The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-02

LAYING THIS COnNBR STONE or THK ITsvr Nsw YORK
swsDsNDunS1As OaU s0a-IsrsRssrfsV 0sRsao-
NEs-wh AT THIS DOCTRINES OF rss pHuacY AIS
DBsCkIPTIOs OF THIS PROPOSED BUILDING, GrC
The corner stone or the first ediooe DO erected u
New York by the sweceuporgisn church iaid
yesterday morning at eight O'Clock, With appropriate
ceremonies on the elite Of the church In Thirty dh street.
near Fourth avenue, the presence Of audience OF
about two hundred persons.
The exercises commenced With singing; after which.
Rev. w. B. HAYDEN read portion Of Scripture and offered
appropriate prayer.
Rev B. +. BARRETT then addressed the audience, aud
said they had assembled for she purpose laying with
appropriate ceremonies the stone Of "a edho to
be dedicated to the worship OF the Cod Jesus Christ
They placed intrinsic value the more ceremory.
It not essentai tnc erection OF of worsnp,
but was simply proper, oecorous sud agraeaoe.
when these ceremonies had lost their sigoiaca
that they regarded mere than this snd seas they
became supersnons. inc whole universe appeared 70
be created for maa; God hao, throughout ali HIS
worts, worked unrem,itipgiy for MN wnxs, thea,
must be the value Of men, Gods asiou - enrs
him 10 much attention and the oendl,ure OF such
wealth OF Tor his redemption employed oy
Heavenly Father To worship God, then tia par
lection OF humanity AID In the degree ooojunc
ton with Coz took place, our sp.sits would conuuas
with the Heavenly Spnx Among toe most essensiAi
things TO produce this he&veUy marriage Vas prayer
Is might DO Worship n tho ssrcet Jnanss tn the
shop o. counting nOu.s; ous wan juzs muca worship
The heart however, always endssycrea to Itself
in woros and forms Cousecrased hearts made conse-
Grated pisces II God bad up his abode In uaans
hssrts, men would baiid places for dis v rsh,o
States or worship Ia pr0ducvS places o. worship Ia
matter and go "g ~ The 0ne existed the oshes would
exist, and only whea the drrs OF Gods owa altar
these material temples OF
would These Of m:nd had crect
tendency produce other states tho Of plant
wss ia the soul Of MAO It wss there that the rus build
ing Of Geo hosse not mado WITH hands, etnrus ia
the heavens. Resonersieo mao would use Gods true
tempe, whCee fUundstcns acd walls were OF crecous
This the reality Of wnlch the spiritual tem
PIE was but the sn.o~ and ey uto What wss tao great
reality that tue stone sy@bol,zed9 sTcoreore,
saith the LORD God, oseod! lay in Zcn for u
foundation = stone. Eed steae, precious co.cef
stone, = sure founessoa" Aad toe Apostle says:
butt upon TIC souncs;icu tee Ap,s::es tue
precious Jesos christ hicse being IN che! sone
The doctrine c1Dcerrpg strict pers oA Ee5ge ~
Sod and the msostsoc Of God Jesus Cdsis, the Re
deesr wEs the true corner ssooe he precious crnsr
any other foundation you'd and tns walls temple
forever crumb,ing, ami tnsr for1dson atone forever
lay THAI TIA, laid, WHEN Is Jesus Christi but t,e
Christian cnurcn hsc substituted the GOO tia
divinity Saviour had been DENIED sod rel ec.ed aud
thus the chief corner stone or Zohs tspe hs oe@n set
aside, end ire prophecy tsd ralGlsd. "yer,ly.
cay unto you there shall not bs left stcre upon
another; they shall III, thrown down" Bat the
Lord had cone again to big ccurcn to reveal him.
self 70 ths nipds OF eli willing % hear
him. He YVES coming 70 reouc the temple isat had
been thrown through cccsrrescoucefn ng oiusen
through toe docroe OF hs sriot personal unity Let
them lay then this corner stone OF ,be ,aA,erls tepe
reverentiy aao with simple ceremony, and let II be
symbol Of TIA, Ay OF tie C1arcn
Jsrussem-tha noctriue Of tue oivios uut5the
chief corner ttope in thai one spri'uA, Tempe While
they deemed important that the etone 10 ais outer
pls be duly deposited and nrmiy sia lot tneu remoocr
bow infinitely more important Was tSat the great oun
dation stone which ,h,s etore symcozed, shoctd be
firmly set In iner minds for this run poe the re
cepuon and acknowledgement OF tue dccuiae CONCERNING
toe Lrrd Rsaeemer, and tnsse Aicue
living temple bs built up tee nuuA0 sout
Upcn this rock will build my charch. aoo the gates Of
hell shail Got prsssi asa'ns. IT, ss,n tne Le,a."
saying thss IN orcer TO prevsnt sny muapprenso
sion ne soulo sssis wnss was u,saut, and tns sgn
ncsDce of these ceremonies. de would give tnen toe
Nsw church tor couriug TOE sooe the
wire and OIL In the Je~rh aBpsnsstson the Lords
church spoken Of under the dgure Of building aad
therefore Il wouio seem .nrd spoken OF
the chief corner so1e u ~As 60 architectural hgafe
AZ sne corner s'ooe o' toS oSss s"ea sfeoe'o, uos
and oompAcness OF the CHURCH There sss slso ch'sf
foundation stone fhe proph-u and apostles sere sne
foundation but curst the chief stone
generally been the practice N the stone
northess; or the bddios, thus oosing
up zing Of the grea, soa OF Rsnieousness ana tna
sense of His glory was rising In tho human soul.
