Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-03
GLORIFYING GARFIELD.
Memorial Church In Washinston-Nom:-
nations and OOnAfmations.

Laying Of the Corner Stone Of tho Garfield
Memorial Church In Washington-Nom:-
nations and Oonflrmations
The Garfield Church.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The corner stone OF
the Garfield memorial church was laid this al
ternoon on the site formerly occupied by a
small frame structure on Vermont avenue,
known as the ''Christian Church," which the
late president and his family attended. Before
the hour appointed for beginning the exer-
cises the church grounds and street adjacent
were occupied by nearly 5000 people. After
singing the hymn Coronation" in which
nearly all present Joined Rev. J. G. Butler read
a selection from the scripture and prayer was
offered by Rev. II. d. Clark, of the Christian
church, of Baltimore. Rev. Fred D. Power,
pastor of the Vermont avenue Christian
church made the address. He said: "While
occasion of grateful joy, Here our children
have gathered to do honor to the holy child
Jesus; here our young people have confessed
their faith in the son OF man; here many have
Joined in our prayers and praise with
voices that no longer blend
with ours in the songs of the sanctuary. but
have been added to the anthems In our
CdGucr . heavenly uOube. GULL auO6ucI dSSO-
citation, which gives to this pathetic signif-
canoe, and which is indissolubly bound up
with the work which we have here begun, is
that connected with the lamented leader of the
people, whose familiar form, crossing this
street to the little frame church, with his
mother on his arm and his wife at his side,
rises before US to-day, and whose constant
presence here is the best recollection Of his
lifelong, looked for crown. or many labors
is this the work. Since 1S43 handful Of
people, known simply as Christians, have
met weekly first from house to house and
finally In the little frame church which stood
on this spot. From dozen they have grown
to 400 youths. Rich in faith but not in gold
they have worked and waited with anxious,
prayerful hope. they have anticipated this
hour. When one of their number was raised
by the people to the highest dignity OF the
nation and the eyes Of men were in some meas
ure turned upon them as his brethren they
felt their long cherished wish about
to be realized. So work was
begun and help came in from many who felt
with us; but our day of increased blessings
secured only to the dawn when its sun was
clouded and that which was TO have been
reared with rejoicing must have history, like
ali histories, with its elements of sadness.
President Garfield was trustee of this
church, and within the past three days an
other communicate of this body, Hon. Mr..
Hawk of Illinois, man of pure life and
loyal devotion, passed away. Months come
and 60 but Gods work continues. Thus far
we have seemed to have divine favor. This
into these walls; $4,000 more are
needed to complete the structure. We will
60 forward faithfully discharging our trust
and asking and expecting great things from
our God"
Rev. Mr. Power then laid the corner stone.
This ceremony was followed by an address
from Rev. b. A. Hinsdale, president of Hiram
history of the people known as Christians and
of the church to which they belong. In clos
ing his address President Hinsdale said: "This
church is a memorial to the late lamented
Garfield; its corner stone is laid upon the first
anniversary of his assassination and this
makes 1t an object OF wonder and tenderest
sympathy to his host of personal friends, to
his religious brethren, nay. to the vastly larg-
err world, which was SO deeply impressed by his
great career and co deeply stirred by
his cruel fate; this Christian temple will be
the shrine around which will cluster the
tendrils OF the heart, while brick, stone and
iron shall defy decay. These foundations, the
walls to be laid upon them and the spire that
they will lift toward the sky will speak OF the
widows house In the woods of Ohio, of
HIramA school and of Williams college, of
chief magistrates chair; they will speak of
the inauguration, of the last letter to the
white haired mother, OF eighty days
of accomplishing anguish, of death
at Elberon, and the majestic funeral march
which bore the mortal, which had 'ost the
immortal, to its last resting place at Lake
View. Do you ask me to say more? In the
words of Eueas to the Carthagenian queen,
you ask we to recall unutterable sorrow. Not
often do me build structures which common.
crate SO much as the church whose corner
stone We lay to- day.
Addresses were made by Representatives A..
III. Pettibone and A. 6. Wallis, Kentucky. and
the exercises closed with the benedictiOn by
Rev. w. III. Schell.