The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18

TwoChurches Dedicated-Large Crowds
ASTgnd On Sunday morning last Bishop l.,
p. Wiison conducted the services and preached
t1e sermon at the dedication of the new Meth
oulse episcopal Church in Govanstown. he
was assisted by Rev. DIR. ]. F. Goucher, presl'
gent OF the Woman's College. Special coiiec-
lions taken at both the morning and evening
services amounted to about So, 200.
Az platform meeting held at 3 o'clock in
Tue 4ltern0on sermon was preached Dy hev.
"; ION 8. Colt. pastor of Grace NJ. Z. Church,
Baltimore. Among the other clergymen pres
ent were Rev. DR.. G. w. Baldwin, superinten-
dent OF the City Missionary and Church Ex-
tension Society Rev. John r. Edwards, OF
Iowson Rev. ]. H. Brunges, OF Boundary
Avenue Church; Rev. ]. L. Walsh. of Waver-
y, rev; George w. Feelemyer and Rev. Jas.
At 43OP. NJ. Childrens day exercises were
neld, and at P. NJ. there was preaching BY
rev. =. st. Clas- Neal, D. D., and singing by
The new church is built of granite, with
Wnlte marble trimmings for the doors, win
COWS and corners. 1t is constructed after the
GotnIc style of architecture from drawings by
Mr.. Howard NJ. Mottu architect. The main
Dody OF the church is 81 feet long by Al feet
woe and rises to projecting corniee ~ feet
nlgn: at the northeast corner vestlbule 10
py 10 feet gives entrance to the auditorium.
ABOVE this the tower rises so feet high.
Inc Tear end of the main structure is con-
structed of wood to permit easy connection be-
tween the main auditorium and the Sunday
scnooi room, which will be erected later. All
the wood work is exposed and finished in nat.
urai color. The, ceiling, is entirely boarded
and IS stained deep. rich oak. On the south
side OF the auditorium the altar platform and
railing from the old church have been put in
place. The front, or east side, opens into
large arched window. which was donated in
memory of the late Mr.. Joseph F. Hindes.
DEDICATION OF HULL MEMORIAL.
Hull Memorial Christian Church, at Lans-
downe. 18th district was dedicated last Sun
day, with all-day services, the lot and edifice
being the gift of Mr.. Charles w Hull, well
known lawyer and real estate dealer. Mr..
Hull member of the Grand Army Of the
provision inserted in the deed conveying the
church property to the trustees that the second
Sunday in May Of each year is to be set apart
as Grand Army memorial day.
The church was therefore regularly dedica-
ted to such purposes (being, SO far as known,
the only church in the country having pro-
vision of that character) with Grand Army
services, led by Department Commander James
Campbell and the department chaplain, Rev.
Charles "A Rotan, A large delegation of Grand
Army comrades, Women's Relief Corps and
Sons of Veterans, accompanied by Dushane
Post Band. was present at the morning services.
Rev. W. ]. Wright, of Washington, D. c.,
preached the dedicatory sermon. There were
special services during the afternoon under the
auspices of the Improved Order of Heptasophs
and Howard Lodge, Ancient, Free and Accept
ed Masons, and also in the evening, the ofici-
ating ministers being Rev. J. A. Hopkins of
Waynesboro. Pa. !; Rev. Peter Ainslie of Bal
timore, and Rev. W. ]. Wright, of Washing
ton, D. G.
The church is neat brick and frame struc.
ture, with Sunday school room in the base
ment and auditorium above capable of accom-
modating about 400 persons. Rev. ]. B. De
Hoff is pastor of the church. The ground and
ediice being the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Hull was
dedicated free of debt, and collections were
taken up at each service toward paying for the
small organ. The Grand Army contributed
upward of $50 toward the furniture.
Did It"Just to Help Them Along."-The
Saturday Reviea0 of last week said: "From the
schedule'of personal property left by the late
Edwin f. Abel and published this week, it
would appear that the popular millionaire was
accustomed to carry his eggs in many baskets,
and judging from the nature of some of the in
vestments, Mr.. Abel was an easy mark for
promoters and others ofvisionary ideas of pros
pective fortunes. In the list there are about
one hundred and ninety items which comprise
market value Of nearly million dollars. The
original cost was probably greatly in excess of
that figure as there are several items set down
at the nominal value of one cent share which
probably represent an investment of that
amount multiplied by hundreds. Several of
the enterprises represented by the stock were
purely speculative and il is probable that Mr..
Abel took number of shares with the purely
phianthropical purpose of helping the thing
along and the investment was in no sense sug-
gested by his business sagacity. On the con-
trary it is anothar coincidence of the generosi-
ty of this public-spirited man who was ever
ready to encourage local enterprises, even when
his good judgment foresaw no profit in them"