The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-16
PLYMOUTH PARISH HOUSE
DEDICITORY SERVICES HEED IN
 THE CHAPEL TESTERDIY.

-The Building and Furnishings Cost Ss5,00O-Large Sum on Hand for the New
 Church.
 The dedicatory services of the Ply mouth parish house, the new church building of the old College street church congregation, was held at the new chap el on the corner of Chapel street and sherman avenue yesterday afternoon. The chapel was decorated for the occa- sion, evergreens being hung about the windows and over the doors, while around the chancel were potted plants, palms and flowers in profusion. The congregation which assembled at o'clock was large one, being composed of not only members of the College street church, but also of members of various city churches. The pastor, Rev Dr. McLane, presided at the ser vices which began with the hymn All People that on Earth Do Dwell,'' which was followed by an invocation by Rev Prof. w. r. Blackman. The choir sang an anthem, after which Dr. McLane made short address. He said that he had been asked if the church in it's new quarters would be Institutional. In an- swer to this he said the new church was built with the idea Of carrying on various works as occasion for them occurs. The church is not, however, either institutional or constitutionalb but it is a primative one. The name Plymouth church has been chosen be- cause that name represents Congrega- tionalism. The new church is essen tlally a church of Christ. Dr. McLane said that personally he preferred the name Plymouth house to Plymouth church, as the former designation i'm plies that it is the home of the people who meet there. He then introduced George R. Chamberlain and pr. V. M. Dow. MT. Chamberlain was chairman of the building committee and in few well chosen words he presented the keys of the church to Dr. Dow, who is chairman of the society',s committee.
 MT. Chamberlain spoke of the uses for which the various rooms Of the new building had been designed. Besides the large room which for the present will be used for an audience room, lec- ture room for concerts, etc, there is in the rear the pastors study ana pri- mary Sunday school room, in the front prayer room and ladies' parlor, while nthe basement there is boys room in front, which is especially for the boys companies. Next back of this is the dining room, which can also be used for the boys company drills and for physical exercises while in the rear is a large room for the ladies societies. The building committee, aided by outside gifts, has been enabled to keep within the 1000 appropriat ton, but with these gifts the building has cost a little over $20,000. The ladies of the church have furnished.a great part t-of the furnish inga. The entire cost of the church, with interior fittings, was about $25,oOo I've thousand dollars has been donated towards it by friends outside of the congregation. Tn accepting the keys Dr. Dow congratulated the members of the building committee on the outcome of their labors, and also congratulated the society that the duties of overseeing the building was assumed by men of such zeal and ability He also said that much praise was merited by Dr. McLane, to whom in a great measure the present successful condition of the church is due
 Dr. McLane then expressed the thanks of the congregation to those friends out side of their membership, who had do- mated gifts, to the circle of King S Daughters which furnished the grand piano, and also to the ladies of the furnishing committee. He said that the present building has been paid for, also the lot on which the new church build ing is to be erected, and besides this the society has a considerable sum to- wards building the new church.
 After singing another hymn the dedi- cation service was read and consisted of responsive reading, which affirmed that the house had been built for teach ing the truth as it is in Jesus, for cul- tivation of love to God and love to men, for promotion of health, knowledge, morality and Christian character for the promotion of neighborly acquaintance, brotherly love, human sympathy, and Christian ministry, and for the worship of the Father, for the manifestation of the Son and for the ministry of the spirit.
 Another hymn was sung and the re- sponsive service was continued, the pastor, the congregation, the children, the boys company, the choir and the Kings Daughters separately testifying as to whom the church was dedi- cted. Rev. pr. Lane offered prayer and the hymn, "Oh, Bow Thine Ear, Eter- nal One" was sung, after which brief addresses were made by various city pastors. Rev. pr. Twitchell spoke on .The Fellowship of the Churches" pr. Twitchell began with the greeting used by Paul in the beginning of all his epistles, ''grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" He said that in grace Paul meant a bond and by peace harmony. He said that there was Ia great sini- larity in the history of Dwight Place church and College street church. The Dwight Place church congregation was orga nized in 1888 and for the first four years was called the Park street church. It was worshipped then in a hall over a carriage factory. In 1S42 the congregation moved to Howe street and to its present location in 1871. The outlook of the new Plymouth church is bright He said that a church is n1ore