St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-22
CORNER STONE LAID.
Appropriate Exercises Mt the Spot
where Central Park Methodist
Church will stand.

Appropriate Exercises ut the Spot
Church will stand.
A large proportion of the society and
congregation of Jackson Street Methodist
church, with many who worship elsewhere
in the city, were present at the laying OF
the corner stone Of the the new house to be
erected by the Jackson street society at the
corner of Twelfth and Minnesota streets,
church is to be changed to the Central Park
Methodist, when the removal takes place,
and little cards containing the printed order
of Yesterdays exercises bore at the head
that name. The foundation stones were
covered with a sort Of flooring, on which
settees and chairs were placed for
where the stone was laid. Many Methodist
ministers were present and participated in
the exercises. After an introduction by
Rev. S. b. Warner, Rev. DR.. Smith, of the
First Methodist church, read a hymn,
which was sung by the choir. after which
Rev. j. +. Chaffee offered an appropriate
prayer. An anthem was sung by the
choir, and scripture readings followed by
Rev. w. K. Marshall, of Minneapolis. and
Rev. John Stafford A hymn, written by
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller. who is a
member of this church, was then sung, and
Bishop G. d. Foss gave an address, in
which, first of all. he congratulated the
people of the church, the community and
the republic ION the setting Of another
pillar of the republic" From
his travels abroad and study
of problems. social and religious.
Bishop FOss said he was more than ever
convinced that the Almighty had given
pre-eminently important work to this land,
and he returned home more enthusiastic
American citizen, greater believer in the
evangelical faith and stronger Methodist
than he had ever been before. Bishop
Foss then touched on the three
GREAT TEST QUESTIONS
of the present day, which he said must be
solved by those inside the Christian church.
These were the problem of the relation
ship of capital and labor. which, he said,
would not be settled until better princi-
pies of mutual respect existed between
the two great classes, namely, those who
worked with their hands and those who
work with their brains. The second was
the problem of anarchy, which he called
the hydra-headed demon, which could
hardly be believed to have invaded Ameri
can shores. 1t was here, however, he said.
and he expressed dev0ut hope that about
Dec. s, next, this plant might receive a
check which would be its death for a gen.
Grafton at least. The third was the tenn
perance question.
In speaking of the work that would be
done in the future by this church. Bishop
Floss said he hoped to see millionaireS in
side the pews within ten years, and he said
the idea that seemed to be popular, of let
ting men 20 because they were nice, was
not the proper one. He charged the
pastor not to let men in his
parish 90 to hell. simply because they were
millionaires. The box containing the usual
articles was then deposited in the stone by
C. d. Strong. c. Griswold and A. Wilson,
after which the stone was laid by Bishop
FOss, Rev. G.. Hobart and Rev. David
Brooks. An anthem was sung by the choir,
prayer was offered by Rev. A. Van Anda,
and the benedictiOn was pronounced by
Rev. Cyrus Brooks, who was pastor of the
church in 1857.
THE NEW STRUCTURE.
The new church will be of brick, and
from the elevation shown yesterday at the
laying of the stone, will be one of the most
attractive in the city. Its cost will be
SIS. 600, and it will be completed by May 1,
until which time the society will retain its
present house on Jackson street. The new
church will accommodate 1900 people, and
will be finished neatly and in style to cor
respond with the exterior. The structure
will have provision for the church library.
library room proper, reading and vault
room having been included in the plans of
the architect.