St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-09
New Presbyterian Church
Dedicated.


in Coving,on was dedicated.
The beautiful edltice was crowd
ed to It's utmost capacity. Rev
John Nj. Williams, the Pastor
gave short synopsis Of the his
tory of Presbyterianism In Covln5
ton.
The choir, under the leadership
of Prof. Eckerl, of New Orleans,
rendered exquisite melody, which
but lent an additional charm 10 the
simple but impressive ceremonies
The choir was composed as fol-
lows: Miss Ruth Burgess, Mis-:
Julie,te Chamberlin, of New
Orleans; Miss Lucille Guyol,
Prof. Fl. N. Holmes, Mr.. Hochart
and Mr.. S. Nj. Poole, of Coving'
ton. Prof. Eckert, presided at the
organ.
Rev. John Nj. Williams, IN sim.
pie but beautiful words, every one
ofw hich sank deep in the hearts of
his listeners, dedicated this beauti-
full editice to the services of the
divine master.
The dedlcating sermon then fol-
lowed, and was preached by Rev.
Geo. Summey, D. D., editor of the
Southwestern Presbyterian, who
spoke upon the theme of positive
ness of Jesus Christ. The rever.
end gentleman was eloquent throgh'
out his eutire discours (which was
an intellectual treat, as we'll as, ln-
spiringly religious.
The surmon was followedby the
communion. Bro. Foutalne, of the
church, helping in the
service.
Rev. John Nj. Williams, the Pas
tor, has been in charge of the church
here since 1896. Upon his first ar
rival here he found bis congrega'
ton few in number, and scattered,
bu; with true Christian fortitude
he took up the arduous duty Of
gathering his flock back into the
fold of the Church. The steady
progress and the increasing number
Of the membership of the Church
prove that success has crowned his
effort. From but a handful Of per.
sons, composing the membership
of the Church, and an old ram
shackle building for a house of
worship, he now has congregation
large in number and house of God
that Is not only an honor TO the
faith he represents, but an orna
meut and credit to the entire COM
The congregation is now daily
chartered institution. under the
name cf the Covington Presbyte-
rian Church. The church affairs
are governed by a board of trustees,
who are annually elected. The
present board of Trustees are
Messrs. N. &. Pearsall, Lycnrgus
Poole, Max Edgar, q. X. Mulllngs,
Jasper E. Nilsson and II. E. Ellis.
The dauntless and unceasing ef-
forts Of the Ladies Aid Association,
an auxiliary of the church, headed
By Mrs. Z. John Ellis, and coupled
with tbs well.kno~n generosity of
the Covington public, have made
possible the. construction of this
beautiful building, which, with
simple but impressive ceremonies,
was dedicated to the services of
God.
In an event the consummatlon of
which the public enter so largely,
1t would be obviously dlscourte-
ons to compare the work of the IN
dlvldual, for all did yeomanry SER
vice; but one factor shines forth
with more brllllan, luster than all
else. 1t Is the Christian patience,
the unstinted labor of the dearly
beloved and much honored Pastor,
the Rev. John N. Williams.
Special arrangements were made
to have everything attractive and
beautiful. About the chn,r and
pulpit there was an abundance of
flowers and ferns. A pretty new
carpet had been Land, which added
much 70 the finished appearance of
the building. 1t was regretted that
the new pews were mot on hand,
but the presence of the old ones
formed a very pleasing connection
with the church of over fifty years
ago.
The pastor and congregation
cannot out be thankful to the
friends nwho have assisted them,
and are especially thankful to those
living in other places who have re-
membered then. so literally. The
carpet, organ, pulpit and :ommu-
nion set, were all individual gifts.
besides many large donations of
money.
MIR. W. II. Krone, Of Coving-
ton, was the designer aud the
builder of this handsome church
edifice.