The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-30
CORNER STONE LAID.
Bishop Blesses the Foundation
of Trinity Church.
CEREMONIES UNDER DARK SKIES
Many Relics Placed in the Copper Boxes
Memorial w indows to Be Placed
The Subscribers.


large number of the friends of the church
and by number of visitors from abroad.
The day was dark and threatening, but in
spite of this fact the temporary shed that hao
been erected to hold the services IN at the
church site was more than filed and many per-
sons had to stand outside. The windows ana
porches of adjoining houses within a radius OF
a block also held spectators. The raiu kept
away just long enough for the services to be
com pleted.
Yesterday was ST. Michael and All Angels
day, and special Sc rviees for that day were helo
in the parish house on Cherry street, near
Eighth, Immediately in the rear of the church
site, beginning at 1870 q. m. The vested choir
of ST. Lukes Episcopal church, OF Tacoma, was
present and furnished music Tor the morning
services and for the afternoon services as Wen.
It consisted of thirteen boys and hVe men, and
was under the direction of the Rev. John Dows
Hills, rector of st. Luke's.
At2 o'clock the choir, led by Mr. Hills, and
followed by procession of visiting ciergymen
and members of Trinity parish, marched TO the
church site from the parish house, singing
professional hymn. The choir aud the people
encircled the stone. Right Rev. John A. Pad
dock in short prayer asked the Creator for His
blessing upon the stone.
Rev George H. Watson, the rector, read the
following list of contents OF the copper box
which he placed in the stone:
Copies of the Book of Common Prayer, New
Testament and church hynmal
File OF the Washington Churchmdn.
Annual financial reports OF Trinity parish
covering the last ten years.
Old copies of the Oregon Churchman of 1872 and
1875.
Leaves from the Northeastern Magazine of 1876.
Copies OF the Young ChT1StiQn Soldier and the
Young Churcliman.
seattle daily papers.
Photo views OF o.d Trinity church, Easter,
1887, and Easter, 1889; photo view OF rector ana
ye.try. 1891
List Of pledges and subscriptions to the Trim
ity parish church building fund,
Copy OF book o,y A A. Denny, "Pioneer Days
OF Puget Sound"
Copies of services for laying of the corner
stone.
Resolution of congratulation by the vestry to
the rector.
Names of the members OF ST. Luke's choir.
List of those to whom memorials are to be
erected in the new church: Thomas L. Minor,
q. Norris Halter. Louis Cox, Norman Cox, JOSEPH
II. Whitslesey, Mary Blanchard Leary, Augustus
L. Alden, seymour W. Hanford, sarah NJ Rem
ton, Daniel J. Sackman.
The stone was laid in place, and Bishop Pad
dock stepping forward and striking 1t three
times with hammer, said:
In the faith of Jesus Christ we place this
foundation stone, in the name of the Father,
and OF the Son, and OF the Holy Ghost Amen,
OF Trinity church, 10 be dedicated 10 the wor-
ship and service of Almighty God, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Ghost; for reading and
preaching His holy word, for celebrating His
holy saeraments, for Offering TO His glorious
majesty the sacric of prayer, praise and thar ks
giving; for blessing His people in His name,
aud for the performance of all other offices of
our holy rel gion. Other foundation can no
man lay than that is laid-which is Jesus Christ,
God over all-plessed forevermore, in Whom we
have redemption. through His blood, even the
forgiveness OF sins.
After the hymns, "May Thine Eyes Be Opened
Toward This House Night and Day. and "Jesus
Christ Himself Being the Chief Cornerstone"
do, hxr EhAx. D.d1 naly Pow.
Dean Watson and Rev. Mr.. Hills. Bishop Pad
dock referred to the important uses to which
the new house would be put Here the chill
dren would come to be fed at the Lords table;
here they would grow up; here they would
come to pray and here they would come for
strength and grace: from this place the dead
would be buried. The church might well re-
joice upon the acquisition of this new building.
Dean Watson made an eloquent and earnest
address, giving a history, in a few words of the
church. The day, he said, marked a step of ire
mendous Importance in the history of Trinity
church. He referred TO the inception of the
mission in 1869, under the ministry of Rev. P.
Edward Hyland. 1t was day of small things.
Then the missionaries, Rev Mr.. Sommers and
Rev. Charles r. Bonnen came. On Easter
Monday, 1873, when the mission had grown
strong and sturdy it became full fedged. self
supporting parish. The same year the speaker
was called as rector and he had been with them
for nearly thirteen years, through sunshine and
storm, prosperity and adversely. He compli-
mented his congregation for the work they had
accomplished, modestly Withholding his own
important part
Rev. Mr.. Hills remarks were short but pointed
and polished He said that for a long time
Trinity had stood in the East as the only church
in Washington; all the people there knew of
Washington was that Trinity church was here
Ii alone was in the fore front o.. the wild and
disfaT MT Wpsf off, ha
fire which burned up Trinity church everyone
felt sorry Tor it, When the speaker had come
out and had found here city of tents and mud,
he had thought the church never could rise, but
now he saw it rising like the city itself to pros
perity with great work before it and with
earnest men and women at its back.
Mr.. Watson read a list of subscribers to the
fund Tor the building of the church as follows:
Mrs. G. Morris Halter, Mrs. Richard S Cox,
Mr. Richard ;. Cox, Colonel Granville o. Halter,
Mr. John Leary, Mr.. ~ d. Baxter, Mamie b.
Mhiteman, Nj n. r. Maddox. Olive J. Stewart,
Mr. William r. Forrest, Mr.. John Goodf elbow,
Mr. Frank Hanford, Mr. +. Pelly, Mr.. james D.
LoWman, Judge John z. Hoyt, Kate T. Holmes
Mrs Virginia Prosch. Mr.. Thomas w. Prosch,
Jeannette c. Nevins, Mr. Homer Collier, Mr.
William Collier, Mrs. Elizabeth W Sackmau,
DAVID l. Hancock, George y. Moore Thomas
BOYD, August {. Anderson Sarah Kendall, Mrs
Emma Taylor, Charles Louch, Susie L. Hancock
Mrs. +. L. Blaine, Mr.. +. II. Loyhed, Mrs J
E stewart Mrs. A. Alden, Mrs Lizzie Mcneil .
Martina L. StrattOn J. Z. Gras>e, Mr.. James
West, Mrs q. A. Reich, Mrs g. W. Boardmau.
Mrs. c. f. McBeth, Mrs. L. W. Bonuey, Mrs. Ed,
ward Hunt.
Singing and prayer concluded the services
Among the visiting elergymen present were:
Rev. c. B. Crawford, rector OF All Saints church.
Spokane; Rev. John Bows Hills, rector of ST,
Lukes church, Tacoma; Rev. Thomas Wilson.
rector OF ST. Peters church, Tacoma: Rev.
James lIulme. OF the diocese of California; Rev.
James Cheal, OF the Kent mission
The new church is 10 be one OF the most sinh
stantial aud slightly church edifces in the city.
1t is To be built after designs by Architect C. 4.
Alexander, and the foundation is already COM
plcted The walls are TO be OF blue sandstone.
and large, elegant windows will ornament the
walls. There are to be three ehaneel wlndows
representing the BeatitUdes and six memorial
windows besides in the main body of the church
The main entrance will be OF Eighth street. only
q lew steps north OF James.
Funds for the construction are on the way
iTom Chicago, and the contract for the sinner
structure will be let this week Itis expected
that the building Will be enclosed BIZ Christmas
CHANGE AT THE POOR FARM.
Mrs. Merrick Resigns the Manaeement-
Andrew Reyburn Appointed.