The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-06-14
HANDSOME GIFT.
DEDICATION OF NEW CHURCH AT
HAVRE DE GRACE.
A $6s,O0O Gift TO The Methodist Episcopal
Congregation by EX-May0r and Mrs.
Sencca-BiShop Andrews breaches.

Many Cecil countianS attended the de
| diCatOry services in the new church
| building at IIavre de Grace, this week.
The handsome new church was supplied
the Methodist congregation of that city.
| by Mr.. and Mrs. 5. j. Seneca. The ser
vices began last Sunday morning. and
have been continued during the week,
ending tomorrow. Sunday.
When the doors were swung omen Mt
ten O'Clock last Sunday morning. several
hundred people were waiting admittancc
| In less than quarter of an hour every
pew was filled. The congregation num-
| bcrcd close to Il thousand.
Bishop Edward &. Andrews. of New
York. preached the sermon. He occupied
| the attention of his congregation for an
hour in Il very able and eloquent dis
| course. The main points of his sermon
were-First the existence of God: sec
ond. the inviSibility and reality of Cod
third. knowledge of the character of God ::
fourth the communion with God The
Bishop made no reference in any way to
the generous gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Sen
eca. Rev. DIR. ii. s. France Presiding
Elder Of the Baltimore Conference. how
ever, spoke of how every heart was
touched with the generous act in placing
on the altar of God such an cdiiicr ut IL
cost of SG5OOO.
Presentation of the church for the SER
vice of Almighty God was made by Mr.
stephen j. Seneca and the other trustees
r.. *. Nanneman. James W. Foster.
y. C. Jackson. W. ii. Crawford. c. T.
Wilson. w. f. Burns. J. Swan Evcrist
and DIR. \. {. CrothcrS. The trustees
were invited to the rail. where the for
maIity of dedication took place. 1t was
announced that the building was abSolu-
try free of debt.
In the afternoon the services were pre-
sided over by Rev. W. T.. Bird. of Balti-
more. Th"S" were participated in by the
Sunday School and Epworth League AS
Semhy. The address for the occasion
was made by Rev. DIR. John +. Gouchcr.
of tn" Woman'S College. Baltimore. The
| evening services were presided over by
Rev. DIR. W. $. Edwards. with preaching
| by Rev. DIR. ID. $. Monroe. of Shamokin.
| penna.
The furnishings of the church are to
b" supplied by the congregations 1t WAS
announced that the total sum required
approXimatrS $4,000 and that the
| money is all in sight
Rev. Edward Hayes is the pastor Of
this remarkably beautiful church. The
building is Of Port Deposit granite. with
| Indiana lim"Ston" trimmings rXturiu!.y.
| and in its interior finishing it is one n'
| the finest Cditicc> connected with the Bal
| timorr Conference. The offer to build it
was mad" by Mr.. Stephen J. Seneca and
| his wife in September last. conditioned
only on the congregation supplying the
lighting heating. seating and other fur
| nltUrr and fixtures. Ground was broken
for the foundations September 9th 1901
| III" cornerstone WHS laid October 22ud
following The completion of the cdiiicr
occupied nine months. The builder was
+. :. Seminar. The HARDWOOD tiniShinys
Of the interior. the pcws and the general
arrangement. are elegant in every pHiti-
| cuInr. The size of the building is 80 feet
| by 10, and tn" situation is in pictures
Iquc part of Ilavrc de Grace. whore some
very handsome dwellings overlooking
the mouth of the SuSquchanna river
| have been constructed. and the parked
road-wayS are shaded by beautiful trees.
lii" building contains Il main auditor
Jun. with three galleries. and has an
| a%gr"Gat" seating capacity of 100: Il sun
day School rom. with three class rooms.
Il Bid" class room. an infant class room
| library. etc. which can all be- thrown into
on" unohstructcd space and will seat
6lU. Under the Sunday School room are
large dining rooms. etc. fully equipped
Tor all the social nrccSSitirS of the con
grcgaton. The interior woodwork of the
main auditorium is of Qualtrrcd whit,
oaE. and the remainder of the building
is in selected Gulf cypress. 1t is equip.
ped with electric light and gas fixtures
and heated by hot water.
Mr.. StrpheE !. Seneca. to whom the
congregation and the city itself is in
icbtrd for this handsome structure. was
formerly the Mayor of Iavrc de Grace
IL" is II most puhlic-Spiritrd citizen
Until recently he was largely engaged in
III" manufacture of tin cans. incident I,
his large business of fruit packing amG
canned goods brokerage. He has beer
Very largely interested in other leading
local industries