New-York tribune., 1891-04-30
TWO CORNERSTONES Laid.

THE CHURCH OF ZION AND ST. TIMOTHY AND
TIE NEW oLIvET CHURCH.
The heautiful and interesting ceremony of laying
ha cornerstone for the Church of Zion and ST. Imothy
took place yesterday afternoon at clocR ana was
attended by large number OF the clergy ana Ia'S I"
tba Protestant Episcopal Church. The oshop' oereS'
,ordons vestrymen and chOristers assembled at the
house of the senior warden l. l. smith, NO 0oZ "es
rlftv-seventhst The order Of the procession 10 the
brch va a. follows the SEXTON choir OF the Church
90 zion and St. Timothy, choir of the Church OF oU'
Mary the Virgin wardens and vestrymen' inc arVo0'
and the builder the Junior clergy the senior oie4eS
,bn venerable archdeacOns, the clergy Of zion anu 0
Timothy and the bishop. 49,, , roe
rho bvmn. ~The Church's One Foundation" was
- 90 tbo company moved to the church. Dr. fIeh-
40 Led the procession with his cOTnet band Ihe
Iarga tent which had been put up over "o
eoorinp was well filled With the paTlsr'ii0 ,
and friends psalm was vel''u, III, =,
several prayers were offered. All joined Ill
enc Iora,s PRAYER Then the cornerstone was iNu
'i0 ~ a.. - nv Aa hjshop The hymn 40 LORD oi
IIos+s y was then sung, after which the Kew III
cot,crIae delivered an interesting address, releIle
70 The two churches as they existed teh years "s ~
20 their rectors and earnestly praised tie Heo
system All then Joined In singing thc HIO''" '.i ~
Fxcelsiso Bishop Potter cloSeu 'No '01'i>0
prayer and the benedicuon A., ,o
nation of Zion Church, Thirty eighth-st and Hlaulso
ave- with that of ST. Timothy West fnly sc'enui'o .,
In NAV last the property Of Zion Church was sun
and the proceeds were added TO the iuhu aifoA"!
'oossessed bv St TimOthy's Church; and new pioch
f buildincs covering seven full city lots was sool
hecun m the site of the former St Tinothys WHICH
was DESTROYED by fire the 22d OF January LOW
The church facing Fifty-seventhst., IS 10 DC ~
feet bv l05 feet, and will accommodate l'-VV WI
binpers: while the parish house at the rear OF tht
church facing Fifty sixth ST., will be 80 feet py %
.teet and three stories high One OF the most hoV
o.bv features about the new organization is that II
viii have money enough to complete its work without
,ncurrlnp the slightest debt, and SloO,OOo let lo
rdownent All seats in the church are TO be fret
and unassigned
The copper box which was placed in the corner
stone contained the Bible, Common Prayer anc
uvn,nal tournal OF Diocesan Convention, New-Hork
$500 canons of General and Diocesan Conventions o
1890. Protestant Episcopal Church Almanac ah'
paroohal list 1891, service used at laying OF corner
stone histories of Zion Church. ST. Tlmothys Chuici
and Church of Zion and St. Tmouly copies Of agree
mont and consolidation papers, names OF oniceis Q
Church of Zion and st. Timothy, canons OF Parisi
Child and names of officers and chapters, societie
aud officers Of Chapel Of Zion and St Timothy actiO
OF vestry adopting Zion Chapel, action OF Vestry ~
specting the heirs OF Susan Ogden endowment luhu
plans and description OF church and parish bulldlDe
names of building committee, architect ana cohudC
tors view Of zi9q ~ Church IN Mos eTect
in 1883 interior and exterior views OF 81, Iln1ouy
Church. erected 1867, memorial book 10 tLe hev ~
George Jarvis Geer, portrait OF the uishop VI III
The new church. parish house and furniture vii
cost Sl67 600 Value of land. s15ooo0. Total S3l7
600 the Rev. Henry Lubeck John Jewell smith
Frederick W. DevOe and William T. Hawk are IN
building Committee, William Hslsey Wood. is tn tn
architect James ID. Murphy is the contractor I'm
buildings are to be completed December 15 1891
The Rev Henry Lubbock is rector the Rev. Dr. Charlie