Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-01
DAVENPORT, IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER l.

AAsA1V u Tn8 C01uD1 030nB o. 011o
woLD CoLLsos CaAPsI.-At about 4 o'clocl
yesterday afternoon good number Of person
assembled 10 the beautiful grove adjoiniol
0riswoold College. for the purpose Of witness
Ing the ceremony OF laying the corner sson'
Of the new College Chapel nov in process o
erection. The services were opened by th,
Right Rev. Bishop Lee, assisted BY the cler
~ OF tho city and faculty Of the college,
special service not 10 the Prayer Book b Elm,
used for the occasion. Bishop Leo was a.
sisted on this occasion BY the Rev. H. N
Powers, D. d. Of the college, ard Rev. Mr.
Judd. rector Of Trinity Church. A portion
Of the service having been read and tho cor
nss et're laid 10 its place, With trc deposits
Bishop Lee striking tho stene with hsmmer
said. :" In the name Of the Father, and Of ths
Son, and Of the Holy Ghost, Amen, 1 lay the
corner stone Of 40 edifics to be here erected
BY the name Of the Chapel of Griswo!d Col
Iege, to be devoted to the service Of the Al
mighty God. sgreeably TO the principles oi
the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United
States Of America, 10 its doctrines, ministry,
litergy, rites and usager." The balarce Of
service being read, The Rev. DR.. Powers de-
livcred On address, which for interest and elo-
quence was worthy Of the highes. praise, and
was listened to with marked attention bv .he
assembled audience. The services we're close d
with the singing sf the "Gioria in Excelsi,n
and the benediction.
The following is list OF the docum enta
and papers deposited with the corner stone Of
the Chapel.
1ss. A Bible and Prayer Book.
"a. The LIST, I'd, Sd, 4.h and 9Th annual
catalogues Of the Institution.
ID. The Journal of the last Convention Of
the Diocese OF lowe.
4ih. The Convention Journal of 1s59-6O.
containing tho action OF the Diocese 10 es,ab.
fishing the Griswold Colleg. as q Diocesan
Institution.
9th. Circulars relating to the Bishop Leo
Female Seminary" q. Dubuque established
by the Diocese as branch of Griswold Col.
lege.
9th. A published sermon BY Bishop H. W.
Lee, preached by him, 40 rector Of Chris.
Church, Springfield, Mass, in February, 1S43
on the life and character Of Bishop Griswold,
then just deceased.
7sh. Pastoral letter Of the House Of Bishops
in 1862,
9th. Bishop Griswold's sermon, preached in
st. Luke's Church, Rochester, N. Y, upon
tho occasion Of the conservation Of the Rev,
Henry W. Lee, D. D., as Bishop of the Dio.
cese of Iowa.
9'b. Tho primary and second charges Of
the Bishop OF the Diocese to the clergy of tie
same, and bis frst pastoral letter to the laity.
10Th. The following chufch papers: The
Christian Witness and Church Advocate
Boston The Northwestern Church. Chicago
The Cbk>ian Times, New York; The Epis.
copai Recorder, Philadelphia; Tee Western
EpiscopaIian. Gambler, Ohio; The Gospel
Messenger, Utica, N. Y; and tho Church
Journal, NY.
lib. The Daily Davenport GAZETTE, Of Az.
gust Slst, and the Daily Davenport Democrat
Of Angus 30th.
l2sh. Tho Protestant Episcopal Almanac
with list Of the clergy in the United States
Also the following statements:
The corcer stoue of the Chapel Of Griswold
College was laid on Wednesday, August 8lst,
1864, BY the Right Rev. Henry W. Lee, D. D.,
Bishop Of the Diocese OF Iowa.
The address was delivered BY the Rev. Ho.
ratio N. Powers, President Of the Collegiate
Department..
John Channon, of Davenport, is the arch;.
lee. and builder.
Abraham Lincoln Is President Of the
United States, and William N. Stone is Gov.
ernor Of the State Of Iowa.
Except The Lord build the house, they
labor 10 vain that build it; except the Lord
keep the city, the watchman wake!h but in
vain."
The Chapel will be built in the Gothic style
of architecture. the main body being 5Ox26,
The chancel IA feet additional, and the porch
feet additional, with 200 seatins,s within -
It will cost about $500. and will be complet.
ID about the let Of September. Il will be
open to the students and the public with free
Dittings.
Amo the clergy present on this occasion,
besides the Bishop, was the Rev. Dr. Powers,
Rev. Prof. Brooke, Rev. F. E. Jodtl, Rev
John Hochuley, and the Rev. VIM. Y. John.
SOD.
Loss OF TIE STEAMER ISLAND C1rY.-('apt.
Lamont arrived from the Upper Missouri
and reports that the steamer Island CITY
was snagged near the mouth Of the Yellow