The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-16

Singing from the Hymnal, No. 7S5 DoXology. Benediction.
 Sunday School Session at F Noon.
 The platform meeting was held at p. m., and in the absence of the Rev. Crandall J. North, D. D., presiding elder, to preside, the pastor, Rev. Rob- ert T. McNicholl, presided. The order of exercises:
 Organ Voluntary.
 Singing-No. 7S0.
 Prayer-By the Pastor.
 Scripture Lesson-Rev. William McNicholl. Notices and Collection.
 Singing-No. S06
 AddBesses-Messrs Sylvester Smith, Charles x. A. Baldwin and Peter E. Bowman. Slnging-No: 491
 Hill, and Addresses by Messrs. John
 Manson, $. w. McEwen and O. w.
 Hulse.
 Singing--No. 43S.
 The evening services included the Epworth league prayer meeting at 6:15 p. m. Leader, Miss Carrie Curtis, and public worship at 7:30 p. m. The order of exercises:
 Organ Voluntary.
 Singing-No. IT.
 Prayer-Pastor.
 Anthem.
 Lesson from the New Testament Notices and Collection.
 Singing-No. 146.
 Sermon-Rev. Charles W. Gallagher. D. D. Short Prayer for Blessing on the Word. Singino-No. 1889.
 Benediction.
 The pastoral roll of the church is as follows:
 1882 Noah Levings* and Tn. Bainbridge*; :; 1885, Luman Andrus*; 1884, Hart F. Pease*; 1885, Oliver v. Ammerman* ;1s36-7, Hart F. 1s43-4, Ira Abbott* is45, Henry D. La tham*; 1s46,7, Samuel ". Law*; 1s4s-as, Habbei naleI is5aa George g oreeygE sSEse A Timothy Q, Young*, 1855. s. J. stebbins*; 1s56-7,. Friend ". smith*; .1s5s,9 J. ". Hornet; 1s6os ". a. Cider; 1se1.2, s John R. H. Loomis*; 1s6s-9, W. F. Collins*; 1870 1, A. S. Graves; 1872, George A. Hubbell; 4s7375: c; G1;o-0 " so Gallagher; 1s7e-s, R Foe, H. s. M. Hammond; 1SS4-6, Edward Cunning ham, 18S7-9, A. H. Goodenough; 1S90-1, H. D. Weston; 1s92-4 J. Howard Hand; 1895 z, N. G. Cheney; 1898, Robert T. McNichoi.
 The church was crowded at the morn ing services. The decorations were very tasteful and were made up of cut flowers and flags. On the organ front were the dates "1S32,'' 1885," '1873' and ''1S9S"
 Owing to the rain the afternoon and evening services were not as large as in the morning. One of the most Interest," ing addresses in the afternoon was that of B. c. Hill, member of the official board of the church. His historical sketch of the church included the fol- lowing:
 The old church occupied the lot at 100 East Pearl street, on which our par sonage now stands. It was moved to Foote street and is now the A, M. D.. church. When the present church was erected we worshipped at first in the lecture room, with bare walls. This church was dedicated May IS, 1873. Its membership was about 200; present membership over 600. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Bishop Simp- son. In 1876 Rev. R. H. Loomis became pastor for the second time. When we occupied the church there was debt of $15,000, with interest at per cent. In 1879 the debt was reduced $5,000 and the interest reduced to 6 per cent. In 1879 Rev. George A. Parkington became pastor. A sinking fund was establish ed to raise the $10,000 debt in ten years. MT. Parkington died in 18S0 Rev. S. M. Hammond came to us in 1881. The following year the semi-centennial of the church was celebrated and $1,S60 was raised to buy a lot for the parson- age, and in 1883 $1,00O was secured to start the parsonage, completed in 1884 at a cost of $9,100 including lot, and oc- cupied first by Rev. Edward Cunning ham. There was considerable growth of the church under MT. Cunningham. In 1887 Rev. A. H. Goodenough became pastor; church was repainted inside and Improvements made at a cost of $1,9O0 The last year of his pastorate a spire was built at a cost of $2,200 and an organ was purchased costing over S2,OOO
 Rev. H. D. Weston became pastor in 1890 and there was a healthy growth of the church. In 1892 Rev. J. Howard Hand was sent to us. The Boys brig ade was organized and in 1883 a Chau- tauqua circle was started. The Young Peoples society was reorganized and became the Epworth league.
 Rev. N. G. Cheney was sent as pas tor in 1895. Needed improvements to the parsonage were made at cost of s675 The final debt of $2,000 on the par sonage was arranged for, the last pay