Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-13
THE CORNER STONE.
Services at the Simpson
Tabernacle.
ARTICLES PLACED INSIDE.
Interesting Address by Bishop
FOss Of MinnesOta-List OF
Those Present.


foundation of the Simpson Tabernacle
ON Hope street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets to attended the Corner
Stone Service. In the south side OF the
basement large platform had been
previously erected to accommodate
the pastors of the city, visiting minis
ters and the choir. The following
gentlemen took seats on the tempor-
airy rostrum:
Bishop G. HI. Fowler, D. d. L. L. D. ;
Bishop G. d. Foss, D. D. L. L. D. Of
Minnesota Rev. f. s. Caswel, Pas
tor, Simpson Tabernacle; Rev. J. w.
Van Cleve, presiding Elder; Rev. r.
s. Cantine, Pastor, Fort Street M. E.
Church; Rev. ]. L. Spencer, Pastor,
Main Street Church; Rev. w. A.
Knighton, Pastor, Grace Church; FL.
j. Shafner, Rev. A. M. Hough, G. A.
Watson, w. B. Barber, S. Peterson,
Prof. Watson, Rev. w. H. Pendeton,
Prof. Dickson, D. Cobb, U. s. G.
Click, w. S. Mathews, Dean of the
University; w. M. Benger, New
York; j. A. Wachob, Rev. T.. B.
Cherrington, P. H. Bodkin, Editor
Southern California Christian Aduo-
cate.
After brief address from the church
ritual by the pastor, Rev. E. w. Cas-
we'll, the reading of the Scripture and
singing of several hymns, Rev. Mr..
Caswel announced that On account Of
a serious but temporary throat affec.
ton Bishop G. H. Fowler desired te
be relieved from the part in the pro-
gramme assigned to him, and thai
Bishop Cyrus d. Foss of Minnesots
had consented to deliver the address
in his stead.
Bishop Foss addressed the large
audience in substance as follows:
God loves the church, and he loves
wisely. / think If we stop to consider
we can discover three reasons why
this love exists. First, God loves the
church for what it cost him; second
for what it now is third, for what il
will be in the future.
First Christ sacrificed his only sor
for the church. Suppose monarch
wishes to add another castle or man.
sion to his possessions. He selects as
as site for the structure the side d
beautiful granite mountain, and
there with slow and laborious efforts
his subjects hew foundation, and at
an enormous expense rear beautiful
palace. There it stands, q magnifi-
cent flower of marble, as if freshly
bloomed from the heart of the noun
tains. Does he love it, and if so, fol
what? Yes, more than all his pos
sessions, and he prizes it for what il
has cost him, as we'll as for what it is
For four thousand years God ha'
poured out his treasures to his peo-
pie, and through all the vicissitude
of the church's existence, he has
never deserted it. "What could hav,
been done more in my vineyard? p
ne says, and again, 81 keep this m.
vineyard as the apple of my eye."
The church is the love of Go
manifest to mankind. You may sa
the Bible is this; but I assert Will
this book is the revelation of God
will, yet his most effective revelation
is not by the written page, but the act
of men; then, life, as Influenced b,
the Master, and the evidence of thi
revelation, is growing year by year
One hundred and seventy-five year
ago, before John Wesley's work il
England, you could not have fount
one hundred men who would say the.
knew their sins we're forgiven. Th
word was there, but it was inoperativ
until the fertile mind of that great di
vine unearthed the glorious truth, an,
the world rejoiced with him. Thi
book of itself is of no avail if it doe
not inspire the true celestia
of love. The great epistle
of the apostles may not b.
read by your neighbor, but my broth
ers let me tell you, they will not fai
to read you.
Itis said that the teachers of scienc
and philosophy and the press, has
and will continue to quicken the in
tellects of men-I hold it is tn
church, with this book as the instru
ment. Men talk of the illiterate fish
ermen, chosen apostles to teach tn
world, with scorn, but it occurs t
me, that when men become able a
were they, to speak twenty differen
languages they are pretty we'll edu
Gated.
Some people are looking to certain
societies, organizations, etc., to en-
tighten and reform the world. bu
he who will take the trouble to in
vestigate, will find that the grea
moving cause is that of Christianity
It was not the few noble men who s,
eloquently advocated the anti
slave que estion that loosed tn
shackles, but the great Christian
sentiment rising up in mass an,
declaring it shall not be. Tell me
reform expected and needed, and
will show you the hope of its ultimat
success in the church. In preachin
sermon in Iowa some years ago Of
the then all-absorbing theme Q
temperance, / told them that it's sue
cess, even though the accomplishment
bathed it in blood. Little did 1 thel
think that one of the noblest of ou
fold, Rev. John G. Haddock of Siou.
City, would give his own warm bloc,
Tor the cause.
Again, the church is not alone tn,
quickener of reform and intellectual
advancement, but it is the salt O
nations. 1t is righteousness whicl
must embellish and bless a nation
Many argue as DR.. Drafer, that a
with men, so with nations, an,
predict the fall of all prosperou
nations even our own, but God teache
q different doctrine, and if we heed
our flag will be flying on the judg
ment day. If God meant to save tn
world he will save America. HI
loves the church for what it will be
You go to the immense stone querrie
where the great granite works in New
York secure their materials and yo,
will see only deep, dark hole and
wall of massive brown stone 1t i
taken out with immense steam der
ricks and in the mist and fog depos