Daily Republican., 1882-07-05

The MemOrIaI christian Church.
A special despatch from Washington
says: The corner. stone OF the Memoir
ial Christian Church was laid here at
nine o'clock on Sunday evening, the
event marking the first anniversary Of
the sassiEation of President Garfield,
who was member and trustee of that
church. The little wooden building
known for many years as Christian
Chapel, has been removed, and new
church will take its place occupying
the same site in Vermont avenue. The
new structure will be of brick with
stone trimmings and of Gothic archi.
lecture. 1t will have an auditorium
GA feet inches by II feet inches, a
chapel or lecture room in the rear q
feet 10y 30 feet, study ID feet square,
and ladies parlor. The seating Ca.
pacity will be about 800.
The ceremonies attending the laying
of the corner stone were of unusual In.
terest, and In many points very i'm
pressive. Seats were placed on the sub
floor, which formed vast platform.
There we're several thousand people
present, the crowd extending far out
into the street, and all the adjacent
windows being filed with attentive
spectators. Music was furnished by
the Sunday school, accompanied by the
the parlor organ, and with cougrega-
tiOnal singing The Rev. Dr. Butler,
pastor of the Lutheran church, made
the opening prayer and read selections
from the Bible. President Hinsdal, of
Hiram College, made the address, CIV
ing the history of the Christian church
from its foundation by Alexander
Campbell. His reference to president
Garfield at the close of his address was
especially appropriate and lmpressiVely
touching. He was followed by the pas
tor, the Rev. Mr., Power, who briefly
reviewed the progress of the denomina-
ton since the organization In Washing
ton in 1843. MIR. Power then went to
the corner stone and placed within a
copper box set in the cavity package
containing, among other papers, a pho
TO liJhograph of the eulogy delivered
by Mr.. Blaine on President Garfield 3
copy of the memorial service ut Cleve-
land; work by President Hinsdale on
President Garfield and education; cata-
loGues Of Hiram and Bethany Colleges;
list OF officers and members of this
church and photographs of the old
chapel. This copper boz is sealed, and
large fiat stone laid above 1t.
On the stand were Representative
Pettibone, of Tennessee, apupn Of Pres
ident Garfield, and Representative
Willis of Kentucky, a prominent mem
Der of the Disciple Church in that
State.
Mrs. Garfield has sent 81, 900 to aid in
building the church, though suggesting
that, if preferred, $500 be used toward a
memorial window. 1t was not until
after the death of the late President that
the name Memorial Christian Church
was given to the proposed now editie.
The old pew occupied by the President.
his niOther and wite--the three always
sitting in the slip together-will be
transferred to the new church and
placed in as nearly corresponding loca.
ton a. can be with the difference of the
two buildings. The estimated cost of
the church is $40, 900, of this sum $780,
900 having been paid in. Many con.
tributions are from persons who wish to
to q memorial associated
with the memory of President Garfield,
ard who have no other interest In this
demonstration. These contributions
are received from all parts of the coun-
try.