The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-09

Lsysng 81 the Uornsr Stone OF New Presley.
ecssan Church, NJ Enthusiastically.
The oAarasssritc Quist which usually dstin yuishss
the little village Of Nauhattsnvills yesterday ala
turbex BIZ .. event which caused great dss Of looA
excitement ana will oonseq be remembered BY Its
inhabitants for time 70 come. The occarraEoe to
which refer ths laying Of conner stone OF ne
Prssby church, which tho Rev Mr. Howe Wi
preside ana preach to that congregation who have bith
srto been obliged to put with ths old nansisn" be-
longing TO Mr.. Lawrence ths inoonvenlenoes srisng
from which have losg been felt Tho building will
be wooden structure Of the Crock Dorio order but tho
lower portion win be Of q ante 1t win be erected By the
Mess Crawford undcr the supsrin sendence Of the
chitect Mr. Couch and Is 10 BE- nifty feet by fifty two
feet The cost nearly as can be calculated will DO
Tho proceedinws were oonamencsd by tn. Rev Mr.
Briggs Of the Methodist Ephcopa Church. who read ths
forty eighth palm.
The Rev Mr.. howE directed the assembled brethren -
sing ths anthem II bayo set vatobmsn On thy was.n
to Law the corner stone but por 70 snr thrsush tbo
ceremony he deloved friends we here per-
form delightful serviceths laying Of conner stone Of
sanctuary to DO erected to GodH sanctuary holy
ship, where you may meet ysur Maker and your Re
deemer and sing the song praise and receive nstruo
ton from the Holy Scriptures which viii comfort YOU
and where your Children may be trained mp to the
vice OF the Lord and heavenly King 1t might be we'll to
sove. iGr rev % 20 sse h,sSnos,
the design Of sanctuaries and how come II that
day know something OF tho house Of worship ard hear
the Gospel proclaimed and ordinances We
did not Invent it, did ancestors, frem whom
derive it. Its history extends farther back than the
trsss 81 time 70 shs n ~, rSspns..
the first place whcio the people assembled In selsmH
meeting In the house appropriated or worship But that
was not house for worship such ss ours IL was house
In which the High Priest entered alone year,
offering the sacrifices Of the people unto God. It
meant, originally, place for contemplation; for
d
because going out to worship their detes under
the canopy OF broad heaven and places whore great
muitndes could assemble and there Q WALL
and heEco the name OF temple, or a place Of Don.
temptation Of spiritual and divine things 1t in
tended it to render representation Of heaven
In accordance tho great temple Of erected
and thus . house built fer God, with courts
rounding It, !. Which conscrpted people night enter
known only to the high Priest and he entered only
year These measures continued during the time OF
the greatest prosperity Of the Jewish people, but when
scsttered they must have substitute, Dlsae
Of worhp and thus synsgcgues They stood in
their relations the temple tho same way the
Jewish schools stand to the church When God
caused the temple to bs razed to the he
the minds Of hs people more and more with the synn
gcgue, place Of worfhp. The synagogue to
main and the temple to be swept from the face Of
the earth Tho Apostles met and preached
teaching became the parish church Of Christianity The
advent Of Christ did away with the symboe character
erection Of places Of worship Of teaching and insruc
ton The reverend gentleman then went Into detailed
defence Of and endeavored to show that
1t catholic In Its character than any Of the other
secs concluding this subject tor the present he pre-
pared to lay the stone and announced that the
box he about to put Into the cavity Of the stone
tanned the following articles
!. Bible. 8. NJ Y Jou Of Commerce
2. Confession Of Faith. 0. New York Times
8. History Of tho Church. 10. American Messenger
A. American silver coins. IL Child's Paper.
s. New York Observer IL. Youths Penny Gazette.
New York Evangelist Is. Missionary Herald
7. N Chris. Intelligence IA. Home Missionary.
Taking the hammer in his hand he struck the stone II
ter each Of tho following words =" In the Of the
Father Of the Son. and Of the Holy Chest He then
sumed his discourse and the whole doctrine Of
the Presbyterian church. to show its great adaptability
to the free institutions Of this great and free country
The Rev Mr.. LOAD added few remarks and Impressed
upon oil present the necessity Of st pursuing the work
which they had undertaken and he felt that the
Almighty would lend his aid TO such earnest zeal.
The Rev DR. PARKER followed up the hint given by
his clerical brother and exhored every to contribute
literally in cid Of the collection which would then be
made
After the collection the Rev. Mr.. HowE announced
that the proceedings would be Terminated BY the singing
Of the Dexoogy, and the benediotioa by the Rev Mr.
Amber.