The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-01
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES.
versary OF Laying of Church's
Foundation stone.


The ninth anniversary of the laying OF
the foundation stone OF Trinity parish
church was observed by that church yes
terday with appropriate special services
and sermons In the morning and evening.
Large congregations attended both s1ss+-
ices
The music for the occasion was beau
tifully rendered by the choir OF forty
voices, under the direction OF r. X Arm
strong the solo parts being taken oy
Mrs. Grnmbs, Mrs. Carstens, Mr.. kead-
man and DR. Hoffman. The principal
solos were The yeni,e." by Dudley
Buck: Stainer's tie Deum," ana 0ou-
mods Send out Thy Light" The special
hymns sung at the services were 'rne
Church's one Foundation" and Christ
Is Our Corner Stone"
The morning sermon was preraced by
the reading OF some extracts from the
Seattle churchmnn FOR October. lsal, de-
seribing the laying OF the foundation
the Rev. II. II. Gowen. then announced
his text from First Peter II. 81.
Wherefore also Il IA contained in the
scripture. behold, / lay IN Sion a cher
corner stone. elect. precious, and he that
believeth on Him shall not be confound-
ed. Unto you therefore which believe
He is precious, but unto them that be
dlsohedient. the stone which the builders
disalowed. the same Ia made the head
OF tho corner"
After describing the reasons for -,
Peters choice Of his favorlte metaphor,
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name and his experience under the train
ing of Christ, the preacher pointed out
that the teaching of the text was de-
rived from "Reminiscences OF TWO texts or
scripture, one from Isaiah. In which the
prophet, urging the people against shift
ing and entangiing alliances with Egypt
and Assyria reminded them or the sure
foundation they had to their national life
IN God: the other from the lis,h Psalm.
which had been quoted by Christ against
the Pfarisees when He assumed 10 Him
self the reference 10 the stone dissllowed
by the builders, yet. nevertheless, be-
coming the head OF the corner
The minister said in substance:
These two stones thus referred TO are
respectively the foundation stone on
WHICH the building rests and the top
stone which completes H. Thus ST.
Peters idea of the relation OF Christ 10
His church was as the fundamental
granite on which we fastcn all our faith
and hope. and. secondly. as the cap
stone by which the evolution OF human
ity is crowned. the pyramidal stone
which. likeness OF the whole crowns
the pyramid the stone which will nj no.
where else than at the top.
THE history OF this top-stona recon-
strueted from references in the Old les
lament. tells OF that sgolime act OF faith
when the prophet Zecharlah hung down
his challenge to the grumblers and pes
aimsts who refused to believe the re-
building OF the temple possible, BY plac-
ing In their midst the stone which wgs
to complete II. They stumbled over II
for while, tried repeatedly 10 tt IL
somewhere else than st the top, but sure
ly, IL slowly. the building progressed, ana
the day come when they brought forth
the top-stone with shouts of Joy ana II
WAS then the psalm was written which
declared, The stone which the builders
rejected r. become tho head of the cor
ner This IL the I.cra's doing, and IL ~
marvellous In our eyes"
After a general application to the po-
sitlon OF Christ in relation to the on
ward development OF humanity, Mr.
Gowen showed i,s appropriate lesson Tor
the congregation there assembled. The
dismay caused by the IRE eleven years
ago was described then the renewed
courage. the resolution and the activity.
Then came the laying OF the foundation
stone Of Trinity church. he said. IN the
assured faith OF Christ as the source OF
all grace and 81 all success.
TODAY" continued the preacher. we
can lock further onward 10 the com
pletfon OF the work begun. Great as are
its difficulties we can feel the assuF-
ance OF ultimate success, we can Hing
zerharlAh. and say, "rhc work shall be
done because Christ the top-stone ana
counle,fnn of cur work. 10 $tiii WITH us
ready 10 our use. IL We doubted sue
cess thcn He Tquid be = stumbling
block 20 Us and Hts presence continual
fehuke 20 pcssimistic and eowardly
This faith was then So, forth az an
tnsoiratton and Warniuk-Rn inspira-
,to1 since II furnished the proof that
however much men might change. reCtors
PASS away ard congregations nuetuaio,
got the plans of the A4mightY huiaer
could never miscarry; a wArning, ie-t
hv Inactivity. lack u faith and lack
of harmony We fritter away the op9or-
tuulfles at hand"