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The Dedication of the Albany (N. Y.) Church

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 15, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 3.

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The Dedication of the Albany (N. Y.) Church

By A. G. Daniells

SUNDAY afternoon, December 14, our brethren and sisters in Albany, N. Y., dedicated to the worship and service of the Lord the church building they have recently bought. They had arranged for special meetings to begin Friday night and continue until Sunday night. Brethren and sisters came from Troy and Schenectady. Elder Holden, president of the New York Conference, and Sister Holden; also Brother Johnson, conference secretary and treasurer, and his wife, came from Rome. The weather was all that could be desired, and many of the interested citizens and friends in Albany attended all the meetings.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH BUILDING AT ALBANY, N. Y.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH BUILDING AT ALBANY, N. Y.
It was an encouraging occasion to our people in Albany. For many years a few members in that city have been struggling along the best they could, trying to hold up the light of truth. As they had no church building, and were not able to pay for a suitable hall, they met in private houses for worship. But during the last year or two, under the labors of Elder E. L. Cardey, a number of substantial persons have taken their stand for the truth. This has brought new life and activity into the church, and one of the results is the neat and commodious church building just dedicated.
This building is well constructed of brick, and stands on the corner of a good street in a central part of the city. It was unfurnished, and the interior was out of repair, when purchased; but the brethren have shown great zeal, self-sacrifice, and good taste in making it a creditable, attractive place of worship.
The dedicatory exercises were very pleasant and impressive. The history of the enterprise was given by Elder Cardey. The sermon was preached by the writer, and the prayer was offered by Elder Holden. The house was well filled, and everybody seemed to rejoice. The evening service which followed was a most excellent one. Although there were many present who are not identified with us, nearly every person in the meeting publicly expressed a desire for prayer for divine help to obey the Lord. During the two days' meetings, several took their stand for the truth.
The Lord is working in Albany. There is no doubt about that. Brother Cardey and the church have set their hearts on still greater victories. They enter upon this new year with hands and hearts joined in a consecrated effort to double the membership of the church this year. It certainly looks as if this might be done.
This meeting was one of special encouragement to me. My own soul was blessed, and my vision of what the Lord is beginning to do in the East was enlarged. God is working and is doing all that our personal fitness will enable him to do through us. This calls for a fuller surrender to him and a greater consecration to his work. May it be made without delay.
A. G. DANIELLS.