The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-14

0nsDsny Of Laying the Corner stsns OF thu
Madison Square p. esbyseaian Chaxch.
ADDRESS or THE REV. DR.. ADAMS.
he corner stone Of the above church was laid BY The
Rev. Dr. AdaDs Tuesday evening 1t half past SIX, In The
pssenss Of about three hundred persons.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHURCH.
LsDgth Of the building outside, including tower and
kstuIs room, l6 feet breadth IA feet inches: church
inside 50 feet By IS feet with pulpt rssss Of fes
Sunday school and lecture room each % feet BY IS
bet latter being the former The tower IL 70 b
feet square, inclusive Of the buttrsssss The height Of
The tower and sprs will - 2OS feet. The side wallis Of
The church will b three feet thik with buttresses Of
three FEET asauona The church Ia TO BE- built OF free
stsns, from Little Falls quarry New jersey The roof
VIII - OPEN and supported without columns There
10 be galleries upon either sids with organ gallery
TAs psws furniture Of the church to be If black
walnut and it capable of Ing twelve hundred per-
Tbs style Ia to be rst and second pointed English
architecture lGothic) and the cost Is estimated Of
tiOtOO, e1rlasiv eof the land.
The -1src,ses vere commenced by invocation from
the Rev DIR smith, after whish the hrst part Of 4Sh
Palm surg
The Rev Dr. ADAMS then cane forward and said
IL j. very natural and proper in the coumeuoeneat
Of public enterprises to make expo itoa OF rnnir
sbct and design In the erection Of Christian chu cbes
ard puoEc ed toes crstom appears have rendered
aot perHtiye thu early stage the procedure
sps approprse ex1rcises should and
iDportaI the &c are u ct at .hia tine
tn 'sy the corner stone OF new Christian caurca
Though many OF those constitute nem Der hip Of
snis church have been associated together ia aro.r
oon nsD.b yet the church for who.e servce tnis o.
nee IL 20 o. reared organization AVID 70 is to DO
regarded ~ gain and an addition the religious
eat,uDh VI ttis immunity The itself cannot
Dus W u great those who have projected It,
0"es IT. origin To ore,hought aud the hoerhlty
o. rev ma.,daais' Add may DO PERMITTED upon this
eis'ed toge her, and for the happy )iees which
thus far have attended all their undertakings Oar
thanks are due To the building com0ittee for the
I<sl sAd rhs discretion whish thes have exEDited in
csndUst Of the affairs with which they charged
to h- srchirec,s tul and tue ~ork
ntn Who have thus far been engaged It The site whch
has o*eo selected tnDk uust strike all ossuiary
ptasant ara favorable It is at epre son aud
rstrsc IL Ia accessible IL is central and yet rsGoved
On, general disturbance. We are desous tnat Curis
tan church should occupy OBSCURE or avsios posi-
sy thororg, fare The apcents cnstOmed 70
approach their temples # worship through OF
tess whose ad- and quiet iny cd " bouxh and se
eomposuIe. Every puollc ,qusie in city should have
its O ueh We would have tbs house OF God made
prom ,usnt omoIg ,ho many public objects OF ths
tTopohs Ws ~ould haze he wools population fso,isr
and intimate with ,uch ocati0ns and piea-ed
with ihst senu@eat Of ar. Burke =" That the
spires II our churches pierce the skies many
ooi ductors 10 avert the wyath of Heaven. and to
POINT whole population to the city Of Cod"
As 10 the form ~ style of architecture, we do
lot recognise any standard model Of arcui
lecture IL the ~Ord II GOD have 0ne minute aad
elaorae description Of temple TOR religious worship;
but that occupied particular and SPECIAL poston
tine she In place. The Temple of solomon q syn
bical Institution and but enlargement and copy Of
that pat erD that God no sed Noses she mount
but The nrauiDg all those types and symbols ~hicn
sssaplsn. BY inspiration 10 the New TessAnsn,
lad their fulhimeat in those associated lasts and
truths Which pressn to In the life aud death
nissoD Of the Son OF God. The vail o. the temple
hen vas rent from The top to the b,ttom that
ssstuteD having served its purPese has passed away
