Evening journal., 1912-03-11
DEBT GOES
AS CHURCH
DEDICATED
$4,000 Due on New St.PauI'S
Property is Paid at Sum-
day Services
5lSHOP WILSON breaches
DEDICATeRY SERMON

A debt Of $4,000 on the new church
property Of st. Pauls Methodist Epis-
eopal congregation was liquidated at
the dedication services yesterday The
cost of the new church was $91 900,
and before the day Of dedication,
$1,000 had been paid out of the
amount received from the sale of the
old church, which was $S7 500 Of the
amount $4,000 was paid in cash and
subscriptions The trustees assumed
the remaining $4,000.
The Rev. Dr. John Krantz, of New
York, took charge Of the securing Of
subscriptions yesterday, and eompli-
mented the congregation on their
generous response to his appeal. The
sale Of the old parsonage brought iii
$4,000 The total cost Of new church
and parsonage was $111,500. In de-
tail the cost was as follows:
Paid mortgage on corporation pro-
p. rty, $14,000 floating debt, $4,000:
commission on sale Of property,
$1,000; new parsonage, S6,500; lot
Tenth and Jackson streets, $15,000
contract price for building, $4,000;
plumbing and heating, $3,S0O; win
dows, $500; light fixtures. S956;
extra foundations, $500; cement
work and grading, $1,000; new seat
ing. S1,175, Sunday school furniture,
Sf00. addition to organ, $3.50; plans
and miscellaneous. S2710; making a
total for cost Of church and parson-
age. S111,500.
OF the amount which was pledged
$500 was taken by church organiza-
tions Most of the windows were
taken by individuals in memory OF
friends. One of the large windows
was taken by the Brotherhood as a
testimonial to the pastor, the Rev. |
Charles A. Hill, one by the Christian |
Endeavor in memory of Charles Wes-
ley Williams and another by the |
Ladies' Aid Society The smaller |
windows We're taken by the following |
Teysons Benjamin and Rebecoa I
Murgatroyd, Hannah NJ Guthrie, Lee
apder M Rockefeller. Allene Ainscow,
Joseph A Randle, Henry s. Stradley,
iRessie NJ Aietten. Joseph Pyle Eliza
beth p. Burton, Mr.. and Mrs S. T.
William p. Tuchton,
Emily $. Huntingdon. Dorothy Smith,
EJomen's Home and Foreign Mission
fay Societies and Catherine Janyier
ITrray.
Az all the services of yesterday the
'fplendid new edifice was crowded with
it's own members and visiting friends
from all the denominations in the
city interest centered in thededication
II 9rvices proper. which were held in
tie evening ia the presence of a con
Isfegation Of l400 people On the pull
init platform We're Bishop Luther b.
Wilson who performed the dedica-
tion according to the prescribed rit-
nal, District Superintendent q L. Hof-
fecRer, D. d.. the Rev. Alfred Smith.
Temperance Evangelist. the Rev. John
IsaDtz. of the Methodist Book Con-
cern New York, and the Rev Charles
A. Hill, D. D.. pastor of the church
The Rev. Alfred Smith offered the
i7yocation, the Rev John Krantz read
the first. and the Rev. DR.. Hill the
second Scripture lesson. Mrs. RamOth
Mitchell sand, Fear Ye Not, o. Israel
Not 0 Israel"
Bishop Wilson was introduced by
district superintendent HoffeckeE
and he first felicitated the pastor and
upon the new edifiee
which he said was one of the most
Handsome structures in the Methodist
Conference.
The Bishops sermon was upon the
parable of the talents.
The Bishop spoke Of the differenc !
in the divine endowments and said 5
those with FIVE talents were often /
related to persons of one {
talent In this connection he referred ]
to Lincoln. and said that what he /
a p1 6g i
others do. He declared that Lincoln
was a man of many talents. but that
al he was. he owned to his mother.
He pointed out the significance of
bow the mothers life of one talent
should influence the son and inspire
him to do great things.
Bishop Wilson spoke Of being i'm Ar
lington Cemetery when 500 soldiers
Of the Spanish-American war were
buried and of the fact that the cas-
kets showed the different ranks, but
he said the American flag covered all
He said no one questioned their rank,
but that all shared equal honor.
The service of the dedication ac-
cordng to the ritual of the church
WAS next conducted by Bishop Wilson.
The trustees stood about the altar,
and the church was presented by An
drew l. Johnson, president Of the
board.
The Rev. John Krantz preached
70 crowded audience in the morn
ng.
Or. krantz complimented the con-
sregation upon the new edfce and 9
said i was the most important day I
n their history He said that it cost I
$4,000 less than it could be built for
within forty miles Of New York. His p
ext was taken from Psalms 26: 8.
IN the course of his talk, DR.. Krantz J.
'ald that Professionalism needs re- =
rival OF old fashioned patriotism and S
hat men should not be less en- h
husiastic over their church than over
,ther affairs n
There was another large audience q
It the Sunday school service. h
St. Pauls choir gave excellent a
music at the services. r