The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-16

sent and Psesemt-Fine Weather Presiding Elder North in Chargo-Tho Sermon by MT. Kelly.
 The new Methodist church in Water town was dedicated yesterday. The new edifce cost $15,000 large contribution toward which was from one man. Yes- terday's Waterburys American says of the affair:
 What Wesleyan university at Mid dletown, the oldest Methodist college in the land, has done, dating from 1SS1, may be seen by glancing at the record of the past pastors who are present to- day. The present pastor was of the class of 1854. Seven of the past pastors present to-day, the preacher of the morning, the Rev. pr. Kelly editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review, and the Rev. Dr. Upham professor in Drew Theological seminary, are graduates; also the Rev. c. J. North, presiding eld- CT, in charge of the days exercises. But three of the living pastors are ab- sent to-day. They are Rev. Larman Ab- bolt, S1 years of age, residing in Ridge field, the Rev. Sidney K. Smith of Marlboro, Mass, retired and the Rev. J. H. Hand, in active work at River head, l.. I. Those present are the Rev. A. V. R. Abbott, West Haven; the Rev A. c. Eggleston, Simsbury; the Rev. T. N. Lane, Cheshire; the Rev. H. O.. Judd, Great Neck, L. l.; the Rev. A. H. Mead, Meriden; the Rev. George B. Dusinberre, Fort Washington, L. l.; the Rev. John Rippere, Torrington; the Rev. R. w. Jones, Brooklyn; the Rev. I. B. Smith, Mount Vernon. and the Rev. $. w. Toles. Bethlehem.
 The local pastors, Catholic as well as Protestant, were invited to be present, and all accepted in case they were in town. The Catholic pastor is highly es- deemed, but he is in Boston for a week.
 The days weather was all that could be desired. The visiting pastors of neighboring Methodist churches were: The Rev. J. P. Tower, Southport; F. w. Hannah D. W. Howell and E. D. Bas- sett of Waterbury; H. D. Trinkaus, Waterville; H. c. Whitney, Plainville, and J. W. Eggleston, Naugatuck.
 The morning services were in charge of the Rev. Crandall J. North, presiding elder.
 The Dedication.
 The Rev. Crandall J. North, presiding elder, read from the ritual the introduce tory address and then announced hymn S5S, which was sung with the congrega- tion standing.
 'Lord of hosts, to Thee we raise
 Here house of prayer and praise.
 Thou Thy peoples hearts prepare
 Here to meet for praise and prayer"
 Prayer was offered by the Rev. F. P. Tower, during which the responsive ''Anen" was frequently heard The choir then sang "Benedic, Anima Mea,'' by Danks. The twenty-third psalm was read rssponsively by the pastor and the people, the choir singing The Gloria Patria, all standing. The Rev. Mr. Howell read the prayer of dedication by Solomon at the dedication of the tenn pie.
 The Rev. MT. North congratulated the people that no subscription would be taken to-day, as all the cost had been provided for, but as the women had made themselves responsible for cer- tain expenses, the collection of the morning would go into the treasury of the Women's Aid society. Hymn 6 was then sung. It was an invocation of the Trinity.
 The Rev. William N. Kelly, D. D.. ed itor of the Methodist Review, is a com paratively young man, but of com nanding presence. His text was from Luke 15, the parable of the lost sheep.