Tabernacle would reach the class of fallen men and women whom it was intended, and thus be the means of saving souls.

After another hymn, Rev. Dr. Cunningham was called upon for a short talk. He thought, after listening to the words of Mr. Hearne, that the dedication was complete. He commended in glowing terms the spirit which prompted him to start the enterprise, and stated that he regarded it as but the earnest of what was to follow. The Tabernacle was an arm of the Church, to reach down and lift up the masses, and he thanked God it was erected, and prayed for the spirit and blessing of God in the movement.

Rev. Dr. Swope said that Mr. Hearne very adequately gauged the needs of a city like Wheeling. The fringe upon the edge of social life, lost and degraded humanity, feels that there is no place for them in the church of God. He termed the institution a lighthouse in the dangerous sea of sin.

Rev. Dornblazer characterized the present age as one of lay work. He thought the work of God done by laymen was in many instances more effective than that of the ministry. He believed in encouraging it, in advancing the great cause of Christianity.

"This mission, in its location and in the very nature of its work, it appears to me, is especially set against the saloon," said Rev. Irey, of the Baptist Church. He eulogized the founder of the Tabernacle for the unselfish spirit which prompted him to establish a work for the uplifting of humanity, and with no thought of direct personal benefit.

Rev. Dr. Cooke, of the board of trustees, briefly stated the object of the Tabernacle, a recruiting station for the army of Christ. He said the man who conducts the mission must have the sympathy and co-operation of the Christian community.

Mr. T. H. Hadley, of New York, superintendent of the old Jerry McAuley Mission, on Water Street, was the next speaker. After singing a stanza of a hymn, he read his text from II. Corinthians, tenth chapter and fourth verse: "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds," He said he had been wondering what text he would choose for his dedicatory talk, and when he walked into the Tabernacle and saw the words which he read upon the rear wall of the hall, his mind was fixed. he had listened with pleasure to the words of the reverend gentleman who had preceded him. The

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