The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-09-29

A Handsomely R6mOQ0IoQ Cnurcu h0-
dedicated.-The Presbyterian Church at Go
vanstown, which has been enlarged and hand
somely improved by Mr.. Lawrence Turnbull,
in memory of his parents, was reopened last
Sunday afternoon. The services commenced
with an invocation and prayer by Rev. Lennox
B. Turnbull, brother of Mr.. Lawrence Turn
bull The Scripture lesson was read by Rev.
John Timothy Stone, of Brown Memorial
Church. Rev. DR.. Oliver Huckel preached the
dedicatory sermon. He said the church,
which had been so beautifully remodeled, was
the pioneer house of worship in Govanstown
and that members of all creeds had worshiped
in it. Mr.. Henry G. Turnbull, father of Law.
renee Turnbull he said, had been instrumental
in organizing the church, and had lived a
devout Christian life, laboring to promote
morality in the community in which he
resided.
phases of religious thought which have marked
the progress of the human race-the barbaric,
whose creed was indulgence in pleasure; the
heroic, which reached its climax in Greece,
where men labored alone for the physical and
intellectual development of self, and the
Christian, which proclaims that the only true
happiness is found in service to others.
Rev. w. W. Shaw, pastor of the church,
described the Improvements which have been
made and said that besides the magnificent
gift of Mr.. Turnbull the church had received
other gifts, as follows: New pipe organ from
Mrs. Jos. II. Rieman, Mr.. Robert Garrett, Mr..
Charles e. Rieman, Mrs. D. G. Mcintosh, Jr.,
Mrs. Horatio Garrett, Mrs. S. B. Robinson, M iss
Priscilla Morton, Mr.. Frank ]. Morton and
DIR. George II. Hooking; stained glass window
from Misses Isabel P. and Beatrice Bracken-
ridge, in memory of their father, Mr.. Archi
bald Breckenridge; furniture for vestry-room
from Mr.. Herman L. Everding; renovation of
furniture in church, Mr.. William s. Norris /;
hymn tablet from MIR. Andrew Anderson /;
improvement of church grounds by Mrs. II.
Rieman; window from Mrs. j. Lisle Turnbull,
in memory of her husband; pulpit from Mr..
and Mrs. Chester B. Turnbull and communion
requisites from Miss Ellen Turnbull.
Mr. Bayard Turnbull. the architect, drew
the plans for the improvements free of charge
and rendered his services as director of the
choir and organst
The services were continued at night and
also in the evenings during the week, several
ministers of other denominations assisting.
On Thursday night reception was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull in the chapel,
by the members of the congregation. Rev.
w. w. Shaw, pastor of the church, made some
remarks, to which Mr.. Turnbull responded.
The trustees of the church, besides Mr.. Turn
bull, are Messrs. William s. Norris, Andrew
Anderson, Clarence Foreman, Charles e. RE
man, Frank Morton, Herman B. L. Everding,
William Foreman and George Heineck.
The Mutual Company's New Home
The Belair Agis of this week says: During
the past two weeks of favorable building
weather, Contractor Mason has been making
excellent progress in the work of remodeling
the Ferry building, which, when completed,
will become the handsome home of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
among other things he has just accom-
plished the difficult feat of lowering the stone
foundation eighteen inches without altering
the elevation of the structure This was done
by reducing the wall by sections and then
splicing out the studding at the bottom, yet so
we'll is the building framed and so carefully
was the work done that not even cracks in the
plaster resulted. The two story vault, which
will require about IL 900 bricks in its construc
ton is now being pushed forward, and when
it is out of the road the general progress will
be still more rapid.
"The first floor opening on Bond street will
make fine, large apartment for restaurant;
huge plate glass windows will furnish ample
light for the main insurance rooms on the next
floor access to which will be furnished by an
attractive entrance. the half.dozen steps which
will be constructed of solid concrete. Toilet
rooms will be located on the first and third
floors and provision made for lighting by either
electricity or acetylene gas.
"There is every indication that when COM
pleted the building will not only be an orna-
ment to the town, but a much needed home
for this popular institution, which has lived in
such rented quarters as it has been able to
secure since its organization in 1872"