1.0. 1,859,811”. Oudilpp Ben-
ll. Luke Davies, Warren
‘ ham '1’ Taylor and Sisters
0 , lipp. grout”.
l
or churches. Prayer by
Rowan. 1 Brother Warren
is hosen moderator and Bro
n cl rk, Brother David
_ n. ‘ o'ved and carillon
rch be known as the Five
1' ‘Baptist Church. Brother
1-. an, acted as its first pastor.
11 Little as its first sexton.
' 2. 1859 the Ecclesiastical So-
' again met and accepted the es
, of William Hoyt for rethoddl-
ore~house for church outpos-
. record is not c ear on this
‘ ut sometime b tween the
in 01111111111111 011111111111, 13110. 1.119
was opened for public wor-
ed, to 111.111.1111.,
,, _ ted which gave1 to M11: (ludilpp
eio ing to t e soc ety
Nth oxifirtitlli o’i‘ioo (1.1111111. and
n which the church stood. Do-
,r 8 1863.11 council, which had
, 111.5: ‘duly called consisting of tho
-. ton and delegates Hiram churches
‘ ‘- , l“armpit, Southdvorwalk, Stamford
1 111111 Strntflcld 11.111.111.11. .
.' 311.11% cyras elected moderator and
‘- (iii! of South Norwaik. clerk
The purpose of the coitncll was rccog
zillion of the church as ll regular Bap-
list church which recognition after
11W Wriat9 ceremonies was given in
., 111.1 1864‘ the chuich made its first
‘ insular call of a pastor. Rev. Arthur
Day. who remained until June, 1867.
1' .3111! was succeeded by Rev. Joseph
W; .who took charge in November,
18 11.. remained until April, 1871.
succeeded by Rev. John E.
,. 1911111111,? whose pastornie continued
, for less, than one year. until Apiil
,1842. it was during this year (1872).
'the name of the church was changed
to the Baptist church of Rowayton.
This same year Rev. Arthur Day was
again culled. remaining about one ycnt
and being succeeded by Rev ll. ll.
Rouse, who took chadgc in November
1813, {11111 died 1111.1 10 1377.
in. October, 1879 a call was wound
on .111 Rev.- :E' M. Ogden to act as joint
pastor of this and the New Canaan
to the gospel ministry in December of
1,873 and ienialnetl until ..luuc 1882.
111111111 this time and until Apiil 1885.
the.: pulpit was supplied by various
brethren when the Rev. Chas W. Pot-
ter ‘was called. During this pastorate
the church was head of d11l1t.n pru-
sonage was built and paid for anti an
enddwment fund of 851.000, the interest
of which was to be used for the sup
port ‘of the ministry was provied, large
ly through the effmls of Mr. l‘ollct
and the generosity of Rev. Russell
Jennings. Mr. Potter resigned in Sep-
tember, 1889. in November of that
m Boother Rooms of Noroton, organ
in this church a Y. P S. t‘. 11)..
which has since proved a powerful
relp toward keeping the c'hutch togeth-
oll in its pasiotless yen1s.ln Juno
1891. the church called to its postm-
ntoitev. Chas. G. Cullen. known to all
as a devoted servant of the Lord.
through whose efforts the little meet-
tugboat-19 which we ham 3th 11111111111
was thoroughly tenovated and repair-
” ed at a cost of about one thousand do]
inrs‘. During the first yepr of this
pastorate (Decembei,1891l..thc ptop
arty passed tram the Baptist Eccleso
instlcal society into the pessesslon of
the newlv fotmcd society, the Roway-
ton Baptist church. Mr Cullen a pas
torato was terminated by his death,
other: a new pitiniul illness, in Aptil.
1!“. 1H“! successot was Rev. V.
Atkinson, who took chargc in Match.
189,.21111 served until August, llillli.
wit he was succeeded by Rev. C
Hi dI, who come in September.
18 ' ’ ad remained until July. 18119.
.111 a litter mouths of the 111111 mol‘
L ii: it was noticed that u 131-. did
will 6! 11111111111 ago and 11b11'lcnl bearing
.aco‘ompanled Ry friend: had on 111 .-ct-
l a con prom-tit 111 .lublmlb
hi oomggrvioo in our lills martin:
some way it came to.b11
. _, at the gentleman aforesaid
~ ‘ has cet‘g‘ynmn and so one Sabbath
1 lno in; when llov iltotltot .lnuics of
39 e island was t'xpectod to preach
pl,dld not conic, owing to a
landing as to dulca it) be.
scheduled for the M. E. t11ur11b
. 1. some day. Deacon Crockett
Iliad
the clerical visitor to talu-
of the service. The visitor of
e o,lu-iovod under-shop
. ka a'todiiy. the Rev
flofivo'm The regular
. him} in November,
. The building which we are to
silicate today is but one of the vial
of his mi.nistry hero—4111' to
11144441111111: the movement
, "in reugli his 111111-11 has most
the fund being collected For the
lasting fruits of his stay among
a invite you to so into the homes
[8‘ village where his duties have
11111 in sunshine and in cloud.
