The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-27
SERVICE Of LOVE
Beautiful Chapel at Coun-
ty Home Dedicated
About % Raleigh Citizens Sat With
as Many Inmates in Delightful
Service Sunday Afternoon
A Pleasant Outing.
representative of the News an(

A representative of the News ana
Observer with about twenty-five 9TH
ers from Raleigh went out to the
County Home, six miles north OF the
city, Sunday afternoon to be present
at the formal opening and dedlca-
ton Of the beautiful little new chapel
just completed by the board of com
m%issioners of Wake county. 6
and were brought into com
mission for the occasion and the trip
over the splendid roads, over hill and
vale, through fertile farms and team
ing crops of cotton and corn, was a
most pleasant DIV INC the exercises
at the chapel wee delightful. Mem
bers of the partM expressed them
selves as having enjoyed no church
service more this year than the ex-
~ercises held in the chapel, with about
two dozen of the inmates of the HON
present, to hear brief messages of love
and tenderness and encouragement
and inspiration and to enjoy the
music by a choir from the Raleigh
churches.
The chapel is neat and comfortable,
nicely painted inside and out and
furnished with comfortable pews, car
pets, organ and song books. 1t Is a
credit to the commissioners and to
Superintendent A. A. Rowland, who
had the oversight of its erection. 1t
is right near to h houses of the in
mates anu easily hCCeSSlDIe.
The program of exercises for the
evening was arranged by Mr.. j. w.
Bailey and he introduced chairman
d. T. Johnson, of the board of COM
nlissioners, to preside. After a song,
Il will tell the wondrous stroy," by
the choir, prayer was offered by DIR.
Len G. BroughtOn, of Atlanta.
Chairman Johnson made a 5rief
talk relating the history of the chapel
and formally delivering it to Supt.
Rowland for the use of those under
his care. Mr.. Rowland replied in a
few appropriate and impressive re-
marks. thanking the board in be-
half of the inmates of the home.
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Mr.. n. B. Broughton read the scrip
ture from Matthew 25th chapter and
made a brief address, beautiful and
tender, dwelling upon Gods gracious
Less to the poor as we'll as the rich
ana the promises of His word to the
unfortunate class. He also spoke of
the duty of the more fortunate to
reach out and help and comfort those
in distress.
A solo was beautifully rendered by
MISC Mary Carter Ray and Mr.. John
N~ewcombe, after which Col. F. A.
Odds spoke briefly of the beauties and
sw eetneSS of the works of charity and
benev> lence, illustrating by some sto-
ries of touching incidents hat have
come unueT his observation.
The choir sans What a Friend We
Have in Jesus" and this was followed
by a short and very appropriate ad-
dress by Mr.. A. a. Thompson.
Chairman ohnso then thanked
Mr. Bailey for his work in planning
and arranging for the exercises, Rev.
r. S.. Stephenson for an organ donated
to the chapel and the Baptist Sunday
School committee for a supply of
Gospel Hymn books He extended an
invitation to all present to visit the
Home at any time and Investigate its
work.
The choir san while the Days
Are Going By and the benediction
was said by Mr.. w. n. Jones.
After the exercises Superintendent
Rowland took the visitors TO his home
and treated all to a feast OF fine water
melons, after which the crowd return
ed to the city, all refreshed and in
spi-ad
Besides those mentioned there were
present Mr.. l. c. Blair, member of
the County Board of Charities, Mr..
Bart NJ. Calling, attorney to the Board
OF Commissioners.
There are now 61 inmates in the
Home and they have clean, comforta-
BILE quarters, wholesome and palata-
BILE food, and they seem ~contented.