New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-29
TIE SrEWARr MEMORIAL.

LAYING THE CoRSFH-sr0NE or TUE CATHEDRAL
op THE INCARNATION At GArDgN cry.
A ceremony took place at Garden City, Long
Island. yesterday which commentaries bequest which
Characterized without precedent IN the
annes OF Christian charity. ~ accompanied tne laying
Of the stone u the Cathedral Of the incarnaon
cft which viii b. 51s. st'warts monument
- the memory OF hsr husband, Alexander Stewart.
E.rt years ago Mr.. Stewart pure based the HeDpstead
Pians and to-day ue hotel village OF pleasant RES
ic broad avenues AMI the frs, grow th 81 large PARIS
the beginnings ct Garden CITY which viii derive
new importance from the TACT that u has been Nosn %
the c.nrd sOvu If the diocese oI Long laianc Inc
cathedral, which may be quarter connie % IS Of less
Coruui De AMI uyalc NOntDent OF cnifcn arrLii'lft
The TteriOr h ~ bro stone. and To interior cec0I
tons of gray sandstone The cathedral stands ~ re
midst OF u mark o. - acres and adjoining lot ~ ID
acres, waere the chaperhouse, bishops residence and
COLLEGE " ii De erected.
Tho procession was have formed at room, but a
large number OF the clergy and vesrymen went on On
DELAYED ON arrival lhey lound large crowd, Ola
5000 t. 5000 people surrounding tn cathedral Ms
nad st the hotel since the preio evening Flags
and the crowd aud the dust iont hoda.
O'Clock tie eaclesiastical procession was formed
IN I0at or the hotel aud marched 10 the
Cd. hc,ra IN THE C0nternO's 2oa Regiment Bdng
chorser supplies, Yestres from an tic PARIS es, ,he
invited clergy Of the diocese the ssFerhood % Dencon
cans, cierca delegates 10 tie General Convention me
Missionary Committee % the Diocese, ire standing com
the Cathedral Bishop idlieJ0nn. Ine CLERGY ana yrsiry
% nearly all the parishes " TIE diocese were repro
The Sunday schools Joined IN the procession which
marched around the Cathedral and haltnz o' tH' hrst
OF eDtdg Cents erected the nDrtn'st corner
81 the Cathedral fronting the cornerstone, eae lnes
divided 20 le. the Bishop enter me psoces SION inen
5..uriR seats the tents while th'
sonal aeus played. The crowd eas 80 eager tnat
de.pie esots Inspector Waddy and 20 "a roiraen
he s-ryed Tor Sundays chOols and Festry
p.itif occupied ~ tAe Spectators.
NJ. ste -art, dressed IN deep mourning had eltered
Ton MT
form by the CORNERSTONE before tho ssion arrived
There werc ssstd near her judge il0n Mrs Lawrence
thc Misses smith. Mrs. Hilton and family
ana Bic. william libby and two sons. \ msgrldc' nj
above The and BasEe's Of GONers adorned the
platform. rs Esnop re ofeians Clergy, the bearer
OF the silver aLd the silver TO"ei-Jde sale
us.d thc lag ing Or the corners one % s.. fanls
Euiscogqi Cgr~ca in Rnme-and fhe architect and
bi,dcr beariag rre carved level with silver ulunme
assembled bC pafcrn. The choir consisted 0f POE vDces
After she opening service, he Rev. Or. W.llam
designed Tor me inferior OF the corner-s0ne; irs
used the Mr. gart nulGbeg OF naenen
oes % Dir. stewart; ncmdmS ms lfst cSsh accOuat
cook entitled stewart POstuumous ReaUves,'
church documents, newspaper &c. The capstone wa
raised copper box placed in the cavity, aud then
hr sIonc was lowered snt camen.ed T. ls place, Use
Bishop striking the stone three times VITA the hammer
ard m.E ug ~ the sign OF tne cross.
The ceremony being complete Bisnup Litheonr made
ths opening address saying bhat tue day ggea VITA
meaning 10 the Church and full % promise 10 she higher
interests " humanity The cathedral would stand a. a
memorial the dead, and 10 coming tine the record
OK AL honest industrious and sagaciOus lie. Tine Rev
Dr. L. H. Hail Ot BROOKLYN spoke for the Diocese; the
Rev Dr. Sniyei o. Brooklyn addressed the assembling
On HE Missionary Aspects Of tne Cathe-
oril;" the Rsv. Dr.. Schenck Of ST.. AIMS
Church, Brooklyn, said the day ushered IN .
new era for tho hdrch .Ad in FEELING terms cOnmen led
trs. Tor tho git OF zoe cathedral The Hon L.
Bradford Prince spoke Den.i OF the alty. 0lsp4cI
from tle Bishop " Nebraska read as follows; The
bumhlost cathedral to the grandes-Ne1rasks 10 Lon
Island" Bishop Ltt,eOhn atifCssed Tow REMARKS Or
thank t0 Judge Hilton, the friend and admIrer OF MIS-
Stewart, ana pronounced the benedcD0n.