The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-06-20
DEDICATION
Ceremonies
OF Baptist Church Add A
Splendid EdifiCG
To City'S Array Of Beautiful
Public Buildings
Chairman GOOdelI Made Re-
CipiGnt Of1HandSOme Bible
As Token OF Appreciation Of
Building.sCOmmitteG's Work
Rev. Barbour Delivers Two
Powerful SermORS-.AR
EventfuI Day
As Token OF Appreciation OF
BuiIding..COmmitteG's Work

Mt. Vernon, the city of churches, re-
ceived an important addition to it's
already long list of beautiful public
buildings Sunday when the new Bap-
tist church was formally dedicated,
largely attended services being held
in the morning, afternoon and even.
ing, the latter purely musical.
Many hundreds of people crowded
the church during the day and enjoy
ed to the utmost the repast of spirit
ual and musical pabulum that was Of
fered them by Rev. Clarence Angus
tus Barbour. dedicatory preacher,
Rev. G. Rector Dye, pastor of the
church, and a splendidly trained
choir with Mrs. Marion Rose Johnson
of Granville, formerly of this city.
Alfred Shut, Mrs. John H. wootton,
Mrs. William Cover and Miss Ger
trude Fleming as soloists.
At the .Iorning service, which
opened at 10:30 o'clock with an or
gan prelude. Calkin's professional"
by Mrs. Della Challingsworth, the
formal dedication of the building oc-
Cured.
The actual ceremonies were preced-
ed by an invocation by Rev. G.. Rector
Dye, a chant, responsive reading, an
anthem, a scripture lesson, a solo,
open the Gates" by Alfred Shut,
and the offertory solo, "Galilee," by
Mrs. Marion Rose Johnson.
The keys of the new church were
presented to the trustees by R. S.
Goodell. chairman of the building
committee, and were received by A.
]. Teeter, chairman of the trustees,
who made speech of acceptance and
also presented Mr.. Goodell with
beautiful Bible in token of the apprec-
iation by the trustees of his work as
chairman.
The congregation of the church then
arose in a body and repeated the
vows of dedication which accompan-
led phrases glorifying the Triune God,
uttered by the pastor, Rev. Dye.
The dedicatory prayer was made by
Rev. Dye and the hymn of dedication
sung by the congregation.
Rev. Clarence Augustus Barbour,
president of the northern Baptist con-
vention and also president of the Ro-
chester Theological seminary, con-
ceded one of the ablest and most DOW
erful ministers Of the Baptist church,
was the deliverer of the sermon of
dedication. Taking as his theme that
of the services of the day-The Work
of Our Hands, Establish Thou It
Rev. Barbour dwelled upon the divine
character of the activity in which the
Baptists of Mt Vernon have been en-
gagged in rearing a new edifice to the
glory of God, in a sermon which was
attentively digested by thoroughly
appreciative congregation, the mem.
bers of which enthused greatly over
the splendid address.
AS the theme of the morning ser
vice was the dedication OF the build
ing, that of the afternoon service
which was union in its character
was the dedication of life.
Invocation was asked by Rev. M
S. Freeman of the Congregations
church, followed by Rev. ]. A. Long
of the Church of Christ, who read q
hymn. The scripture lesson, Rom
12;1-12, 21. was read by Rev. E. E
Whitaker of the Gay street M. e
church.
Mrs. Marion Rose Johnson, whose
father, Rev. C. j. Rose, was for many
years pastor of the local Baptis
church, then sang "The Good Shep
herd"
Prayer was offered by Rev. W. A