Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-03
LAY CORNERSTONE,
Grand Lodge Of MasOns to
ORciate al All Saints.
WEDNESDAY NEXT At 8 P, NJ,
This the Day and Hour Selected for
The Imposing Ceremony.
BISHOP GIBSON TO SPEAK.
lie VIII Deliver the Address, and a
Largely-Augmented Choir Will
Render Observation-Disclosures Duke
to Handle the TroweI.
BISHOP GIBSON TO SPEAK.

The cornerstone OF the new church to
be built by the congregation of All Saints
will be laid by the Grand Lodge of Yir-
ginia, A. f. and A. NJ, next Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The ceremonies religious and Masonic,
will all occur on the lot on Franklin
street between Madison and Monroe A
platform will be erected for the occa-
sion. and in event Of inclement weather.
IT will be covered in by an awning.
The religious service, which will come
first, has been carefully compiled from
the Prayer-BoOk. Bishop Gibson will de-
liver an address, in the absence of Bishop
Whittle, who is prevented by nl-health
Quoted by Rev. j. Y. bowman, rector
of the church. The choir will be aug
mented for the occasion
COME, THOU ALMIGHTY KING"
The service will commence with the
hymn. Come, Thou Almighty King" The
invocation will follow, and be followed
in turn by the eleventh verse of the first
chapter of Malachi, "From the rising Of
the sun, even unto the going down OF
the same, my name shall be great among
the Gentiles," &c. The Apostles Creed
will then be recited. and will be followed
by the versicles and responses. which are
said in the morning and evening services
In the church. The collect for the day
will be followed by prayers for the unity
Of Gods people
The tenth and eleventh verses Of the
book Of Ezra will then be read to the
people. and after the hymn Christ Is
Made the Sure Foundation" Bishop Glib
son win dellyer az address, This pct OF
The service will close with the singing OF
me hymn, Jerusalem, the Golden"
MASONIC CEREMONY.
-Worshipful Grand-Master r. IT.
W. Duke, Jr., will preside At the Masonic
ceremonies, which will be very imposing
and solemn, and according t. the Ma
sonic ritual as prescribed for such ccca-
sions. After the stone has been declared
true. trusty, and well laid" the doxology
will be sung and the Bishop will give the
benediction.
The plans for the new church have been
drawn by Messrs. Barney d Chapman, Of
New York. The style Of architecture will
be French gothic. Mr.. f.. n. D. Myers
Jr., will be the superintendent of con-
structi0n. Mr.. n. l.. Ancarrow is the gCn-
eral contractor, and among the sub-con-
tractors are James Netherwood, stone; ~
l.. Phillips, excavations; w. j. -teady
mason-work; Asa snyder 81 Co., IRON
work. and J. j. Montague, mill-worI.
When the church is finished-and il is
expected that it will be ready for CCcupa-
tiOn next fall-it will be one Of the largest
i'm the city. 1T will have a seating capa-
city OF 100, and will occupy a lot GSxl53
feet. 1t is unlikely that the furniture Of
the old church will be transferred 10 the
new. but the organ in the present church
was built a short time ago, with a view
to q removal to larger edlice, nd this
will, Of course, be moved.
HISTORY OF THE CONGREGATION.
The pamphlet which is being printed
for next Wednesdays ceremonies. and
which wiz be placed in the cornerstone,
contains the following historical sketch Of
the church from it's conception as Mon
umental church chapel March, 1889 10
the laying Of the cornerstone Of the new
church: May IL, 1888. The lot and old
building at the corner Of Grace and Mad
ison streets was purchased by n committee
Of Monumental Church Guild" 10 estab-
lish thereon Monumental church chapel"
thirty-three members Of the guild con-
tributing $30O5 in cash towards this OBJ
ject.
July o. 1883. The vestry Of Monumental
church approved the action of the guild,
with the request that the old building be
prepared for chapel purposes for the ensu-
ing fall when 1t was first used, and eve
ming service was held therein for the four
years following
October 10 1886. At n meeting Of Monu-
mental church vestry 0he late Right
Rev. John b. Newton. ID. d.. then rector
presiding). a resolution was unanimously
rassed adopting the plans and directing
the Committee on Building To erect the
present church on the rear OF the above
lot and i'm September, 1881, the work on
this new building was started, as per
above instructions Of the vestry.
A SEPARATE WORK.
January Is. 1858. In accordance with
previous notice Of the rector for this pUr-
pose. n meeting Of Monumental congrega-
ton adopted resolutions creating this n
separate work from Monumental church
January 30. 1858. The rector and yestry
executed the necessary papers trans
ferring the above property to a commit
tee 10 finish and establish the new church,
afterwards called All Saints.
July q. 1858. About thirty persons. in
Guiding not exceeding twenty cOmmuni-
cants. met in the old building and or
ganzed as All Saints congregation.
Christmas, 1855. The first services were
held in the new church. Right Rev. h. NJ.
Whittle. D. d.. and Rev J. Y. bowman,
rector. officiating, with an attendance OF
about COO
ADMITTED TO THE DIOCESE.
May, 1889 All Saints was admitted
into the diocese by the Diocesan Council,
then in session in Lynchburg, Va.
Easter, 1880. The FIRST vestrymen were
elected, the church up TO this time having
been In charge OF committee. From the
first service AT Christmas. 1888, 10 the
present date, Rev. j. Y. bowman has
been rector.
December Z, $685. Laying OF the corner
stone Of the new and larger church on
Franklin street, Right Rev. Robert a.
Gibson, ID. d.. presiding. aided by the
rector. with the cooperation OF the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge OF Virginia,
Most -Worshlpful X. Il. w. Duke. Jr,
Grand Master.
Present congregation about 500; COM
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