The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-13
Church of Christ Re
Dedicated.
NOTABLE SERMONS.
Over $4,000 Raised to Pay
For Repairs.

appropriate ceremonies before tht
largest congregation the church hat
ever seen. The services lasted all day
the morning exercises beginning witt
the administering of the sacrament by
the pastor, Rev. Roland A. Nichols
Following this came an organ voIun
tary by Miss Florence Locke, followed
by congregational singing of Corona
ton" The Invocation at the morning
service was delivered by the pastor
and during the collection of the offer
ing the quartet, consisting of Mrs. c. E
Durham, Mrs. W. r. Robinson. Albert
Bellingham and Milton c. Snyder, SANG
Plead thou my cause"
The morning sermon was delivered
by Rev E. V. collars. LII. D., president
of Hiram College, Ohio. who took for
his text Tn the end of the Sabbath, as
it began to dawn toward the first day
of the week." and the sermon dealt
with the relation of the old to the new.
Referring to conditions of the past as
compared with those of the present
time, the speaker told of the ties bind
ing the hearts of all to the old Gus
toms and making them more dear tC
every one. The fact that the present
| church is a part Of the old made new
should make 1t more dear to the con-
gregation, as they have much to look
back to and so much more to look for
ward to. In conclusion, DR.. collars
made an appeal to the audience not tc
forget the past good in the enjoyment
of present blessings.
| 1t had been the design of the church
to attempt to raise $4,000 to pay for the
| improvements on the church. and sub
scriptions were asked for. When those
obtained were counted the amount was
found to be 1858, payable within the
year.
The afternoon service began at
O'Clock, and was more purely dedica-
tory than that of the morning. After
an organ voluntary by Miss Locke and
an Invocation by Dr. collars, the fol
lowing dedication was read by the pas
tor and people:
1--WE set apart this house to the
worship Of the living and true God,
and to the service of Jesus Christ
our Lord. We devote it to the
preaching of the gospel Of the grace
of God. for the conversion of sin
| ners, and to the education of Chris
| tians in the knowledge of spiritual
truth and in all the activities Of
Christian life,
Here shall the incense of PRAYER
and praise ascend to God. Here
shall the ordinances of the Lords
house be sacredly observed. Here
shall the word of God be sounded
out for the salvation of the perish
ing. Here may children Of sin and
sorrow find a refuge from despair
and ruin, and Christians a harbor
to which they can resort when the
temnest is high and he safe
May no discordant note of strife
ever be heard within these walls,
but may the faith out of which ali
goodness springs, the hope which
| puriies and comforts the sorrow,
God, blesses man. and binds Chris
tians in blessed fellowship, ever in
spire and sway the hearts and lives
of those who worship here.
MAY God graciouslv accent this
Offering of a house in his name. an
offering made by grateful hearts
and willing hands, and bless every
heart that shares in this gift
May multitudes here be born to
God. so that when we who are here
today shall have gone to our own
eternal home, others will take up
the service and repeat from genera
ton to generation the old old story
of the cross until Jesus comes and
all his redeemed are gathered home.
I'VE invoke his blessing on the
labor of our own hands, and we
commit to his holy care and keep
ing all the interests connected with
this religious enterprise.
May the beauty of the Lord our
God be upon us and establish tbou
the work of our hands. Yes. The
work of our hands establish thou
it
And to thy blessed name. O God.
whose we are and whom we serve,
be honor and glory everlasting,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen"
This was followed by the anthem
There is a holy CITY," by the choir. anc
then short remarks of greeting Wer
delivered by several visiting nasto,,s
On the platform were Rev. Willard
Scott, Rev. O. r. Mallory Rev Rohar
Hughes. Rev. Alonzo Sanderson. Rev
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