The Portland daily press., 1896-10-20

of the parish, Rev. Elijah Kellogg ),
dedieatory sermon at the dedication o1
the old church, January Is, 1858; copy
OF the church manuals; photograph o1
old church on ST. Lawrence street; list
of officers of Sunday school; list Of
officers of Ladies' Aid list of officers
and members of the Y. P. S. C. E.; lis.
of subscribers to building fund; history
of the undertaking; photographs of Rev
A. II. Wright and wife; copy of the ex-
ercises at laying of corner stone; list OF
bers of city governments of Portland
for the year 1896; Portland directory 1896
copy OF parish records showing resolution
and vote authorizing erection of new
church; manuscript sermon by Rev. A.
H. Wright, preached by request Of the
city government at the centennial cele-
hration. July 4, 1886; Portland PRESS,
October 10, 1896; Portland Argus,
October 10. 1896; Portland Advertiser,
October II. 1896; Express, October II,
1856; Christian Mirror, October II, 1896;
Portland Transcript, October IA, 1896;
biographical sketch Of Arthur b.
Jennings, architect; biographical sketch
OF George Riker, &C ntractor: biographical
sketch of Blackstone & Smith, masons
cook book published by the ladies of the
State Street Congregational church.
This box was placed under the corner,
the stone was placed above it, and having
been pronounced level. Mr.. Wright i'm
pressiyely pronounced it laid in the name
of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
Rev. Dwight NJ. Pratt then offered
prayer.
Then Rov. VIM. H. Fem, d. D..
pastor of High street church, was intro
duced. After speaking humorously of
the cold north wind and the dangers
arising from 1t, he said that SO far as he
could express the thought that was in
the hearts of all he should say that
churches are famous for different things.
some for their antiquity, some for their
rituals, some for their popularity and in
| fuenoe over men. Churches only fulfil
their mission when they serve the highest
| impulses that arise in the hearts of men.
The laying of this corner stone should be
| an expression of the Difference of our
during the week as reminders to those
who toll on earth of the higher life, and
the influence of Jesus Christ. These
stones which rise are to proclaim that we
are not merely Theists but Christians,
believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. This
edifioe will signify also the value of our
selves, to one another and to Heaven
above.
Jesus Christ came to earth for you, for
me, for each of US. And this these
churches signify.
nr. Fem spoke OF the great oathedrals
of the old world, and the elevating infiu-
enoes of their aspiring architecture. AS
in those cities, SO in this city the kinds
of churches we have are very expressive.
They are symbols of the amount and
kind of Christianity abroad in our
midst.
Rev. DR.. Jonathan Il. jenkins, pastor
Of the State street. church, was next in
troduoed. He said he had watched with
interest the depositing of the copper box
beneath the corner stone, and it
gladdened his heart &c think that, in
another age, huIdre DIS of years hence,
perhaps, when that box should he un-
covered by distant gen eration, the
people of that time would find out some
thing about the good cooking of the
State street church, Qaughter), and aIso
what generosity they had. The State
street. people had been interested, and they
had done more than to send cook book.
Every minister ought TO build a church
his people better than he could in any
other way. DR.. Jenkins said that he
had built church once. In the course
of the labor they interviewed a sturdy
farmer, the lord of broad meadows, one
in whose face was written determination
and over-lordship. They had decided
how much money the farmer ought to
give, and informed him in the broad
doorway of his barn. A far away look
came into the self-reliant face of he
farmer, and he said: "You 90 into the
house and see the woman, don't want
building of the church this little fact
about the farmer would never have come
to his PASTORS attention.
All people had natural liking, for
buildings. Every time he passed down
Free street he was surprised at what a
number Of men were interested in that
new opera house.
DR.. Fem had said great many
serious things about buildings. Henry
Ward Beecher once said that q man who
lived in a hotel was like grape vine in
flower pot. 1t took root nowhere Most
Of US live in flower potts. All the
Methodist ministers do.
Now we need to tie to a building. l
congratulate this people on building
building of stone. There arc few if any
churches Of stone In Portland. 1t says
that we arc building this for use that
men will have need of for all time. This
Is saying great deal. The generation
hundred years hence will have just as