The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-24
CORNER STONE CONTENTS
REMOVED AFTER ..4 LAPSE OF
 THIRTY-FOUR FEARS.
Owing to the Enlargement of Im- manual Baptist Church h-Interesting

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 called by the uncoyering and removal of
 the contents of the corner stone of Im-
 manuel Baptist church, which took
 place a few days ago, in the process of l the work of the alteration and enlarge
 ment of this sanctuary which is now in progress. The corner stone was laid in 1868 by Methodsts of that section of the city who felt the need of the erection of
 a new church edifice in that part of the city. The new church was named the West Chapel street Methodist church. and the edifice was occupied by Metho- dists until 1882, when it was sold to the | Baptists (the Methodists uniting with other Methodlsts and Worshipping in | Trinity M. E. church), and since been known as the Immanuel Baptist church. Under the charge of the present pastor of the church, Rev. MT. Powell, the con gregatfon has grown and increased both in numbers and financial strength, and now the original edlfice is too small for the congregation Worshipping there and | is being handsomely enlarged and im- l proved at an outlay of seven thousand dollars The church is being raised one story higher and the new story thus added will be of brick and in 1t there will be the Sunday school and Bible class room and library room also a | reading room and room for an indus | trial school.
 1 The chapel in the rear of the church is being also made one story higher and on its first floor there will be a church kitchen, with all the necessary equip ment, furnace, hot water heater, etc. The upper part will be made one with the church audience room, thus increas- ing the seating capacity of the church to seven hundred It now seats four hundred. The improvement when com- peted will reflect great credit upon pas tor and congregation
 But to return to the subject of the contents of the corner stone When the stone was uncovered there were brought to light a copy each of the Journal and Courier. the Register the Palladium. the College Courant, Loomis' Musical Journal, all of this city. and a copy each of the Methodist and the ChTistion Ad- vocate, all of dates of about the time of the corner stone laying, together with copy of the New Haven Directory of the year 1868 There was also in the corner stone a letter from Charles C. Chatfield, Yale graduate, who died years ago, who was superintendent of the Sunday school of the new church. The letter reads as follows:
 The Branch Sunday school, branch of the First Methodist church Sunday school, was opened March 27, 1884 in the ,.eT I rP Cfhnral and Day streets. Toliver F. Caskey (then Yale student) and now a Rev, was chosen superintendent, Manning r. Stres, assistant superintendent. and Charles c. Chatfeld, secretary. Messrs. Caskey and Stres held their term of of- flee one year, and then upon graduating from Yale college In July, 1865, their places were filled by Charles C. Chat field as superint endent, Z S. Martin as- sistant MT Chatfield has remained superintendent up to the present time, with the exception of two weeks in the spring of 1867, when upon his declining to be reelected, Dr. $. Mallet occupied the place. On May 1, 1868, the school was removed to S4 Kensington street, the store being taken for other pur- poses.
 After recounting the school history further the letter proceeds as follows: An attempt was made by MT. Caskey | while superintendent to raise funds | with which to erect chapel, but 1t was | unsuccessful Under the superinten- dency of MT. Chatfield three attempts l were made to do the same thing. | Each time promised success, but l was defeated by the repairing of the | First church by purchasing an organ | and lastly by an attempt to pay off an | old debt upon the church. These re- | peated failures had a disheartening eff | feet for the enterprise, but still there | were found many zealous hearts full of | faith that looked forward with unwa- | vering trust to this day when the cor ner stone of a new church should be laid. CHARLES c. CHATFIELD.
 Sept. 20, 1S6S 12;30 ?. m"
 Accompanying the above letter from | MT Chatfield was,a paper having writ ten upon 1t list of the officers and | teachers of the Sunday school of the 1 church at the time of the corner stone laying. This paper read as follows:
 New Hacen, Conn, Sepe. 2a, 1868. School of the West Chapel St.
 M. E. Church.
 Superintendent, Charles c. Chatfield.
 Female Assistant Superintendent, Mrs. A. B. Smith.
 Teachers.
 Infant Class, Miss Elizabeth c. Bangs.
 Bible Class, w. o. Atwater.
 William II. Barton, Orange Bardwell.
 c. M Porter, F.. T. Nelson.
 George Scott, Joseph Hartshorn.
 Cornela Goodell Mrs. Charles c. Chatfield.
 Cordelia Hill, Emma Maltby.
 Sarah J. Bangs, Etta J, Smith.
 Alice Laforge, Sarah Reed.
 Jane Sample, Miss Sample"
 The College Courant was founded, published and edited by Charles c. Chattield. It was published weekly at our dollars a. year and it's field em- ,raced news of the colleges of the coun- ry in general, although the publication vas chiefly devoted to Yale.
 Loomis' Musical Journal was founded b1vt ba lot I