Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-27

And in all ages his servants have separated certain places. for his worship as Jacol erected stone in Bethel as Gods house; a Moses made a tabernacle in the desert 8 Solomon builded temple for the Lord which he filled with the glory of his presence before all the people. We are now assembled to lay the corner stone of @ new house fo the worship of the God of our fathers. Le us not doubt that he will favorabIy approv our godly purpose, and let us now devoutl, unite in singing his praise, and in prayer fo his blessing on this our undertaking.
 Following the address Rev. Thomas R Bacon gave out the hymn commencing:
 Lord of hosts whose glory fills
 The bounds of the eternal hills
 And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,
 To dwell in temples made with hands.
 The singing was congregational with music from the organ, C.. B. Willis acting as pre- centor.
 The following prayer was offered in form by Rev. Dr. Vincent:
 Most glorious God, the heaven is thy throne and the earth is thy footstool; wha house, then, can be builded for thee, ol where is the place of thy rest ? Yet blessed be thy name, o Lord God, that it hath pleas ed thee to have thy habitation among the sons of men, and to dwell in the midst of the assembly of the saints upon the earth Anc now, especially, we render thanks unto thy holy name that it hath pleased thee to put il into the hearts of thy servants to erect il this place 8 house for thy worship. We thank thee for thy grace which has inclined them to contribute of their substance for the glory of thy name and we pray thee to con tinue thy blessing upon their pious under taking. Amen.
 May many unite with them in their holy work, until this habitation of thy house shal be completed and ready for dedication to thy service, free from all debt or claim of man Amen.
 May peace and harmony prevail in the counsels of thy servants, and may no selfish or divided aims find place among them. May the work of this building be completed with out hurt or accident to any person. And when thou shalt have prospered the work ot their hand upon them, and this house shall be prepared and finished for thy service grant that all who shall enjoy the benefit ot this pious work may show forth their thank. fitness by making right use of it, to the glory of thy blessed name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 Grant that all who shall hereafter worship thee in the temple here to be builded may SC serve and please thee in all holy exercises of godliness that in the end they may come to
 
 made without hands, whose builder and mak. CT is God Amen.
 Hear us, O Lord, for thou art our God in whom we trust. And when we shall cease to pray unto thee on earth, may we, with all those who in like manner have erected such places to thy name, and with all thy saints and redeemed ones, eternally praise thee for all thy goodness vouchsafed unto us here on earth, and laid up for us there in heaven. Amen.
 Accept these our prayers, we beseech thee, for the sake of thy dear Son; and to thee, the only true and living God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, be honor, praise and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
 Then followed hymn commencing:
 $ Lord of hosts to thee we raise
 Here house of prayer and praise"
 The reading of Psalm cxxxii followed the singing, Rev Dr. Hunt leading the congre- gatior, reading the alternate verses.
 Then followed the lesson from 1st Co., Sd chapter, 9th to 23d verses in elusive, which was read by Presiding Elder Hubbell
 On the conclusion of the reading Rev. J.. Fl. Vincent, D. D., was introduced and spoke in substance as follows:
 There is thing that we are assembled to- day to do. Aside from the act it seems al- most like a foolish thing to do. It may ap- pear to many like childish thing to gather round a little stone to place it in position. But this stone represents plan and pur- pose that is to follow it. Brethren of the Holy Catholic church have decided that another house of worship shall be built It must cause toll and anxiety, but out of it all will come beauty and strength. This stone points to & spiritual idea. It is to be part of structure that is to be erected because there is God. Hewn out of the solid rock it represents a supernatural idea. Placed at the foundation it represents the pillar and ground of the truth. This stone represents 8 philanthropic idea because it represents 8 church reaching out it's hands to all the earth. All parts of the globe are within each of the church. This stone that we lay day rep resents an educational idea, for mere human development can never benefit the race. This corner stone represents national idea be- cause the Christian church is the safeguard of nation like ours. The stone that we lay to day represents an ancient idea. It comes from Him who founded the earth. There are those who always discount the ancient things. For purpose of divine guidance I prefer the old book which has been our guide through all the ages. This stone represents B catholic idea as the Methodist Episcopal church is catholic in every part and with the various Christian denominations is all one in Christ for all the ideas of the word are con- secrated in Jesus Christ after whom we are to aspire and whose image we are to seek. God grant that the church to be buiIded shall be one in which the King himself shall dwell and be b!esseds scontributionst ito the millennial glory which is to come upon the earth. I have been pleased with the earnestness dis played by your pastor in this work. He has exhibited no anxiety, but has shown faith in the work in which he has engaged. trust that Trinity Methodist Episcopal church will continue unit in their support of their pas tor in his worthy endeavors May childlike faith be given this church that it may reach up and taking hold of the hand of Christ rise in majesty and might.
 On the conclusion of Dr. Vincent's address Rev. c. H. Buck, of the First M. E. church, gave out the hymn commencing:
 This stone to thee in faith we lay;
 To thee this temple, Lord, we build!
 Thy power and goodness Il re display,
 And be it with thy presence filled.
 Bishop Matthew Simpson followed with an of which we give brief synopsis. He said: It is with no ordinary pleasure that greet so many people on this week day desire to express my satisfaction to the pas tor and members of this church for their kindness in permitting us to use their beauti-
 
 because of this, but they are with us members of this church of Christ. This new enterprise grows out of the union of two churches, and I believe has been met with the entire approval of both Small churches and chapels are necessary, but so are larger ones. I understand this church is to be commodious one and of modern architecture. Some will inquire if this is not new departure. Well it is in measure Church historians tell that no Christian church was built for the first two hundred years. They worshiped in houses and fields. But the law of growth manifests tself, and in all our denominations we are moving forward to develop the great dea that our founder illustrated. The church often starts weak, it starts poor, but the people make their offerings to God and He them. Then again the church is a of the Christians faith, and all ,ver this land they tell of our faith in the 2edeemer I am glad that you are about to rect a church that shall be an honor to 'our city and your faith. This corner stone 8 to be the mountain of Gods house, mountain of strength and all nations shall low unto it. When I hear Jesus say I will raw all men unto me, then I understand 1 low the church as mountain will draw all lations unto it. A man who contributes to hese churches is working for posterity. I