But each successive soDs 's toward The soun denoted
and the uprnins Of toe run and became more
kpd more expressive " the risag uu;ns 30 that ny
laying the corner stone ~ tho souhcss tnay meant To
the highest acknowledgement OF the uprisiag suo
OF righteousness the soul ex,r-ss g,ory 20
God In the hsn--, peace and gcoo viii 70 men" Now
| n, CsStrm
1.-THE oferog Of toe people 70 express their determine
ten and willingness 70 obge themselves To sustaa pu oc
worship Of tneu Goa aud therefore The corn vine an oil
we're found mentioned 10 the Bible. o. the thros funds
mental motives of WORSHIP spe OF was type o. the
highest KIND OF love could DC actustsc
by expressive the highest lore hghest light
and highest Joy tue vine . type o; rsfrssomest
The the symbol Of me class OF motives,
Of the purity OF love and purity OF Charity oy
tnsy wsre ao,us,sd n Inssr desire for mem ,ership
At the con sius,on cf Mr. Bssicks rensfks the c-ye
| nopy OF lay ns he corner sone oommencet Mr. Bes.
Ifa
Mr. Hor before tee boz containing the articles WAS do
pos stated thu; st na5 been preserved, but 20
FAR A be reelected they of parchment scroll
of these ceremonies, sod the names az the
architect sullter rNson Ius'cn Anc ouid ns com nl'
copy tne tour 'eAdus doctrines u swedenocrg
and exposition 81 the leu oonnaodmenis. the oooe VI
~cr~hp Of tho sooety, several periodicals o the Ne~
Church, all the noroing pagers All ssvera, coins
Tho box then 10 ts pace, csnsuted With
mostar aud sntsd with toe corn, ~tns and oil, after
| which
Mr. pyswcg sa.dn toe name OF the Lord Jssus hriss
lay stone procoucei firmly ana
srvn;uiy As; ds~gu .. .ss caef corner ssaas Of
tempe IN be oeicAfsd tor no otner purpose BAT ov
the worship OF the only soa uas God the Lori Jesus
Christ On he spriokpg " In. grsn sed The snncnlng
snh the vine and OIL re"KysH,n-d sn"sr m,ot,c
sstncASos aud 10 conclusion Invoked the bes~iox OF
| Coo upon the Sort taen cemm-ocef
the building vii De bui1 81 brnx and brown sobs. In
| ire Gothic siy,o. Toe ground noor viii be ting feet
squsre and si,i acrmmod-se sno IT our huodred per
| -cos. he congregation esse eeea wcr-appios In ,oe
| seveptb Day p-pf-, crusch, IN Eesen,h streat Toe
church ~orsnipg1g IN tois city In ISIS, aod
incorporated 1874 oerios then yearly -
4 crmuuprap,e they 10 uo~-x-out nrnfref they
have ho~ev-r. been the -leus Of several ctner
srsgauors Including IN Brooklyn There are about
seveoty I've s-sosuhcsao oorgressoos 10 tn- United
States, whose nrmpers may De rccghiy ssttnaea ~
10 600 comm arosrt-. rnere are nosevar msoT re-
ce;vcrs Of doctrine VITO i've IN pacs vnere congre
sxrns are me- formed Toe 'cl'o~iug extracts from
| tract complied by Rev " " Hayden, ~ti iDdcs'e the
b.lf SwssesborAhs a. sign asd 10 sas hoax a
Rsvs'sco. soc foretod 10 usaei wi, $50 aud l4'h
| verrcs:-
The 7,,-,ivt~ he L~j The tuvdsmentsl doct-ine OF
the Mes tnurot Gst mo- 10 nee aud In per
! rn AID tha she Lcsd Jesus Obr's, 10 this God.
y. III Work ~ hest t-,saose The Lord Wa manifested
IN the flesh he mgat -c-~~n "a save tue human
rnre lie came no, reconcile IA, tor he
himss fine Ever tscer snc the rrtnce ns iescs.
Re CANE 90 ~ nimrer Moreover. tne Lord
tecae ncsrnate he might reveal the truth. and
alirh upon earth toe ling 1nrn ~ heavenly truth. Nc
| yea mptod ell ponts a. We are, and % means OF
ten stat vctne- ibs be glotaef his hu
uapity and made u divine. Auf Ia this divine humanity