The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-26

The value attached to this instrumental
ity is indicated in the extcntto which houses
of public worship have been multiplied
over the earth In tLeapostolc ages, and
through the period Immediately succeeding,
the worship of the Rcdeemer was mostly
/ in the retirement of Christian homes and
in mountain and desert retreats. So that we
can hardly say that Christianity was inaug-
uruatcd in the earth till it began to live in
stone. When il began to hold its residence in
material structures, in buttrassed walls and
enduring masonry, it asserted the claim to
be known henceforh rs q permanent inst-
tuition among men. From the day that
Christianity thus fastened itself to the earth
in stone, leapng from the quarry to pay it
yoiceless homage, how rapidly have houses
of worship multiplied over the globe. Our
own continent, but recently knownto have
an existence, and peopled to the extent it is
within the lapse of.so short a time, contains,
scattered over its wide expansc, already
more than sixty thousand sanctuarics.
And at what an expense? Wherever
you go in country, town or village centre,
there you find the sanctuary, often several
of them, standing in Christian brotherhood
converting the people in rcverent and holy
worship. and thus to continue the benign
service It'll they all come in the unity of
the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of
God 10 perfect, to the fulncss of the
measure of the stature of Christ. And these
sanctuarics are built of the most durable
material that can be procured: stone, mar
bic, brick For foundation q subtratum
of rock is used if possible, otherwise the
most enduring material is sought out and
secured. In this solidity, strength and
durability we simbol faith, the solidity
strength and durability of our Christian
hopes. To-day we lay our stone corner
We do IL in honor of the chief corner
stone which God laid in iron, and toward
which its index finger ispointnC.
Singing '.Glorous Things of Thee are
Spoken"
LAYING or TIE CORNER STONE.
The pastor, after reading a sketch of the
history of the church and society, took the
box to be deposited in the corner stone and
named the contents therein.
RECORD OF CONTENTS.
l. Copy of King james version of Holy
Scripture.
.. Memorials of Century, by Rev.
Isaac Jennings.
). Blank book containing catalogue of
the families of the congregation, name of
each member, 143 families, 112 persons.
4. Copy of articles of faith and cove
nant of the church.
3. Copy of articles of Bennington Coun-
~ Conference of churches.
G. Record of soldiers in the late war who
were members of the congregation
Z. Ministers of State Congregational
churches.
g. Copies of the Bennington Banner and
| Vermont Gdzette.
.. Copies of the Rutland DAILY AND
WEEKLY GLOBE; Congregationdlist, Iade-
pendent. New York Herald, Times, and
other papers, including Charleston Is.
c. Cour1er. issued Monday, September 12,
1864
10. \ $500 Confederate bond.
| II. Balls from the battle field of Gettys-
burg.
10. Record of statement of mail hours at
Bennington post office.
10. An envelope containing L. 5. frac-
tional currency.
IA. A postal card.
10. Copy of conservation hymn.
1G Order of services of to-day.
H. Brief history of the church and So
ciety
Is. Two manuscript sermons one by
Rev. Mr.. Loomis, the first pastor of the
church, and another by Rev. G. II. Hub
bard.
10. Copies of the Mustard Seed and North
Star.
At precisely eleven minutes to six o'clock
the box was lowered to its place by the
pastor with the following words of conse-
Grafton:
In tie name Of tie Father, and Of tie
Son, and Of tie Holy Ghost' Amen.
The prayer of Conservation was offered
by Rev. Isaac Jennings of the First Con-
gregational Society.
The following hymn composed by Rev.
S. q. Buckingham, of Springfield. Mass
was then sung.
| This stone we lay TO Thee,
God OF the earth and sea,
And heaven above
A temple to thy praise
With willing hands we raise,
To stand thro' coming days
Proof of our love.
Here shall thy people meet,
With prayer and praise to greet
Each Sabbath morn =
Down from Thy holy place.
Turn hitherward Thy face,
And let them taste the good
They may not scorn.
BE this thy chidren's home
WHITTIER they gladly come
For JOY and rest-
TIL all at length shall see
That home on high with Thee
And be one family
| Supremacy blest.
| When heaven itself Is built,
| Up out from human guilt
1t shall appear
Those gllttering towers so strong,
Spread all the hills along,
And jubilant with song,
Were quarried here.