St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-18
is SACRED TO COD.
Laying of the Corner Stone
of the New st. Clements
Church
WITH POMP AND CEREM 0NY.
Impressive and Beautiful
Services Led by Bishop
Gilbert.
A SOLEMN PROFESSIONAL.
Addresse by Clergy ana
Story Of the Origin OF the
New Edific.
A SOLEMN PROFESSIONAL.

church. corner of Milton street and
Portland avenue.
About o'clock the clergy and
choir boys gathered in the Emanuel
Episcopal chapel on Victoria street,
north of Laurel. The former wore
the black robe and white surplice,
and over their shoulders the broad
band of white silk. The members of
the vested choirs were arrayed alike
in black robes and simple white sur
plices. After brief instructions from
Bishop Gilbert and Prof. Oberhoffer,
choir master at st. Johns, the for
NAL procession was arranged. A
handsome youth of sixteen, Frank
Gorrie, of st. Johns, holding aloft
the ornate gilt choir cross, came
first. Then followed upward of forty
boys from the choirs of St. Johns,
st. PauPs. st. Peters and Ascension
churches. They ranged from such
tiny cherubs as Park Leonard and
Gordon Downs, who together might
be mistaken for a single boy, to
mature young men Of resonant bass
voices and abundant beard.
The clergy in the procession in
cluded Rev. w. c. Pope, of the
Church of the Good Shepherd; c. E.
Haupt, of the Church of the Mes
siah; Dr. John Wright, of st. Paul's;
c., Holmes, of Ascension church;
DR.. Y. P. Morgan, of st. Johns; A.
T. Gesner, of st. Peters; S. B. Pur-
YES, of Holy Trinity church, Mime
apolis; II. P Nichols, of st. Marks,
Minneapolis; c. H. Remington, also
of st. Marks; H. Beer, of the Church
of the Holy Communion, Redwood
Falls; Ernest Dray, rector of the
new church; Archdeacon Appleby,
of this city, and Bishop Gilbert.
The bishop, as the
HIGHEST IN RANK,
was, of course, the last in time.
Watched by many admiring passers-
by, the picturesque lines proceeded
along Victoria street to Laurel ave-
nue., out Laurel one block to Milton
street and south two blocks to the
corner of Portland avenue. Here are
the foundations of the new st.
Clements. The building has not yet
risen above the first story, but the
cruciform outline is well defined,
the walls are broad and enduring,
the color of the limestone a pleasing
dark yellow. Although the number
of spectators was less than the oc-
casion deserved, several hundred
persons hooked on with interest. MANY
ladies were there in pretty spring
costumes, and about the great piles
of stone and lumber perched null
titude of delighted children.
Upon the temporary floor of the
future nave the choir boys slowly
filed, singing a melodious procession
al hymn. Although their mild treble
was weakened by the absence of re-
Meeting walls, the sweetness of their
song seemed much enhanced. A
small organ, played by Prof. Ober-
hotter, furnished skilled and neces-
ooi accompaniment.
The corner stone is on the Milton
street front at the southern angle
OF the nave and the porch. A large
block of yellow Dunville stone. 3x
2As by 2 feet in dimensions, it was
placed uncemented in it's future sta
ton, being attached by hook and
chain to the cable of a derrick. The
large choir formed
IN A HALF CIRCLE,
enclosing the clergy. The clouds
which had threatened rain were now
far Distant, the sun was that of
radiant summer, and shining down
upon an unaccustomed and attrac-
tive scene. The dozens of white
foped hgurese of varying height
and countenance, from the rosv.
chubby-faced child of seven to the
tall, serious, gray-bearded deacon
and archdeacon and bishop were out
nned against the yellow walls and
pine wood floors. Every man re-
moved his hat. Bishop Gilbert.
standing before the symbolic rock,
began the ''office for the laying of a
corner stone" Said the bishop:
our help is in the name of the
Lord" and the clergy, the choir and
the churchmen responded: "Wbo
hath made heaven and earth" Sew
eral more responses were followed
by the majestic and appropriate
Psalm LXXXIV., beginning. "How
amlable are Thy dwellings. thou
Lord of Hosts!' and including these
sentences: Yea, the sparrow hath
found her house, and the swallow
nest, where she may lay her young:
even Thy affairs, o Lord of Hosts
my KING and my God;". seFor one
DAY IN Thy courts is better than a
thousand;;" Il had rather be a door
keeper in the house of the Lord than
10 oWeH IN the tents of ungodLness y
Then all joined in the Lords PRAYER
with an added invocation. THE
plshop, laying his hand UNION the
corner stone, repeated: Behold
lay IN Zion a chief corner stone
eiect' precious The response: "And
ne that believeth in Him shall no,
be confounded."
Said the bishop: ''The stone which
the builders refused"
Response: rs become the head
stone of the corner"
a prayer for the blessing of tbe
stone preceded a reading of tba
LIST OF ARTICLES
placed within the stone.
Kev: Ernest Dray read this list, which
was: Tributes published in the Church
man TO the memory of DR.. Theodor.
augustus Eaton by Bishop H. G. Pot.
ter Dean Hoffman, of the Contra
Theological seminary, and Rev. Dr
seaoury; resolutions; certificate for or
DER; degree from Columbia college. 3
copy of DR.. Seabury's Apostolic suc
cession; relic of Chester cathedral. En-