be strange people if you did not ex- pect the future to be better than the past. The church is likened sometimes to busi- ness man who falls into bad circumstances and must be congratulated on moving to better place. I repeat the words, T re- joice with them that do rejoice and weep with them that weep May the blessing and your children for all generations
 After hymn, Brother James Totham of the trustees spoke for contribution for the deficiency in funds: "We don't want to lose our reputation. Owe no man anything. We lack in round numbers $500. If we succeed in giving this this af- ternoon we will discharge our debt. The old church has had a glorious history, and thank God this place will still be used for his worship" The envelopes were then distributed to different members for col lection and secretary appointed. Differ ent amounts were taken in in order for about twenty minutes when lit After this Rev. John H. Mason of the Wooster Place Baptist church spoke: 'I want to express the friendly feelings of the First Baptist church. I found the Lord in Methodist church, and I know the Methodist camp meetings were long before the Baptist were ever thought of We are very glad to thank you for the help of your speakers to our church. There is little feeling of sadness in my heart that this meeting place will go away, but it is brave, not cowardly, thing to do, and may our prayers go with you to your new place of meeting."
 Following MT. Mason came MT. Meserve of the Davenport Congregational church:
 ''I have had serious doubts about speak ing here, but remember all your pastors Q long way back, and can say we have had the very pleasantest possible relations. We have discovered that those things that unite us are multitude, and those things that keep us apart are few and not ot much consequence, anyway. Now, I have only sad feeling that you are going away. have brother in my church that sometimes sleeps on hot days, andI said to him: Why don't you stay awake and listen to me preach?" to which he replied, Put another man in the pulpit and I think I would It hasn't done anybody any harm to be Methodists, nor any harm to be Baptists, nor any harm to be Con- gregationalists. Now, few years ago who couldn't have said this, but we have found it out. May you have the happiest feeling as you go. Something is breaking but you are not going from the city-only to another position. May the divine bless ing be with you in future great many times over what it has been in the past, and what better wish than that?
 After a chant by the choir there was a good deal of handshaking among the old members.
 MT. Blakeman announced that the Earn est Workers would give $50 to the relief of the church debt, and will also give an en- tertainment consisting of recitations and charades tomorrow evening in the church, to which the admission will be fifteen cents.
 Next Sunday the congregation will wor- ship in the new temporary building on their new church lot on Orange street, cor ner of Edwards, which is now ready for occupancy. It will seat about five hun dred people. The work of erecting the new church, which will be an ornament to that fine section of the city, will be begun shortly. Many people yesterday walked out to see the new temporary place of wor- ship. s..,.
 THE SWEDISH LUTHERANS..5 A Farewell Service Held by the Con.
 2regation Lasl VIII
 Ray or the $2O,OOO Debt on the
 New Place of Worship This Week.
 The Swedish Lutheran Bethesda church, Dr. Fritz Jacobson, pastor, was organized in 1882, when the society purchased the church property on Humphrey street for A r1F1n A. I f