Evening journal., 1895-09-30
/, 7SO was raised in cash and subsorip

81, 75O was raised In cash and subscrip
tions.
The membership at the dedication was
ninety four full members and eight
probatloners. The total cost Of the
building was 50. 573 10
The Ladies' Aid Of the church was
organized February 90. 1892 with a
membership Of sixty. It's present officers
are President. Mrs Laura Miles; vice.
president, Mrs Joseph McKenns I;
secretary. Miss ElizAbstb West; treas
urer. Mrs Mary Crozler. Great
credit Is due to the Ladies' Aid, for In
every emergency It has come boldly TO
the front and aided the trustees and
stewards In raising funds necessary for
the needs OF the church We trust that
In the future rs in the past. at such call
Of this noble band, members ard friends
may ever be ready to help 1 Ia It's good
work.
At the last annual conference, which
convened in Smyrna on March 90 Rev.
William G Koons was appointed pastor
Time does not allow OF giving details OF
his work. Soon after taking charge he
saw the great need Of organizing ths
young people OF onr growing conRrega-
tion In active work. and on April 30 be
organized the Senior Epworth League
with q membership Of ffty-three.
A great work has been accomplished In
drawing the members closer together
aud In It's prayer aud experience meetings
on Sundays, and In the praying band
meeting on Tuesday evenings. a work has
been started that will END In the conver-
sion Of scores OF precious souls
On May II, 1895. Rev. Koons organized
the Junior Epworth League with City.
three members This organization has
been great help and continues with
unabating success
In the afternoon the services were Ia
the nature Of Sunday school rally. Rev.
Merritt Hulburd. d. d., delivered an
interesting and able talk on the words,
He, His son, us all. all things" he de-
soribed who was represented by the word
He. and how he was made known to "us
ell' through His son. That 10 him who
believed he gave all things beedful The
talk WAS one which could be understood
by even the little ones, and was heartily
enjoyed by the older ones as we'll. The
choir sang number of beautiful songs
and Professor King and his wife sang
several solos and duets cornet solo,
Nearer My God to Thee, was also a
feature
10 the evening the sermon was
preached by Rev Robert Watt. d. D.,
pastor Of scott NJ T. Church. The
subject Of his discourse was Christ Is
All in All" Notwithstanding the dark
night and the driving storm the church
was filed and never before did DR.. Watt
preach 3 more effective sermon. He
pictured the love and joy GOO gives when
he gave himself as n ransom He Is q
Savior and friend, one to be sought after
one to help the fallen and depraved
One who ever stretches out His strong
arm to raise the weak and the one that Is
all and in all to the Christian heart rs II
comes into contact with the world and
its doings
Rev. w. g. Koons, the pastor, an
nounced that On Sunday evening October
13, the extra meetings would be com
menced and that he hoped that after the
happy and stirring sermons OF the day,
each and every one would take irmsl
hold on Christ az their Saviour and entel
the new year with renewed courage anC
be instruments OF winning many souls tG
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