INST W. 90 nos more copy ITS Iofms nor perpeuste
r. various symbols No. every place that i. eOussarA
eed 10 the ~orrhip Of God Is holy While that tempe
souo never have been mita ed and its rites perform
60 in another place, yet We shall st4n Worship
and in truth The main sbiect Of Cnri.an saursn il
for The Of the gos pei man thug
Ne have N view for those Who together Worship
Gsd Is her Inv tructoD in his word Painting sculo
tsrs and the study Of their sister Architecture sNond
Be nsiIy oire,ed ~ that -hcn ia useful patticu
ary that form Of srchi ecte which beat
purp"s tor which it reared Protestant church ID
- he cOhsecra,ed 10 the Of divine truth
ear or the 20 artistic srcoi scturat sen
Cur hrst oes. therefore is the cCnsruc-
6ss Of house for The preaching and the hearing Of tho
word Of GOo The sentleDan ,eeded
aucs " the inps r,nDce Of lgns aud loo WATCH
hAs been ca,.d 10, in the erection of this church We
eshfei eobtDu'd he 10 Ion cherished attachment to
the spbe Of christian chs,sh and Though tb. M Of en-
sp ord scesdns classic arehit. cture indebted
10 II altogether another Ut Arcalesture would
bsv~ shit OF Co hic anDer-e led
which Eskss bes objects distinct through nut metro
polss We Id base The eye ear Of c,s,zsns
accuftousS 70 sest the spires churches and
associated win the INSTITUTE and forms of religion
vs lave sbo-sn particular worsoip-for every church
No Wessvs chosen enc shch has for its prnci, les
the puriy Of tbe Csri.,isp ministry. aud the eqa.y
hescom, AID unity IF ChIi,tAn memo ers; ADD be-
h&.e hat - have sufficient authority the d OF
Gsd far rueA srgan ion We do arroxantly
fso,I, oantsn,sd With me evidence which We tud,
that we are permitted 70 eojoy IT, and we
gss 30 Arrogant prs'eDs,'ns upon o'ners.-
We csDceds 10 csserr thxx hberty which claim for
suyssves We stheve tsAt lsft the New Tesla
DsDt ~ c"ssess~ I'D preference sLd hbsrty that
~ great head 81 the pre-crbsd any
fOI o. organ n eh ,erpstaa Cd in
ali time sBd 10 sli places If God pros ,er and
Ne shsuln his roiacs here need our
may al chat may occur within s
vshs We Lock cr~srd 10 the great multitude for
nssy years hall ~ecupy ito seStr asd JON in ,s
sAp asd our hearts cssd In prayer Grd thatit nay
- he birthplace Of mary yssou hope. macy i'm
Dossl son .ld ,hN. long line Of fsa,ul mnistsrs Of
tAs Lord
We aAd children have gath. red here this After
sees ~ the sespsoy Of this sdiaee, bur none of
will ZEE Ia end Our children Young and tender
ysAs, sbo At soas 0sy hereafter, when their
bsads gray Jsh heir shden AID children children
that upon fhn oscA<ob they stood apnn this and
lay the this house and ,.mple Of
tns Lore and our thought run forward To them
WITH happy sslu'ations Nay this Dc to them this
Of ,be Lore and The gate Of heaven
r. customary - place N Dox in the stone,
v.roos ari,ess Sometimes they consist Of eolscoo
o. pusho d coments sometimes Of and
times 81 bswip.pers .hien are intended should Tie
e~'Isnr sv'r he demolished 10 present to a fu-
tu,e generation some exponent and expression Of
tbe manners And customs of t'mes Agd al,o
the ds.g' and e.cs " he buidi.g Bus propose TO
Yot bearing cate A. D. 1853, together with q hist Of
~ ofhsep 81 rbs church.
}bs reverend having inclosed hapdso ~ "
bound cory % the Scriptures with t Of the officers
Of she church prOssso-6 70 l.y the stone ssyitg:
With rAny thanks TO almighty Con for the ,iess
sDstr wb'sh this bui Ding is cnGmsneed AVID with
bwish and cheerful hopes for The future, DO lay tais
osrs stone"
4 prayer then offered BY the Rev. Mr. woop at
Ne esDslurisp Of which the 1894 psalm .as sung .
bsb'd'siop pronounced BY Rev. DR. FERRIS, and the
sDresatsrs dispersed
d Johns CObege-Eighth Annual CDm-
meBsement.
The eighth annual csumsn snt Of This college VA
ssbrasS yesterday Fordh~m about hundred per-
sens being present. the Most Rev Arssbi,h, p aashss
sssaphg the chair appar.llsd in his arsaiepisoopAl
susan
ss'y in fro.t Of tn. college platform greeted
vsrss win carpet, on shich tho and tue
DAseians TIE oh d, hop oosn ped pnHiton in front