Evening journal., 1892-01-11
The NEW EoiFice OPENED.
EmIaent Divines Speak at the Dedi-
of Kingswopd NJ. II. Church.


EmIaent Divines Speak at the Dedi.
on of Kingswond NJ. Il. Church.
The new Kingswood M. n. Church. al
Sixteenth and Claymont streets, wal
dedicated yesterday with appropriate
services.
Tbs new edifce is great improvement
over the old building, and is built on q
plan of 45x75 feet, as described In the
EVENING JOURNAL Of Saturday. Work
on the building was begun on July 10,
and the cornerstone was laid on Septsm-
Der 5.
In the morning Rev. T. A. Fernley. d.
D., preached from Esther Ala, as the
opening of the dedicstorY services After
the sermon the building committee pre-
sented statement which showed that
the building had cost IS. 734 %. There
remains debt of "a. 664. 80 still on the
building, but this amount was nearly
covered before the day was over
In the afternoon the services were CON
tinued At o'clock Bishop Randolph 3
Foster preached to large audience from
the text: But If any. provide not for his
own. and especially for those Of his own
house, he hath denied the faith. and Is
worse than an infdel"
he said in part we are all under
obligations to provide for our own. The
idea Of the universe is that Of family
The idea of kingdom of spirits ii the
oldest of God We do not exist SEN
afately and apart from ourselves we
are all children OF one Father, all Of the
same blood The Fundamental idea ID
that the father must provide for the
family for long period Other races
have but a brief period of paternal care.
and that is without intelligence. but by
instinct. 1t is not as with us; we are
much more significant than those
which have instructive, and impulsive
life.
We call those things men which we
meet on the street and shake hands with.
things who eat that which comes from
the earth, and when their stomachs are
filed we think that they ara provided
for. We suppose the body to be ourselves
The cry of hunger comes from the animal
part of our nature and when we answer
It we are feeding the animal
What you see is not q man, It Is the
offspring of the body, 1t is only the house
the human child lives In, the receptacle
Tor the child. We must look after the |
child. We must also look after the bouse
so that the child may stay in it in com
fort little longer. For when the house /
dies the child goes with It We call this /
inner part the soul. The soul is our real
self. What shall 1t profit man If he
gain the whole world and lose himselfY"
At the evenings service DR.. Fernley
read the dedieatory service. Dr. Murray
assisted him. After this service he
spoke upon the Sabbath question. He
said that there were 2S5 societies in |
Philadelphis organized to break down
the Christian Sabbath He told how be
had sent list Of 495, 900 names to the
Worlds Fair Commissioners, opposing
the opening OF the gates on Sunday. His
address was greeted with much favor.
DR.. Fernley added that while he was
IN Chicago the Delaware commissioner
came 10 the committee room and said
III there Is not another vote to close the
gates on Sunday / will vote to close
Them. I'm from Delaware" That was
~ ga0 O'Clock the services were over
and Dr. FernleY pronounced the bene.
dlction.
The board Of trustees Of the church
comprise Z. Bennett, president; Alex
ander Clair, secretary; Daniel A. For
rest, treasurer; Jabsz Hodson, William
= Hawkins, Alfred Ironfeld, George w.
Todd and John Davis. +. o. Bennett
was chairman Of the building COMMITTEES.
and TO him is due much of the ere it for
the success Of the enterprise. George
W Tedd donated 81, 600 to the building
of the church.
The members donated the remaining
amount and to them is due big portion
OF the crdit for the new building. The
entire congregation Of the church Is com
posed Of working people, most Of whom {
receive only laborer's wages. They 1.-THE
their income for their church, however.
and the result is that they now own
handsome ana comfortable house of
worship Only last year they were pay {
ing $3.50 year TO q single minister. but {
this year they have married one, to I
whom they pay $500 and furnish par {
sonage