The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-20
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.


KEY. /. \. lVoy rites of Il Visit 20
Wake and a Church Dedication.
The new Ebenezer Methodist church,
near the Chatham line, was dedicated
last Sunday. The dedicatory sermon
was preached by Rev. t. \. Ivey, the
eloquent editor of the Christian Advo-
cate. Writing of his trip and the occl-
sion, DR.. lyey says:
Saturday afternoon, September 18th
found us en- route to IIbeneZer church, on
the Buckhorn circuit, Rev. S. @. Stamcy,
preacher-in-charge. While waiting fDr
the $. A.. l.. train at Cary, we had the
priyilegc>of spending an hour with that
staunch itinerant. Rev. j. w. jenkins.
Brother jenkins was i'll good spirits, very
much elated over the fine opening of
Trinity College. He is closing up his
fourth year at Cary and has had Il sue
cessful passionate.
"A short run down to Merry Oaks and
we find Brother Stamey with horse and
buggy waiting to axe US a few miles i'll
the country in the neighborhood Of
Ebenezer church. Before the shadows
began to darken into night we found our
selves under the hoSpitahle roof of Mrs.
Nancy Sturdivant. q true Methodist and
Il mother in Israel" Here live also her
two sons, Messrs. Thomas and Robert
Sturdivant, the former Il prosperous
merchant Of Chatham and Il trustee Of
his church. 1t is unnecessary to say
that the hours under this roof passed
pleasantly for two Methodist preachers.
: Sunday dawncd in all the pensivc
beauty Of 4 September day. Nature was
beginning to hang her Grape over the
fields and forests. but everything seemed
laughing, from the young beams of the
c1-p which fltarpj tbrnnvb tho motfln.I
foliage of the trees to the golden rod
which shook its yellow crown above the
dying grasses. Hy ten o'clock, Il. M,
hundreds Of people were making their
Way to iIhenezcr church. 1t was dedica-
ton day fer the church. Many ardent
souls had thrown their love and labors
into the work of preparing Il new Temple
Of worship.
"Ihe church structure is neat and COM
modious. White, symmetrical. with n
stceplc rising high above the trees, it
stands as Il monument to Methodism on
the Buckhorn circuit. 1t was designed
and built by Mr.. J. =. Masemorc, OF
Joncshoro. who. though 4 blue Prcsbytc-
rian. enjoys building Methodist churches,
many Of which he has built to the salts
faction Of all over this section.
THE congregation was immense and
attentive: the preacher had liberty; the
music vas good; the people were en-
thusiastic. At the close Of the sermon,
the sentence of dedication was pro
nounced. Brother A.. J. Wilson spoke
for the trustees. consisting of Brother
Wilson himself, w. D. Matthews. i.
Farrar. w. +. Wynn, J. T. Lawrence
and NJ. E. Mann.
a pleasant feature of the service was
the presentation to the church of Il hand
some pulpit Bible given in memory Of
Mrs. Susan X. Franks By her loving
daughter.
Brother Stamey preached in the If
ternoon TO 4 large congregation Il sermon
which it was not our privilege to hear.
This IS Brother Stamey's second year on
this work. and it was easy to see that his
people are pleased with him. Brother
Stamey prays much, studies hard. reads
| closely and widely. and it is no wonder
that he succeeds. He commenced his
protracted meeting last Sunday. and we
are safe in predicting that it will not be
fruitless. He has some of the "salt Of
the earth among his people,