The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-25
A CHURCH Is DEDICATED
NORTH INDIANAPOLIS CHAPEL OF
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Much Financial Aid Given by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Barnes-The Days
Exercises.

The dedication of the North indianapolis
Chapel. of the First Baptist Church, located
at the corner of Thirty-first and Annetta
streets. took place yesterday afternoon
with beautiful and appropriate ceremonies
The edifice was built 10 seat three hundred,
and the limit was exceeded long before the
hour for the services-3 o~'clock-and those
who arrived at that hour were forced to
turn away. y large portion of the crowd
yesterday was made up of members of the
First Baptist congregation who. with their
pastor, DR.. VilIers, came 10 take part in
the exercises. Another addition was from
the other churches in North Indianapolis,
all having suspended their Sunday after
noon services.
The pastor. the Rev. r.. F. Neighbor. ar
ranged an elaborate programme of exer-
cises for the meeting. Around the ros-
trum there were a number of ported palms
and ferns. On a table directly in front
of the speakers were a number of vases
filled with crysanthemums and American
Beauty roses. The exercises began with a
choral number Awake by the combined
choiIs OF the chapel and the First Baptist
Church. The Rev. n. II. Shepherd, pastor
of the Seventh Christian Church. offered
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Rev. j. Edward Brown. pastor of the
Home Presbyterian Church. read the scrip
tural lesson for the day, and c.. Claude
Travis, pastor of St. Pauls NJ. T.. Church,
recited "a prayer. At the close of the North
indianapolis ministers part of the pro-
gramme w. ). Gray, on behalf of the build
ing committee of the church. read the COM
mlttee's report. 1t was shown that the
congregation, after a life of eight years.
had succeeded in owning It's W house of
Worship.
The credit OF this was greatly due to the
benevOleRce OF Mrs. A. A. Barnes, who
gave the congregation the lot on which the
church was built. After the gift of Mrs.
Barnes her husband, Mr.. n. y. Barnes,
also gave 20 the church $1,000 toward a
building fund on condition that the con-
gregatiOn would raise another $1,000. The
pastor. the Rev. r. T.. NeighbOr, set about
to raise the required amount. but met some
difficulty in getting all OF the money. There
were n few hundred dollars yet To be col
lected. but the building of the church was
begun The cost of the building without
the lot and exclusive of the furnishings,
such as lighting, heating and other neces-
saries, represents a total expenditure OF
$2.O0. The value of the lot is placed AT
500, making a total Of $500; II is said
that the total cost of the building. IN
Guiding the heating apparatus. electric
lighting fixtures and other equipment will
be S4.5O0. All but zoos has been subscribed
and collected. MIR. a. a. Barnes made a
further proposition that If the collection
taken at the dedication was not enough 70
pay of the remaining debt. he would do
nate the money needed so that the church
would have a clear record.
The Rev. T.. J. Villers, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. preached the dedicatory
sermon. He spoke of the occasion as being
similar TO the building of SOlOmon's temple
The speaker drew for his example the Holy
of Holes OF SOlomon's temple which. he
said was like the church IN which they
had gathered. The greatest care shOulC
be taken" he said, 'in seeing that Wher
entering this House of God we are all clean
You know that when the priests OF the
olden times were wont TO make sacrifices
TO God they made great preparations tC
see that they were clean before entering the
Holy OF Holes. So il should be with us
when entering the House Of God, we should
examine ourselves closely TO see If We
are clean in heart"
Following the sermon Of DIR. Villers. the
Rev. w. G.. Taylor. pastor of the College
avenue Baptist Church. offered the dedi-
catOry prayer.