Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-21

Frustrated the telegraph lines and cut oil
our usual Sunday night report
Laying OF the Cornerstone OF tn
Third Street Methodist Eplsc0pa
Church.
A vast concourso assembled at th
corner Of Third and Chestnut Street
yesterday afternoon to witness tho sol
emn ceremonies Of laying the corner
stone Of the new church edi6ce beinl
built by the congregation Of the Locus
Street Methodist Church.
Long before the hour appointed fol
the services TO commence, the entire
space surrounding the foundations o
the new building was densely packed
with ladies and gentlemen and children
presenting one vast sea Of npturned
faces, and the streets for nearly an en-
tire square in each direction we're liter
ally blocked up
The ceremonies were opened by the
choir singing the beautiful anthem
"The Lord is my light and ny saliva
ton &c. Rev Mr.. Fellows, Pastor o
the Locust Street chureb, read ths
introductory laid down in the Book Of
Forms, after which the choir sang the
hymn beginning. "This stone TO thee
in faith We lay" &c.
Rev. Mr.. Gillet then read the prayer
appointed for such occasions with deep
est solemnily, and then read the 1926
Psalm in response with brother Fellows
after which he read The New Testament
lesson, Sd chapter LIST Corinthians, from
the 9Th 10 the 3lst verses. Mr.. GilleI
then proceeded to address the large and
attentive audience relative 10 the Object
Of the assemblage, Of which we regret
that wo can give only an Imperfect
synopsis.
Enuneiating the great truth that VI
are laborers together with God, not onl,
in the spiritual bat in the material build
ing, and therefore needed Gods blsss
ing on our lAbors In the spiritua
building we work, God blesses, and th'
Church is edited. 10 the material build
ing we need His blessing on our coun
sells, that they may be harmonious; OF
our hqarts, that they may be liberal, aA'
on our labor, that it may prosper
Hence, tho work is commenced in Hi
name, aud His blessing invoked.
He showed sundry reasons Tor bslisy
ing God would bless the work. Place
of worship are Of divine appointment
and are for His honor and glory, an
here lie manifests Ills glory in the sa
walton Of souls.
He showed the obligations resting o
those engaged in the undertaking.
that the cdihce should DO set apart f.
His service, and not undertaken f.
party and sectariau purposes, or lhroug
pride, but for the promotion Of the cau'
of Christ That the work should be ca
ried on under the principles Of His kim
dom, for His glory and mans goo
That the church should be united, FRI
from divided views, and only aiming
the common good, That the friends
the enterprise should be liberal and /
dustrious, giving according as God b
blessed each one, thai the church mig
be completed aud kept free from 4
claims Of mAn. That we should keep
wStchful eye to the spiritual buildi
while erecting the material buildir
Christ is tho only sure foundation, and
was foolish TO attempt building on =
other. Fine buildings, grand mus
stirring eloquenee, were all well in III
places, but are not the foundation.
urged the necessity Of maintaining
spiritual membsrship--to be lively stoI
in the building.
The existence Of our republican 70
of government depends on the virtues
the people which are cultivated in
church, and which are thence disse
nated throughout the whole eommun
and as oil had measure Of power
should aid in the work, BY labor and
sacrifice. His remarks were most
quent, and were listened to With deep
terest by the large crowd present.
Rev. Fellows after speaking brish
the great faver bestowed on Solomon
his being permitted 10 build al hous
the Lord, and similar favor to this peo
now building this temple, read the Ii
the articles deposited in the corner ST.
an enumeration Of which will be foun
his sermon that forms part OF this
port, after which he handed ii TO
Rev. Mr.. S. I. Gillsti, Who dspo.
the box in the corner stone in
name Of the trinity. After prayer
Rev. 5. f. Reed, of the Ingle S
Church, the choir sung as q dox'
one verse ofthe hymn commencing
con this stone now laid With Prayer,
when the Rev. Gillett pronounced
Benedieton and the ceremonies
over.
The rain that had so opportunsll
en- rendered the atmosphere delig
aud the ceremonies were unusuall
tereSting aud attractive.
MoRE ELRow ScuIRKs-Ths Ne
bany Ledger, in its account of the
ter to Gen Sturgis, says he start'