Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-11

puted at the present day, and that the Franklin
company was the proper one to take charge of the
| nrst steam engine purchased bv the city
MIR. Powell was in favor of the bill and wou,d
Ike to know whatwere the objections of the com
| mittee to il.
Mr.. Edmonston stated that the committee ws,s
In favor Of steam fire engines, but opposed IN
the bill did. ny &c
Mr. Duhamel was in favor of steam fire engine.
fire eXtinguishers. " "
| the scarcity Of water. ' Vi
| Mr.. Jones suggested that we ,vo,Id .oo -.
/ plenty Of water. 0' nave
Mr. Morgan thought that the bill was nre,,,-
| ture. He was for first recognizing the Ere 40
Pament preparatory to the Initiation of the steam
| system. He related his own experience as B., En-
man, commencing in early boyhood and gave ~
as bis opinion that the present system was er'
ueneiy deleterlous TO the moral and physical
| health of our youth P-'""
| The bill was lost
! Mr. Morgan reported bill autborizing the Law
ing OF water mains on Seventeenth street west
from to II streets north; passed.
I,rin ESQ PHI from upper Board authorizing the
!aElng OF water mains along ID street north, be-
| tween FIFTH and Sixth streets west passed
| ne Din Tor the relief Of C. Buckingham and
n >. Gideon, refunding $3.50 advanced to the
| perseverance Fire Company, was lost
The bill amendatory to an act regulating the
/ until Monday next
| Mr.. Morgan offered a Joint resolution for the
purchase of 300 fee: of four-inch water mains IN
| passed. '
bill returned amended from the Board of AL
dermen authorizing grading and paving of alley
| IN square 2l2; amendment agreed to-
Sundry bills from the Board of Aldermen were
appropriately referred. Adjourned
LAYING OF THK COMMISSIONS OF THE NEW
| YORK AVENUE CHURCH.-This interesting cere-
| mony took place yesterday afternoon Atthe hour
| announced for the commencement of the exerci SEES
every available spot where it was possible to see
or hear was occupied by eager spectators. Seated
| on the stage with the ministers of the city and
Others We noticed the Hon. Secretary of State and
| LADY shortly after o'clock the Grand Lodge Of
| Free and Accepted Masons, headed by music and
| corted 10y the Washington Commandery of
| knights Templars arrived, and took position
ner stone.
\ After prayer, the usual ceremony of adiustn ny
| the stone was performed by the Masons when the
Rev. w. ID. Haley proceeded to deliver the Ma
| sonic Grafton usual on such occasions After ad
| verting to the ceremonies which had been per
formed ne greeted with appropriate salutation the
adiFs, the citizens, the church, and the craft.
| Referring to the church be said
| - In the specimen of the Gothic (which had
lately become the popular order of architecture J
orany Of its notifications the gift Of free masonry
To the church was exhibited Go abroad-travcI
upon the Continent of Europe and when In
| Munich, Milan, Prague, or Paris YOU view with
admiration the loftleSt and most beautiful cathe-
dral IN 1t, you behold the gift of free masonry to
| the church. 60 to London and stand under the
shadow OF that stupendous pile known as St
Paul,s Cathedral; view its lofty dome; see its
ciond cleavlng cross; walk in its majestic CORR
dors through its transept and aisle; descend into
its silent crypt, surrounded YOU will he by the
sleeping dust Of earth's mighty ones behold ri yht
beneath the choir slab, and upon it, engraved in
Latin, the words: " Beneath this lies the builder
4 church, who nj
for himself, but for the public good Reader
wouid'st thou behold his monument, Gaze
around That builder was Sir Christopher
| Wren, Grand Master Of Ancient Masonry To
| the moral service Of free masonry to the church
have not time, nor would il be proper under cir.
cumStances like these to detlin you to speak Of
| THEM IL ] had weeks, instead Of minutes the
time would still be too snort And have referred
to this point not for the purpose of dilating upon
~ but simply because as in the broad glare of the
orghtest day there are hidden valleys and OBJ
| Scure ravinessinto which this illumination never
Penetrates. so there are up to this time some who
believe the church and free masonry to be an.
tagonistic forces. And not long since INV heart
| was pdlned-nOt for masonry, for YOU can neithe,
| add 70 nor take away from its glory; but panied
for my humanity, panied for my profession when
| saw that In one of the otherwise enlightened
| burial to one of his flock, because in accordance
with an ancient custom and at his request hi,
| brother MasOns proposed to offer the usual last
mark of respect. But time did not permit him 70
dwell upon this or any other point
After addressing a few words to the craft
he concluded by invoking the blessing Of the
Almighty upon the vast cOncourse that was present
| Dr. Gurley then read i list Of all the articles
placed in the stone.
After the singing of two verses of the Tooth
Psalm, the Rev. :. Tustin offered up most fer
vent prayer
Mr. Dickson then delivered an interesting adj
dress. in which he congratulated the pastor and
the church on the suspicious circumstances which
had attended the commencement of the edifice
and trusted that the same success would mark il.
future course.
After Il few remarks by DR. Gurley, the exercise,
were concluded by benediction.
| The plate upon the corner stone contains the
following inscription engraved and presented b,
VIM. Smith, engraver and photographer, Nntf
| street. near ID:
| "The New York avenue Presbyterian Church
was formed Ivy union Of the r street Churc b
which vas organized in lSU9 (Rev James Laurie
organized in lS2O (Rev. Daniel Baker. ID ID. Pas
| tori These churches continued their separate or
| CARNATIONS up to 1859, when a union was effected
by congregational action Of the street Church
| OH the 2Uth Of June, and of the Second Church OF
the 9th Of June, 1859. with about 800 members :
Names Of Pastor aud ODic,rs Of Nsu York Arenu
Presbyterian CdHTch.
| Phineas ID. Gurley, d. ID Pastor
4 Ruling Elders-Mchael Nourse Sidney s Bax
| ter, John NJ McCalla, Charles Stott William l.
| Waller, John Van SantyOord, James y. A. Shields
James Tustin, John Mckinney, and Frederick
A. Tschffely
Deacons-James II. Hamilton. Joseph A. Dee
BILE Joseph Hutchinson and James b Munro
Trnstees-GcOrge Lowry, Joseph A Decide
William Mclean, James b. Munro and JOSEPH
| W. Marin.
Building Committee-P d. Gurley, DID,, VII
| liam l.. Hodge, Joseph Henry, LII d.. Joseph
w. Marin. David McClelland, William L. wal
Ter, David III. Wood. William Mclean, Charlie,
Stott and r. a. Tschifrly. Architect Edward
llavilland SnPerintendcnt-Will William Mclean
Contractors-Jos. NJ. Downing Bro.
| PIck-PoCkETs AT THE CIRcUs.-DAN RICE.-Tht
immense crowd that attended the circus last nj hi
afforded the light-hngered gentry an opportunity
for successful operation. So far, have heard OF
but one person who was operated upon. Mr.
| King, builder, went there with S25 in gold coin
| in his pocket, but came away without it. Nc
| doubt others Were losers who have not made
| known their losses The non-appearance of Dan
| Rice was a great disappointment to some Of our
| citizens, who profess to have money claims upon
him in connection with his circus season here
| some years ago.
The MOUNT VERNON arrived at the western
wharves this morning at O'Clock, with a very
fair miscellaneous cargo. principally of merchan-