The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-07-05
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
MAGNIFICENT EO|F|CE
DEDICATED TO GOD
TWO STRONG SERMONS DELIVER.
ED BY JAMES !. VANCE, or
NASHVILLE CHURCH.
BEAUTIFUL OBLIGATORY PRAYER
Elders and Deacons Ordained Under
/ Regular Form Of church--Three
Aims Accomplished as Laid Out by
Z the Pastor et

church of this city was dedicated to
the worship of God Sunday morning
at the II o'clock hour by inc usual
form OF the Presbyterian church in
the dedicatory prayer which gives the
house over to God for his ioly pur-
poses. This prayer was said by the
pastor, DR.. ]. G. Molloy while the
older Elders were laying ON hands
upon the rewly installed officers Of
the church.
The dedicating sermon was preach.
ed by DIR. jones l. Vance, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church of Nash
vile. The main auditorium Of the
church was filled and the gallery was
also filled by the members and friends
of the congregation to- witness and
take part in the august exercises vs4-.
The dedieatory services were pre-
ceded by splendid musical program
rendered by the choir under tho lead
ership Of Mrs. c. A. Forgey. Mrs.
Forgey and Mrs. Andrew Dale sang
beautiful duet.
The pastor DIR. ]. C. Molloy called
for the newly elected officers to come
forward. / The elders were Dr. H. A.
Cant, c. Parker, Sr.. J. J. Wilson
and H. U. Wakefield. The deacons
were w. ]. Dale, w. S. McFall, Joe
Walsh and j. G. Ellington, ST.. The
ruling elders then came forward and
while they administered the laying on
of the hands DR.. Molloy said The ded-
icatory prayer which gave the church
to God. The prayer as said by DR..
Molloy was pronounced one of the
most beautiful appeals to God that
was ever sent up to the throne of Him
who sits thereon. 81
Then came the right hand Of fell
low.ship from the ruling elders and
deacons. This feature OF the service
was made most impressive as the
hoary headed soldiers OF the cross ex.
tended the hand of Fellowship to their
younger co-workers. DIR. Vance then
preached the dedicatory sermon
which was gem. The following is a
synopsis of the most salient points
made by the speaker at both the morn
ing and evening service. 3laft n
z DR.. Vance has a fine presence and
an almost perfect delivery, uses
chaste strong and simple language, is
logical and thorough in his discus
sions. At the morning service he ex
pressed high appreciation of the.
church for erecting and finishing so
beautiful building and ledicating it
to God free of debt in war times and
said it would be known as a war
and its plan and completion
indicated a forward looking pastor
and people.
His sermon discussed the future of
after the war. He said
it would be freed from the Influence
Of the so-c9lled scholarship Of Ger
many. We have bowed to false
gods here and given too much heed to
the claims of superior wisdom Of the
Teutons Now the Christian world
sees its perilous mistake and will not
be led further by German rationalists
whose fruitage is SO terrible.
He showed the increase Of simple
and pure faith among the soldiers of
Britain and America, and the ten
dency to accentuate the essentials of
religious faith and the impotence
with hairsplitting and sectarian dis
cussions. which among the soldiers of
today, indicates the attitude of the
people at home tomorrow.
The speaker gave touching exam.
pies of heroism and spiritual develop
ment among the soldiers and sailors,
reading a beautiful letter from one of
them. He predicted sounder. big
ger, broader and better church life
in religion after the war.
Evening Sermon
At the evening services, d. Vance
spoke on Jobs wife's counsel Curse
God and Die" and Jobs answer to all
his troubles Though He STAY ME, yet,
will trust Him." He discussed the
questions aroused by the great war
the justice and order Of
the divine government. Wit, logic,
parhos and eloquence aboundsd in his
which left his hearers
in their faith and strong
er In the hopeful patience of the wise
hearted believers, 1t was a magnifi-
cent reply to pessimism AMI unbe-
lief.
After the sermon DIR. Molloy made
short talk to the congregation in
which he stated that at the beginning
Of the present year, the first Sunday
in January. in making his announce
ments, he had stated three facts to the
There were three things
lacking. The church still owed s10,-
300 on the church edifice. The church
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