7.1m of our pastor on this oc-
would be unfair: to any more
embarrass him. but let our 111--
11va to all our affection for him.
4,1:1‘iti be unfair to close a sketch
character without reference» to
,3941Iitbful men and women
l ore and who have stood
hyihslr church since their
minced. Prominent among
a. John 11 Shot-er, who as
do Mills was a member of the
guts received by baptism. Mrs.
1311011111111 who as Miss Susan
my joined this church in its
.Dsscou John 11 Crock-
‘ 1111.11 1.11 was untibib to he 111111111111
’ explaining
due to the devo-
‘ that has kept the
annealing house (this
1 vii have last left and
ill the generosity and null.
1111 Mrs. Josephine Crow, the
. of the old property and the
,of the new site. will continue
, , 'd for a noble purpose the
‘ 1.1.of‘Rowayton s free library)
uxh many an hour of discour-
today we witness the outcome
l'mlsht sometimes have seemed
ist “0 that men would praise the Lord
for His goodness and for His wonder.
ful works to the children of men "
David Albrecht, a well-known young
tenor «singer oi‘BoWWM1'1'rondorcd
"Beautiful Home in Paradise."
Rev. Mr. White was then heard in
an interesting an real: during Which
be extended the a actions of the flow-
ayton Methodist 11111111111111 Ch’urcli. of
which he, was the pastor from 1883
to 1886.111: expressed his pleasure
at meeting so many of his former
friends and wax pleased to‘ see the
prosperity and 511th11 of the habitats
of Rowuyton.
'l‘lte greetings of the South Norwnik
Baptist Church were to have been
extended by Deacon Andrew 1 J.
'1l111mpiipn, but 11111111; to n 1111111111 in-
1
Rev. Frank C. Brown, the pastor in
the cause of Deacon
’fhompson' s absence, said he was top-
itscnted by a check for $1.00 and had
ly on two other occasions. Dr. licn‘
1y 0. Sharer. clerk of the South Nor-
walk Baptist Church. was then called
on. and. read the. following preamble
and resolutions:
September? . .1905.
The South Norwnik llaptist Churmh
‘1 of South Norwalk, Cbnn ‘ ‘
To the, Rowaylnn Buplist (111111-111;
Greeting: 1
Dear Brethren and Sistcis: At 11
meeting held by the South Norwnlk
Baptist (‘lituch on Sunday. September
ll, .1905 the following preamble ‘nnd
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Our slstenl‘laptist Church
a? Rownyton. under the good band or
our God. has been enabled to ormt 11
new and beautiful house of uoi'ship.
width is to be dedicated this Sabbath
afternoon and evening and an invita-
tion extended to this church to no
tcprescnlod by its officials, be it now
llosoh (11! That this 11-ltttrth responds
with pleasure and will so join with
the Rowayton Church in the sotv.|1't1n
dilegating our dent-ens to so rcprc‘
out us. declaring and assuring that
church of the great work to its 101n—
pic-lion and would remember them in
111.. prayers for the success of their
lnbots in seeking to establish the
crime of Christ in their field, and that
we participate in the hope of scrim;
irony souls won as trophies of the
saving grace of our Lord and Saviol
Jesus Christ. ,
Resolved. That ‘our dcucons convoy
,thts m-cnsion and that they be in-
scribed upon our 1111111111111.
Done in the name of and upon be-
half of the South Norwalk liaptlnt
Church at South Norwnlk. Conn. this
2d day of September. 1905.
H. ‘C. SHERER. M. 1)..
Church Clerk.
The selection “My Heavenly Home"
was sung by lbt1 quarlelte.
Rev. Herbert ‘S. Brotvn, pastor of
the Congregational Church,‘in Darien,
extended the greetings from that do—
nomination.vemphasiziug in his usual
happy way the friendly relations
whith had always existed betwocn the
two churches.
