The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10
TRINITY REFORMED CHURCH,
EAST BELFAST, MAINE.

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Trinity Reformed church, East Belfast,
was formally dedicated yesterday and Rev.
William Vaughan installed as pastor. A
large delegation was present from New
York, the local clergymen were all invited,
and there were delegations from the Grand
Army, the Ladies of the G. A. r., the Chill
dren's Aid Society of Maine, and other or
CARNATIONS. Three services were held At
80 a. m. the corner stone was laid at Q 80
p. m. the edifioe was dedicated to the Triune
God, and at 7.30 p. III. the Rev William
Vaughan was installed as pastor by the
Chassis Of New York. The services were
all largely attended.
The service at the laying of the corner
stone began at 1890 a. m, Oct. 9th, and
were conducted in accordance with the Lit
urgy of the Reformed Church in America,
the congregation joining audibly in the
Creed, Lords Prayer and responses.
The dedcatory service took place at 80
Following is the order of service:
The Invocation and Lords Prayer.
The Salutation.
i
The Psalms we're read, responsively, the
people standing, after which the Gloria
Patria was sung.
Lesson from the Ola Testament, !, Kings
tx, 10.
Then was sung, all standing, the Magnii-
cat, St Luke 46
Lesson from the New Testament, Revela-
tion xxi, 1927
Then the minister said:
Heavenly Father having in His grace,
which is in Jesus Christ our Lord, brought
to its consummatiOn our work of preparing
a house for His worship, and the honor of
His Holy Name; within whose walls His
Holy Gospel is to be truly preached and His
Holy Sacraments are to be faithfully admin
istered we are now gathered in His Holy
presence for the purpose of devoting it by a
solemn act of worship to its proper and
sacred use l call upon you, therefore, to
arise, and before the Lord, to unite in this
act of dedication, confessing first, devoutly,
our holy faith
| believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker OF heaven and earth; and in Jesus
Christ, His only Son, our Lord; whU was
conceived by the Holy Ghost; born OF the
Virgin Mary suffered under Pontius PLATE :;
was erucifed, dead and buried, He descend
ed into he'll the third day, He arose again
from the dead; de assembled into heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty: from thence He shall
come to Judge the quick and the dead |
believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catho-
lie church, the communion of Saints, the
forgivness of sins; the resurrection of the
body and the life everlasting. Amen.
Then the minister offered the Prayer of
Dedication, the people uniting in the re-
sponses:
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,
Who art, and vast, and art to come, the
whole earth is full of Thy glory Thine, Q
Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and
the glory, and the victory, and the majesty
for all that is in the heaven and IN the
earth is Thine. Now, therefore, We thank
Thee, 0 God, and praise Thy glorious
Name.
But who are we, that we should BE- able to
offer so willingly after this sort? For all
things come of Thee, and of Thine own do
we give Thee. o Lord our God, all this
store that we have prepared to build Thee
an house for Thine Holy Name, cometh of
Thine hand and is all Thine own.
Now behold, o Lord our God, and look
unto this place where we are gathered in
Thy Name; and have respect to the prayer
of Thy servants and to their supplication,
to hearken unto the cry and the prayer that
Thy servants pray before Thee this day, to
take this house for Thine Own.
Holy, Blessed, and Glorious Trinity,
Three persons in One God. To Thee we
dedicate it.
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Our
Father who art i'll Heaven, To Thee we
dedicate it.
Son of God, the Only Begotten of the
Father, Head of the Body, which is the
Church; II cad over all things to the Church
Prophet, Priest and King of Thy people,
To Thee we dedicate it.
Sod the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
E,sI Itb TO ha IjntY
Teacher, Sanctifier and Comforter; Lord
and Giver of life, To Thee we dedicate it,
Arise, Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and
the ark OF Thy strength. Let Thy priests
be clothed with righteousness, and let Thy
people shout for joy. Put Thy Name in
and Thy constant abiding. Give power
and efficacy to Thy Gospel preached in it,
and Thy Sacraments administered in it.
Let Thine eyes be opened towards it; and
hearken unto the supplications of Thy peo-
pie when they pray in this place, and hear
when Thou nearest, forgive And from
| this outer court of Thy Holy Sanctuary
| bring Thy people and their children into
| the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched,
| and not man the heavenly temple, Of which
| the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are
| the light. We ask and offer all in the Name
of Thy Son our Saviour, Who hath taught
us to pray:
| Our Father who Art in Heaven, Hallowed
be thy name; thy Kingdom come; thy Will
| be done on earth, as it is in Heaven; give
| us this day our daily bread; and forgive us
our debts. as we forgive our debtors; and
lead us not into temptation, but deliver US
from evil; for thine is the Kingdom, and
| the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Hymn: "Holy! Holy! Holy!" (Sung
standing).
Prayer.
Hymn: ''The Church's One Foundation. "
(Sung standing).
Offerings.
The Sermon.
Hymn: "Jesus Where'er Thy People
Meet" (Sung standing):
DOxol0gy and BenedictiOn.
The service for the installation of the
Reverend William Vaughan as minister of
the Trinity Reformed Church according to
the Liturgy of the Reformed Church in
| America) took place in the evening at half
past seven o'clock, the Reverend Chalmers
P. Dyke, President OF the Chassis of New
York, presiding. The order of service was
| as fOllOWs: