The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-01-27
Dedication Of the st. Paurs
Uuited Evangelical Church
Of Oentrevllle.
Tico Excellent Sermons by Bishop
Sanford and a Very Success
fil Service.

On Sunday evening, Jan. IT,,
Bishop w. NJ. Stanford, ID. d., of
Harrisburg, Pa, dedicated the newly
remodeled and beautifully enlarged
church of the. United Evangelicals
at Centreville after having preached
two mastery sermons during the
day.
Early in the spring the good
people of this congregation decided
to improve and enlarge the church,
and the following building commit
tee was appointed: Urich Berger,
Samuel Straub, Epraim Walter,
Reuben Shook and VIM. II. Hart
man. This committee, soon after
their new pastor arrived, went to
work in good earnest and practiced
great economy in all their under
takings. Much work was done by
the members, and many willing
hands made the work light.
New ground was brought to make
room enough tor the enlargement.
An entirely new foundation was
made very substantial and shows
the wall to be of a masters hand.
The ceiling was raised, and Sum
day school room of 35x30 was built
to the east of the main audience
room which is 5Ox35. This room
connects with the main room by
means of a rolling partition so that
the whole church can be thrown in
to one room when occasion requires
it. At the southeast corneris 9x9
tower, sixty-two feet high, in which
swings a 500 10. bell. The entrance
is through the base of this beautiful
tower which forms fine vestibule,
connection with the audience room
and Sunday school room by swing
ing doors. The walls are waincoat-
ed four feet high and from the
centre of the ceiling swings "a fine
IA double burner. Bailey Reflector,
u gift of the X. l.. e. +. No doubt
the most attractive feature inside is
is the pulpit of oak finish, the three
plush-seated pulpit chairs, two flow
er stands and fifteen "choir chairs"
all the gifts of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. The most comfortable feature
is the fine, substantial "oak-fnish-
ed" circular pews, bought from p.
NJ. Teats, gen'l agent, Shamokin
Dam, Pa, of Stafford Co., Muske-
gon, Mich, and both rooms are
heated with the Specially Eye
Opener" hot air furnace bought of
H. l. Romig, Beaver Springs.
This new church is fine piece
of architecture, and the committee
used good judgment in the wise ar
rangemcnt and neatness of every
thing. The front gable endis beau
tifully adorned with handsome
cathedral window of leaded-glass, Il
gift of the Woman's Missionary
Society. New windows were insert
ed all around with frosted glass Of
handsome color.
A pulpit recess of 9x4 containing
two small windows is at the west
end of the church and faces the en-.
tire Sunday school room on the east
The aisles are laid with good matt
ing, and the front of the church il
covered with ingrained carpet ot
handsome pattern. The outside il
nicely painted and makes a neat ap
pcarance, an ornament to the town
The great anxiety was resting OF
the congregation for sometime prio
to the dedication. Some predicted
failure and the inclement weather
,seemed to confirm their prediction
Slowly the time arrived. But th'
hand that sways the sceptre of trutl
lover all, did not forget the dear peo
pie of Centreville and graciousl,
answered their prayers. On Satur
day, Jan. 10, at 7:l5 p. NJ, Rev
j. +. Dunlap, A. NJ, ofLewisburg
opened the services with a thought
full and telling sermou on tn
"heroic Stephen" After this mas
terly discourse, Bishop Stanford ad
dressed the congregation. His wis
counciling was kindly accepted an
prevailed with satisfaction to tn
members. At this juncture Of tn
, meeting hope of success filled tn
hearts of all and the "desire" turne
into the "belief' of clearing the en-