The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-21
First Baptist Church Formally
Dedicated IN this City Yes
terday.
Rev. j. p. Greene, D. D., Deliv.
ers q Mastery Sermon
Throngs of People
Present.


and the sky was clear of clouds. There
was an inspiration of the approaching
spring in the atmosphere. PICKLE
February took the occasion into high
favor and smiled upon the Bapti-ts.
They and everybody else, it seemed,
wished to make the day red-letter
one and they succeeded admirably.
A throng of people was expected, as
q matter of course, and preparations
were made accordingly. All roads
lead to Rome and the Worlds Fair,
and ON Yesterday all streets apparently
led to the First Baptist church, for
crowds Of men, women and children
were seeking admission at the Sixth
street and Lamine street entrances.
long before IL O'clock-the hour ad-
vertised for the beginning of the
services.
Every seat in the large auditorium
and gallery was taken. Chairs were
then brought in and placed wherever
q vacant space large enough tor them
could be found. The ai>les were
blocked with people and the folding
table for the reporters, immedi-
ately in front of the pulpit. was
made smaller by half TO accommodate
another person or two. And vet hum
dreds of people, wholly unable TO gain
entrance, turned back at the doors
and went 10 some other church.
The scene rs viewed from the press
stand was one which will long linger
in memory.
The morning sunshine. streaming in
through the large. beautiful windows,
was silbdued by the rich ccloring on
the panes. and made mellow eff
feet. Placed about the baptistry and
these windows were lovely Gala lilies,
lilies of the valley and roses, and
from the baptistry a fountain
threw high silvery spray OF water.
1t either side of the pulpit was
placed a stand of lilies and one of car
nations.
Nearly all denominations in the
city were represented in the congrega-
ton. Seated around the pulpit were
Revs. A. w. Whipple, J. 7. COwan.
J. p. Greene, w. Fl. Williams, p. A.
Eubanks and J B. Fuller, besides
members of the various building COM
mittee> and other prominent church
workers.
The organists were Professor E. V.
MCINTYRE. of the Second Baptist church,
St. Louis, and Miss Florence Lamy,
of Sedalia. The remaining members
of the choir were Mrs. w. V. Gal
breath. Mrs. Charles Greene, Miss
Nettie. Kennedy, Miss Clara Stryker,
and Messrs. Bert Leake. George Men,
efee. Ernest Clarke and 4. Rauten-
strauch. They had diligently rehearsed
and succeeded in rendering the here
tofore published programme in a fault
less manner.
After an organ solo by Mr.. Mcln-
tyre, who proved himself Il master of
sacred music: and the opening prayer
by Rev. a. W. Whipple, the pastor,
Rev. DIR. Fuller, made few prelim-
mary remarks in reference to the grand
work which had been accomplished
and the generous aid which had been
extended. not only by members Of his
own church. but by many people who
are COMMITMENTS of other denomina-
tions. These latter. he said. would
ALWAYS find hearty welcome from his
people.
DIR. Fuller then introduced Rev.
j. =. Greene. ID. d., formerly pastor
of the Third Presbyterian church
of 1t. Louis, and now president Of
William Jewell college, at Liberty,
Missouri.
DIR. Greene Is gentleman OF exceed
ingly impressive appearance and man.
ner. He has handsome aud benevo-
lent face, his voice Is rich and full.
and his oratory has about il an indie
Unable charm that rivets the attention
upon what he is saying and makes an
hour seem. in it, passing, little more
than half that time. There Is nothing
dramatic or sensational about him.
He presents in >ilvery eloquence the
simple truths of the Bible.
He selected Is his theme Loves
Atoning Sacrifice, based on the text
found in Galatians, second chapter.
twentieth verse. The subject could
not have been presented more fasci-
natingly than by him on this occasion,
and to attempt a synopsis of it would
be an injustice to the gifted speaker.
At the conclusion Of the sermon,
DIR. Greene stated that it was desired
to raise 81, 800 to liquidate debt then
on the church, and he called for sub
corinthians The resnonses were