The Portland daily press., 1867-08-16
NO.. Children Of the Sunday SCHOOL,
Wardens and Vestry of st. Luke's Church
uiaAA Organist and Choristers.
8 st RS ,9e3 The Clergy. Is rsf5HfscE 8,
81, The Bishop and Chaplain Hayes.
ff Members of the pariuh

When the procession reached the. lot the
choristers commenced chanting Psalm 100,
L@tdtus Sum, and the Bishop going before, as
cended the large platform, which was the
| whole of the flooring of the church, and pro-
| eeeded to the part where the stone was to be
fard. When all had tt5en places, the form of
prayer and other services set forth for the lay
ing an Ecclesiastical corner stone by Bishop
Neeley--and which from it's length we are I'M
able to pubIsh--was followeds This included
| the rehearsal of the Nicene creed, the conse-
Grafton of the stone, the Lords prayer and an
instituting prayer. Rev. Mr.. Hayes then read
the list of articles placed in the box under the
stone, which are las follows:-Holy Bible and
Book of Common Prayer, Journal of the Gen
eral Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church for the year 1865; Journals of the Di-
Geese of Maine for 1858, '61, '66 and 81, History
of the Church in Portland from 1868 to 1863
Constitution and Members of ST. Luke's
Church, Circular Letter of the Bishop on Che
Otfertory, Form of Prayer for Laying the
Corner Stone, Fifth Charge of Bishop Bur-
CESS, Church Papers and Periodicals, Portland
Daily Papers of August Is, 1867, Several Re-
lgious Pamphlets pertaining to the Doctrines
and Rites of the Episcopal Church, Historical
Record of Sc Luke's Church. 8Af0>s fsatSl
Bishop Nicely then introduced the Rev. Dr.
Bolles of the Church of the Advent, Boston,
who made feeling and appropriate address
congratulating the Bishop on his success in
progre ssing so far in the erection of Cathe-
dral Church, which ne other New England
State can be said to possess. - y 81 "A
Rev. DR., Metcalf, of Western New York,
next spoke briefly in scongratulation, express
ing the wish that the venerable consecrator of
the Bishop as Deacon and Priest might have
been present on this occasion. os.9 $500
Bishop Nicely then made an appropriate and
somewhat briei address, in which he gave an
historical review of the prophecy of the Christ
tian dispensation, of the building of the an
cient and other modern temples of religion;
defending, if it needed defence, the erection of
"a Cathedral church this State, by inviting
the clergy whenever they visited him and this
city to come to this church, the seat of the
Bishops See, which they would find open
daily, and worship in it. gCAeE ggy8 81
The masons then lowered the stone to its
place, after disappearing the cement upon the
under stone, and the Bishop struck it twice
with a hammer in the name of the HOLY and
Undivided Trinity. pss
s. The stone is not properly corner stone, but
a foundation stone, upon which fone Of the
stone arches of the church will rest
Rev. Mr.. Hayes then read history of the
church, similar to that which was placed in the
box.
After singing hymn prepared for the occa-
sion, and Gloria in Excelsis, the Bishop pro-
Al
The music at the church was performed by
portion of the boys choir of Trinity Chapel,
New York, assisted by the boys of St. Luke's |
choir of this city. DR.. Walters, of New York,
presided at the organ. The music was excel |
lent.
In the evening levee was given by Bishop |
Nicely, at his residence ON Park street, which |
was largely attended by the clergy, the mem
bers Of st, Luke's Parish and other invitedl
guests. .a /