Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-05
NEW M. E. CHURCH.
Dedicated FennimOre
January fSt,
1900.


have com menced at 10 o'clock accord
ing to the arrangements but the peo-
pie being used to IL o'clock services
were little backward about coming
forward and it was about 1920 when
the services commenced bv singing
by the congregation led by the choir,
followed by prayer by Rev. John Har-
ris that being followed in turn with
an anthem by the choir
The Rev. DR.. Curtis of Cincinnati
was then introduced, whose first
words were II wish you all a Happy
New Year, after which he took as his
text part of the fourth verse of the
fifth chapter of the first epistle of
John and from which he gave us a
very able, interesting and instructive
discourse, and the people kept coming
in and those already assembled kept
rubber-necking until the doctor, I'M
able longer to put up with it, in a
mild but very etfectual manner called
them down. There were people there
from Sitter, Preston, Montfort. Mt
Hope, Boscobe,. Mt. Ida and all the
surrounding country, to say nothing
of those from Chicago, Freeport and
other far away places.
DR.. Curtis in the course OF his re-
marks dwelt largely upon the subject
of faith and we think proved conclus-
lively that all people whether believers
or not base nearly all their actions
and doings, work, going, coming and
everything on faith. In his closing
remarks he stated that the cost OF the
church building including painting
(Which by the way will not be done
until spring. was So, 100, all but
81, 800 of which had been subscribed
and paid, and that 5000 more had
been subscribed and as yet unpaid but
considered all good leaving balance
to be raised of 81 300
At this point in the performance Mr..
ID. I. Parker was called forward to
act as secretary and committee was
appointed consisting of Messrs. b. w.
Niehaus, ID. b. Brunson, j. +. Doan,
A. +. Storrs, 2. S. Graham, c. n.
Graham, L. +. Rector and j. Nj. Gel
vim. whose business it was to assist in
raising the required amount by going
about soliciting subscriptions. Dr..
Curtis then stated that the subscrip-
tions would be taken with the under
standing that they would not he bind
ing unless the full amount required
should be provided for.
Subscriptions then being in order,
Mrs. j. M. Gelvin, president of the
Ladies' Aid society, arose and pledged
800 to be paid by the society. And
when we take into consideration the
fact that the l.. A. S. had already Civ
en- $3.50 is it any wonder that this very
liberal subscription should be follow
ed by a roasting of the men for being
outdone by the women and is it any
wonder that the doctor should exclaim
..How | sometimes wish / were the
husband of Ladies Aid Society"
The 800 subscriptions, however.
were not very numerous. They did
not hurry the secretary very much
to put them down, in fact, that was
the only one and then they dropped
down to $50 and then it went a little
better for under that head were seven
ped to $25 and under that head thir-
teen subscriptions were taken and
two at $40; then followed two So sub
scriptions followed ia turn by thir-
teen subscriptions of SO each, and
they by thirty of 50 each. The con
gregation was then dismissed but to
assemble again at 2:30 o'clock.
The afternoon session opened of
course with singing and on this occa-
sion the Pentecostal hymns were used
and we had added to our present choir
Mr.. ~ Z. Birchard of Boscobel whom
we were very much pleased to have
with us. And right here let me say
that we also had with Us during the
dav Mr.. and Mrs T. e. Lewis, now OF
Cobb but formerly not only of Fenni-
more but also valued and now much
missed members of our choir, and al
80 Miss May Gibson OF Montfort. to
all OF whom we are truly grateful for
their kind assistance. After singing
two or three pieces Rev. Webster OF
Boscobel led in prayer followed by
more singing. after which the presid-
inc elder. Rev. Trousdale of Platte
Vile came forth with few well chos-
en- words and then introduced Rev.
Webster who gave Us brief but very
good talk. He was followed by Rev.
John Harris now Of Fayette and one Of
our pas pastors who told Us among
other things how our present pastor.
Rev Pengilly. was always bobbing up
in his way. so to speak. and doing
d. lgs which he would ike to have
doe but for some reason did not. For
Instance. he. Pengilly, married the
girl whom he. Harris. loved in his
youth and he, Pengilly, built the
church in Fennirpore which be. Harris,
always coveted the honor of building.