The morning times., 1896-12-28
BISHOP sATTERLEE SET IT
Cornerstone of the New Grace
Church Laid.
IT SERVES A SECOND TIME
Stone Was the Same Used In the
Edifice Which Was Burned-New
Style and an Ornament to Silver
Springs Parish.

The corner stone of Grace Church of Sill
yer Springs parish was laid yesterday aft
ernoon with brief but imposing ceremonies,
at which Bishop Henry Y. satterlee Off
ciated. Despite the frosty air a goodIy
crow assembled about the half completed
edifice and participated i'll the singing
and prayer service.
The bishop was assisted in the exercises
by Rev. j. E. c. Smeedes, rector of the
parish; Rev. Nelson Falls and Rev. II.
Allen Griffith. Promptly at $3.50 O'Clock,
the hour set for the beginning of the serv-
ices, the ministerial party moved from the
parish house across the way and joined the
crow about the stone. It was the first
corner stone laying in the new diocese at
which Bishop Satterlee has Officiated.
The bishop and clergy Were clad in the
long black and white robes OF their re-
spective rank and the scene, set as it was
on the edge Off small forest, " asan impress
sive one. There was the usual episcopal
service OF hymn singing and prayer and
few appropriate expressions Were delivered
by Bishop Satterlee.
He dwelt briefly upon the connection of
the event with st. Johns day. and spoke
seasonably OF that prominent saint OF
make the new house a place OF prayer,
and said that the day should come when
it's doors would he open day and night for
constant worship. Through such means
eternal blessing would corhe upon the
parish.
Historic Cornerstone.
Rev. Mr.. Smeedes spoke briefly upon the
history of the church. The cornerstone
that was relaid yesterday, he said, was
the same that was put i'll place for the old
edifice in 1860. Bishop Wilmington Of
ficiated upon that occasion. The old
church was destroyed by fire June u, last.
On that day a young lady of the church
accidentally knocked over lamp and
nearly lost her life. The corner stone
went unscathed through the conflagfation.
The stone for the present edificc has
been redressed, and upon its face is carved
the date 1896" 1t is q plain, white
sandstone. and lies at the northwest corner
of the edifice.
Mr.. sneedes also reCounteG the list OF
articles that were placed within the tin
box that fitted into the rece ptacle of
the stone. The list included a Bible, the
prayer book OF the Episcopal Church, Il
cember, the daily papers of Washington,
q few coins and a full account of the
exercises OF the day, including the names
of the rector, the warden and the vestry-
men of the parish.
Bishop Satterlee offered prayer as the
capstone was put in position, and a short
service of song and prayer closed the
exercises.
the parish at the present time. The veStry-
men are: E. W. Birgfeld, Blair Lee, C. P.
Jones, C. II Lawrence, George G. Getty.
Arthur E. Donnell K. T. Ray and Enos C.
Keys Almost all of these officials Were
present at the ceremonies.
It's Location.
Grace Church is situated over mile
north of Silver Springs, and is i'll the
midst OF one of the prettiest bits of land
scape III the vicinity of Washington. The
edifice will probably be completed sometime
before the spring months are reached. In
spite of the fact that the cornerstone was
put in position yesterday the work on the
house is well underway. 1t will be
pretty frame chapel of Elizabethan and
Gothic architecture. The dimensions ofthe
house are 67X32 feet.
The exterior walls will be Shincled while
a green slate roof and stained windows
will add to the general beauty. The base
ment Will be finished for a Sunday school
room. There will be large audience
room on the main floor with a small
vestry apartment n the rear of the
church. a neat spire of modest height
will crown the front of the edifice and
harmonic with the general plan OF ar
chitecture.