Harry E. Griswold, an accomplished
and favorite violinist throughout The
Norwalks. rendered the "Song to the
Evening Star," byeanncr. Ho
accompanied by his brothdr. Russell
G. Griswold. at the pittno.
Rev. W. A, llronson, a Baptist clcr—
gynlnn from Bridgeport. who was on
the program, was not present, owing
to the storm. but the1 pastor made. a
few remarks and the ushers A. B.
Clovorioy. David Albrecht, Arthur W.
Stoddard. is. 11. Every, George Lots,
Herbert Roland and J. 1.. Seward, of
Brooklyn. then passed around pltvlgo
cards, and many additional subscrip-
tions were received toward the buii1l~
lug fund.
The closing hymn was "Onward.
Christian Soldiers." and the lit‘vuedic-
tlon , was pronounced by Rev. Mr.
White. '
1 Ivhnlng Dervice.
The evening meeting. at 7:110 o‘clock,
was opened by the singing of I hymn.
followed, by scripture reading and
1)”in by Rev. '1‘. .l. Uil‘lli'illll'id.1llilli.tll
of the Baptist (‘burch I11 Strianpld.
and clerk of the Baptist Association.
The quarteite sang "Wonderful (‘lty
of Zion." and the greeting of the 1111p-
list Association was given by Rev. Mr,
Donrhllelli
The era Griswold than fIVorad
11111111 In her violin Ind pllnd Islan-
ion 1
The dedication sermon was dieilv-
cred by the pasctor. Rev. Frank C
Brown. and was an able and scholar-
ly discourse. ills text “I from t
11111;. viii.. 13 "i thI surely built
then In house to dvmll 111:1 11111th
lace for thee to abide in foroovsr."
is said:
Those words were spoken by imel'I
most. splbndid kins II he was shout
to dedicate to God the meat tumble
which be tutti 11111111111111 had been
in the heart of hill father. David to
do this great work, but“ 11111111 had
been 11 man of win and arduous ‘Iml
it was not mat‘mi momma which
Wu to symbolise put: and was to be
suggestive of the gr on thin 11 of
1111; 11111111111 be built by I hid'
years had lamiy w ”ill Hittite
turmoil of wars “commutator”:
tally upon hip task .1th
work was done: ‘4qu met,
no land 1111111115 11 14 of“ 1
men was beardfibu‘i‘ 0 that
that was: “lanthanum Imus
1 was received into the c urcht
Wu times and III 111.1: 611‘
, - member and oflolai s11 lilo
mi” Jail 11 a. abet-er. who
from old Itb Iii-m
at I , wellinp pls‘ce of and so
_, 11d Io the temple grow
a useless sacrifice-«that our Lord has *
a mission for us here and athe hard- 1
l‘
ipras I‘ll th‘a porno «hunches. WNW
lithe Loni. “.11 dwell in
also remembered the church slmilar— »
tilt-so resolutions to that church on?
was .
‘ 111111111 110111111 ~ soul winnlnsd from hit it
, the y‘myi % ihsli basin 1.11,,
e plea-49011 b“! I PM :1,‘ share of newts.
and of His 11111111,. And Sole That the c .
up and still. “Thou hast In at ,1 developed th fat on
house, to Mali. and summons .11 membership 1 am well assured. but
111111 111111 area ad forth oil? on o it 1-_ , .
l 1 .11....1... 111' 1111111111111
11 e o‘wll works: 1 so in“ t a
boom. and the air. and the amid: 4111in Whilst: 1111111111 we want 1111,:
attlers, nor gossips we want no one;
11 the sea which than be modest. no
1' than 0011““le Witilim their “111;; 1who will provg an 19mm“ of weak-J
on i have indeed bout this 111111111 111111111 1111111111111 1111111111;
11111111111 and thy ems. that from plrcugth for 1119 11111111111111
h on when We sacrifice 11 nd perform was 111.11] of 111.: church in
ad operations, we may sond‘ on may it be said of us
are up into the Ill-,1 and believe1
thou art present and art not real
site from what in thine own. For, thin
either when 1H1 see 11, all 11111118111 rattiiilii 1111111 1111111 1111111 l‘wnt givej
ii 11111111111111 “Will-WWW? ”will thee a crowu of life."
tspleases thee to dwell here, dost . Five and forty years of life. What
"13111 lero ‘11)! cars 0' H" men. but ghould a man, a woman he who than),
gather thou art very. near to U‘ em all ' lived live and forty years with 111111111111-
inespeclally thou art are tent to those who loved him. and who stood ready
thllt “ddmflfliithfimEi'Ql' ti) 11190 “110* 1043“”; upon him everything that
her hit nisht 01‘ bi! dill." 1 1011‘. could indigent? Five and forty
And we, too at this time, would ex-
d1
but. thou art rich; fear none of those
whicht all shall suitor, be than.
what sort of a man would be be?
