The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-07
OF NO CREED
About $500 Subscribed to Help Lift the
Debt-Sermons by Rev.. Messrs.
Goodwin and Ellison.

The Lincoln Park Chapel was dedicated
yesterday afternoon in the presence of d
congregation that filed the little audi ORR
UNI. The chapel being undenominational. or
rather interdenominational, contained repre-
sentatives from many of the North de
churches. Rev. f.. NJ. c. Botteriil. through
whose evangelistic efforts the chapel was
constructed, presided. The structure is a
one-story frame. on Sixteenth street, be-
tween Talbot avenue and Delaware street.
1t has a main auditorium which will seat
perhaps go people, and to the right Is a
small wing for the primary classes of the
Sunday school. The chapel. which cost
1890 Is heated by furnace. and the seat
ing is with chairs. 1t is nicely carpeted and
has a piano. The exterior is very modest,
hut being the pioneer in the field north of
Fourteenth street the people of that adj
ton are evidently proud of il. At any rate
they came out yesterday afternoon with
sufficient good will in their hearts TO sub
scribe about $500 to lift the debt of about
81. 800. The entire property is worth about
$500, and thus becomes established there
the nucleus of a greater church as the pop
ulation thickens. The lots were sold to the
trustees by E. b. Martindale at 1000 each.
and he himself contributed one-half the
amount to pay for them.
After an announcement by F. w. Doug
las and a hymn Praise Him, Praise Him."
prayer was offered by Rev. Joseph Littell.
a quartet of Mrs. Arthur Larsh, Mrs.
f. E. Pray. Mr.. G. Thomas and Mr.. G. NJ.
Spiegel sang Consider the Lilies and a
portion of the Scripture was read. Mrs.
Larsh and Mr. spiegel sang a duet, Re
joice in the Lord"
Mayor Denny made the address of the
programme. He found great cause for OPP
timism. he said, in the signs of the times,
and one of them is the fact that denomina-
tional lines have about disappeared and
that the people of the civilized world are
coming 10 an appreciation of the Christian
truth. This fact. he said. is one of the most
distinguishing factors of the development
of this part of the century, and served to
mark the period in the worlds history as
one of its greatest.
DR.. Sims was next called to make a
statement about the chapel. which was
preliminary to the appeal. to the people to
lift the debt. He gave the facts as already
given above His first appeal was for 800
subscriptions and two were secured, one
being from the Sunday school and the other
ladies of the Lincoln Park Home Mission
airy Society gave $50, but here ended the
larger subscriptions. Those who gave SIS
were Cora May King; Estella King. p. y.
Elliott, Mrs. ID. VI. Elliott, j. Fl. Grail, NJ.
A. Potter. c. r. Watson. Mr.. Jordan. q. F..
Mount. J. p Hornaday, Edwin C. Wen.
Seth Lahore, Mr.. Cannon and Jessie lnger-
soil. The Junior Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. gave s162o and the Senior Endeavor So
ciety gave SO. The $40 subscribers included
Mrs. s. b.. Ray. w; Woodbridge, Missionary
Society of the Third Christian Church,
Harry b. King. Mrs. NJ. Z. Bogardus, Mrs.
A. J. Lybarger. Subscriptions OF S. were
made by w. S. Thomas, Sherman Fisk,
Mrs. John O'Day, Mrs. Aughenbaugh, An
drew Smith. L. c.. Akers, Mrs. II. G. Akers.
T.. E Stacey. j. w. Harvey, AN Old Fash
Toned Quaker" H. NJ. McCauley. Anna L.
Meigs in memory of Maggie Allen Stimson,
r. b. Catherwood, Mrs. Catherwood, f. T..
Willis. Willis A Bogardus. Mrs. Wier, Mrs.
Newcomb and E. X. Marquis. There were
many other sums subscribed in lesser
amounts, making the total nearly $500. DIR.
Sims was well pleased with the liberality
shown and contributed s. in token of his
appreciation.
In the conclusion of the service Rev.
O.. r. Van Buskirk, Rev. G.. A. Christensen,
John .. Sherman and Rev. Il. VI. c..
Botterill participated.