The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-23
Dedication Of the M. p. Chnrch.


The dedication Of the NJ. P. church
took place on Sunday, as was an,
nounced in Saturdays paper.
At 1890 o'clock large audienc,
assembled, Notwithstanding the in.
tense heat, to listen to the sermon b,
DR.. Jennings, Of Pittsburg.
The subject of his discourse wa.
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.
He said that, life of whatever sort
builds up for itself such body as will
properly manifest the character o.
that life. In like manner, all organ
izations are but structures for tn,
manifestation of the principles which
such organization stands for.
The church, as an organization, /,
to preserve the principles of christi
anity, as taught by Christ. 1t is tc
preserve, and exemplify the truth Of
salvation through Jesus Christ.
The mission of the church is also Il
propagate this truth. This cannot
be done without whole Bible.
IL was evident that DR.. Jennings is
not a disciple of Higher Criticism
At ) O'Clock another large audience
assembled to witness the ceremony Of
consecrating a building to the wor
ship Of Almighty God.
A printed program containing the
ritual Of the church, for such a service
was distributed among the congrega.
tion SO that all might participate ii
the exercises.
The services began with an invoca.
tion by Rev. Mr.. Roemer, of the
Presbyterian church. This was fol
lowed by the reading OF the 12s
Psalm responsiyely. The congrega
ton, lead by the choir, sang. 81
love Thy Kingdom Lord DIR. Jen-
nings then offered the ritual prayer
and the responses were given by the
other ministers present.
After this prayer, Rev. Mr.. Nc.
Cutcheon read selections from the Act:
of the Apostles. The choir then sang
'The Armor of the Lord aftel
which free will Offering was taken
Following the Offering the choil
sang the TIE Deum Laudamus. This
was very beautiful and impressive
part of the service. 1t was more i'm
pressiye from the fact that this was
the first time that 1t was ever render.
ed in Morgantown.
At the close of this part OF the pro-
gram, Mr.. George M. Reay arose and
addressing DR.. Jennings said, "Broth-
er, in behalf OF the Board Of trustees,
| present this building to be dedicat-
ed to the worship of Almighty God. >
The audience now arose and united
in offering the following Dedicatory
Prayer the congregation standing:
MINISTER. Now to Almighty God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we, the
ministers of His altar.
PEOPLE. And the people of His
fold,
ALL. Do most solemnly dedicate
this house, as was intended to be
henceforth set apart and used for
Gods holy worship, in becoming min
istrations of the Word and ordinances,
and in sacred Offices OF prayer, thanks
giving and praise; and we devoutly
pray that the Divine presence may
always abide in this consecrated place,
and the divine benediction may ever
rest on all who shall assemble TO wor-
ship here.
The choir responded to the prayer
with the Gloria Patri.
The Offering for the day was very
gratifying to the officers of the church.
DIR. Jennings preached again at s
o'clock.
CONFERENCE AT GRAFTON.
The Conference of the Methodist
Protestant church will meet in Graf
ton the 1928 inst, for the first time.
The Conference sermon will be
preached in the church on Tuesday
night, August %, by Rev. l. A.
Barnes, president of the Conference.
The Conference session will open
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
At this session OF the Conference,
to the General Conference
will be elected. This Conference is
composed of an equal number of
and laymen, with equal
rights This church has no presid-
ing elders or bishops. The presi
dent is elected annually. The M.
p. church has IS ministers and
$4,000 members in West Virginia.
On Sabbath morning, the 9th
inst, the M. p. Chmrch of Grafton
will be dedicated. The dedicatory
sermon will be preached by Rev.
Thos. II. Lewis, d. d., president Of
Western Maryland College, West
Md. Or. Lewis is preach
er of great ability and the church is
to be congratulated on securing his
services On Sabbath afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock a G. 4. rally will be
held in the church
Services will be held each night
during the Conference. Several
noted ministers from distance will
be present and take part in the bus
mess.
The members of the Grafton
church have asked their friends to
assist in entertaining the Conference
and no doubt they will be delighted
TO do so.