The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-27
St. Peters Chapel.
The Corn er Stone.

/ Last Monday afternoon large assem-.
blage of people came together in the
beautiful grounds of Kemper Hal
Seminary, TO witness the laying the
corner stone of the new Chapel erecting
there. The day was as fine as the most
fastidlous could wish, and everything
moved along smoothly and pleasantly
| The Chapel is to be a building of frame
and brick yeneering, 31x69 feet; A. B (.
Cheever, master builder; Martin Easter
brook, master mason. The funds for
the buildin g Of this Chapel, $4,000, was
wiiled by Mrs. Hubbeli, who died IN 1873
as memorial Of be: departed husband,
Peter Hubbell. On the 9Th of April last,
the ground was first broken as COM
menecment of the work On the bapel,
and had now been made ready for the
ceremony of laying the corner stone.
The proceedings were inaugurated at
/ Just ten minutes past three; by a pro-
cession Of the ladies Of school, followed
by the Bishop and Clergy, marching
through the grounds from the Hall to
the Chapel, singing beautiful chant as
they passed alcng. Arriving at the
Chapel each one took the position assign
ed, and the ceremony began.
Bishop Wells gave the Lords Prayer,
accompanied by ali the people in unison,
Then followed these Collects:
Direct us, o Lord, in all our doings
with thy most gracious favor, and further
us with thy continual help; that in all
our works, begun, continued and
ended in thee, we may glorlfy
THY holy Name, and finally by thy mercy
obtain everlasting life; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
o eternal God, without whom nothing
is strong, nothing is holy; Bless TINS
work for the which we are here gather
ed together. to the honor and glory of
thy great Name, and the edifcation of
thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Vout hsafe, 0 Lord, to grant that these
walls now begun may be built up an
holy temple unto thee. May they be
kept from all common and profane uses.
May the prayers and praises Of thy holy
Catholic and Apostolic Church be here off
cred up,and assemble thy throne an incense
Of a sweet-smelling SAVIOR. May thy
true and lively word be set forth, the
clad tidings of reconciliation in thy
gospel diligently preached, and thy holy
Sacraments rightly and duly admins
tered. Amen.
Direct, . Lord, those who design, and
those who superlntend this building,
that it may be house worthy OF Thy
holy Name. Amen.
To thy protection, Almighty Father,
we commend the workmen that shall be
employed in building this thine house /.
Preserve them from every vain, profaDe
aud unholy thought, word, and deed.
May all their bones be kept, that not one
of them be broken. GIVE thine holy an
gels charge over them, TO keep them IN
all their ways. Amen.
o Almighty God, who hast built thy
Church upon the foundation of the apos
ties and prophets, Jesus Christ himself
being the head Cornerstone; Grant US SO
to be joined together in unity of spirit
by their doctrine, that we may be made
an holy temple acceptable unto thee
though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Rev. DR. Louis Kemper then spoke to
the people, saying:
Hear the words of the book of Ezra,
the third chapter, the tenth and eleventh
verses.
And when the builders laid the found
alton of the Lerd, they set the priests ia
their apparel with trumpets, and the
LeSites the sons of Asaph with cymbals,
To praise the Lord, after the ordinances
of David, King of Israel. And they
sang together by course in praising and
giving thanks unto the Lsrd because he
is good, for his mercy endureth for ever
soWards Israel. And all the people
shouted with great shout when they
praised the Lord, because the foundation
of the house OF the Lord was laid.
After which the choir sang beautiful
chant of thanksgiving and praise. The
Rector, Rev DIR. Evefhart, read a list OF
the articles to be deposited in the stone,
consisting of number of newspapers.
among them a copy Of the KENosHA
TELEGRAPH, copy of the Charter OF the