Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
PLACED IN POSITION
LAYING OF CORNER STONE OF
THE EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL.
Addresses by Bishop Satterlee, Com
missioner mcfarland and Others
Order of Exercises.

Eye Ear and Throat Hospital building on
18th street between L and M streets north
west was laid late Saturday afternoon by
Bishop Satterlee in the presence of a large
and distinguished gathering. The program
of exercises published in advance in The
Star of Saturday afternoon was followed
addresses being made by Commissioner
Macfarland. Bishop Satterlee and Rev. Dr.
Randolph Fl. McKim. The music for tho
service was led by the vested choir of ST.
Johns Episcopal Church under the direc-
ton of Mr.. II. H. Freeman.
Preceding the exercises at the site of the
new building the board of managers, the
medical board of the hospital. the clergy
men of the diocese and. those participating
in the program formed procession at the
residence of Rev. Clement Brown, li4o NJ
street northwest. and marched to the foun-
da ,ion of the new hospital, headed by the
vested choir.
Bishop Satterlee presided over the cere-
monies and conducted short responsive
service. At the conclusion of the religious
exercises the corner stone was placed in 20
sition and Bishop Satterlee made the sign
of the cross in the mortar and struck the
stone three times with IL silver trowtl. The
addresses then followed.
The Addresses.
In a brief address Bishop Sat,cvIce spoke
of the power of God as represented in the
hospital under the course of construction
Among other things he said:
I'VE believe in the God of nature and in
the God of the Bible. Too MANI men are
apt to forget in the contemplatipn Of the
one. the other. and do not realize that they
are one and the same. Today tie clergy
and the laity. physicians and ministers are
standing shoulder to shoulder. because this
hospital appeals to all alike. 1t is mar
ia 1o6 fu no -
ton. 1t has struck home and kindled sym
pathy in every breast
Bishop Satterlee paid a tribute 10 Com
missioner Macfarland. speaking CT his re-
cent reappointment. and referring to the
regard in which he is held in Washington.
Commissioner Macfarland was then intro
duced.
Il bring thee greetings" he said, ''of the
executive government of the District of
Columbia. You to be cong "a tulatcd
upon the success already achieved, upon the
splendid work done for suffering men and
women and children and upon the indie
pendent way in which you have done it. it
is appropriate that on this occasion, when
you are. so to speak. sowing the seed of
new building. that it is done as all your
work has been done. in the name % Jesus
Christ. Savior from sickness. as we'll as
from sin. who opened the eyes of the blind
and the ears of the deaf 1t is God who
gives the vision of love and pity and insight
of the spiritual life. without which any neo-
pic iiiNSt peliSil III llldt VISION some man
or woman thought of this gracious institu-
ton. and now it has become "eality, I'M
der the blessing of God, through tie zeal
Gus laborS of noble men and women. II
has the sympathy and will doubtless have
the support of the entire community Its
future is most promising, and no one can
measure its usefulness"
The congratula tions of Epiphany parish of
which DR.. Mc<im is rector, were presented
by DR.. Mckim in the beginning of his re-
marks. He declared that buildings such as
the one being erected, are towering monu-
ments to the power of God which present
to mems minds the greatness of Christiani-
ty. Rome and Athens, rich in magnificent
buildings far handsomer than any of which
Washington can boast, yet had no struc-
ture like hospital, designed for the re-
lief of human distress.
Order of Exercises.
AT the conclusion of Dr. MeKim's adj
dress America was sung, followed by
prayer by Bishop Satterlee The occasional
was then sung. and. preceded by the choir,
the clergy walked slowly back to the resi-
dence of Rev. DR.. Brown. Among the
clergymen present were Rev Clement
Brown: assistant rector of the Pro-Ca-
thedral Church of the Ascension; Rev
Charles E. Buck. rector of Rock Creek
parish; Rev. c. r. Stetson, chaplain of the
hospital; Rev. DIR. Blake, rector of Christ
church, Georgetown; Rev. w. NJ Morgan
Jones, rector of the Brookland EPISCOPAL
Church; Rev Willard G. Davenport. rector
of Emanuel Church; Rev George c. Rrate-
nahl ST. Adams Church; Rev DR.. Bick-
nell, Fro-Cathedral of the Ascension: Rev
c. Ernest Smith st. Thomas Church; Rev
Roland Cotton Smith, ST. Johns and Rev
Alfred Harding, ST PauIs.