The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
CORNERSTONE Of
THE NEW ST. PAUL S
Appropriately Laid by the
Right Reverend Bishop
Nichols.
LOCAL CLERGY ASSIST.
The Exercises We're Extremely
Simple, Yet Intensely I'm.
pressive.
HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION
The New House of Worship Largely
Due to the Efforts of the
Present Rector.

With great simplicity, coupled with in
tense earnestness, the cornerstone of the
new st. Paul's Church, on California
street, near Fillmore, was laid yesterday
Right Reverend William Ford Nichols,
DID,, Bishop of California, conducted the
exercises assisted by the following local
clergy: DR.. Kelley, City missions; Rev.
NJ. D. Wilson, rector of st. Peters; Rev.
H. Chetwood, editor Churchman; Rev.
G. E. Walk, rector Trinity; Rev. w. NJ.
Reilly, rector st. PauPs; Rev. E. J. Lion,
rector st. Stephens; Rev. r. C. Foute,
rector Grace Church; Rev. w. H. More
land, rector st. Lukes; Rev. w. c. Shaw,
assistant rector ST. Luke's, and DIR. d.
Mcclure.
In spite of the keen, biting wind and
heavy fog, an immense throng gathered
about the front of the new church when
the principal exercises occurred. A few
moments after the appointed hour, 8
o'clock, the choir, sixteen strong, headed
by eight little boys becomingly attired in
white, marched through the half finished
building TO the sidewalk, where a double
line was formed. Then came the pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Reilly, and then the visiting
clergy two abreast, the Bishop bringing
up the rear. During this solemn march
the choir sang the professional hymn.
Bishop Nichols then gave voice to a
short, fervent prayer, after which, laying
his hand on the cornerstone, went through
the usual exercises, the congregation re-
spending. The reading of the list of the
several articles placed in the cornerstone
followed. There were these articles:
A view of the new church, an interior view
of the old church, set OF United States silver
coins, photograph of Bishop Nichols. photo
graph of the late Bishop Kip, copy of the eyi-
dence of the Identification Of the site on which
Drake's cross was erected, Photograph of the
Drake prayer cross and piecA. OF The rock of
which 1t was built, Living Church News,
August /, 1896, the Churchman of New York
journals OF the diocesan conventions of 1892,
1893, 1893 and 1886, autograph of Bishop
Nichols, autograph of F. }. Miller, late pastor
of ST. Paups, copy of the invitation 10 the
laity and clergy to attend the ceremony of the
laying OF the cornerstone, list of delegates to
the diocesan convention of 1895, canons of
the Episcopal church of California, Pacific
Churchman, August IL, 1885, a sketch of the
Protestant Episcopal church in California by
Bishop Nichols. list of names Of the conlribu-
tors to the, church building fund, COPY of the
Bible, photograph of Rev. James McElroy
who was the first rector of st. Paul's, copy
of the San Francisco CALL containing a
picture and sketch of the new church: ROYAL
Cross, June, 1896; st. Andrews Cross: photo-
graphs of J. ID. Andrews, clerk, A. 8. Hubbard
associate clerk. Rev. w. M. Reilly, rector of ST.
Paups; files of the st. Paups parish pc per; list
OF officers and vestry of ST. Paufs; photograph
of ST. PauPs vestry; list of officers of st. Pauls
Guild and Auxiliary Society; copy of the praise
service held in Trinity Church on the occasion
OF the four hundredth anniversary of the dis
oovery of America; Columbian half dollar Of
1892, silver nickel coins, contributed by A. S.
Hu bbard; copy of the service for the laying of
the cornerstone; newspaper sketch OF the
opening of the first st. PauPs Church, in 1875;
copy of the order OF sarvice at the dedication
Of the cross erected TO the memory of the late
Right Rev. William I. Kip, father in God, D. d.,
LID, first bishop OF California, and to the late
Maria Lawrence. his wife, in lone Church, Cy-
press Lawn Cemetery; Book OF English Com
mon PRAYER, 1874; Book OF English Common
PRAYER, Glasgow, 1857; and Books of Common
Prayer, Philadelphia, 1557-l592.
The Bishop read the following, after
which an adjournment was taken to the
church, where the exercises were con-
clnded with song and prayer and few