Five. and forty years of church life.
with our Father evet Houdini nearly
to lavish upon us the riches of His
grace. with :4:th wealth of Hip love
outpourod upon us. Five and forty
youis of opportunity tor service, for
gathering power. (lb! yes. what kind
of a church of a pooplo ought We to
be? What kind of u thatch shall we
be? May I answer for you‘.“
Will bothe best chorbh that 00d
«lib .Wc'il prove that: His,
love p‘a 1.111111 111171 foiblidl‘ance,
have not been in vein; 1 _t in
vain has He tires in
iinction: by living day by day’slrth’o,
finisher-1t expression of divine power in
the church. Well profit by all past
mistakest' 1111-11 be kind to all who
may come within out dootsy well be
11111111111111.1111. quell
inf this that 1111 thoiheaven 10f heavens
cannot contain our (lad m1! ssh less this
3 ones which we have bitiided. But
p.111 we felt, even as David when he
icontemplated building a house unto
hoarse of cedar
while the [lord dwelies i111 a tent. " and
my God should have 111-1 good. or a bet-
to r boust1 than I.
Our little house from which we tho
1.111 come has sheltered the Lord's
peeplc for five and flirty years. Many
:of this community who have grown to,
manhood anti womanhiood, received
tht shaping to formative influence that
has largely made them what they are
,odsy in character and in true living.
11 the Sunday school that has held its
sessions all through the yeats that
have come and gone. There many.
of our yming men and women plightcd
their froth at the marriage altar, and
there the last and words have bun
spoken above the lifeless forms of
those who have, gone home in acivanca
of 1111 but whoao wot ks do follow them.
There has been much of love and
loyalty, much of happy asspclatlon
that' we recall with the. greatest. of
pleasure. much that. we would gladly
Lorgcl. But the1 building grow shabby
nrlold and outworn. and it did not
poem meet that this habitation of our
Father in this community should be
‘so 111111111 as to p1 ovoko criticism. lint.
said some what are we to do? Wt are
too poor to build 11 new one. or oven
to repair this one. And then it was
that the pastor ’lnvitetl the Lord’s chil-
drcn to put their Father lulu-oven to
the lost, reminding them that it, was
not a question of their poverty and
inability, but of their heavenly Filth-
or's tiches and ability. inasmuch as He
had said, ‘Not actortling to your pov-
lowly or riches be it unto you. but ur-
wording to yout faith be it onto you.
.And taking film at His word. We have
built a house unto Him, and i want to
tell you that. He has not failed us. as
‘l-lc never fails His child of earth whose
heart is right toward Him. and whose
{faith is unfailing. 1 exhibit. to you
this House of God as 1111 011th lesson
of thc powot of faith in the promises
1,of God.
But now. brethren shall faith fal-
ter at this point: shall it. no longet
’illlli operation 111 the work that We are
in 1111'? Beautiful as is tlti-t tcmplc of
‘1‘.th in» it ours to rear more beautiful
~tcmples to His glory than dbls struc—
ture of lime: temples that. shall ('11-
dnre forever in the heavens with Him
long after this one has crumbled back
to dust. And with what garments
shall we t-lotho ourselves whot'ewlth
to present ourselves to God? Solo-
mon clothed himself ltt his most splen-
did robcs, and no king in ancient. or
modern times was more. kingiy titan
he at that time. What robin; dons
111111 ask for? "lie clothed. with hu-
mility." saith tho Apostle Peter. "for
God rcsistetli the proud. but giveth
trace to thcdlumble.”
A great kink once exalted himself,
and made himself almost.n nod, and
when at. length he had built. a great
kingdom and obtained world domin.
ion and cried out as he, swelled with
pride: “Rt-hold grout Babylon which
i have bulldod." (10d deposed blnt
from his throne and sent hint out to
make his dwelling for a season with
tho boasts of the field. until ho. should
l1111111 that the honor belonged to tlod
.alone wltd sotlclh 11p one and within
down another 1 1 '
[.111 no one in the pr1dc1 of his heart
say behold what W11 the Baptist rou-
11111111111111. of Rowuytdh baVo done lot
when pride is enthronod (lad is dc-
throued, "anti pride south before 111»
slructlon." Why. under God, linvo we
built. this structure? Simply that we
might have 11 little more comfort in
worship. and a little more room in
which to carry on our Work? Not, prl
mtlrlly. (lut' chit-f purpose is to 1111111-
uify the 1mm» nud‘powm' of God in the
ssvius of 1111111, in the helping llwm to
a blxhorlllfo. What 11le the bounty
the comfort, the court-ultimo of out
new house if (lad shall not dwell
here. if the baptismal waters are not
frequently atlrtcti. lf souls are not
born in the kingdom of God?
