Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-16
FINE RE.OPENING SERVICES
HELD AT THE nj. II. CHURCH

HELD AT THE nj. II. CHURCH
The formal re-opening SER
vices of the newly remodeled and re-
paired Methodist Protestant church
were held Sunday, June IL. Begin
ming with the usual Sunday school
service at 9:15 a. m, three public
church services followed, the morn
ing worship held at 10:30; an in
formal meeting held in the after
noon at 2:30, and the evening SER
vice at 7:30. All were largely at
tended.
The morning service opened with
the Gloria Patri, following which
came the invocation, hymn, respon-
sive Bible reading, prayer, hymn, an
nouncements and offering, and an
anthem by the choir ooh, Come and
Let Us Worship" Then came an
excellent sermon by Rev. Frank
Lawrence Brown, D. D., President of
the Ohio Conference, who took his
text from Solomon's prayer, and
drew lessons from the building of
the temple. This was followed with
hymn, benediction and doxology.
At the service of the afternoon.
presided over by the pastor Rev. L..
B. Douglas, addresses were made by
Rev. E. F. Kendle, pastor of Main
Street Church of Christ; Rev. o. j.
Moore of the Methodist Episcopal
church; Rev. James Fish, Mr.. Earle
Eveland and Mr.. H. Foreman, the
last named a resident of Chesterhill
locality, and who was visiting here.
The main thought of all was the de-
STABILITY of good church buildings
as an asset to the community, and
as an uplift in the life of individ-
uals: and the great Importance
of cooperation in church work, and
among Christian people. A special
musical number was an anthem by
the choir, "There Is Fountain
Filled with Blood
The evening service opened with
the Gloria Patri, followed by invoca-
tion, hymn, responsive reading,
prayer by Rev. A. N. Grove, pastor
of the Presbyterian church; hymn;
solo by Miss Pearl Wilcox of Stock
port, with either accompaniment;
announcements and offering, and an
anthem, Sunset Glories of the
West" by the church choir, assisted
by Mr.. P. G.. Ball. Then came the
sermon of the evening, by Rev.
Frank Lawrence Brown. followed
with hymn, benediction, and dox-
ology. The benediction was by Rev,
J. C. Cottri1l, pastor of the Stock
port M P. church, personal friend
of Rev. L. B. Douglas, and whom Mr..
Douglas baptized fifteen years ago.
The expense of remodeling the
church was in the neighborhood of
$4,000, and was met practically in
full before the day of re-dedication,
no special solicitation having to be
made on that day. The money was
raised by contribution of the men,
bers, and some free will offerings
from outside persons, and no resort
to church suppers, markets, or kin
dred things, had to be made.
The changes in the church build
ing include a 12x24 foot, two story
addition, at the north end, making
the main auditorium of the church
more commodious, giving some add
ed Sunday school room downstairs,
and making room for other conven-
fences. The entrance to the audi
torium which was formerly made by
two stairways at the south side Of
the church, is now by one main en-
trance and stairway from the west
side. The floor of the auditorium
which was an incline floor, was
changed back to level floor. The
choir stand which was in the front
corner of the auditorium was takea
out, and a new choir loft was built,
the alcove being in the middle of the
front end of the auditorium, in the
new addition made; stairs lead from
the first floor to the choir loft.
Electric lights with beautiful fix
lures have been installed in all parts
of the building. New glass was put
in the windows of the auditorium,
also of the Sunday school rooms;
and the auditorium is equipped with
new pews. A beautiful new metal
ceiling was put on in the auditor
ium the walls are newly papered,
making a beautiful finish, and the
rooms upstairs and down have all
been refinished and redecorated-
painted. vanished, etc. An excava-
tion was made under the building,
and a new furnace was installed.
The finishing of the outside of the
building is quite in keeping with
that of the inside, beautiful gray
stucco being used. The church
building is now commodious, con-
and beautiful, inside and
out. and the people of the congrega-
tion are to be congratulated upon
the ambition and cooperation which
have resulted in a greatly improved
and beautified church, and with ex-
penses met.
The project for improving the
church was begun last fall. The
ideas for the details of the changes
to be made, were largely those of
Rev. L. B. Douglas, the pastor, who
also being fortunate in possessing
practical experience in carpentering,
has done the major part of the ac-
tual carpenter work that has figured
In the change.
Death OF John Gillespie
Relatives here have received word