The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-14
Imposing Edifce Costin 6
More Than $4,000 Con-
secrated to God.
BIG CROWDS ATTEND

i Ana NeC0TQ-6TeaklHg Owing
for Amount of Money
Needed Takes Place.
1 With the high degree OF solemnit,
land impresstyeness due the occasion
and the noble work wrought
the Rev. Bishops Daniel A. Goodsel.
of New York. and William F. Andcr.
son, OF Chattanooga. Tenn. the new
building Of the First Methodist Bpls.
copal church was given to God Sun.
day night at 10 O'Clock in the pres.
Ience OF large and representative
congregation, filling the spacious ed.
ifice to overlooking. The formal
dedication was Immediately at the
close of day of sermons. other SER
vices and an active campaign for
funds to discharge the entire obi.
CATION incurred in the erection of the
structure.
Upon announcement that the
needed amount had been raised,
Bishop Goodsell requested the trus-
tees to come forward and the latter
with the high dignity the event in
the history of the church demanded
with Judge Lynch as spokesman pre-
scented the church to Bishop Goodse,l
to consecrate to God.
The ritual of dedication of the
Methodist Episcopal church was
then read by Bishop Goodsell and
prayer offered by him and Bishop
Anderson, at the conclusion OF
which the building was sacredly pro-
nounced Gods house. The doxology
was sung and the benediction ended
the first day of the feast of dedication
of the church.
Three Services Held.
The services of the day consisted
of public worship and sermon in the
forenoon, fraternal meeting in the
afternoon and public worship and
sermon at night. All these services
were largely attended. and, although
the church has large seating capac-
;ty, the attendance necessitated the
use of many chairs in the aisles. OF
such divine inspiration were all these
services that it was truly an ail-day
festival Of love and good feeling, as
well us feast of dedication. the
spirit of the Divinity taking posses
sion of the edifice at the very open
iing of the services and reigning SUI
preme unto the end OF the day.
The Rev. James E. Bird, the able and
deyout pastor of the church, pre-
sided over the morning and evening
services, and introduced the speak,
ers. The choir furnished excellent
music at all the services and Ed
ward Young Mason, concert organist
Of the Wesleyan University at Del
aware. o.. presided at the three
manual organ, manipulating the
same after the manner of a magician
and causing that wonderful instru-
ment to peal forth music that not
lonly thrilled but also inspired.
At the morning service the SER
mon able in character and full OF in
SEPARATION was delivered by Bishop
Goodsell and was of that high char
acter suitable to such an suspicious
occasion and such proud period in
the history OF the local congregation.
The Rev. Mr.. Goodsell had for
his text the closing verses of the
itwenty-fourth chapter of the Second
Book of Samuel wherein is told OF
David's going up to rear an altar
unto the Lord in the threshing floor
of Araunah. the Jebusite. when a
Ipestilence had stricken Israel
Araunah said unto David:
Let my lord the king take and OF.
fer up what seemeth good unto him;
behold, here be oxen for burnt sacri
flee, and threshing instruments and
other instruments of the oxen fol
wood.
"All these things did Araunah, al
"a king, given unto the king. AND
Araunah said unto the king, The
Lord thy God accept thee.
And the king said unto Araunah
Nay; but will surely buy it o
thee at a price: neither will offel
burnt offerings unto the Lord m.
God OF that which cost me nothing
$50 David bought the threshing foo
and the oxen for fifty shekels of sill
yer.
! And David built there an ALTA
unto the Lord. and offered burnt OF
. ferings and peace offerings. So tn,