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CORNER STONE LAID
FoR ALL SAINTS PARISH HOUSE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON -

IE61EEDAL AG4EA0OORs q
bishop Lines of Newark, Conducts. the
CereInOsy-Dr. Baker, DE-. Means and
DR.. Mulch Of This city Deliver Ad-
drssses-Twentieth Anniversary Of
the Parish.
The CEREMONY Of laying the corner
stone OF the new parish house and rec.
tory Of All Saints Protestant Episco-
pal chapel at Howard avenue, and
LanlbeIton street, was observed late
yesterday afternoon. The building,
which is in process of erection, is the
gift of Mrsr. Lucy H. Boardman, and
her sister; Mrs. Mary P. Wade of Hill
house avenue, and is to cost about
$4,000 1t will be a large, substan-
tially built frame structure, such as is
suited to the needs of All Saints par
lsh.
Bishop Edwin S. Lines of the diocese.
pf Newark, formerly rector for more
than twenty years Of st. Pauls, this
city, and who with Rev. Mr.. Nichols
at one time Of Trinity. this city, laid
The foundation of the All Saints par
Ssh conducted the exercises. The Rev.
Mr.. Nichols was unable to be present
pm account of the fact that he was
called to. western Pennsylvania.
A large crowd had assembled when
shortly after o'clock the procession of
ministers and. officials led by the All
Saints vested choir boys, came out Of
he chapel and walked to the platform
prepared for the exercises. The choir
fang THE Church's One Foundation" a
IS they marched and this opened the
ervice. Bishop Lines in his simple
bishops vestments walked in the rear
il the procession.
Rev. Mr.. Downes, curate in charge
Il All Saints, announced the contents
II the box which was placed in the
prayer book, and hynnal, a copy
lf the New York Times, New Haven
Register and Leader. one of the num-
bers of the Saturday Chronicle, which
contained a, description of the edifice, a,
opy of the Trinity Parish Times, pho
ographs of Mrs. Lucy H. Boardman,
sne of the donors; of the Rev. DR..
Baker Of Trinity church, of which par
sh All Saints is a chapel, and Of the
Rev. Mr.. Downes the curate, and a,
list OF the officers of the chapel.
After short service hymn 4S3 was
ing. Thereupon the Rev. Mr.. Downes
ii few short remarks welcomed the
lergy assembled and Bishop Lines in
Particular, whom he introduced as the
irst speaker.
The bishop dwelt mainly on a brief
i eminiscence of the past history of the
Parish. He recalled the fact that 1t
s yas just twenty years ago to day,
september 81. st. Matthews day, since
he Rev. Mr.. Nichols and himself had
eld the first services for the parish in
( he house No. 81 Hurlburt street. "A
ew weeks later the place of worship
vas changed to Rosette street. Rev.
Pr. HARDWOOD, a former rector of Trim
ty church, was the clergyman who
aid the corner stone Of the chapel
Bishop Lines said that All Saints had
ccomplished a great deal of good for
y he church in New Haven. 1t has;
been an instrument towards strength
ming a feeling of community between
s he different parishes and towards
overcoming the spirit of parochialism
n his closing remarks he thanked God
or setting this parish house there.
Rev. Mr.. Downes remarked that his
people had not forgotten that 1t was
heir twentieth anniversary and that
hey hoped to celebrate it by dedicat-
4 ng the parish house with Bishop Lines
Ind Rev. Mr.. Nichols present.
IN The Rev Or. Baker. rector Of Trim.
ey was then introduced. He dwelt
hiefiy on the reason for assembling
! It such a function. This is not a
llurch, z he said, and asked why they,
n l1GiIld assemble there ia Law This corr