The daily gazette., 1878-06-24
Corner Stone Laying.
THE CORNER STONE OF THE MT. SALEM
NJ. E. CHURCH LAID WITH APPRO-
PIRATE CEREMONIES AMID THE
N-DEsCRIPTIoN OF
THE NEW CHIJRCU

Church came Off successfully on Satur
day afternoon, with appropriate ceremon
les, which were witnessed by quite large
gathering of the members and friends OF
the church. The corner stone was thu
same used in the old church.
The services were announced to com.
mence at 5 O'Clock, Dut they were DELAYED
about half hour by vigorous shower
and even as ii was the concluding cere
monies were performed amid the patter
ing of the rain.
The services, which were conducted b,
Rev. j. ii. CALDWELL pastor of st. Paul.
M. E. Church, assisted by Rev. G.. f
Sheppard and Brother Levi Garrett, open
ed with the well known 059th hymn:
"Behold the sure foundation stone,
| Which God in Zion lays,
To build our heavenly hopes upon,
And his eternal praise"
| The regular service for the laying Of
church corner stones, as given i'm the Dis.
cipline of the NJ. Il. Church was ther
read.
| A small sheet iron box which was to be
laid in the cavity of the corner stone was
then produced, and the pastor announced
the contents of the box as follows:
Copies of the last issue of the Christian
Adc0cdte, the Methodist and the Confer.
ence Worker.
Copies of the GAZETTE, Republican,
Morning Herald and Erery Erening
and Commercial, of Friday and Satur-
day.
Copy of the latest edition Discipline OF
of the NJ. K. Church.
A Bible and Hymn Book.
Last catalogue of the Wilmington Con
ference Academy.
Minutes of the last annual session of
the Wilmington Conference NJ. L. Church.
Copy of the Sunday School Adcocate,
! of May 1lth, 1878.
List OF the members of Mt. Salem
Church, and also of the probationers.
List of the pastors of Mt. Salem
Church, from the completion of the old
edifice until the present. To this was at
tached the following record: "The cor
ner-stone of this church was laid on
Saturday, June 22d, 1873, when address
es were delivered by Rev. John France
and Rev. j. ii. Caldwell" Signed by the
pastor Bev. Mr.. France, however, was
unable to be present.
A list of the official members of the
Church and of the Building Committee,
together with the names of the pastor
and the Presiding Elder, of Wilmington
District, Rev. j. d. Quigg.
The box was then soldered I'D and
placed in the stone, which was covered,
and the services closed with prayer by
Rev. II. S. Thompson, of Newport NJ. e.
Church.
AS the rain was then briskly falling, the
fanV Ion
frame structure designated as the "Taber-
male" in which regular services will be
held until the new church is completed
Here meeting was held over which the
pastor presided, and which Rev. j. ii.
Caldwell first addressed. He said that
corner stone contains in itself sermon.
Jesus Christ is corner stone for his
church-a grand and noble edifice-and
no other foundation can man lay. He
depicted the strength of the name of
Christ, as the sure foundation for the soul
Of man, and dwelt upon the beauty of
Gods love and the saving power of His
never-failing grace. Jesus Christ, he said
is the foundation of all true peace and
happiness, and the only security for the
safety of men in their future existence
In conclusion he referred to the appropri-
ate location of the church, its beautiful
and romantic surroundings, and hoped
that the blessing of God would be ex-
tended to the noble work upon which the
congregation are now engaged.
Rev. III. S. Thompson, of Newport, was
next announced. He cordially greeted
his hearers and wished them God-speed
in their great undertaking. The building
of the new church was an indication of
increase and prosperity, and he hoped it
would prove beacon light to lead the
people to God; and that those who labor
in it may by the beauty of their Christian
character, shed around them a light of
glory which shall lead people from dark
ness to the beauty and light of the throne.
He hoped the blessing of God would rest
upon the new church.
A collection was then taken up, after
which Rev. j. l.. Houston, of Whining
ton. spoke briefly. He blessed God for
for the laying of another cornerstone
for one of His temples, and extended his
hearty hopes for the spiritual success of
the new enterprise.
The meeting was then closed with a
prayer by the pastor and the benediction
by Rev. Mr.. Caldwell.
THE OLD PASTORS.
The pastors who served Mt. Salem
Church, from its completion in 1917, to
the present, a list of whose names was
placed in the cornerstone, are as fol-
lows:
1S47-M. Kiepe,
1S48-Mr. Kirkman,
1S49-L. Boswell,
1S50-Newton Heston,
1S51-Wm. Mullen,
1887. w. Shippers,
1955-W. Dalrymple,
1856-John Dyson,
1S57-James Hand,
1S58-Isaac Il. Merrill,
1S59-Alfred Il. Scott,
1S61-Nathan B. Durell,
1S62-Daniel George,
1S64-William s. Pugh,
1S66-W. @. johnson,
1870. w. Landreth,
1S6S-John ID. Rigg,
1S71-George ID. Watson,
1S73-John France,
1S75-John w. Weston,