if there is one think that l earnest-
ly dealt-11. above all also. is is that the
church shall be in a continual slate of
revival that liters shall never come
a season of spirit declsnelon. when
the Holy Spirits absence shall be
keenly felt and deplored. whoa we
shall’become lint-sorta the service of
the Master. hat but a church live
only for: God. in living only to serve
and hibII men. hetmothing unworthy
ovcr enter our doors. but 1111 00(3th
tivotmeana of supporting the ministry
of the word. Ind meeting our current
expenses in the way that we are sure
llod will approve; namely. by volun-
tnrv contribution, and never. under
any circumstances. resort to adventi-
tious moanaywhicli experience through
the years has proven to ho hurtful in
tht1 extreme and. productive of the
worst results in that it grieves sway
the Holy“ Spirit. . '
The Bowl 081 thorfutitro shall
be largely stw’b nitrite it. With
God ’18 naval ’8 question 'bf‘t'lvdlill-
mitt nation. but all do mount-clot
faith' in His promises that. we sauna
Shell our climb to lithium all I.
low plsneioivs Mt Winery source
of power? The church of MI Christ
hits but onI legitimate hellish, Ind
aim the li bf tbdt chili“ is power.
spirit We'll chutish the most. kindly
feelings and hold the most coidial re‘-.
lotions to all men of whtiteycr cro'cd.
icmcmbering that by whatever name
we may be called. we are children of
a common Fitthet
hotlrts tender towntd men who faint
uiidcr life a sore bmdcns. and to‘ men
who under great flirt-1.118 of temptation
fall by the way; 1111i] rmh out a
helping band, over 111mcmbrt‘iug‘ that
we too may fail; we too may need a
helping hand in some hour of sore
need. 1 '
What constitutes tltc ideal home?
And could you 111111111411 your dwelling
pinco, tell me what, would ll: be. 1
11111111 you say that it would be a homo
of mllncment. whether nothing should
be said or donethnt tronhl offend. its
furnishing would [111 not so much for
display as for comfort; :1 home vtliose
.1tm0splic1 11 should [111 111111111 into \v-hit h
l Would be proud and glad to l11vit1
my friends, 11nd whore they would
joyfullyc‘ome. And this describes the
home of our ltcarls. that we have
bulldod this temple into which We in-
vite our heavenly Father to come and
make Hls’carthlv dueling place.
The splefi’di4kiu1f.ottlen time said
of the temple but iii? on 1111111111 that
it was to be a plant .w ere (1011 should
Dc dedicate this temple to our (1 (id
of which we hurt any knowledge was
so 1'l1hly adorned with gold 9nd Ill‘t‘t‘v
ions stones. And if these alone could
constitute a tltllmz plate for lbt1 di-
viuo abode. th1n inticod would tiod
have made that glorious temple of the
long ago llis 11111111 abiding place. But
the1 temple hlls long since crumbled
into dust, and ruthless builds haw.1
despoiled it of its splendid adorning.
for (lad deslrcd not that men should
thus udtlrn this temple 111111111 with
hands, but rather that tho “11111111 or
the inner lilo. Whore He has comt1 to
sock a dwelling Now the tluonc room
of the heart shall ban the adotnlug
of a mesh and quiet spirit and tile
rith jcwcls of title deeds, truly done
each day.
W11 tlclcuto ibis lomplt- to otir GOG
today. not us 11 Baptist church, 11111
while it may b11111 that name. it shall
have no nitrtou restricted life such
as might thus be implied, but it shall
be a church of 1h: people and for' thr-
peopie, for it has had among the con-
tributors to its building fund people
of overy Ibudc or bolicf, and of no
creed as well and these shall all have
a claim upon us which we must 1111'-
ognlzc.
