The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-01

a fine individual communion set, and Deacon KOllin c. Smith donated the church a marble baptismal font. A true member of this church placed the leaded glass windows in the front of the church during this pastorate. The pastors study was handsomely fur nished by the Ladies Aid society and various other improvements made.
 Your present pastor (Rev. Isaiah Witmer Sneath) began his work among you on January 1, 1904. Six weeks later the fire marshal notified is that the roof over the audience room was unsafe, and that services must cease in the sans. until repairs are made. With loyalty the members of this church put forth the endeavor, meanwhile wof- shipping in the Sunday school room. A committee on repairs did faithful work. The trusses sustaining the roof were strE ngthened, ten brick buttresses were placed against the side walls, a new ceiling with ornaments was placed over the audience room, the walls of all the rooms, save that of the Sunday school, l were frescosd, the woodwork on the in terior and exterior was painted, the | chimneys and walls over the two arch es were rebuilt, the tower was strengthened and the brick-worh of the building painted, two fire escape doors 1 were inserted and a new circular win i dow in the south wall, the vestibule | pavement was relaid, also the stona steps, the gas fixtures were burnished 1 and repaired and large number of other minor repairs were mads. In ad-
 dition, new carpets and rugs, cushions,
 pulpit furniture, tables for the Sunday
 school room, &c., were purchased. The cost of all this was about fifteen thou-
 sand dollars, toward the payment of
 which generous sums were contributed by individuals and societies; and spec ial mention must be made of the La- dies Aid society, the Kings Daugh-
 ters, the Sunday school, the Girls Aid
 society and the Young Peoples Society of Christian EndeavOr. In connection
 with this anniversary fine mahogany
 hymn board has been presented by one
 of the loyal men of this church, and
 the beautiful brass rail and lsctern by
 9 faithful lady member of the church, | During the eighteen months Of the
 present pastorate forty-three have
 been addsd to the church. An attempt
 at revision of roll has been made by
 which the names of ninety-fiVe mem-
 bers were removed last year. The
 present membership is SS0. It Is need
 less to say that beginning the new
 pastorate with extensive repairs was a [ great rin6r1npa txts
 spiritual work so essential after the
 preceding brief pastorate. The reopen
 ing week, September Ills, was i'll oi joy and inspiration. The pastor wa!
 installed on Wednesday, September IA
 We have thus reviewed the history ot the past seventy-five years. How
 much has been left nsaid is as eviden to the older members of the chhrch a: , it is to myself. I cannot bring this dis
 course to a close without a few genera
 observations. This church has had
 number of great revivals, for which Got is worthy of special praise. The neet of another awakening is undeniable
 and it should be the burden of mucl prayer on the part of this people
 With the changing conditions in Tiff f and character of the Fair Haven dis trtct there has come a decided chang , in the consistency of this congregation
 There is not the wealth that there wa in the past. And yet there is suffi
 cient number of people with a sufficien |, amount of money to cover all indebted [, ness and meet the current expense :, with ease. It calls for greater loyalty : sacrifice and consecration on the par
 of every member. The aged should SC A riously remember their privilege t i, give, which may soon be taken fror
 them, while the young and middle , aged should show heroic enthusiasm !. along financial as well as all othe lines. Freely ye have received, freel
 give"
 This church will always be under ol '. legations to the Ecclesiastical societ f for Its faithful service. The men wh
 have served so well in offices cannot | a mentioned by name to-day. They dt il serve our gratitude. And yet it bt o comes more and more evident that tn a Ecclesiastical society system as f ', method, here as well as elsewhere,
 AAOh SAo SAASSItfC IL OuSiI lu pG. ', the minds of some the time is near
 hand for church incorporation wit
 larger rights and responsibilities for f U members. The women of this churc u from it's beginning have proved then
 selves of untold value and they are d l ing so to-day. They also deserve II u stinted praise. How many namt l- could be mentioned of the faithful W, 'C men, who, like the Mary of old, hat -S ''bestcwed much labour on us" In u II sewing circles, missionary organiz; 'e tions, benevolent work and Sunda ti school they have proven grea-- worker Ill And yet there are so many good WI T. men to-day, so capable, who, by reasC of interests elsewhere or some oth :" cause, have no active connection vii
 any of our womens organizations y some churches new members are r T. !, quired, when uniting with the churc ,li ,ali to choose some specific work upc -' which they will immedie tely ente .e Whether this is the wisest plan or nc 'A in some manner, every member oug l to be found identified with some d e' ttnctive work of this church.
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