The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-08

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Episcopal Ckarch in lat locality.
For the information Of Prosaes residing At
distance, it will be well to state that the
Iown ia question e sitsated about 20 miles
Davenport, on the line Of the Missis-
sippi and Missouri Railroad. and tina, it has
sprung into existence since last fall. II IL
surrounded by prairie Of the facet descrip-
lien, we'll watsrsd, and bOasting Of ~ rich
soil a. any in the State. 1t ia needless to
add that . acknowledgements 10 many
il ssstlng up very rapidly.
Little more than three months have elapsed
since ~ interchangeable Bishop held the first
religious service which the new town has
ever enjoyed, oGciaking in the Railroas
Depot Building, and on the same occasion
a parish wac organised aadsr the name o
ST. Paal's.
Since that time, Divine Service has been
c~elebrated.on every alternate Sunday. By
the Rev. G. C. Street Of Davenport; and on
Saturday the alst June our Diocesan had
the grat6cauon Of laying the corner stone
Of St. Paul's Church.
Notice having been given in the churches
OF Davenport on the previous Sunday, and,
through the kind liberality Of the Railroad
Company, q car having been gratai:ously
placed at the Disposal Of the vestry OF St.
Paul's, q large party from Davenport, in.
GLIDING the Bishop, the Rev. Alfred Londer-
back, Rector Of Trinity Church, the Rev.
Watson Of st. Lakes, and the Rev. G..
C. Street, oil Of Davenport, and the Rev.
Samuel Goodale. Of Rock Island, awaited
themselves Of the opportunity to be present
upon the occasion. The day wa beautiful.
and although the sun had great power, the
cool and refreshing breeze which swept
over the p~rairies, rendered the heat quite
A most pleasant and cheerful
ride of upwards Of an hour, brought the
party to their destination, where some OF
he settlers were already assembling to do
honor to the occasion. The Rev. J. Uf-
ford, Of Auscatins, also joined the party At
this point.
By noon, a goodly number Of the neigh.
boring residents had gathsrsd, and the en-.
tire party being collected in and around the
Depot, prayer was offered BY the Bishop,
afer which. q procession was formed in the
following order; FIRST cam the congregation.
snd two; these were followed by the
Waiting clergy; and the Bishop with the
Missionary in charge brought up the rear.
Upon arriving At the bailding site, the
head Of the column opened to the right and
left, and, through the lane thus formed, the
order Of the procession being reversed, the
Bishop and clergy proceeded to the corner
On which the stone vas to be laid, repeat.
ing the Lad psslm. and the congregation
responding.
Al the proper moment, the Rev. Dir.
Street read q list of the articles contained
in the box which was deposited in a cavity
of the stone; they we're a. follows.
lst. A copy of the Holy Scriptures.
I'd. /" /" the Book of Common
Prayer.
ID. A copy Of Bp. Lees First Annual
Address.
9Th. A copy Of the Seerstary's Report
Of the organization OF ST. Paufs
Parish al Durant.
9Th. A copy Of the proceedings of the
vsstry Of the Church, with q list OF
the names Of the contributors TO the
building fund and the amounts Of
their subscriptions.
9th. A copy Of the "chris,isn Witness
and Church Advocate published al
Boston, Mass, June 18th, A. d.
1856.
7th. A copy Of Davenport Ds.ly Gazette
of May 2ist, 1856.
18th. A copy Of the Iowa Daily State
Democrat, of June Goth, 1856, pub
lished 9, Davenport.
And lastly, q short history in manuscript.
of the town of Durant up to the present
date.
The stone was then laid in due form by
the Bishop, and the service proceeded, &C
cording to the order authorized by Bishop
Hobart, and, as there prescribed, the "Glo.
ria in excelsis'' was sung at the close.
An address by the Bishop, appropriate to
the occasion, followed, and excited the deep
est attention and interest on the part ofthe
audience,
In the course OF his remarks, the Bishop,
in a very striking and eloquent manner, H.
Illustrated the cleansing and restoration Of
the Church OF England, from the errors of
Popery, by the case Of P~eranzsbuloe, an
ancient church upon the coast of Cornwall,
in England, which, = feS years ago, was
rescued from the sands that for many cen
turtles had utterly overwhelmed it, and hid.
den ito fair proportions; and which, after its
exhumstion, exhibited, in its entire freedom
from any Of the appliances Of Romanism,
the pure simplicity Of primitive Christianity.
7. would be impossible, in the narrow
limits OF the present article, TO do anything
ike adequate justice 10 this part Of the
Bishops address; neither shall ] attempt
il. lie, il sutfice to say, that the illustration
was both opposite, and e~loquen.ly handled,
while at the same time, BY ito perfect sim.
pIicity, IT commended itself to the taste and
70 the understanding OF every elsss OF hear
ere.
Al the conclusion OF the address, the
congregation disperrsd, and re-assemblsd
within half an hour, in the reception room
:, the Depot, which in the int rval bad IN.
dsreone . wondsrful,-and We may add
10 the assembled guests, q highly Sek0n<
transformstion. Several tables, extended
through the entire breadth Of the room,
eroaned beneath the weight Of good cheer.
Cold chicken and ham, substantial sand.
fruit pies. cakes withou, any sp-