Five and forty years hence. and what
shall they who shall faith that com—
mostly of Rowmtou bc witnesses of!
i stand upon that vantage around lllltl‘
with the eye of. faith. 1 see the build-
ing in which wc are gathered tonixht
filled with 1111111 and women whose
fact-11 arc t'utlinnt no ng‘nln‘lhcy listen
to tilt story of trot-lusting low1 as it
falls item the lips of the ptcaoltcr. 1
111111 the chutt-b doms aluudlu 4:11p
widt1 11.111111111111111 11111 will, that pl
1111l11' who will. to rest ui'id pray or
lltttl slicllct' front the lutiouicnclcs oi'
ttu1 wwtibct. i 111111 our boys and girls.
our young 1111111 111111 maidens, filming
here a pure I01 lal lift. telnet/11d from
the taint of evil association. 1 see
man and women the. rich anti i‘lmi‘
11111111 1111111111111; 1111 1111111111 at 11111111119
1 seem to breathe an atmosphere of
love. i use the heavens opened, and
the smiling face of the Savior beaming
love upon 11111 once doubts“! little
church but which has become I wait
a tin: of blessing to every' home in
women
Above her once the clouds bum;
black with thrust of harm and death
seemed to lurk within their gloomy
necessary, but dam“ of I I £11m!“
lines I calm Ins
and men show her hot-titan to dim
he star of hope that shines in spinal»
dor. and nation iinl‘ns liPl‘ ever on to 11
Eli ii ll? "1".”
iii‘l‘gl‘ilmti 1’ 11111111714111, iiihfiawilgs‘ii’i
th 11 11111 1111111111va nail is 1111 hill Which
once
1 lili- was you it
1111111 1111121111 1111‘ Firiiihedi'tblggit'm I11
heroine lliimliahit1 and her pathway
11111111131114.1111
111th
more unto the peri’
today We dedicate. we a Owing
he i ‘
t
building to (toil and tilt
1i aligns.“ utyli And It length the
I o m
1 lb. art ot'tiio M13311”: 1111' 111111
ti l'é' ‘ ‘6’ -.
tics of men. And
mm!“ «in: cmmwwt 111 1111p-
‘l‘bo trolley a vain would run along
I no into any «11111;. 111.111.1111 than that of
not do,
Int :19 drones ,
'oin 11111111111111“ '1
. "l 1111ch 'th'y .
works, and tribulations, and povertl'. .
wants of education and fitting for life--, .-
8‘
the threefold manwbody, soul and
We’ll keep our .
11111144
driven; vo heat WI 0 l-
ctil cons 1111 lieu of tidal ’P,’
beiltous wens trouble their its-
are if the chimney is right.
I .floidtliiir’liilileli. 11111111811. intwallt
Cor. West and Main directs.
h one
1'1
V r A L" :E :i:
of tits favor, and thus in more splen-
dld fashion than in the olden time
shall His glory fill the house, and His
abiding placebos be known.
Miss Cloud M. Raymond: was heard
in it 11:11111‘111111111 and“ 1111111 followcd
the dedication prayer by ‘.Rev Wil-
,iiilni James of ‘Balle island.
David ”Witt
womanlbiw‘diuid ta
tfitoht, 11111111111111 the
Heavenly Home.”
As a postludc the Wedding March
was rendered by Miss Helen Lynch.
,he clrdrcb organism ond'ghetbmdica
111111 was pronounced Win a pastor.
The dedication hymn with words
and musit, by P R. Brown, of Roway~
ton, and which was sung during the
service, was as followa:
other solo,
y{tilt i‘tEft, by re-
seiection, “My
Our hearts ate iilied with glndncss,
0111' line shall speak God's praise.
No thought is hero of sadness
As‘uow our song we rules.
This day of dedication
We welcome with delight;
May earnest consecration
God's blessing now invite.
Rcfraln:
sing:
Jesus will meet us there.
W11 have a firm foundation,
it is God's holy word. ‘
Thc mossagc of salvation
And love shall e'or be, heard
Within our church so holy.
To (led we'raiss our‘lirailer
‘To keep as meek“ and lowly.
His love o'orshades 11s there.
We're bulldotl firm‘ andrstt'ong;
()ur usefulness is lengthened.
God’s work shall move along.
0 breathe ‘1 by Holy Spirit
We pray thee. Father. dear;
And let. us all inherit
A double portion here.
Be with as Jesus, Savior
And lead us lest. we stray;
llcstow Thy loving favor
Upon us here today.‘
May slnnct's comc confessing.
The gospel call obey;
And may Thy richest blessing
Do on our church alway.’
service. 1‘ 1
Description of Building.
big of such a choraclct that ovcty
pride in it.
Mile River, with an extensive and 1111
obstructed view 111 all the surround
in; in hunt the Sound. The
of Mrs.
also lht1 purchaser of the old church
vii ace of ilowuyton for use us a pub
its library.
