The morning call., 1894-08-27

quarters in February, 1894. 1t was Eoon
felt however, that large church was
needed. so the old edifce was moved 10 the
back of the lot to leave room for the hand
some new church. the cornerstone of
which was laid yesterday.
At morning service. which was held in
the old frame structure, many allusion S
were made to the ceremony that was
about TO take place, both in the sermon
and the addresses. The congregation
then trooped out and grouped them
selves round the cornerstone, the men for
the most part standing on the sidewalk.
while the floor OF the new structure was
occupied by the choir and the ladies OF the
church. A little group of japanese
children with English Bibles and hymn
books in their hands occupied the fore
most place on the platform, however.
The services opened with the singing of
the hymn "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" which, like all the rest of the
ceremony, was in the Japanese language.
Rev. c. Nj. Harris, d. D., presiding elder
of the Japanese district then read the
service of conservation. after which Rev.
X. 1shiZaka, pastor of the Japanese
Presbyterian Church, read the third chap
ter of the first Book of Corinthians. A
scroll, many feet In length, was then read
by Rev. Ii. Kikara, assistant pastor OF the
new church, which contained q detailed
history of the building.
AS the narrative progressed the docu-
ment that contained il overlooked onto
the platform. like a long ribbon that ia
being unwound. 1t was captured at last
however. and after some wrestling with
its voluminOus folds was compressed into
the copper box, which contained among
other things Japanese New Testament,
a Japanese hymn0Ook, book of disci-
pline, roll of the church members, the
minutes of the First District conference,
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weekly paper and picture of the church.
The cornerstone was laid by Rev. NJ. G.
Harris with silver trOwel presented by
j. Saunders, the contractor. A solo was
then sung by member of the choir, to
which another japanese gentleman played
church, Rev. Il. IshiZaka pronounced the
benediction, and amid many cougratula-
lions the congregation spersed.
The new church, which is to cost $4,000,
is 50x7l feet The foundation, which is
already laid, is Of concrete. The style of
the structure is not to be Japanese, but
Eliza bethan. The lower part is to be of
brick and terra Gotta, with very handsome
bases and holdings of the latter material.
Above this will be cedar shingles. and The
cross near the top of the edifce will be of
handsome wrought iron. The doors are
To be of massive oak, heavily studded with
iron, and some of the other exterior decora-
roof is TO be of black tiles, and the win
dOws will be filed with art glass, leaded.
in the old EliZabethan style.
There will be two stories in the build
ing, the main auditorium occupying the
upper one. This will have a seating ca
pacity OF 600. The pews are to ne of nat
ural pine and redwood, handsomely pol
ished. The gallery over the vestibule will
also be of redwood. There are to be no
side galleries, but there will be sma II
one for the choir behind the preachers
platform.
The first floor is to consist of four school,
rooms, library and q lecture-room. all of
which communicate with folding-doors,
which can be thrown aside when plenty of
room is wanted for church socials or other
gatherings. These rooms will also be
handsomely paneled and fitted up in nat
urai pine and redwood. Altogether, il is
expected that, though not very large, the
new Japanese church Will be very hand
some and wel-6nished structure. 1t Will
probably be finished by the 1st of Novem-
ber