The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-26
CHURCH WAS OPENED
GREAT DAY FOR MErHoDIsTs OF TROY.
Handsome New House of Worshtp Formally Opened it's Doors With Fine Service and Great Enc
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Troy. March 25.--fSpecial. l---This has been great day for the Metho- dists of Troy. Their handsomef new church building. replete with elegance and beauty of architecture. was for- maIly opened today at eleven o'ciook' and hundreds of people of all denmo- nations filled the spacious auditori- um, galleries, and Sunday school haii to join in devotional exercises.
 Never before in the history of Meth odisnn. since the early days or Troy when Ann Love, the sainted pioneer nt Methodisnl, was wont to gather two or three together in the way-side inn for worship, until the present time has such glorious day dawned for the devotees of the Wesleyan faith'
 Rev. I. A. Rice, D. D., of Montgomery preached a powerful sermon. strong in earnestness. and deep in thought and research. He took for his text the words of solomon: Where there IS no vision, the people perish, ana proved the beautiful truth that the visions of life are the lights that lead to the goal beyond.
 The service opened by the singins of the hymn, Holy, Holy, Holy. oy the choir with Professor E. l.. Merriam oI Montgomery at the organ. The church service including the Crede and Gloria at the close of the responsive reading was used The choir. composed or te best local talent, rendered a grand anthem in which Miss Annie Chamn sung the solo parts. Rev C. L. NC Cartha led in prayer and Miss Efne May Woods of Savannah, Ga, sang a beautiful solo.
 After the service was oVer' fdoi' William H. Sanford, chairman of the Ga,a1natttaa made StaIGmGuI of the financial condition of the church saving that the valuation of the prop erty was as follows: lot, $5.OOOi pulIu- ing, $23,500: furniture. $l,500; organ s1 100; carpet. $700. and other property making a sum total of SS2,0Oo, over which there rested debt of $lOOOu and for the liquidation of which COT" lection would be taken then and there Mir. Dannelly. pastor of the church called upon Dr. Rice. who spoke beau tifullv of the grandeur of the church huilding. saving that it would be cas- ilv estimated as fifty thousand dollar structure and would be credit 10 any city anywhere. and urged the con Rregation to meet the ooigauon a' once. Voluntary offerings were then received by MT. Dannelly and when the Doxology had been sung he an- nounced that the sum of $S,SOO hao been subscribed.
 The service was continued this af- ternoop at 3 o'clock when Professor E. M. Wright delivered lecture and this evening Dr. W. D. Hubbard or the First Baptist Church preached
 A series of protraeted services last' ing through the week was also an
 Rev. willis c. Clark of Montsomery held services at St. Marks church N a' ten o'clock The hour was carry so that the congregation could atteho ,.,l .n, sarvicas at inc Methodist church. The Sunday school of St. Marks will give its Easter offerings towards assistins MT. Clark in educating child from tnt tn mountains about Sewanee at one Of the Mission schools there. Next sunday the school Is to vote as to wne'nSa rSa rs hoy or girl is preferred and Dr. CIarN will then speak more fully upon the work being done by the school select ed in this choice.