New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-13
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
ay1NG THE CORNERSTONE or A NJ. +.
CHURCH.

CHURCH.
Yesterday afternoon the Corner Stone OF the TRINITY
u,hoAis. Enscopal Church. 20 be located on Thirty
rou-th.s at. between Seventh aud Eighth-avs., was
laid with appropriate ceremonies platform had
hon ereced on which seats arranged for the az
commodaiion Of about orc hundred and fly persons
qbe,e were mostly filed by ladies. On the founds-
zion Of The building in the lot and on the sidewalk
were al, assembled about four hundred persons.
Among the number Of the ministers present were
Bishop Jaues the Rev. Dr. Osborne, the Rev. Prof..
Haven Of Michigan University, the Rev. Hiram Mat
thop, pastor Of the church, and Others. -,
The church il to be lancet Gothic structure win
tower and spire II is 10 be built on 10y oil gg9uhA
On tho south side Of Thirty ourth.st, between sew
enth and Eghth-avs The lot is 100 eet front oy 70
feet and nchos in depth. The church II 10 oe oun'
ofbrovp stone with blue star trimmings lis diInen-
scp. will be s5 feet in width, % feet inches in depth
The snire will reach an elevation Of 200 feet above the
,ty.et The church will contain 80 pews, and viii
seaf I 2i0 person.. TIE basement will contain ses-
sor room having seats for 500 pers0nsasO four
class-rooms. The tower VII be furnished also with
be and clock. The AZ Inject OF ne church Is Mr.
.Iames Bertian. The g. mated cost OF the church -
$4,000; cost Of tine p'Isonags 5000; cost OF ioI
$4,000. Total 500 900.
The services on the occagon Of laying the corner
stone were commenced az ~ O'Clock by singing the
g61st Hymn, which was announced by the Rev. Mr..
IoCksHrnY of the FOTy-secOnd-st. Church. The hev.
Nr WaKELY of theJaDe-st Church then read the s4th
Palm. An appropriate prayer was bon offered by
The Rev Mr. FERKIs Of tie Sulivanst. Church. Tine
Rev M COLLINS OF Brooklyn then read the second
.tspt,r of the First GekerGl Epistle of Peter.
Tic Rev. Mr.. MATTIsOS, Pastor Of the Church,
then give brief history of the Society under whose
auspices the Church was 10 be erected II was
colony from the Thireth ST. NJ. T. Church, which
orgsnizod into q separate Church March p 1854. 1t
began with fifty pine members, twenty-sx males and
-fifee fpIualee and placed under the
foral care OF the Rev Mr. Hayte-, local Elder, until
May % of the same year, when It was placed under
flo care Of the Rev. H. Motson, IFS present Pastor.
IL has III members OF whom 10 are proDhti0ners
II has an average attendance of 100 families OF which
number Al. both husbands and wives are members.
The sabbath Sch Dol has an attendance OF 200 pupils
The pews Of the Church, unlike most Methodist
Cburcbes are 10 be owned by individuals This is
only the third instance of the Mind among the Churches
Of this City, When Mr.. Madison had concluded his
remarks
Professor HAvES of the Michigan University I'D
dressed the assembage. He first spoke of the interest
which he felt In the occasion. This event com
event and he thanked God II was not uncommon.
lie believed that within the last fifty Yeas church
had been begun by the branch Of the Church here
with which they were connected, average
every three days. What would the world be without
churches ia which TO worship God. He doubted IL
Byron's Dream Of Darkness could present such
repulsive picture land without churches But
such wealth enterprise and success could not exist IN
tits land wi bout religion and churches. But all
IatlOuS must ole tACtp IutN nave 'lt OF tue
Christian religion, which was boon from the Al
mighty The origin Of Churches had self love for its
primary principle But that is not the only motive
There three great propeIling principles of Christ
ianity The first selfioye, the second love of oar
neiehbor or philanthropy, and the third love OF God
There a great deal Of counterfeit phantbropby.
But there w8s DO counterfeit unless there geau
inc. lie believed that the existence of M0hamedanism
Paganism and MorInonism an evidence of the ex-
isieLce OF true religion lie had never heard that
hohamedGnism had ever been cOunterfeitod He be-
eyed that Jesus the frst plilanthropis'. He
the first who brought the whole world within the scope
OF his objects. Love TO God was the most important
OF The three great propeling principles of Christianity
II must result eventually in the outstanding of the
world.
The Rev. Dr. OSBORNE then made some appropr
ae remarks. In them he adverted TO the fact that
were rapidly approaching the time when the works of
ant and beauty would not be mOn0poized by the
works OF Satan but would ornament the churches of
our land.
Bishop JAMES then proceeded to lay the corner
stone, after which lie offered appropriate prayer.
After tie bonCdictiOn the ascmbage dispersed.
Under the corner stone in leaden box were depo
siteJ copies of the Scriptures, Hymn Book and Discp
line of the churches; copies of all the diere period
icals published under the auspices of the Church;
copies Of the different daily papers; copy of the Pro
Ii6itory Law; a Photographic picture of the church
when completed; list containing the names OF the
istics and the different officers and members OF the
church.