The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-07
st. Johns acrmau Chureh.
THE CORNERSTONE LAID WITH MASONIC GER
M0NrEs-LARGE ATTENDANCE AND IyTE

THE CORNERSTONE LAID WITH MASONIC cERE.
| u0NrEs-LARGE ATTENDANCE AND INTER
EsrISG EXERCISES, &C.
| The cornerstone OF 81. Johns German
! Evangelical Lutheran church was laid yes
terd3y evening at 4 O'Clock on the south
west corner Of Marshall and Eighth streets,
and on fhe site so long occupied as the car
penter- and car-buIlding shop OF the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road.
There was very large attendance.
Among those present were some OF the
faIrest daughters OF Fatherland and repre-
sentative Germans and their descendants in
every walk or life.
The procession reached the ground very
promptly after O'Clock. 1t embraced Loge
Franclise. No. SO, A. f. and A. Y. NJ.
headed by Jardella's band and the following
German societies Druids, Liberal Hahn,
No. L; Concordia Social Verein; Gesang-
verein Virginia; Germania Social VereiD ;
Sycamore Tribe, No. 93, Red Men; Ger
mania Lodge, No. Is. Knights OF Pythias ;
Deutsche Kranken. n.Un;ersttitzungs Gesell-
scbaft; Schiller Lodge, No. l39, l. o. D. f. ;
Knights OF Honor, Virginia Lodge, No. 56S;
and guests and members OF German Evan
gelical congregation. W.
Mr.. A. Benner, OF Loge Franc ifse. acted
as chief marshal, and Messrs Ii. G. Miller
and Christian Unkel as assistant mar
shals. The Masonic ceremonies were un'
der the auspices OF Loge FraDc1ise, and
were directed by X. w. William +. Drink
ard, ID. ID. G. NJ.
The exercises opened with music by the
band and singing by the Gesangverein Vir
ginia. Rev. Edward Huber, the pastor o
| the church, then delivered an address ir
German, which was pronounced by those il
the secret to be able and appropriate.
The Masonic ceremonies were then be
gun. After the foundations stone had beer
placed In Masonic form the ode TO Masonry
was sung.
Rev. DR.. Minnigerode next offered up al
earnest aud eloquent prayer.
The remainder OF the Masonic ceremonie
incidental 10 such occasions were then pro
ceeded with under the direction OF Righ
Worsbipiu Drinkard. The singing was Al
Interesting and much enjoyed feature.
At the conclusion Of The Masonic cere
monies X. W. Drinkard presented the i'm
pements to the architect, Mr.. Charles Sic
bert, saying:
"To YOU, Brother Architect, are confide
the implements OF operative Masonry, wit
the fullest confidence that by your skill an
taste fabric shall arise which shall adj
new lustre to the city OF Richmond. Ma
it endure for many ages IA monument c
the zeal end hberaity OF the pastor an
members OF the st. Johns Evangelical cor
gregation."
Jardella's band played one OF their mos
enliyening airs; after which chaste an
instructive address in English was made b
Rev. DIR. Starr, OF the BrOad-Street Metht
jdist church. The exercises closed wit
singing the doXology and with the benedi'
tion. The services were in every way in
pressive and interesting, and were niue
enjoyed by the large crowd in attendance
which, despite the threatening weather, n
mained until the last.
AS is well known, this church Is to
erected by the congregation so long wo
shipping at the church on the corner
Fifth and Jackson streets.
The church edtice will be commodot
and beautiful, and such one as Will refie
creditupon the known public spirit, rel
gious zeal, and generosity OF this class
our German American citizens, who en-
brace one OF the largest, most respected, an
influential classes in our midst.