The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-06-23
THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
Laying Of the Corner Stone Last
Tuesday-A Lay Long to be
Remembered in the City
Speeches, Music, &c.

voc. took place IA So tuesday afternoon, Ia
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presence Of congregation Of the people Of
Manitowoc who probably never witnessed
SO large and, taken as s whole, SO intelli-
gent and orderly as was assembled on that
most interesting occasion.
The exercises were preceded By the eX-
cel!ent music Of the cornet band. heading q
long procession of the masonic, odd fell
lows and sens of Hermann societies, aud a
large concourse Of citizens, their wives and
children. Immediately after their arrival
at the new church, the exercises proceeded
in the following order:
The acting president Of the society, Mr..
Lev is Sherman, called the meeting to or
der and announced the object which had
called them together to be the laying Of
the corner stone Of the lst PRESBYTERIAN
church of Mantowoc. Then the lst
/ Chronicles XXI chap, 6-l9 V. was
read by Rev Mr.. Wilson, Of Two Rivers.
( After the singing OF an anthem b. the
choir, under the leadership Of 0. r. Ba-
con, ESQ, prayer was offered By Rev. Mr.
Knox, of the NJ f. church.
/ f. B. Treat, Esq, in the behalf Of the
building committee, made a report
! Of the present financial condition Of
the society, showing that the total cost Of
the lots and building, without furnishing
the upper room, will be $4,000,
and that the sum yet needed to
be raised by general subscription
is only $4,000, and that the committee, re
lying upon the energy of the board Of trus
tees, aided by continuation OF the lber
ality of the public in the future, as in the
He St are rs sc e9ndent Of being able without
lie edifce in Manitowoc, com pleted-an
ornament to the city and credit to a pub
lie who opened their hands aud gave ma
teriai aid and encouragement in It's struc
ture He further stated that at meeting
of the board of trustees on the 9th OF last
November, resolution was passed lat the
request of the building committee) author
izing the Rev. G. B. Stevens to propose to
any subscriber Of 81, 900 to the building
fund, the privilege Of naming the ediice
a memorial church, with the name Of tie
donor and Of the person in whose honor the
contribution was made, suitably inscribed
on the stone cap Of the large front window
of the church; also to propose to any SUBJ
scriber OF 10000 special subscription, TO
insert memorial front window with suita
bic inscriptions on the casing or sill on the
any parties for similar purposes to insert
any Of the other windows at 5000 per
window; to donate bell of at least / $50
pounds, or a pipe organ of at least 5 $50
in value; and that it is expected that the
terms FOR several Of the memorial windows
will be accepted by parties noV having
them under consideration.
Bat to the Rev. c. D. Stevens should
be extended the thanks of the church and
society, and of the entire public of Mantle
woe. Coming among Us a stranger TO our
people and town, we bad no reason to eX~
pect from him such an active, earnest
feeling, as lie has exhibited, that our
young city should prosper.
He found here bat small and weak
church and society, Worshipping in house
wholly unfit and inadequate. Immediately
he set himself about the work of building a
church upon the foundation of which we now
star nd. He has met and overcome discourage
ments, that would have sunk any other man
but him; no Las given TO this work not only
his heart, time and mind, but he has also CIV
! ell that which in fact viii build house, his
nionsy' He has accepted the proposition Of
the $4,000 subscription, thereby building one
fourth part of the editce out of his own money.
Really, stranger coming among US, snd do
mating such q sum Of money towards the
erection Of public improvement to our city,
deserves and we know will receive, the hearty
thanks and the material support Of the citi-
zens of Manitowoc toward the early carry
ing out of the enterprise he has undertaken
and successfully brought to its present adj
yancement.
! A response, humorous, and eloquent
was made by j. D. Markham Esq. trustee
/ IN bchau OF The bOarQ OF trustees ot INC
church and society.
REMARKS OF ]. d. MARKHAM.
The gentleman congratulated the church So
. ciety upon tho success which they had thus
far met in their endeavors to secure the ercc-
ton of an appropriate building to worship in.
He paid high and deserved compliments to E.
K Rand Esq for the untiring energy with
which lie had labored to make this building
project a success and to the pastor eff the
church. Rev. C. b Stevens for his zeal in the
project, and the lberalty with which he had
contributed his means, he giving no less than
$4,000 toward the erection Of this building
He complimentcd the citizens for their liberal
ity thus far, and urged them to make up the
comparatively small balance needed TO COM
plete the undertaking at an early day, so have
an ornament to our city, of which all might be
proud.
He spoke at some length on the benefit of
churches and all other means Of disseminate