Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-02
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH
/ From the Republic. |

THE CORNER STONE OF THE New PREsBYTE-
RIAN CHURCH, on the corner Of Fifth and streets,
was laid yesterday afternoon, with proceedings
appropriate TO the occasion. A large number of
persons were in attendance, and seemed to mani
fest deep interest in the exercises and the OBJ
jject which had drawn them together.
The ceremonies were commenced BY the sing
ing of hymn, which was followed by prayer
from the Rev. Dr.. Eckard, Of the Second Presby-
terian Church, and the reading Of the 9th psalm,
by the Rev. VIM. Hamilton of the M'kendree
(NIethodist EpiscopaD chapel, commencing 1.-THE
heavens declare the glory of God, and the frmaI
ment showeth his handiwork.
The Rev. Mason Noble delivered a brief hut
eloquent address, in which he spoke of the m-
portance of the erection of the proposed edifcei
in connexion with the general obligation to ex J
tend the blessings conferred by the Christian re
ligion, and adserted to its effects not only upon
morals, but the temporal welfare Of every neigh
borhood in which church is located There has
not, he said, been a single new Presbyterian
church established in this city for the last fifteen
or twenty years, while other denominations have
erected many new buildings, and thus extended
| the held OF their operations He stated, howeV-
er, by way of encouragement that at that time
there We're not five hundred communicates in the
four churches, but now there are as many in the
Fourth Church alone. This fact served to modify
the expression that Presbyteriansm has made no
advance. And he earnestly urged that now was
the time to erect Presbyterian church where he
was standing--a temple to God, i'll which lie
might be worshipped "in spirit and in truth"
| Silas Ii. Hill, esq, in the course of his chaste
and pertinent address, spoke Of the Christian 3
duty in exercising every means with which n
bountiful Father has blessed him, in aid Of the
extension of the Kingdom of the Redeemer, until
the knowledge Of God shall cover the earth as
the waters cover the mighty deep. He said that
the means Of grace do not increase in a ratio
with our augmenting population, and hence the
Importance Of the enterprise in which they were
engaged. 1t was a familiar truth that the Sab
bath is desecrated that crime is on the increase,
and that infidelity is rife around US. In no sec
tartan spirit, then, but animated by desire to
do good, they should all rally around the standard
of the cross, and erect upon every neglected spot
a temple dedicated to the worship of the true and
living God
| The Rev. John G. Smith, after few prelimi
nary remarks, said they were indebted for the lot
| to the munifcence of Mr.. Hill, the gentleman
who had just addressed them, and his brother-in-
law, Joseph b. Varnum, esq. Its dimensions are
sixty by eighty feet The corner stone was pre-
sented to them by Mr.. Emory, and the box to be
deposited in il is the gift Of Mr. Simms, Of the
firm OF Narrower & Simms. He expressed his
thanks to the audience for their presence on the
terian Church. The building will be fifty four
by seyenty-two feet. A contract has been made
with Mr.. Thomas g. Entwistle for the sum Of
Sll 400. 1t Is supposed that $500 more will be
required to complete the house and supply the
necessary furniture. BY the twenty-fifth of De-
cember the wells will have been erected, and the
basement rooms fitted up for use, and by next
summer the building will be completed. This
enterprise was commenced without money and
without promises, nor had its friends at that time
| the possession of the lot.
| The corner stone was subsequently laid and
after appropriate ceremonies the assemblage dis
persed.
The Rev A. q. Carothers is the pastor of this
new church, gentleman of fine talents, and In
yorably known TO our citizens.
We will merely remark, in the conclusion Of
this hurried notice that the principal material of
the walls is TO be brick, the front ornamented
with brown stone, and the steeple, in the form of
fiat plaster, arising from the ground-lne, cuts
the extreme point OF the roof Much freedom,
neatness, and utility Is exhibited in the design,
which is the production Of the well-knowh archi-
tect, Thomas U. Walter esq. The ed6ce win
not only be a convenience and benefit to the cit
zens in that portion of the city in which it is To-
Gated, but an ornament to the neighborhood
and afford another evidence TINT amid the gene
raj prosperity which is enjoyed in our midst, the
Author Of "eyery good and perfect gift is still
remembered.