The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-18

stairs will be the library room.
The choir and organ wing, which is on tne
49, feet by "A, its walls being the same height
as the church. The floor of this wing will 9e
elevated one step above the aisle of the church,
thus locating the organ IN the best manner &c
bring out its powers, by affording ample height
above the instrument, AID also brngiug Tue
choir and instrument into such close proximity
with the congregation that all may unite in the
music
The tower, located on the corner of Thomas
and Carol Streets where we stand, is lzAlu
feet. The brick masonry will be raised ~ ieeC
above this. The roof will rise % feet, and thls
in turn will be surmounted by an iron crestius,
so that from the foundation wall to the top OF
the cresting the whole height OF the lo"o'
will BIZ abyut so feet.
One of the main entrances will be throug Ii
the tower, which will serve as vestlbuie, tue
Other main entrance being through the poreu
directly in the centre of the Thomas street.
front.
The tower will be fitted for a bell, and also
through 1t a staircase will communicate with
the gallery The architecture of the building
is Gothic. There will be five gables. one d.
rectly over the porch, one on the easterly cor
ner, one on the chapel and organ wings and one
on the rear end. The walls of the entire strnc-
ture will be strengthened by 81 huttresses. Ire
walls of the building will be OF brick, the on
sets of the buttresses, the window-sills and
portion of the window caps will be of Nova
Scotia free stone, the cornice of iron and the
roof of slate and tin surmounted with an iron
cresting. ~
The windows will be stained glass and the
large front window will be contributed by the
Mizpah circle. 1t is earnestly hoped that the
structure in all parts, will be of such char
scter that all the people shall feel Invited and
attracted to it; and may it be so pleasant for
salvation, in strength so enduring, in adorn-
ment so beautiful, that it shall be indeed fit
temple for the Almighty to dwell in. @
ADDRESSES.
Rev. Mr.. Lathe of Plymouth church then
spoke a few words of hearty sympathy for
Williston church IN the happy ceremony. he
dwelt on the influence of the church in all the
walks of life and closed with expressing an
earnest hope for the future prosperity of the
new church.
Rev. Frank E. Clark then spoke as followss
We have come together, friends, to day, for a
simple service, and yet one that is full of mean
ing and one that brings unspeakable joy to us
whose hearts have loug been bound up in this
church. Still, though it is an occasion of so
much interest, yet Rev. e. E, Hale's celebrated
Double was accustomed to say: 80 much has
been said, and on the whole, so we'll sad,' that,
there seems to he very little for me to add.
We have heared from tina chairman of our
UuHuiUS COu ultI66 u bu6 ldlE anu SUUuly pro-
portions of our new church, until we can al
most say in the words of the old hymns, that in
"We see her goodly battlements,
And her foundations strong"
We have heard from the treasurer of our
committee, his encouraging financial report,
and we have heared also the interesting remi-
of the historical address. Perhaps it
is fitting that 1 should say few words in re-
gard to the future character of this church.
II am not false prophet if | can cast
Alright the horoscope of this enterprise, L
should say that this church, whose cornerstone
we lay to-day, will always be an evangelical
church. We believe now, and L predict that
this church will always believe substantially
in the great doctrines which our fathers
taught. We believe that !the principles which
have raised up generations of manly men and
womanly women In the past. which have Great
ed honest, thrifty, peace-loving, God-fearing
communities, which have made our beloved
country what she is to-day, which have made
many venerable church in our land a power
for good and well-spring of life, not for a
year or score of years but f'r ten score years
we believe that these piincpies are good
enough for us to tUiiUG, and that if we follow
them as a church, they will lead us into the
green pastures of temporal and spiritual pros
perity.
