Church document details

Source:

Unknown.

Title:

Arundel, Trinity Chapel - Description of opening by the Minister.

Date:

1838.

Body:

This new edifice, raised by the congregational dissenters of Arundel, for the worship of God, was opened on the 14th June. The Rev J Stratten was the morning, the Rev G Clayton the evening preacher. The former took for his text, 1 Chron xxix.5, the last clause of the verse- and the latter, the words of Jehovah to Solomon, recorded in 1 Kings ix.3. The discourses of the Rev gentlemen were rich in all that constitutes pulpit excellence, evangelical truth, holy unction, apostolic fervour and christian soberness. They were eminently calculated to make the occasion a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord; and such it proved to many. True - the flaming Shechinah did not descend amid the congregation- the visible glory did not fill the house- but tokens were not wanting of the spiritual presence and gracious approval of a covenant God.

The proceedings of the interesting day began with prayer, offered by the Rev Stephen Bannister , of Epping. The other devotional services were conducted by the Revs L Winchester, I N Goulty, J Edwards, G D Mudie, of Fareham, and - Jones of Portsea.... The collections after the religious services amounted to £ 61 4s.2d.

In the afternoon, about 200 persons partook of a cold dinner, provided in the large and commodious school rooms beneath the chapel. Thomas Wilson, Esq. of Highbury, presided. When the cloth was withdrawn, the venerable chairman, with his wonted loyalty, suavity and grace, proposed in succesion, the health of our beloved Sovereign the Queen, and that of the liberal Duke of Norfolk.

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Church(es) covered:

Union Church (Trinity Chapel).

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