New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-15
REARING A NEW CHURCH.
DIR. EATON LAYS THE CORNERSTONE OF
THE DIVINE PATERNITY's HOME.
INTERESTING EXERCISES AT THE NEW BUILD
ING IN CENTRAL PARK WEST
THE PASTORS ADDRESS

ING IN CENTRAL PARK WEST
THE PASTORS ADDRESS.
The cornerstone Of the new Church OF the Divine
Paternity. at Central Park West and Seventy
sixth-st.. was laid with appropriate ceremonies
yesterday afternoon in the presence OF a hrse
assemblage. Tho exercises began with the sing
Ing OF Onward, Christian Soldier" by trained
choir Of one hundred voices which marched IN
procession from the finished part OF the chancel to
the front OF the building preceded by three trum-
peters. Prayer was offered by the Rev Or. W. D.
Grove. The act OF laying the cornerstone was per
FORMED by the pastor OF the Church OF the D''i"e
Paternity. the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Eaton
The hymn This Stone to Thee in Faith We
Lay" was sung BY the choir. after which Or.
Eaton made n formal address, n the course OF
which he SAID:
I'VE revere the memories OF the past ard look
with hope to the future This building In us
qualities OF permanence beauty and utility, SYM
boizes the faith Of the Unversalist Church. THIS
church. when completed. will stand for the ra-
tiona and spiritual Interpretation OF the Gospel.
for broad sympathy with all sorts and conditions
Of men and for the holiness OF helpfulness. The
clergy and the laity will strive together for the
realization OF elevated spiritual Ideas. When the
edlnce Is completed. It is expected that the Ameri-
flag Will be placed against the screen OF the
north nave, to Indicate that will be good citi-
as well reverent worshippers.
In the box deposited in the cornerstone yesterday
placed the contents OF the box that was IN
the cornerstone OF the old church. at Forty-ffth-
ST. and Fifth-aye. together with a number OF later
books and papers.
Among the clergymen present were tho Rev.
Lyman Ward OF the Second Unversalist Church,
Harlem the Rev. J. Coleman Adams, Of Brooklyn,
and the Rev Mr.. Dickinson. OF Portsmouth. n. II.
There was also q large representation OF the laity
from Brooklyn, Jersey City. Mount Vernon and
Newark.
will
about $4,000 Work on the church was begun In
November. 1886 and II is expected that 1t Will be
finished by next summer. The architect Is Will
lam a. Potter. The material used is Indiana Lime,
Park West, surmounted by tyrlpanuIns IN pass
relief On the right OF the main entrance Is
finish OF the church is 10 be OF auartered oak The
frontage on Central Park is 100 feet. and the build
tower will be 40 feet in height. The seating ca
pac!;y OF tho church viii be one thousand Inc
with n mosaic representing the Beattudes. The
main architectural feature OF tho interior will be
The organ. which will be run by electricity, is
TO be a memorial, presented by Mr. and Mrs An
either side OF the chancel. special feature OF
the new church will be rs windows which VIII nn re
beautiful window has already been ordered IL VIII
the Mr. end Mr 81 nh Yuman no Who
FOR q long time active members Of tho parish
the parallels OF Christ. The chancel windows VIII
have The nsnrss OF Ghrls and me four EyaaGSsts
medallion head and bust Of Or. =. H. Chaplin
the former pastor who preceded DR.. Eaton. will be
In addition to The church ard chapel there will
be parish house, which Wi! contain an assembly
room for the Sunday-school. a Bole-caSs room
an irfant-class room. and room for club pur-
In hG 35 he 5 P seanf err
paclty OF three hundred: kitchen and washrooms.
qnn w SBT" viii nccommodate from eight hun
dred 10 nine hundred people