Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-04
GAs7oNIAs I, R. P.'s

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Handsome New 4urCh Building
Dedicated G. 6 f9''God.
Or, GALL0YAT's LONG PAsTORsHIE
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Revs. Oates and Philips the Speak
ers-New Church One Of Most Val
liable Properties in Synod-Large
congregations:sAttend. Services:
(By q Staff Correspondent).
Gastonia, N. G. Jan. BIN the pres
'ence of large congregation, INCLUDING
many visitors from towns. adjoining,
the First Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church Gf. Gastonia was for
mally dedicated to the service of. God
at two services, held yesterday. At
the same time Rev J. C. Galloway, D.
D. celebrated the 27th anniversary of
his, pastorate there. a purse of 5000
was presented DR.. Galloway by his
congregation as Christmas remem-
'brance and as a token Of appreciation
of his worth as pastor and as man.
/ Exercises Of the day began Sin-
| day morning with the dedicatory SER
mon preached by Rev. J. L. Oates,
pastor Of the Yorkville| A. r. p.
church. In the course Of hissscrmon
the preacher expressed the hope that
the handsome new cdifice which was
erected as testimonial Of the love
and fear of God would ever be regard
ed By them as sanctuary sacred and
holy as was the holy of holies in the
temple of the Jews of old.
Church Stands for Best.
The church, he said at all times
stands for all that is good in the world
and for law and order and members
Of congregations who were the right
ikind of members stood for all those
principles that were highest and best
and for the improvement of mankind
Taking as his text Leviticus 49,:
"And the Lord said unto Moses,> Speak
unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
not at all times into the. holy place
within the vail, before the mercy seat
which. is upon the ark, that he d.. not:
,fors$; ;Iiwill appear in the cloud upon
the -mercy seat" the gist of his ser
mon was that, the church of God to-
day. is as sacred and holy place as
was the temple of old:%Those who cn-
ter should enter in spirit of worship
and reverence to the Almighty.
"E.. Present Tendency Denounced !;
Following Rev Oates sermon, Rev.
Dr. D. G. Phillips of Chester deliver
cd; G. brief address in, which %he5 took
I.occasion TO. .congrat ulate. the congre-
CATION upon the erection of theshand-
some edifce. 81 also want to con-
gratulate YOU" he said. upon your
| unfailing loyalty and faithfulntss 10
your pastor DR.. Galloway who today
celebrates his, 9th anniversary here.
You huve stood by him loyalty even
as he stood by you. There IS too much
of a tendency these days for cnpSrf.-
cations to seek what is called d good
mixer Why, in my town of Chester
eighteen ministers have moved on in
the twelve years l have. been pastor
there, an average of about one every
seven months. One congregation OBJ
jccted to its pastor because he per-
sisted in wearing a short tail coat in
the pulpit; another objected to its
pnstor because the end Of the year
did not show great increase in
membership. This agitation for good
mixers actually makes me sick at the
stomach. You are not that kind Of
congregation and am proud Of ycu "
Rev. j. B. Hood, pastor of fis5ah
church the smother church" OF Gas-
toni:L congratulated the pastor and
congregation upon the Dedication.
\ special musical programme was
IL decided feature of the morning 5
exercises.
Congregations United.
Congregations of the city generally
united with the Seceders in the ex-
erciscs Sunday evening. Rev. DR..
Phillips preached the sermon Of the
evening TO large congregation,
bringing the dedicatory exercises to
a close.
The New Church.
The beautiful brick church dedi-
Gated yesterday stands at the corner
OF York Street and Franklin Avenue.
the corner lot on which it is situated
hcing valued mt thousands Of dollars.
CONSTRUCTION work on the church
which Spst the sum Of $4,000, was
begun in 1917 and the initial service
in the new ctliricc WIS held February
~, 1918.
The brick building Of colonial archi
lecture was designed by G.. G.. Wilson.
we'll kngYn architect of Columbia
The pcws4sspit and other wood work
of the mai'aaitorium are Of Flemish
oak. There e II large gallery at the
rear Of the main auditorium furnish
ing an additional scnting capacity Of
more than 100 The total seating cap
| acity is about 700. y spacious choir