Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-02
THE COMMISSIONS LAID.
Services Held Yesterday ON the Site Of
the New Christ Church Building.

The cornerstone of the new church structure
for Christ Z. +. parish, corner OF 31st and D
streets, was laid yesterday afternoon In the
presence OF large gathering, in accordance
with the program announced In THE STAR.
The procession, which formed at $50 O'Clock In
the West street Presbyterian church, marched
to the site of the new building, where the
assembly was seated upon a raised platform.
Mr.. j. S. Mckenny officiated as chief marshal.
choir of fifty voices, with organ and orchestral
accompaniment, under the direction OF DIR. Bar
BARN, rendered appropriate music. The services
were conducted in accordance with the ritual
prescribed for the occasion. Bishop Paret laid
the cornerstone, which was Appropriately In
scrioea: when the stone was lowered In posi-,
dedication upon IL, the "Gloria Patri" was sung.
which was followed by the singing Of the 424th
hymn, "All hall the power of Jesus name"
The contents of the first cornerstone OF the
first church building laid May IL, 1918, were
deposited in an appropriate box. They con-
sisted OF copper plate inscribed with that
date and bearing the name of James Monroe,
the then President OF the United States and
also silver and copper coins of the year 1917;
the contents of the cornerstone laid at the
enlargement and improvement of the church
building July Is. 1867, together with copper
and nickel coins, paper money, fractional cur.
rency, postage and revenue stamps, specimens
OF confederate paper money, extracts from the
parish records authorizing the reconstruction of
the church; a list OF the vestry and other OFF,
GERS of the parish; list of the contributors To
the fund tor the improvements then made; the
journals OF the diocesan convention OF Mary
land for the year 1866; a list of the rectors OF
the church, photographs of the interior and ex-
terror of the church as IL appeared i'm 1866, and
copies of the principal newspapers, religious and
secular.
In the present stone were deposited, with the
Others, a copper plate inscribed, "Oct. 1. 1855,
giving also the date when former improve
ments had been made; the names of Grover
Cleveland, President of the United States;
Bishop Paret, OF Maryland, and Rev. DIR. A. X.
Stuart, present rector of the parish; the parish
publication, showing the present officers of the
church and its different Organizations; also the
rector's last parochial report, showing the con-
dition pr the parish, personal and financial, in
May, 1ks5; a copy of the last sermon preached
i'm the old edfice recently demolished: copies of
memorial sermons referring to several former
prominent members of the church; photographs
OF the interior and exterior of the late church
journal of the convention of the diocese OF Mary
land for 1883, and the principal newspapers,
religious and secular, of this date.
Bishop Paret made an address, i'm which he
referred TO many interesting facts i'm the history
OF the parish. The clergymen present were
Revs. c. ID. Andrews. James w. Clark John III.
Elliot, :. L. d.; Wilson Falls, Samuel III. Giesey,
Samuel III. Giffish, William A. Herris James A.
Harold. George A. Leakin. w. A. Leonard, ID.
Lindsay, ID: d.; Irving McElroy, John Mckee,
Josiah Ii. Perry, John w. Phillips, Frank b.
Reazor. Alexander Shiras, ID. D.; A. Floridus
liams ID. d.; Henderson Suter, ID. D.; Philip
Slanshter ID. d.; John w. Chesley, James A.
Buck, j. n Dorsey, Norman w; Camp, ID. d.;
The South Washington Railroad War.
THE PENDING CASE POSTPONED TO NEXT TUES
DAY.
The case of the District against the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad company, charged with
occupying Maryland avenue for private pur-
poses and unloading freight at a point other
than the depots established for that purpose,
was called to the attention of Judge Smell to
day, and Mr.. Totten, for the company, asked
for a continuance until Tuesday next, which
was granted.