But while this will be a thoroughly evangeli-
cal church, predict also that it Will be
church of very liberal and catholic spirit
Liberal and catholic in the best sense of those
words. l believe that we shall never be SO en-
velOped in our mantle of Orthodox CalVinism
or IN any pet theory of doctrine or practice, that
we cannot see that there are other good and
useful seets aud churches with whom we may
cooperate most heartily. May the time never
come, when through any jealousy, rivalry or
narrow bigotry, We shall refuse our sympathy,
our aid, or our co, dial support to any enterprise
which seems fitted to do the Masters work in
the world. May the site of this foundation be
forgotten and this corner stone lost forever, be-
fore the time comes when the members of this
church shall be unable to take any one by the
hand WHO'S trying to uplift his fallen fellow
man. and say to him, you are my brother"
May toe old motto, which is just as true as it is
hackneyed, ever be ours: sin ess entails unity,
in non-essentas liberty, in all tn ings charity
Again not only will ours be an evangelical
church and truly liberal charch, but it will
always be, I.beleve, in the fullest broadcast
sense OF that term, a fres church. Free not
oniy in name but in deed Free to
all men, women aud children in all
parts OF the city. Free to sil colors. to all
races, TO all nationaltles, TO all denominations
There will be no best seats for the rich and
worst seats for the poor; no front pews for the
influential and back pews for the uniDfueDtial
a bundant experience proves that church ex-
clusiveiy for the rich never succeeds, and that
Ours, we trust, viii never be known as the
rich mans church or the poor mans church,
but may it ever be conducted on the broad
biblical basis; "The rich and Door meet to-
gether, but the Lord is the maker of them
both" Not only in the matter of peWs and
outward forms shall ours be free church, but
in our plans and our deliberations, in our as
SembleS and our councils, yes, in our inmost
hearts, shall there never be any distinctions, or
differences Within the walls which are SO
soon to be erected on these foundations may
the words "rich" ard "poor,'' ''high' and
low never be nvidiously spoken.
But better than an evangelical church, better
than liberal church, better Than a free church
this We trust is to be Cbrist's church. And
while this can be truly said of u.s. we can never
greatly go astray. Irdeed, when this has been
sad OF apy church, we can add little else for
this includes all else. If this is Chrst's church
it will surely be sound in the faith. If this is
Christ's church, it will surely be truly liberal
Ii this is ChIisJ's church it will be free in the
best sense Of that word for "Where the spirit
OF the Lord is there is liberty"
At the conclusion of his address Mr.. Clark
read the following list of articles deposited in
the stone:
DEPOSITS IN CORNER STONE.
Manual of Williston church with list Of members
and contributors to the new edifce.
A history of the Walnut street Mission School.
Last minutes of Milne General Congregational
Sermon Of the PASTOR Rev f. E. Clark, upon
"True Lberality," preached with reference to The
new church edfce and published in the Daily Adyer-
tiser for May 49, 1877.
A copy of the creeds of sister Congregational
churches carefully enclosed in napkin of the
Woman's Temperance Coffee House of this city.
Charter of Bowdoin College.
Constitution and names of members of Williston
Literary Associat ion.
Recent documents Of the Maine Bible Society and
Maine Charitable Association,
Documents Of Pc tland Provident Association,
documents OF Portland DispensaTy.
Document OF Portland Aged Brotherhood
Sermon BY Rev. r.. Y. Hincks upon the Life and
Character OF Chief Justice Shepey.
THIRD annual report of the Maine Branch of the
Woman's Board of Missions.
Hon, John Meals account of the CONFEDERATION of
1856. y
Annual report of the School Committee
Last issue of the religious and secular newspapers
OF the city-ChriStiGR Mirror, Zoa's AdUocae, al
ty Advertiser, Daily Press and Daily argus.
Workmen then placed the stone in position
and Mr.. Clark declared the corner stone of
W illiston church laid.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. A. H.
Wright and the exercises closed with the bene-
diction by Rev. DR.. Carruthers.
AMERICAN POULTRY Association. The
Secretary of the Maine Poultry Association has
received notice that the American Poultry As
ISOLATION will hold their annual meeting in