’l‘bl1n
sixty-l1“1 by fifty-three foot.
olllllncs are very nib-olive. The fouu
foot in thickness 111111 at the top eight-
ccu littltcs thick capable of supporliu ,1
‘i liiiiltllnu' of lunch heavict design
that tho one erected.
in of wood. with sides
111111111 illiVo boon dippc'd brown r11-
Iote. and 1the window mines are trim-
mud with w its
various lot-mas tit
the product is
The interior art“
and carried oulil'i
super.
11 imm‘otlli ,
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me I! can be opened into each other.
girl 111111
about 4be
111 in.
church! and. to 1111.11»
in" "111% Ill guy,
tho’zi
is located t e baptistry, which is hand-
.W'hi"““1itia‘h Wadi?
rooms and the pastors 111111111,“
the platform Illd pulpit.
maids dorngnmhthc b lio-
tn'e known, bill
lesd attractive.
which is orfect,
ccellerii
.ir‘lii‘l‘dlifi’
hlcli iii 11111111;-
11110110111311 1111.11 Mani"
Wars ”India: by 31w 1111111111111 . 1'11.
side walls I
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11111.
i
Serving God. let our watchword ring,
Living for Jisus, His praise we‘ll
Loving hearts to his Temple bring.
()ur walls with trttfh I111 strengthened.
An opportunity was given to inspect
il11 chutth at the conclusion of each
The church is one of the most at-
tl‘activo structures to be found ill tht1
town, and is wcll bttlli in every rcs~
l)i‘(',l tho wotkntanslilp throughout bc~
member of the cz.httrth as well its all
towiispeoplc.t1an Well take a just
The site is a command-
111; 0111-, the building standing on an
elevation diretily at the head of Five
lug land and wnlcl‘. and presents a
most pleasing picture to anyone coni-
round
for the building was the 'contri utlon
Josephine W. Crow. who is
bu ldlng. 11111111111111 has given to the
non church covers an area of
and its
dallou is of titny granite, the walls
at tho base bolus“ two and one half
The structure
'of shift as
on dthe iron 111(11- inlijlilaimgugil’: iiiiiSdfl 's ' 54h .905
at 1.111.111 .1 .1... men's '1 “9
difficult to give a name to the archi-
tecture. II more is I ramming of the
hxtaudl gm mill 431134 feet.
Misty” kiof this iI tho
The two
with“. seating capacity or
ii'a ftlflfiszirzi‘lr 311?:
,ediiv
"u it 1111‘ 1111110111, infillg i“
new: .13111 '1 11911111111111 to correspond
with the general color plan, which hull
has: admiragly carried deal. i t
o1 c1 .1 by sea rio
halibut iii” ‘l‘ielgfiw‘aty It the in-
delineation of each panel in the emis-
«1115.111 addition there are (iron
lights in each of the rental: rooms 1
and pastor's study. a bracket behind
itbo. ”pulpit and two in the
room. one' in the 11111111111111 and one.
over the tow of the 1111111111.. of. the
blame. .
1 One of the most noticeable as well
pa beautiful of the church furnishings
up the memorial windows there 11a-
ins over I score throng out the build-
1111101111 0f 11111; in st artistic. iii"
memory of a former pastor. Rev;
Charles W Potter. is on the west side 1
011 the auditorium over the 1111111111111.
and rcpr‘ese‘nts the “Saviour Among
the Lilies." the theme being taken
from the Sermon on the Mount, when
Jesus preached. "Consider the’ illicit."
,etc. in the southwest corner of the
auditorium is a window to the them-l
org‘ of Mrs. Harriet Louisa 800119111, 1
here are six window in the frcint
of the church, designated in memory
of the following: 1 Edward Albert
Darling and wife. Edith Pennington: l.
2.. Andrew 11.111111111wa and wife,1
Laura Adams; 3, Walter Sharer; d.
In Memories; 4. Lavinia Cudlipp; 6.“;
Louis William Hoops,
1n the back there are three win-
down as follows. 1, Hlism T. Tay~
'lor; 2, Charlotte Elizabeth Minor; 3.
111 Memoriani. ‘
in the lecture room there are two?
windoivs in 11111111011 of the Sunday?
school and one for each of the fol-1‘
lowing: Junior Endeavor Society. ‘
Senior Endeavor Society, in Mentor-
lam .lohn Snitlln, Emily Widneii 111111
11111111111111 smut: - 1'
in the basement of the church there
- is a large assembly romp, as yet-111n-
finished, but which will he completed
soon. and occupied as needed 'byIths
Sabbath school or other organisations
of the' church. There is also here a
,good side collar in which is located
the hot air heating system, with- a
special apparatus for" heating the
baptistry ‘ 4
The general contractor on the build-
ing was Samuel Hathaway, of Dan-4
bury, who dcscrvbmkrsst credit for
every detail . The heating
the foundation work Wilde? the diroc~
,tion of 11.311115111114111 $31k ’ ett.
