The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-10-25
DEDICATION OF NEW ME-. CHURCH
Which Took Place Last Sunday at
SWantOn.

The new Methodist Episcopal church
at Swanton was dedicated last Sunday
as announced in your paper two weeks
ago.
The sermon in the morning was
preached by Rev r. B. Ward, D, D.,
the able and Jealous Presiding Elder of
the Oakland District. and those who
were present We're well repaid for their
coming through the unpleasant weather
and mud. 1t was a sermon full of good
things. At its close DR.. Ward went to
work along financial lines and he soon
showed by his tact that he knew how
to reach the pocket as well as the head
and the heart. The people responded
nobly and it was a wonderful victory
along financial lines.
At 3p. m. Rev. J. B. Workman pas
tor of st. PauPs church, Oakland.
preached and the close attention he re
ceived from his audience showed that
he too was "a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed" At the close of
his sermon Rev. Workman took up the
finances again and as in the morning
the people did nobly. Then came the
dedicatory service conducted by Dr..
Ward assisted by Reys. Workman and
Engle, the latter the pastor Of the
church who has worked faithfully to
help erect the church.
The church is named after the late
Rev. William E. George who was the
first regular Methodist preacher at
Swanton, being sent there by the Pre-
siding Elder to open UP the work.
The church is gothic in style, built af-
ter plans furnished by the Extension So
ciety Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
All the windows in the main building
were donated except one, that being
window erected 'In honor of the Grand
Army of the Republic, " and this by the
way is the first monument or memorial
to brave boys of 1876 in our county.
We find on others the following inscrip-
tons: Presented by Matthias Barker
and family, " presented by John L.
Fitzwater and family" In memory of
Rev. J. s. Laughlin; erected by his
brother, J, w. Laughlin. NJ. D." Rev.
Laughlin was the first regular Metho-
dist preacher sent by the Conference to
SWanton, the window being presented
by our old friend, DR.. Laughlin, of Mt.
Lake Park. I'm memory of Ray Syl-
vester Sweet; erected by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Sweet" In
memory of Mrs. Harriet Brady; erect
ed by her daughter Mary E. George"
"In memory Of Jonathan H. and Mary
c. Wilson; erected by their son Charles
NJ. Wilson," In honor Of a pioneer
Methodist, Mary E. Bropst; erected by
A. Frederick George"
The large triple window was present
ed by two former Garrett county boys,
now of Columbus, Ohio. In the panel
Of the middle window is a beautiful
picture Of The Sewer" On one side
window is 'In loving memory of Rev.
Thomas Johnson, in middle HE rests
from his labors and his works do follow
him" on the other, Erected by his
sons, Thomas and Edward" The win
dows are all of opalescent glass.
The church inside is finished in Caro-
limo ,,ir,a -, ', o+,1rol Ep;eL
The beautiful Bible was given by
former Pastor J. H. Funk, now of
Blaine, w. Va. The bell which weighs
$50 pounds was given by the Sunday
school and Epworth League.
1t is beautiful little church and we
believe that the people of our section
regardless Of denominational lines are
proud Of it.
The pastor and building committee
worked hard in the erection of this
church and the people who were pres
ent at the dedication and others who
were not there have been very kind and
helped grandly in this grand enterprise
and may this church built by so many
struggles be place where,many peni-
tent soul shall find Him of whom Moses
and the Prophets did write, to the Joy
af "