The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-02
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
DEDICATED.
The Baptists had Charge Of the Town
The Union Meeting Closed.
Washington Messenger.)

Sunday will be remembered by our
church going people. The different pull
pits of the city were occupied by Baptist
preachers, who were attending the un-
ion meeting Of that church here The
centre of attraction was the First Bap-
list church
At 10 O'Clock n. m. a Sunday school
mass meeting was held, presided over by
u. II. billiard, editor Of the Scotland
Neck Commonwealth. All the Sunday
schools of the city united in the exercises,
and each one of the superintendent
made talks. The meeting was highly en-
ioyed by those present.
BY II o'clock the main auditorium and
Sunday school room were packed, so
much so that chairs had to be provided
for the crowd, all eager to hear the ded-
icatory sermon The choir sang as Il
voluntary "All Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name" the congregation joining After
the prayer, Rev. DR.. Nann announced
that the chairman Of the building com
mittee, MIR. Thos. !. Latham, would
make a report His remarks were listen
ed to with great pleasure. 1--WE hope to
have the pleasure of publishing it at a
later day.
Rev. Or. Carter, pastor Of the First
Baptist church Of Raleigh, arose TO de-
liver the sermon. A stiffness at once
fell upon all as he announced the fol-
lowing text: Now therefore We are no
more strangers and foreigners, but fell
low citizens with the saints, and OF the
household of God: and are built upon
the foundation OF the apostles and pro-
phets. Jesus Christ himself being the
sng .4.D in, o1l hn
building fifty framed together grOweth
unto an holy temple in the Lord: in whom
We also are builded together for an habi-
tation of God through the Spirit"
The fame Of the preacher had proceed
ed him to our city, and those who sat
and stoned to his matchless eloquence
were not disappointed. His theme was
"Thc Perfect Building" The sermon
was ever an hour in length, yet so pow
erful was his argument so persuasive his
eloquence, so beautiful his Illustrations,
we could have listened an hour more.
DR.. Carter is no ordinary man. God
has indeed bestowed upon him ehviable
gifts, and on this occasion they shone
with the brilliancy OF diamond
After the sermon Rev. DR. Vann an
n0unced that there was still debt of
over four hundred dollars on the church.
Not only is the doctor a good preacher
but has many qualities to perfect him as
a frst-class beggar. We hear over two
hundred dollars were raised towards
tie liquidation Of the indebtedness.
Rev. Dr. Boone, superintendent of the
Orphanage at Townsville, gave the new
church to God in prayer of well chosen
words.
We congratulate our Baptist friends
here on their neat house of worship, be-
ing one of the most attractive in the
city. They have struggled hard to obtain
the goal of their ambition, and they
have succeeded nobly. May they con-
tinue to grow in usefulness and do much
for the Masters kingdom.
At night Rev. DIR. Carter delivered an
other eloquent sermon upon the life Of
that hero Of biblical history. Moses. We
wish every citizen Of Washington could
have heard his description Of that great
man Of God, his ascent up Mount Nebo
to die Two more thoughtful and elo-
qUent sermons we have not heard in
many a day.