, 1875-08-06

Laying Of ahn Cornerstone OF n New
Building for Dtirct Baptist Church,
Description Of the T:tifiCc.
The exercises OF laying tho corner.n.ono Of
tho new building Of 0liyct DaptiAt Church fcol-
oted) were held Yesterday afsornoon At Tho
church location On Fourth avenue, bot.een Polk
and Taylor stroelA. TIN church formerly owned
two lots tlore and hnve. s1nco tho fire. bought q
third. while tho oponng OF Dearborn atreot has
given thom two fronts 10 their property.
Liko several oshor churches who hare bnilt
9(nco tho fire, Ohyet las adopted tho plan Ut
putting upa
BUSINESS BLOCK AM CHURCH
combined. lilo plans for tho euifcc which Ue7o
prepared by Mfr. Il. J. Bartlett, contemplate q
building G3iI173 feet on tho ground. 1he Dear
born street front will ho OF Aux BabIe stone,
and tho Fourth avenue trout Of proBsoI brick
With atone trimmings. On tho GROUND floor
x'll bs two doubio stores and one slnglo. On
tho second floor will bo l,all OF lecture-room
b4x42 two clasa roomp, rtsnr kitchen, Iassoss htlly
libraries. and other hnlaer rons In tue third AtOfy
will te situated tic audience 1oom 6s17o with gnl-
Of iron, :, 100 70 l,4oo.
Tho cost Of tho building will be nlont st5,no. Thu
contractors foE tho ~Drk Messrs. EicgctA I'll
sh'eds, and for tho carpenter work Messrs. Elis,
Itca X 70.
THE OFFICERS
Of tho church are ~ follows:
tnsior-n. Dc nalttstc.
Gtre-W. g. rhillirf.
1rHsftts-W. 4. Jolnson, .: D PeJton. r. Cooper,
]. Ender, A. e. nrainer, f. Jbhnhnn, l.. Clark.
Tho Trustees Ars In charge of tho building Of tho
new et!nrc. .,..
accordingly sbout 40 they eghn. Tho audience sas
almost entirety coo!ea Anu VA aarRe'5 Gpnioe1a ot
icthaie1. Whs gfnpeu oa ,ne ensnap ~. t, ~ Dgas ,
1orn street. anu On tao nsat nots IT, u w u"unR. ~
To ba laid ~sa on tie southeast eornet of
the cos'ce.
of church. nfchiuHi. hymn 1UnR.
after Which PRAYER Va. Offered " tnS Mey wJ. ker-
mott, 9f tne Coventry . strest naiaiss oha5sh:
feet lint hnd axays pecn eatonary to eaieato cdi'
ees Tor public tss ay ssrsnoaes !; On US laying Of hO
tof'cr.ftohe anu ~ tnonRntt H. eatJ u oFet on the
present oecas'o. ~ IneA H'aue al!o!H arpca! sos
hymla.ny a"a A''l' Ia N"o 'oAA 4'e" 'A' sn"tsn Aso
unoes'AAcn' -u- rrv cuvurx
Of tho Fourth Dapts. Church, was then introduced.
He said nat houscn o! Worship had co1n1ner-
e.. sa'uo 'sf his ElSssee .nan tmo eoss a. oe'd
ing them. IMa WIS soo"h. hrTt, In
tbctr tendeney 10 pfomose good order and
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m eaacst1ohal rolnt o. sioWs every WeleastMtne'l
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