Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-10
THEIR FOURTH BUILDING.

| The New First Presbyterian Church OF Al
legheny Dedicated by the Pastor and
Congregational Relic of the Firs
Church-Nearly Free From Debt.
Dedicatory services of the fourth build
ing of the First Presbyterian Church o
Allegheny, located on the corner of Arcf
and South Diamond streets, took place yes
terday. At the morning services DR.
Moffat, President of the Washington ano
Jefferson College, preached the dedicatory
sermon. The services, held in the audi.
torium, which has a seating capacity of 500
were listened to by over ], 100 people. They
were very beautiful and impressive. Dr.
Allison, editor of the Presbyterian Banner;
Dr. Thomas III. Robinson, professor in the
Western Theological Seminary, and Rev;
Mr.. Kennedy, pastor of the church, occupied
the platform.
After a short scriptural reading the f1nan-
cial statement OF the church was read. show
ing that the building and lot cost S14oVo,
and that the whole, with the exception Of d
few thousand dollars is free from fncnm-
branes. The building was then transferred
from the Building Committee to the Board
of Trustees as the legal custodians, and then
transferred from the trustees to the Session.
as the spiritual overseers to dedicate ana use
for divine worship according to the Frespy-
terian order.
The afternoon services were held in the
lecture room, and consisted OF deol-
catory services by the Bible class an
address by Rev. II. T. McClelland
ID. D., brief addresses by former teachers
and remarks by present teachers. An inter-
esting relic of the First Presbyterian Churcn
built in DR. Stockton's time, was shown 70
the audience by the pastor. lt Is an olu
Bible, presented to the church by mem
ber January l. lS4S." 1t was rebound in 1857,
and is highly valued by both the pastor ana
the members OF the church On the walls
OF the auditorium are two brass taolets.
Upon one is the following inscription:
Elisha, p. Swift, born in W1lliamstown,
Mass, August y, 1872. Ordained September
8. 1917. Installed pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Allegheny, October l.
1885 Died April Q 1862 At the time OF Dr.
Swift's death his son, Elliotte E. Swift, was
co-pastor with his father and took charge at
that time and was pastor for 26 years. The
other tablet contains an inscription sacred
to the memory of the latter.
More than 200 people listened to the even
ing exercises of the dedication of the First
Presbyterian Church, on Arch street, Allie
gheny, last night, and perhaps 200 others
ed nneDDr to address na Wss Dv rOoR Rev ISe pr
ID. X. sutherland, of the Second
Presby yterian Church. Pittsburg. His remarks
were intensely practical and were based
upon the effects of consolidation and CO.
operation upon individuality. He said that
while cooperation is necessary to success in
every phase of existence. that too much of
it destroyed individual effort, and he did
not hesitate to pronounce consolidation
curse in almost every instance.
Rev. DR.. John Fox, of Nor til Church, Allie
gheny, spoke at some length upon the his
tory of the Presbyterian churches and par
ticularly of this church Rev. DR.. NJ. B.
Riddle, of the Theological Seminary, fol-
lowed him with somewhat SIM
liar talk, and showed the relation
which the church has always borne
to the seminary and to the other churches
of the city. AT the close Of his address,
PRAYER was offered by Rev. DR.. Kennedy,
pastor of the church. Alter the singing of
a hymn. the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Riddle, of the Theological Seminary.