New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-31
nan. .,s,., oaI,ea Trinity Chapel, had shortly

ora little chapel called Trinity Chapel had shortly
before been gu in n ON the afternoons OF alternate Sun
DAYS spending the rest OF his time NJ inc pa,sn %
David Moore his son who held service every sunday
afternoon, and, the congregation reaslng IN sz INC
Rev d Moore covered period Of than ~ years,
and since It terminated by his DEATH the church has
Year ago when the Congregation caused new parish TO
be set of from the original parish and oreansed a.
take Charge as rs Rector and the church
The old frame church being too small and announcement,
and Of very homely pattern, u was Ill June hast To
solved 10 erect better building and 10 double the mum
Der OF pews The work immediately commenced,
AID has made rapid progress me stoe anu nan IL n
recently deyeloped TO give promise OF fine structure
The church crucifor in plan and consists OF nave
aises and transept The chancel is apsida WIN tne
aises continued and used private chapel and bapus
try The tower occupies the northwest corner OF VIE
connectng the two The style OF the building Ia IN the
second period of Gothic freely treated III y pit ~
native stone and brick and Ohio stone Tilnmlng VIII
slated roof and spire The roof viii be open nbered
with tracercd spandrs inc hight TO tte nS cSance
fttiDgs viii he Of hard wood. -.
The corners stone was laid yesterday afternoon at
A proression Was formed composed Of the Right Rev
Bishop Potter In his robes accompanied Dy e t the
clergy surplces: The Rev Dr. Irving Rector OF tnc
Church OF the Ascension the Rev. II BrOcKieDahk,
low Of Kings College, Cambridge, England; the KeV
Horace Pratt of st. Mary's the Rev Pierre irving o
Christ Church and the Rev. Geo. b. Reese OF Loh
Church, Dobb's Ferry formerly Associate Rector OF %
Andrews; Gabriel Martina and Sidney u hoDertN'
Wardens and Cornelius On Bots, Richard Z. smyth'
Erastus Brooks, Joseph H. Heal and Mortimer L. to%e
Vestrymen. Arriving at the place, the Bishop stano
the cornerstone delivered the usual opening AZ
dress and appropriate prayers The inscription on 'e
stone was then read by Dr. Irving and the list or dcpOH
within. which included bible and book OF com
mon prayer; n list OF the names OF the kectors,
Wardens and Vesrymen, and some statements as
TO the founding of the Church. photograph OF
Bshop Moore ; q photograph Of the Rev: l)r Moore /;
sermons on the death Of DR.. Moore; a history OF 81
Andrews parish by Miss Margaret t1ore; COPIES Oh Ls
Protestant Churchmdn, NEwYoR TRIBUNE, aud other
newspapers of August 80 and Richmond County papers
The corner stone being laid in Its place, the bishop
struck il three times with a hammer, saying . In the
name of the Father and Of the Sou and OF the Holy
Ghost Amen lay the corner stone OF an ediiee TO
he here erected by of the Church Of the hsctn
sion and TO devoted to the service OF Almighty God
agTceabv 10 principles OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States OF America In ITS doctrine
ministry, liturgy, rites and usaSes. Other foundation
can no man lay than that which Is laid even Jesus
Christ who l. God ALL blessed FOR eyerinoIe, ana
i'm whom we have redemption through his blood, even
the forgiveness Of sins. Amen" trOwel OF silver ana
| a silver hammer were used by the bishop. Eloquent
| addresses were made by the bishop aud the Rev. Mr.
Reese. Other exercises then took place In which the
clergy participated After the Gloria an h1cefss was
sung the bishop pronounced the benedicuon and the
! large congregation dispersed.