Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-28
BISHOPS CHURCH.
The n.ayfng Or the Cornep 0eooe
by Ds. Rev. Mc0sy ~. Lee,
bishop ~ the Diocese "a loWa.

The cssseoniss Of the lsyisg of ths cor
Ase stone Of the Bishoe's Church. seok
p,aes last evening q I e'clssa on u CSis
lsss Greusds ssar Bsady end Twelfth Sts.
A large numbss q citizsss and membsss Of
the congregation assembled 70 witness the
ceremonies, which we're sooductsd BY Bish>
ep Lee, sasisssd By Rev. n. N. fsssss, ,nsv.
Hale Townsend. Rev. All. Stubbs. Rev.
W. H. Barris. Rev. VIM. T. Curry, Rsv. R.
D. Brooke, Of. this city; Rev. Cbsstss s.
PercivAl, Of Cedar Rapids; Rev. @. ".
Watson. of Burlington. The Rector and Yes
try Of Trinity Church, and the vestry Of
the Bishops Church ~ith the Clergy
sansd s:fosusd 10 procession q the College
Chapel md prsdssdsd 70 the grounds. when
the ceremooies commeaced in assscdancs
with the rituslistic customs Of the church.
The address on the occasion wss dsliver>
ed by the Right Rev. Henry W. Lee. Bish-
op of the Dioce,e Of lows. The Episcopal
Choir rendered several very appropriate
pieces.
The following articles were plased In .
metallic box ard deposited in the stone,
which is situated on The southwest corner,
under the water table and has "lse7" cut
on its front:
The Holy Bible and the Beck Of Common
Prayer; the journal Of the last General CON-
.>rssr., rr -. nscsn.eAmS E.sS.~n,s~l Nh..~>k
in the United States Of Amesica; all the
Journals Of the Convention Of the Diocese
Of Iowa, to-wit: from 1853 TO 1867, inelu>
sive, the Official Charges Of the Iishep Of
the Diocese Of lows. with several occasieaAl
published Sermons BY the same; The Sss>
mon preached At the Consecrstioo u the
Bishop Of the Diocese Of Iowa, BY The
Bishop Of the Diocese Of Massachusetts, al
the Catalogues Of Griswold College, to>wit:
from 1869 to 1866, inclusive; the Sermon by
the Bishop Of Kansas at the Consecsasion Of
the Chapel Of Griswold College; various
Church papers published In the United
States; the Protestant Episcopal Almanac
fri 1857; the Davenport Daily Ga,stte, end
| the Davenport Daily DsNocRAr; spscimens
Of the currency and coin Of the United
States, and silver coin bearing the date Of
1776.
Together with the following sketch: .
"The corner stone Of the Bishops
Church, Davenport. Diocese Of Iowa, was
laid by the Rt. Rev. Henry W. Lee, D. d.,
assisted By divers Of the Clergy, on Thurs
day, Jrns 81. 1867. The parish Of the
Bishops Church was organized on Novem>
Der "a, 1865. Tho pressn, officers are, the
RI. Rev. Henry W. Lee, D. D., Rector exs
oficio; the Rev Horatio N. Powers, and
the Rev. Hale Townsend, assistant minis>
ters; Benjamin r. Phelps and James Arms
strong, Wardens; David j. Sheldon, Rich>
ard B. Hill, Edward G. Odiorne, A. h.
Cronkhite, ". F. Kidder, James L. Day
nude and H. NJ. Lee, vsstrymen. The Ri.
Rev. Henry W. Lee. James Armstrong, X.
| B. Hill and All. Cronkhite, Bailding Com>
mittee. Elward Tuckerman Potter. New
York, Architect D. w. Clark, Assistant
Architect. + W. Baker, Superint .ndent.
William Swindle, Contractor Tor the Touod-
alton.
"Andrew Johrson 10 President of the
United States, and WIN. II. Stone, Govern
or Of the State Of Iowa.
"'Except the Lord build the house thsy,
labor in vain that build it,
"'Our help Is in the name Of the Lord,
who has osds heaven ssd earth
"'Other foundation can no mso lay than
this is laid, which is Jesus Christ who Is
God over all, blessed forever morc.'"