The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-09

| ol tue iOIu Ou oaODabn last NJ II o clOCk
a. M, in accordance with the following
OBLIGATORY PROGRAM.
....... ....... .. DOxolOgy. .... ........
Invocation, ......."...Rev. S. A. Cornelius.
/ Hymn, ........ Coronation ......." Choir.
Scripture Reading and Prayer.
........................ Rev, j. E. Hillard.
! Quartette, ..... THE Strain Upraises."
Misses Parshal, Mess. Hague and Ulf.
! Hymn, ,......." How Firm a Foundation
| Dedicatory Sermon, Rev. S.A. Cornelius.
| Dedicatory Prayer. Rev. J.V. McAninch.
Solo,. Feed My Lambs, Mrs Marks,
........ Offering for Home Missions. .........
Hymn, &c. Love Thy Kingdom Lord"
............ Benediction. .u..................
The church of Endeavor stands on
what the Scotch would call brae, and is
a frame structure of good form, 2sx56
feet in size, and was planned by archi
tects Pierce and Bickford. The Sunday
school room, kindergarten and audience
rooms can be all thrown together by
means of sliding doors and will seat
about $50 people. The inside finishings
are of polished hard wood, oak in the
church proper, cherry in the Sunday
school departments. The windows are
of amber cathedral glass, and the large
memorial window in the front Of the
church harmonize in general tone with
the others. Reding, Baird & Co., of Bos-
ton, designed and executed this really
artistic creation in glass. At the top is
the sacred lamb and cross with the text
below: "Feed My Lambs" The two
central divisions of the window have bou-
quets of white lilies and tablets containing
the inscriptions: "Mary Atkins Wheeler,
lSS3-lS90." Isabel Smith Wheeler,
1880 1895" The tive outer divisions have
conventional designs in nicely blended
shades ofjeweled opalescentand art glass.
The pulpit and chairs in oak and brown
were presented in memory of VIM. f.
Wheeler of Portville, N. Y, by his chill
dren. The communion table is a gift of
G. w. Warden, one of the elders in the
church. The aims plates were donated
by the Junior Christian Endeavor, which
is lead by Mr.. II. A. Lynch and Mrs. w.
A. Stiles. rhe Bible, 1 understand, is to
be a gift of the Y. p. S. c. E., which
would be very appropriate inasmuch as
the church has grown out of the society.
All the remaining expenses of the fur
nishings, lighting, silver communion
set ETC., were betrayed by the Sunday
school and congregation.
Rarely has winters Sabbath dawned
more fair and peaceful; never was snow
whittier nor sky bluer than on the day
Endeavor dedicated this new church to
the service of God. Loving hands had
brought flowers and plants of their own
cultivation to deck the pulpit platform,
and long before the time for worship
jingling bells announced the arrival of
sleigh loads from Tionesta, Tidioute,
West Hickory, and other directions lar
and near, until the whole edifice was
taxed to its utmost capacity and about
800 were seated.
The programs distributed were printed
and presented by Mr.. G. E. White, editor
of the Tidioute NeUS, whose daughters
had been loved playnates of the dear
ones in whose memory the chapel was
erected. Mr.. and Mrs White attended
the services of dedication. The only
change in the program was that the Scrip
ture reading and prayer were by Rev. j.
F.. Iiillard of the East Hickory NJ Il.
Church; and the Invocation by Rev. S.
A. Cornelius of Oil City. The acoustics
of the building are pronounced by sing
ers and speakers to be perfect, and GER
tainly Mrs. Marks voice never sounded
sweeter, nor anthem more melodious,
nor congregational music more inspiring
than on this occasion. The sermon hy
Rev. S. A. Cornelius of Oil City was
from the very appropriate text found in
Exodus, 30: 20, "Conseerate yourselves
to-day to the Lord" and after urging the
members to apply this to themselves and
obey the command he alluded most feel
ingly to the new church home; of the
VOWS that might be exchanged before the
altar; of the dead that might he brought
there, of the little ones dedicated to the
Lords service, and the souls saved with
in its walls.
The dedicatory prayor, by our own
pastor, Rev. j. V. McAninch, was most
earnest and impressive and made us all
feel that the house was now truly the
Lords, and that He smiled upon and ac-
cepted the gift from the hands of His low
ing children.
After the touching hymn, "Feed My
Lambs was sung by Mrs. Marks, a
Home Missionary offering was made,
resulting in the sum of S94.56 to be di-
vided between the regular board, and the
Woman's Missionary Society.
The evening service was a fitting close
to the dedicatory exercises. Instead of
the regular sermon short addresses were
made by the visitors present and others.
Rev. McAninch presided and introduced
the different speakers, as follows: Rev,
S. f. Marks of Tidioute, Rev. s. A. Cor
nelius of Oil City, Elder A. b, Kelly of
Tionesta, and Elder g. w. Parker OF Oil
City. These were ali present at the or
ganization of the church in May, 1896,
and spoke encouragingly of the progress
visible, giving words of encourag ement
and greeting. Mr.. N. p. Wheeler and
W. f. Witherel were also called upon and
spoke of the evidence of Gods presence
and power, and of His leadings from a
little prayer meeting in a deserted house,
to the large attendance now, and the new,
beautiful and commodious structure now
dedicated to Gods worship. At the close
NgaF T.