The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19
FROM READING.
New Church EnterprIse-C Cornerstone
Laying Yesterday-Impressive Cere-
From our OiOn Correspondence

monies.
From our OiVn Correspondent.
READING, Oct 10.
Yesterday (Sabbath) was an epoch in the his
tory of Methodism in the city of Reading. At
an early hour in the afternoon the living tide
of humanity began TO set In towards the neigh
borhood OF Ninth and Elm streets. Tolls Is one
of the most beautiful locations OF the most
rapidly improving section of this city. At 3H
Sabbath Schools of the Ebenezer and st. Peters
M. 70, Churches were added, having marched
together through Penn street, reaching q dis
tance of over Two squares.
The exercises were opened by the reading of
the declaration, or Introduction OF the service,
ali the arrangements OF the occasion.
This was followed by the hymn This stone
to Thee, o God, we lay" etc. Rev. DIR. Patti
The i23d Psalm was read by Rev. T A. Fern.
ley, the people, having all been provided with
printed programmes, responded by reading
each alternate verse, sounding as the noise OF
many waters.
one OF very special interest, not only to the
Metz odist denomination, but to the whole
accomplishing His work. When church is
needed He sometimes puts IL into the hearts of
the good people to arise and build. Sometimes
out. a colony noicns rolens, but in this case he
had moved upon The heart of one man, filled
with the spirit of practical conservation, and
blessed with means TO do the whole work
himself
parchment, and signed by Henry Grouse, in
which he agrees with God as a thank Offering to
present to the Methodi, t Episcopal Church the
lot OF ground at the southeast corner of Ninth
and Elm streets, and to build thereupon q
chapel church. This lot is 120 IT, deep by so IT,
front on Ninth street, and Is undoubtedly one
of the best and most beautiful lots in the city.
The chapel is to be of brick. with handsome
brownstone base; to be finished in Gothic style,
having q spacious end gallery, and all the
modern improvements. II will be SO feet front
on Elm street by 65 feet deep. The whole value
of the gift will not fall far short OF Sl2 900.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. DR.. Patti
son. of st. Peters; Rev Mr.. FTeer, of the Bap.
list Church; Rev. Mr.. Rhodes, of the Evangell-
| the German Reformed Church.
The contents of the box to be placed In the
| corner stone were then announced by Rev. L,
| A. Fernley, and the Rev. Father Boehm, the
| of Methodsm in Reading now in his ninety.
| fourth year OF age. laid the stone in the usual
| solemn form prescribed by the ritual of the NJ.
| Il. Church
We have never attended more impressive
occasion of the kind, or one the moral effect
| of which was greater. The muuificent gift OF
| MIR. Grouse will act powerfully, and accomplish
| much good, not only In the beautiful house he
| Is building but in stirring up others to ask
what am 1 doing with the money God has
given me?" To illustrate. AT the close of the
| services yesterday gentleman connected with
the Presbyterian Church in this city said, az
will give one hundred dollars q year to support
| minister in this church for as many years as
mind. There is no such word as fall" in the
| Christians vocabulary. Success to the cause OF
God and of MethOdism In Reading.
We should have stated that this new enter
prise is 10 be called the Church OF the Cove
| nApt, or 1.-THE Covenant NJ. f. Church." abusive
| to the peculiar circumstances of It's origin. Rev
| J. A Wood is assisting Rev. r. f. PaLtison in
| revival services in st. Peters Church.