Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-16

InyInE the Corner stone Of Grace W. r.
Church eTmon BY Rev. Thomas Guard
INtrrct ting Exercises.
Tho corner stone Of Grace IN. E) church,
located on tho corner Of Ninth and streets,
was laid yesterday before large assemhlaRe Of
the congregation. The origin Of tue church and
tho plan Of the same we're published In the RS.
PUBLICAN on Monday last, and tho work IL
s'alrs, carpenters, and Peyton Scriyener, brick.
layer
At o'clock the congregation repaired to tho
chapel adjoining the new building, when the eN
crcises were opened by singing the 18th hymn,
alter which prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Thomas Guard, Of the Mount Vernon church,
baltimore, Nd, and ppon tae consluslon he
read selections from the 9th psalm. hymn
was afterwards sung, and Dr. Guard discoursed
from Isaiah, bT:l5: "FOr thus saith the hlgh and
lony one that inhahlteth eternity, whose name
is holy: dwell In the high and holy place, with
him also that Il Of contrle and humble spiritI
to revive the spirit Of the humble, and to revive
| the heart Of the contrite once"
The reverend speaker began his remarks by
saying that man Is a worshipsr; that his vOr.
| ship Is an instinct Of his being. AMER elab-
Grating the thought, and showing Its truth by
earth he then divided his subject into three
| divisions, showing Cots three.fold relations:
| lsl, to timcj 81, to space, and ID, to man.
Under the head OF relations ~ time he do.
scrihcd the essential character Of God, which Ia
holy, and to show his holiness and eEaltation Of
| his character. He referred to the Eradat Ion,
| lINlu lnb WANNFlhA NOFlu-Auluhlt insect anu
mau. He described tho oxaltailOn Of the char.
| actor OF God by the beautiful dreas which he
| put upon nature, tho beautiful clouds, the
| sparkling diamonds, tho foliage OF tho trees,
| the beautiful birds aud the variety Of beasts
| He then said II was we'll knoWn that uUd exists,
aud, therefore, something must have always ex.
| Iucd.
lie further Illustrated this division by refer.
Cnco TO the teachings Of geology. Ho then took
| up the second division. and shovel that tho
space God occupied was holy, ",tho high ADD
| "a " aaylnsr hal "a anTk aa
| praise Him and speak ct His holiness. A mother
| space HOd occupies Is the human heart. 81
dwell In the high and holy place, and with him
also that Is Of an humble and oontrito spirit"
| Mans heart Is made holy by toe indwelling Of
| GOd, whereby are given unto US exceeding great
and precious promises that Of these He might
| be partakeTs OF the drawn nature. As man's
| oxaltatOn was secured by the union with God,
| without It there IL degradation. The speaker
| could read the character OF u woman In her
leaves visible marks upon her. so with all man.
klnd When they are united with God there
are visible marks Of eNal'ation.
He then turned to the third division, In which
he said while the relation 10 which God placed
man to Him exalted man, yet Il made him hum.
Die and eontrlte 10 spirit. II was not necessary
| for man to sin to become humble for he had
already sinnet. He gave many illustrations Of
| mans Wiokedness, and closed his discourse by
giving graphic description Of the Christians
hnAl hOn0rE
A hymn was sung; after which collection
| was taken up to assist In building the church,
which realized about 1850.
The congregation then adjourned to the cor.
ner stone, where the service was concluded by
| Rev. Mr.. Rice, pastor Of the church. The stone
Il Of Seneca, about 2ix36 inches, and 10 located
| IN the northwest corner Of the building. Upon
II Is Inscribed Grace NJ. T. Church, lsf2 "
| Into the hollow Of the stone was placed a copper
| box, In which was Bible, a copy Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal hymn book, Methodist Discipline,
names Of the children who subscribed money
toward building the church, some old coin,
| names Of tho pastor, trustees, huilhlnL commit.
| tee, aud those OF the congregation.