Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-24
DEDICATED HOME SUNDAY
Interesting Services at New Insti-
tuition on Center Stree.
MANY PERSONS WERE PRESENT
Settlement Work Started OFF Under
Auspicious Circumstances
Synopsis of Addresses.

synopsis OF AduTGSSSSs
In the presence of a throng that
crowded the lower floor of the build
ing to its utmost capacity, and over
flowed onto the front and rear porches
and the street, the Stone Settlement
Home for Deaconess and Kindergarten
Work was dedicated to the service of
the Lord on Sunday afternoon at 81
o'clock. 1t was expected from the
amount of interest displayed in the
home by the people of this city, that
a good-sized crowd would be in at
tendance, but the numbers who jour-
neyed to Center street, where the
home is located. far surpassed the ex-
pectations of those who had arranged
the exercises.
Included in the audience were five
Martinsburg clergymen and one visit
ing minister, Sunday school officers of
the different churches and many prom
inent ladies and gentlemen who are
interested in church and charitable
work in this city. Every denomination
in the city was literally represented
and the audience was drawn from ev-
cry walk of life-the rich man and his
wife, the comfortable and prosperous
workingman and those less fortunate
in the possession of wol Idly goods
all drawn to the spot by the same COM
mon impulse that made them sympa-
thetic and akin, and which served,
more than any other incident, to DEM
onstrate the spiritual tie that holds
between denomination and class when
a common good is to be sought and
achieved.
Inspiring Services.
The services We're inspiring and OF
the most decided interest. The chief
features were the address of the presi-
dent of the Women's Home Missionary
society, Mrs. Guy Hetzel, who formal
ly rendered the home for dedication,
and the address of Rev. G. w. Gal
lagher, of Washington, president of
the National Training school, who ac-
cepted the home and welcomed it to
the great chain of homes that have
been established during the past IA
years to do undenominational work in
every section of the United States.
The program of exercises was carried
out IN Iull as lOlloWS.
Anthem ................... Cnolr
Address ............ Mrs. Guy Hetzel
hymn ..-......... .....'......'.
Prayer ......... Rev. Frank K. Isaac
Scripture Reading from Old Tesla
ment $50. Rev DR.. ]. A. Hoffheins
Scripture Reading from New Testa-
ment ....... Rev. DR.. |. w. Canter
Solo ............. Miss sElsie Tenney
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Greeting from Board of Nine ......
.............~.... Mrs. &. w. Roach
Responsive Services ..............
Offering of the Home for Dedica-
ton .............. Mrs. Guy Hetzel
Dedicatory Prayer ................
........... Rev. q. W. Gallagher
DOX0lOgy .................. ........
Benediction Rev. Charles S. Trump
In addition to the ministers who
took part in the program there was
also present Rev. Oren Orahood, pas
tor of the Christian church.
Rev. DR.. Galaeher's Address.
The address of Rev. G.. w. Gallagher
of Washington, was interesting and
scholarly throughout lie spoke of the
noble work now being done by the kim
dergarten teachers and deaconesses
oOAl Oul NY Tic 6icdt lidlHluS SCuOOlS
to all sections of the country; how
they had set themselves apart and re-
ceived the training necessary for their
particular mission in life, which was
to work for the amelioration of the
condition of those whose lives were
lacking in both a spiritual and mate
rial manner. He said that there was
so much work of this character that
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fitted for the gentleness, the tender
ness and tact of woman, who would
be enabled to succeed in this particu-
lar field where men might fail.
He said it was a service of the Lord,
who said that the greatest among us
were those who followed His example
in ministering to their fellowmen.
While the work had its inception
among members of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church, they were not
so narrow as to believe that the Lords
work was to be carried on by the peo-
pie of Methodism but that the follow.
ers of all denominations here had an
opportunity to unite in the service OF
Christ which needed and asked the
cooperation of all
Rev. Mr.. Gallagher was given the
closest attention throughout his adj
dress, which was eloquent, broad and
sensible In her address Mrs. Hetzel
said in part:
Mrs. Hetzels Address.
christian Friends: We learn from
the words, the life, and spirit of Je
ssus that it is the mission of the Chris
tan church to carry the blessings of
the gospel to all mankind
1T is especially the duty and privi-
1ege of the disciples of Christ to min
lister to the needs of the unfortunate;
to teach the ignorant; to rescue the
wayward; to comfort the sorrowing,
and in whatever other manner they
may be able, to carry consolation and
light to the hearts of the troubled and
sinful The best ages of Christian
living and service have been charac-
terized by this humane and loving
spirit.
The first, fresh, joyous life of the
church was manifested in a Christly
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