01.1.1911 11
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Until. lads
3r:
Pureb‘ptingiialtt
The celebrated Varuna Spring Wat-
‘1'. y‘ y 1‘
1 >1 ..
I
or is now on sale at tho stores of F.
D. Lawton it Co. Endorsed and
recommended by loading physicians.
Analyzed by Prof. Smith, of Yale.
5 GAL. DEMIJOHN ........ 50c
CASE. 6 BOTTLES .. ....... 60:
The finest table water on the mar-
ket.
illustrated Catalogue free upon up-
pllcallon.
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wittmiru. AT subttafllaipoa
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warns 11.111111111111111, “
131111111111. 1.101in.
5. 1.1111117".
I t.‘
lecture 1
the excellence of the workmanship in;
system,
plumbing, lining. etc, was done by{
Charles W. Lounsbury. of Barton. and "
AT 1015.1”- .HARP.
The follow Irtlciuz Grandfath ,
«'11 clock 11111 I pp tllchsrd Bell Ce.
Side 111111111 over 100 years 0111,016-
fashioned Bras: Top Hind irons? 1
Down RM' Bottom 131111111113: Straight
Bock Chairs with arms. rush bottoms.
2 straight flack Chairs without arias.
rush bottoms, 1 “Rush Bottom Fiddle-
“Mg”!!! 111111.11 otistn“ with”; Mr.
hm“
”will Chlll‘l,
id- 11111111111 l Glass, with
111111. 1%h%tdu‘at
bonus-11.1
Bolts. 2 heather Beds and Pl “:1
d 511111.111,
Itt feta-i1 fiat!
dweller-
1
1161111. 2 0i 11'th on
d fashioned Warmin‘nogi ‘ ‘
lbnetl Writlnp Dos
Tools. 5...
humorous 1.11;" _ .
Well so“ the host kinds and
four,g & 1: ,,.ls back of,
click: fem es
tiller below.“ on
may safely use what We
recommsudnv-«w ‘1‘ ' 1
draft” 1111111191111pr 9
WWW ’11.: '
ill effects are felt most on the
nerves, stomach and kidneys.
We have custody for this cot»
dition, that is a boon to every
run-down man and woman.
E:
Bosworth’
'3' 11111111th
31,111
1 if
1'1""
ens. It aids!)
has no equal.
from the
Infllllbio
git-order:
take‘.
slid one that is
thy this medicine.
Nervmc
acts directly on Ache 820ml!
onion and siren times all
“flour
gills es the Liver Ind Kid-
neys. while as a “3:113le tonic it;
3... cl menu's
rvlna are 1111111
his a purely yogic
fe'to
0 reaction follows its as:
If you are Ncrvonl. have
Indigestion. Impuro Blood,
Weak Kidneys or need I tonic,
Do Xou Suffer
11111111111, deadly pain and
agony of Rheumatism 'l
Have you .almost despaired
of relief, and abandoned hope
of cure?
We have a message
for every‘ discouraged sufiercr.
The
Alli-leplt‘o-ros
Itgositivélych catch all rheumatic
is and I shes; We know
indoor: this.
Thousands have
written that Afll- -lo- .ho- to:
cured when all theft
You may not know it but
Uric Add canon those terrible
aches and pains: Dissolveth'io
ison, get it out of, the blood
and joints, Ind ”William
is a thing of the
what Alli-Io-
t. This is
no does.
at
Not sometimes-but always. 1
Stop in and buy a bottle-.11
This: 131111111111 Picturo‘
, .1.-11.3331
To introduce '
Spiro Powder
we will
licantifulpmt . “gimp“:- 0' this
dnetien of lag-r
salamander-
cf
lug 15:19 inches. (choice
Summer or Winter view).
over person who will call an
I25centbox of
gum
owl-r. the grant
Necessity.an it. d dirlroy
the ad
body. feet and clothing.
pamphlets
pools of, “1%
everyone.
alien on
to hPowd‘ll' “:31,
1'
gn't f hill?) cal.
ham imbibe
can all
tmfl the
nose..«1mmm
all , i ‘ 1 »“
1' 11, ml
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