The New York herald., 1872-11-02
ANOTHER EPISCOPAL CHURCH BUILDING.

Calvary Mission Demanding Enlarge.
ment-Corner-Stone Laying Yesterday
Addresses by Bishops Potter, Coke,
Whipplc and the Bishop or Rhode
Island-Description or the Building.
Yesterday the corner stone OF new Episcopal
church was laid in Twenty third street, near Third
avenue, by Bishop Potter. assisted by the Bishops
of Western New York. Rhode Island and Minnesota
and half dozen clergy Of the churches in the
neghborhood. Alter the usual religious cere-
monies had been performed, and the stone, with its
cOntents-the ordinary public documents news
papers, prayer and other books and periodicals
had been laid, Bishop Potter mounted II and con-
graduated the vestry Of Calvary church, who stood
before him, and the large congregation around him,
the Inauguration of this enterprise. Ashort time
ago he said he had laid the stone OF another
church, and tomorrow to-day he goes few
miles from this city to perform the some office for
another church. He was rejoiced to be able to say
that the work of the Lord is prospering in their
hands. Bishop A. Cleveland Coke, formerly rector
OF Calvary church, in this city, addressed the
dience, and rejoced that this edince was but the
prelude to a cathedral which he hoped would
be built here, but which should rival that Of
Cologne, that took 500 years to erect He hoped
Bishop Potter would live to see 1t, not complete,
but under way. The Bishop OF Rhode Island was
glad to be able to take part on such an occasion,
because the multiplication Of churches, expen.
sive as they are reduced the expenses for police,
jails, almshouses, &C.; and were the churches to
be blotted ont of this city to-day, in five years.
time the men who sustain them would be bank
rupt by the imposition OF taxes for the other houses
the Episcopal Church Bshop coxe called h and
as his brethren generally speak OF him, expressed
his gratefulness for the opportunity thus given
was the first here TO take real interest In the
Indians, among whom he tWhippe) is now labor
regular Indian churches among the Santees Yank-
tons, Ojbways &C., in Minnesota, in some OF
which every man is a believer in Jesus Christ and
he was glad that churches are being multiplied.
where the same Gospel that has saved them may
be preached 70 others also.
The Rev. Dr. Washburn, rector OF Calvary church,
being now absent In Europe for his health's sake,
Bishop Potter referred to him, and took a vote OF
recovery and return home. The "iiloria IN Excel
c!s Deon was sung prayer onered, ana the audi
The new building is located nearly opposite the
old chapel in Twenty-third street. The old one,
which had become too small for the regular con-
gregation is still to be used as mission chapel by
Grace church The new Calvary chapel includes
a school house reading room, class rooms &C.,
street and the church at the back OF the lot,
entered thro Ugh large porch occupying the
sufncent light y. obtained for the school from the
street, and for the church by means of clerestory
and IN opening Ths on s
viii be OF red and white brick and Berea sandstone,
the floor being tiled and the ceiling con-
structed OF mouldeot riRber, oiled and varnshed.
son the schoolhouse is placed bell turret
90 feet high The chu u'h measures 65xea feet; bap
62x40 feet Infants gaviery, lox2I feet; the nave
roof being So feet to riG3e. The church will have
e scnoo and w stSs
about six hundred chiltueR. The windows OF
the chukch wiIf be imported, from England, several
OF them being M em0rias given by liberal friends OF
the mission. The style adoixed is thirteenth Gen.
tury Gothic. The contracts ior The building eX-
house have been taken sH about fifty-three
thousand dollars Mr. c. c. HakgAf is the architect.