The Newtown bee., 1902-07-04


Holy Spirit, source of life and light;
People. We dedicate this house.
Pastor. For worship in prayer and
song; For the ministry of the word;
for the celebration of the holy sacra-
mentS; :"
People. We dedicate this house.
Pastor. For comfort to those who
mourn; TOR strength to those who are
tempted; for help in right living;
People. We dedicate this house.
Pastor. For the sanctifcation of the
family; for the guidance of childhood;
for the salvation of men;
People. We dedicate this house.
Poster. For the fostering Of patriot
ism; for the training of conscience; for
aggression against evil;
People. We dedicate this house. -
Pastor. For the help Of the. needy:
for the promotion of bFotherhogd;' for
bringing in the kingdom of God;
People. We dedicate this house.
Pastor. AS tribute otgratitude and
loye; a farewell offering of tha nksgiy-
ing and praise, from those who have
tasted the cup of thy salvation and ex-
perienced the riches of thy grace;
People. We, the people OF this church
and congregation, now consecrating
ourselves anew, dedicate this entire
building in the name Of the Father,
and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost,
Amen.
Choir and congregation. Glory be to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world without
end. Amen. -.
This was followed by the prayer of
dedication, by Rev Frank S, Child, D.
D., pastor of. the Congrega tional
church, Fairfield. The hymn, "My'
Jesus as Thou wilt" was then sung by
the choir. -.
The sermon was preached by Rev
Charles A. Northrop, who was pastor
of the church in 1S7S-188O,. and now
pastor of the Congregational church,
Norwichtown- 1t will be found in full
on another page. A solo, ..Thy will he
done," was then sung by Mrs Amy
Wood Sims. The benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev Thomas K. Noble, D.
D., pastor emeritus Of the Congrega-
tional church, Norwalk. It was found
that there were five people present at
the dedication who were present at
the dedication of the old church 81
years ago. They were Dea Edwin Gill
bert, Mrs Louisa Jones, Mrs May Os-
borne, Mrs Della Jelliff, E. 0. Hurl-
burt. A collection was taken up at
the close of the service for the benefit
of the Congregational Building society.
The noon hour was very pleasantly
taken up with the lunch and an infor-
NAL reception. The afternoon session
opened with short organ recital by
E. J. Sims, and 'SJubilate" sung by
the choir. Rev Edward r. Evans, of
the Redding Congregational church,
made the opening prayer. Herbert
Ogden then stepped to- the platform
and read legal document to the effect
that Dea Edwin Gilbert had be-
queathed to the church $4,000; the in
come only to be used and that solely
for the support and maintenance of the
church.
An interesting letter was read from
Rev Orson G. Dickerson, Of Earlville,
ILL.,, who was pastor of this church
l857-1S59. Interesting addresses were
listened to from Rev Albert H.
Thompson, Raymond, N. H., pastor
here 1856; Rev Charles B. Strong,
pastor 1877, now pastor in Harwinton;
Rev Franklin Countryman. pastor
1890-82, now at North Branford. Mrs
Leonard Whitney rendered beautiful
solo entitled, "Face to Face" Rev
Samuel H. Lee, pastor 1Ss9-9O now
president French American College,
Springfield, Mass, and Rev U. o.
Mohr, pastor 1894-99, now Superinten-
dent Life Fresh Air Farm" Branch
vile, also made addresses. After sing
ing by quartet there were brief greet
ings from Rev Robert Beach of George
town; Rev Henry G. Woodruff of Black
Rock; Rev Joel Ives, Secretary of the
Home Missionary Society; Rev Charles
Field Secretary Or the Congre-
gational Home Missionary Society; Rev
Anders A. Nordlund, pastor of the !