The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Of Ground Breaking of Park Chapel G!sle'
 brRted Yesterday.


 Yesterday was the first anniversary of the ground breaking for Park chap
 el, near Lighthouse Point, and the
 event was appropriately celebrated by a special service held there at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The service was
 in charge of Rev. MT. Elmer A. Dent,
 pastor of St. Andrews M. D. church.
 It was opened with singing by double quartet from St. Andrews. Then fol- lowed fervent prayer by Rev. MT,
 Dent. After beautiful vocal solo by
 Miss Minnie Hastings. the presiding elder of the district, Rev. CTandall J.
 North, preached an eloquent sermon,
 He took his text from the third chapter
 of the First Corinthians, the Fist and 22d verses, which read: Therefore let no man glory in; for all things are yours; whether Paul or Apollos, or
 Cephas or the world, or life or death, or
 things present or things to come, all are yours"
 The main portion of his discourse was devoted to an explanation of the
 Heritage of the Christian" He said, "The heritage of Jesus Christ is inf1n-
 ite. Paul is giving us a statement of facts that will have the scrutiny of
 everyone when he says, all things are ] ours, both of the past and the future. l Great countries boast of their famous men, and of glorious achievement, but | the Christian boasts in the name of | Jesus Christ. Great men and the rev. | erence for them may pass away and they be entirely forgotten. but the | kingdom of Christ shall stand when the | heavens roll together as scroll The | life of Christian is that of freed | man. The life and death of Jesus Christ was the great emancipation act l of God. The kingdom of Christ is not | in this world but of this world. Every | thing in the future and all things in | the present are promised to the Chris tion and they are one and inseparable
 I am come says Jesus Christ, that ye may have life, not afterward but now.' All things are yours if ye are | Christ's and Christ's is Gods. The 1 Master is as much interested in this little enterprise as he>is in the largest | cathedral that was ever built. All things are yours because ye are his I disciples in the world and because ye | know the blessings of the world" | At the conclusion of the ceremony
 the secretary read a report of the work | done since the chapel was opened last l July, and also the financial statement. | There have been thirty-one Sunday | services held at a cost of $S1.65. The | collections for the same amounted to | $57SS. At present two lots valued at l $500 are owned by the chapel. The building and furnishings are valued at | $1,700. There is a mortgage outstand-
 ing of $1,000 and other unpaid bills of | about $100. The estimated expenses for
 the coming year are $60 for interest, | $20 for fuel and light and S20 for sun l dries
 I The presiding elder expressed him. ! self as being much gratifed at the fav- orable report and that he felt assured l that much good would result from their
 undertaking. The service closed with l the singing of America" and the ben l ediction.
 The chapel is under the supervision | of Rev. MT. Dent, of St. Andrews church. Services are held every Sum | day afternoon at 8 o'clock Tuesday | nights at 8 o'clock pastors and lay
 readers from various churches conduct
 the services. There are now about
 thirty regular attendants and the l meetings are growing in interest. The building is very neat and cosy, and | yesterday it was quite nicely decorated
 with evergreens, potted plants and | American flags.