æt ðə dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə mˈiːɾɪŋhˌaʊs nˌɪɹli sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd pˈiːpəl wɜːɹ ɪn ɐtˈɛndəns ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə mˈiːɾɪŋhˌaʊs wʊd sˈɜːv nˌɑːt kwˈaɪt fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd.
At the dedication of the meetinghouse nearly 700 people were in attendance even though the meetinghouse would serve not quite 400.