Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-05
PRESIDENT LAID STONE
Impressive Ceremony on Site OF
New Grace Church.
REV, HOFFHElNS THE SPEAKER
A Large Gathering Present at the Ceremonies
in Washington-A Glorious Future Pre-
dicted for the Church.

dicted tor the JnurCn.
The following account OF the laSing
of the cornerstone of Grace Reformed
church, in which Kew. DIR. j. A.
Hoffheins. of this city n President
Roosevelt. who is an attendant at the
church took the principal part. is ia
ken from Wednesdays Washington
POST,
I've here Law the corner stoneo of "A
house to be erected under the name
OF the Grace Memorial Reformed
Church. and TO be devoted to the wor-
ship of Almighty God. In the name
OF the Father. and of the Son, and of
the HOLY Ghost. Amen.
With these words President Roose-
welt Yesterday afternoon placed the
cornerstone OF the new church edihee
al Fifteenth and o. streets. The SER
vices were simple, vet impressive and
beautiful. About the platform, 'front.'
ing the bluegray granite stone. and
upon which were seated the Presl-
0Gul. WIN 10 dA atiNh'aaof
Church. Secretary Cortelvou, Rev.
DIR. j. M. Shick. the pastor the Wis
ting clergymen, and the members OF
the choir. were the members Of the
congregation and many others. Pres
ident Roosevelt. accompanied only by
Secretary Jortelyou. arrived prompt
ly at 3 80 O'Clock After the visiting
clergymen were presented to him. he
tool his place upon the platform. The
President remained about twenty
minutes, leaving with Mr.. Cortelyou
at once. following the placing of the
corner one
The s.one is of bluish-grav. granite,
obl0ng in shape. and upon this was
laid a smalle. stone. Within the cor
nar stone was placed bv Rev Mr.
Shick. tho pastor of the chureh the
following articles: A bible, a copy
of the Heidelberg eatechism. a direc-
tory Of worship. church hymnal, the
minutes of the General Synod. of the
Potomac SYNOD. and the MARYLAND
Chassis, copies of each of the church
denominatlonal papers a history OF
the congregation. and OF the church
movement, pictures of the present
chapel and the church to be built. the
names of the officers of the church,
Sunday school, and church societies.
the programme of the The cornerstone
having ceremonies, and the cards of
Arcnitects Paul j. Pelz. of this city.
and A. A Ritcher. of Lebanon, Pa
and of Messrs Richardson and Bur-
CESS, the contra ctors On the stone
are the dates. 1SS1-1902.
Rev. J. !. Hoffhelns, ID ID. :, of
Martinsburg, w. Va, preached the
The invocation. which followed an
anthem bv the choir. was offered by
Rev s M Roeder. of Manchester.
Md. The Presidents favorife hvmn,
How Firm a Foundation. Ye Saints
OF the Lord" Was then sung, the
President Joining in the singing
Rev j. II Rossiter, of Baltimore
announced the hvmn. Rev E. r
Dietrich, of Westminster, Md Tread
the address and offered prayer The
reading of the nlnetv-sixth Psalm was
led bv Rev A. S Weber, OF Balti-
more. The articles were then placed
in the stone II Architect Peiz. step.
ping forward to meet the President,
AoaIol Ill., .Lo .,oo4oo x.auAI ,n,fi,
which M Roosevelt lightly tapped
the stone as he pronounced the words
of the Cornerstone cere monv The
mortar was her applied and the CAP
stone put IN place. The reading of
the Apostles creed and y PRAYER pre-
coded the sermon of Rev. Huffheins.
Rev 9 $ Slagle ieading in the read
ing and Offering the pro r.
THE SEAL OF AP ROYAL.
Rev. DIR. Hoffheins said in part
This is indeed an aus icious occas-
sion. The President ~ the United
States by his nIesence tere has set the
seal OF his APPROVAL The setting Of
this CONVERSIONS is a sign Of phe
union of the world above and that
here below IN which we live. This is
a joyful hour, and share with YOU the
joys of the hour Out of these scat
tered piles of material there shall
arise in due time a temple worthy
the pane You bear. the church to
which you belong, and the God YOU
worship. 1t has been q matter Of
comment that the great Reformed