The independent-reporter., 1910-10-20
FIRST BAPT|STS RE-
OPEN CHURCH
Interesting Services
Held on Sunday
A Day of JOY and Satisfaction for All
the Workers.

A large and appreciatiye congrega-
ton gathered Sunday morning at the
First Baptist church to have a part in
the reopening of this edifice after be-
ing closed for about two months for
extensive renovation. Happiness
beamed from the faces OF the pastor
and all the members. The program
for the morning service was as fol-
lows: Organ prelude; doxology; invo-
cation; responsive reading; psalms
l21, 1922, and Gloria; hymn, Il Love
Thy Kingdom, Lord" Scripture read
ing, John 4, the pastor using for the
first time a new Bible presented by
the Philathea class; anthem, II Was
Glad" prayer; response Bow Down
Thine Ear" announcements and Of
fering; anthem; hymn, Awake My
Soul" sermon The House Beauti-
full" solo by Mrs. Philo Steward
old Church Home" Tan adaptation
of Home Sweet Home;') benedic-
ton.
Rev. Robert Morris took up in his
sermon Sunday morning the three
kinds of temples: The temple of Ma
ture; the temple erected by man; and
the temple of the body, the true tenn
pie, preaching from II. Corinthians
BIG, "Know Ye Not that Ye are the
Temple of God" IF you want to see
art in all its beauty" said the pastor
IF YOU want to see architecture In
all its glory, go to the temple oil
nature-into these pine groves. There
you will find affairs as Jacob did in
the rocky wilderness of Bethel and
Washington at Valley Forge Natures
temple is free to all classes from the
newsboy to the millionaire. Now we
come to the second class, temples
made by man, mosques, cathedrals
and churches. The temple does not
bring God nearer to us but brings us
nearer to God Something in the Sc
clusion, and fellowship lifts us ul
from the temporal and material to
get in touch with the spiritual. The
temple of God is the noblest institu-
ton in the wide, wide world. We
are eternally indebted to the Christian
church which is the mother of hospl-
tails. colleges, fine arts, music, IN
spired books and poems. The true
temple of God is the body. God is a
spirit and finds affinity in your spir-
it," The pastor closed with plea
that the bodily temples might receive
a housecleaning as thorough as their
house of worship had that I'VE may
present ourselves living sacrifice
holy, acceptable unto Thee"
A union service of the four Pro
testant churches at o'clock in the
evening completed the exercises of re-
opening this newly renovated church
Such large congregation was pres
ent that extra seats had to be brought
In to accommodate them all.
This service of re-dedication was
especially interesting. The beautiful
interior, the music by the choir, or
gan and violin, the memories of by
gone days restored with the old time
furnishings, combined to make it an
impressive and enjoyable hour. The
program was as follows: Organ pre-
lude; doxology; invocation; hymn
Scripture lesson, Rev. Robert Morris
anthem. 20 Pray for the Peace OF
Jerusalem" choir; prayer, George X
Thomson; hymn; remarks, Rev
George Merriam; violin solo, Men
delssohn's Song Without Words
Prof. ]. A. Kendall; remarks, Rev F
l.. Hayward; remarks, Rev. B. b. Mer-
riIl; selection. choir; remarks by the
PASTOR hymn; benediction
The remarks were brief but eX-
pressed the heartiest fellowship In
the joy and pride OF the people OF the
church on the hill" and the most
earnest appreciation of the results OF
their labors together with congratu-
lations on the wise leadership of the
pastor. Deacon Thomson's prayer
was that they might reconsecrate
their hearts with the dear old place;
one of the speakers referred with
feeling to the sacred voices of the
past. speaking from the old church
walls, at once in praise of their labor
and to incite them to further good
work. and, that nothing might be
lacking to meeting in that place,
the pastor told one of Deacon Thom-
sons wise and witty stories.