The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-07
THE CORNER STONELAID.
THE NEW ST JOHNS MISSION
CHURCH BUILDING.

CHURCH BUILDING.
Imposing Ceremonies, in Which the
Clergy Part!cipate-7eY. Charles Z
Strong's Address-The Church's Mis-
sion and the Future Before 1.-THE
Building Committees Work What
the Cornerstone Contained - The
New Building to Be Completed by
Easter.
The cornerstone Of the new st. Johns
Mission church at Barnard and Duffy
streets was laid at 4 O'clock yesterday after
noon. In spite of the cold between 2, 900
and 5000 people witnessed the ceremony.
Rev. Charles II. Strong, of st. Johns
church, conducted the services, assisted by
Rev. E. H. Coley of Christ church and Rev.
j. J. Andrew of st. Stephens church. Be-
sides the clergy, there were on the platform
the members of tae Ladies' Church Aid
Society, Capt D. G. Purse, chairman OF
the building committee; Capt. John NJ.
Guerard, president Of the Church Aid So
ciety, and other prominent citizens.
The services began with the professional
hymn, sung by the cnoirs, and the St Johns
and the Mission Sunday schools. The Sun
day schools formed at Yongs's Hall, and
marched to the new church, where they were
met by the vestry aud the clergy in their
vestments. As the Sunday schools pro-
ceeded to the platform they joined in the
hymn, "Onwa Christian S)lIIers" The
Sunday schools formed in line in the street
around the corner stone, aud the clergy
stood on the platform.
THE STONE IN PLACE.
haa 80.
In the southeast corner of the building, but
hole had been left in the top ia which
were 10 be placed the articles, among which
We're list OF the names of the rector, war
dens and vestrY of ST. Johns church; the
officers, teachers and children of St. Johns
Sunday school; the officers, teachers and
children of the Mission Sunday school; the
names of st. Johns Aid Society, including
the old members who have been in the
work for the last fifteen or twenty
years; list of the vestry, members
OF ST. Matthew's Parish. The MORNING
NEWS and EUening Times of Feb g. The
ChurchmGn, Church Record and Church
NeiCS, ana journals of the disceSe il Geor-
gia. Among the other interesting articles
was unique cross made from a block of
the white marble cjrner stone of the new
state capitol at Atlanta, besides collection
of old coins, some of them curious and rare.
Little Charlie strong placed on the stone a
bunch OF camelias donated by Mrs. Rufus
White, wife OF the first rector of St. Johns.
TEE CORNER STONES BOX.
Capt. Purse, chairman OF the building
committee placed the box in the stone. The
choirs then chanted the l33d Psalm The mu-
sic was under the direction of Prof. Steward.
and Mrs. Burke had charge of the process
sional and recessional The singing was by
double quartette as follows; Sopranos, Mrs.
Wells and Mrs. Pos ell; altos, Mrs. Hunter
AID Mrs Berrieu; teaors, Messrs. Mckenzie
and Ford. and bass, Mr.. Walker.
Rev. Z. II. COley said the Lords PRAYER
and collects. and Rev. j. J. Andrew read
from Ezra i'll, 10, the lesson While the
articles were being placed in the box tha
cnoirs sang an appropriate selection, and
Rev. Mir. Strong struck the one with a
gavel three times II the name of the Father,
Son AID Holy Chest. 1t was dedicated to
the use Cf the church according to the doc
trine, discipline and worship OF the Episco-
pal church
After the dedication Rector Strong made
short address, and introduced Capt John
NJ. Guerard.
CAPT GUERARD's WORK.
Capt Guara~d is president of Une society
which built the second free church, st.
Matthews, and in line Of the same work
had been elected president CT the society for
the present work, yet incomplete The
rector said that he believed Capt Guerard
to be one of the best representatives of tue
free church sentiment in the city.
Capt. Guerard SPOKE briefly, referring
to incidents and "reminiscences
during the period alluded to by the rector.
He was rapturously applaudei during the
course of his remaras When he had con-
cluded the rector held up a picture of the
new church and said: Now, ladies of the
Aid Society, with the blessing Of God, let
this church not be failure" He spoke of
the material that was waiting for its COM
p elton. 1t has already 1870 Sunday school
children, he said.
THE CHURCH's MEMBERS.
There are pa families, representing
nearly 1000 individuals, who are ready t.
join in the movement if the right man can he
found to take charge of the church. He said
that the church constituted something more
than brick and mortar and the things that
were in II. He said that the people have a
work to do, and Let them do it In such a
manner as when, long after they are dead
and their memory forgotten, cir work
will be going on. Let them feel proud of
having been instrumental in the establish
ment of such work.
After the rector's address, the choirs
sang the "Angulare Fundamentum, and
the services concluded with the benedictiOp.
The stone is very pretty one, gift
from A. S. Eichberg, architect of the
church. The new church will be rapidly
pushed to completion, and it is expected
that it will be ready for uss by Easter. All
Of the money for its building has been
rails except about s., 800, and Rector
Strong Id that be thought this amount
viii. be raised before the structure is COM
pleted. With reference TO the rector for the
new church, be said that 1t is a matter of
So much importance that it will probably
be after Lent before final decision will be
made looking to a selection.