, 1864-09-14
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.,
Laying the Corner rStonc-Addresses-ln Tn.
tercstfpg Occasion.

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| ttst Church were performed. On two ptcyiou. oc-
| cns,ons the tain had nnured 5nvn xr1,t, ~.
en,v,nc ,fhc,s1,tv yeatsrd,r .,a.1s,n ".N-. W.
,as p of o. 1nn-a suso.e,eas asutnlu ga'e prom
ase ol 10 more ausp.ctous weather; from about
! two o'clock until noon rain fell almost continu-
| ally, converting the streets into m]ni,tnre
| Z. x.s,er.h. ~ s.rs,.s, - n1Hi nuse
s,r,oat nrqsthah 1eohu aau Ienoetlng CROSSINGS
1a;n re,aaa and III IL @ er @dTciSe O'Clock the
snnrcorv eoa and 1bog snc ioaS stsus
t1ls throughout tho afternoon. At about tsc
sud eaas 81 tns t saps
co1nef OF Auoeatd corrt and Nabash aTenue, aud
| tht ceremonies commenced by musical telectloo
| Great Western ana Light Guard Banda. Thc
| hymn commencing
| t1CoIne, Thou Almighty Kim.
Help Ms Thy name to elng,
! pau 4bcn snnr f1ns = s@ess,,. :,
menf hinc 1'fssed s hr,ba h,nd t1e aceomp1ni.
Of fhe hynr ~ Snn-e,s.sta Iae Couc1o:ion
was delivered hr Rev IL nsnty nHeoteaoy insoeation
Rev m Carr ~ r+ics V"H39t - u. a!'et Falcn
hesim. 4 Een,ic J. Il re 6eaS 1 tss 81 saih
ap.t SnatEu, anen oen7eteo an eloquent and
iuvnt,,. H. 70 tae Iafone Of Grace,
upoan the
'ne - LII. ."Eam.I., pepapKI
And will the great eternal God
On earth establish Ills abode:''
Rev. ". n. Eyarta. n n RI. nse+,- ~ A.,
church asout 10 be eTrcte elive,d noet s1 dre
quept aud impressive di.conrte. IL aaiH: ~
tfret chrrrh wat The m{rbty nn1rerae fts ror a
he tae vault Of he heaYen. is Incense S; e wa.
fQme Of naturex oEerp IL nerinTs 1he Mix y.
ntwiy created msn. And stlT can The rrsat Cree.
| tor he HoYshjpped in The vast femn1e ~ nntnra
AZ taith Is Iouiapt With he nnixcrsat nsesencs :;
God, 80 ali places are consecrates1 ta t,m Tna "s
grove Of oaks. the dusty highway, lie country ~
have ali been rendered eacred br The drTotions 81
His seI1ants. Eeassr worshpped bv ths sde ot ot
bis camel, David in The mountain cavesns, W wncfe re-
taught on the pinnacle Of Olivet, God rnsv be be
praised every Where IN freedom OF tn priEon, uuuer
Lii hsnda Y! - 9ba g. n .ne temple made
nret hra n 1he isndsmsT retsa.4 4, f. AZ me
Of in he wi1d irre woods Beyond jerusalem ms apa
with his God 1here can He he arcrntanlv aone Wn..
shipped. ">eNAo'' "os'
hit Infinite az arc the opportunities for deyo.
ton. 1he dIite nina Of man demands some tpec,sl
place ret apart Ior relicious purnoses. The sons
t,f Adam brought The r ofler1nrs fo ..nrt,Hei
places. His name was kept in remembrance oT
micht of lis power ssmbol,sed + hy fhs r,n1i. AZ
Gus magnificent temple willie he un,yerss,ity Of
hts presence could be eeen In the tabe1nscles ex.
,st1ng u n esef es 9y. 20 IN christian times Gods
where eet apart to His purposes; The schoo! il
not mose nnpel1ant 70 edaeauonaf purposes, o:the
courts OF Law fos ihe distribution u jnetice thau
r. ttnnles i9t tae wssnlp o. .ne 1unnite. L 1s
re held: by me eea slae' ana Ehte9 & &9eE,ects fo
tet aln 70 u " nousa " NV. ~ meIe dsr ~
not lof pabnG cnatcnef pslva.e ~oss4ip tpe osso.
o. au ~ ~ pssis. ~ 1aIa1h ms1 ~
ea.nes toEea4St aof ~ sossa ~ aa.i
moner 10 va elecs CHURCHES Il te Of wal, Il we DO
h9na1ea ra ,e ,n,;"n ond he at ca9tvp T. Wth
Cod. a Ai and that enrnity tending to destroy iii
(
bsa5eFe be TOT aaenoo tae so'enn SERVICES aooa1 10
- '>&'0 COLONEL ), 4. rrcxrn.
Col JoEeph Il. Tucker, on behalf Of the Building
Committee. eaye br1et history Of the enterprise.
hsf of Commerce 10 purchase tie f1te Of Of The Old
chprch, or the corner OF Laealle and Washington
Seo,a +hes f nh'ansi he nresent baiIiro s,te d.
over sneoo, Thty Lad low apSards oi sslooo
G"o1e neer d br hreaT the
orrhitertnre cf ths nufidinG' lie naid Fiji III.
hnte n The apchitcct ". " Boy1nrrton. r D& ~'''
| 1Aa1sa THE coask8 sToS1'
Mr. Boyington then briefly addressed the audi
further explaining ths chsfastct,sties M Of the
Burtis, Etq-, Treasurer ot the Committee, read
the follow Ing 1st q psmph'e1s, esc, to BE- placed
IN ,hs Tin box which as to be ensloaed IN the
|
Fiftieth Annual Report OF the American Bapttst
Union, photograph Of the old First Baptist Church.
| photograph OF the Chamber of Commerce, pbo1o.
graphs of the officers Of the church Dcclsra;ion Of
Faith aud Vfactice, names Of The DGiiiine Com.
| mittee architects and builders, Missionary Naoa
! zinc for September, 1854 Fortieth Annual Renort
Of the American Suadny School Union. iist al tbc
I members and officers Of He chnrch.
| Ash ANIMAL Report Of The Auericar Bible Soeie.
", Report Of tie Bosrn OF Comm1ss1oners Of Far
| cirn MiEsions for le64 39h Annnai Rennrt ri the
| Americnn TTact Society. two catalocues of he
! Amer1can Dsptfet Publication SocIetT cntsiosne
Of fhe A1neriea1I g. r. Tninn catainprf nf the chi
caen University rsfa1o"ne ar the Chicspo f'haoo.
| c1cal Seminar. minutes OF he md and sd THEN
nial Convention. namnbiet issued by the chIcaeo