The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-21
ANOTHER CORNER STONE.
ADDITION TO NEW HAVEN'S
 CHURCHES BUILDING.

Swedish Lutheran Congregation Place
 the 'Headstone of the Corner'-Rev.
 aIr. NelscnIus, President of Eastern
 Conferences, Conducts Exercises
 Services in swedish-Rev. Mir. Timm's Address.
 The exercises incidental to the laying of the cornerstone of the new edifice of the Swedish Lutheran congregation at Franklin and State street yesterday af- sternoon were witnessed by hundreds of spectators, who had assembled to be- hold the impressive ceremonies. The scene presented quite lively sight when at shortly past three o'clock the ceremony began. -..... ..,-.,, The service of laying the cornerstone, which was in Swedish, was conducted by Rev. Mir. Nelsenius, of New York city, who is president of the Eastern conference of the Swedish Lutheran church. After the preliminary service the big, solid-looking cornerstone was lowered into position, and, with three mallet taps and the Swedish words meaning Tn the name of the Father of the Son and of the Holy Grost,'' the stone was laid.
 l Rev. MT. Broberg, of Branford, deliv- cred an address in German. He was ] followed by Rev. MT. Timm, pastor of the Trinity German Lutheran church on George street. Mir. Timm spoke in English. MT. Timm's subject was ''The l Cornerstone of Lutheran Church" He commenced by congratulating the Swe- dish congregation on their new build ing, which is rapidly progressing. He mentioned the fact that this would be the congregations third church home mans have a proyerb, All good things are three" and expressed his hope that this third church would prove a source l of blessing to them. sa~+ G, | All depends he continued, on the cor nerstone of the congregations spiritual life. Many people think that any cor nerstone is good enough for a Lutheran church, a cornerstone general enough 1 to found any church upon. But this,
 he said, is not so. There is no choice. God Himself, the Creator, has laid the
 cornerstone. ''The stone which the | builders refused has become the chief stone in the corner" And those words which Peter uttered before the great Jewish council of the Sanhedrim stand
 as truth inyincible. Neither is there
 salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given among ] men whereby men can be saved" This l is the living rock heWn out of the quar-
 " of divine love. This is the Rock of
 Ages, unto which all storm tossed souls can flee.
 The speaker proceeded with the dec laration that no other foundation could be laid by the Lutheran church to-day. i The basis upon which our fathers of
 the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries stood is the one to which we will cling
 to-day, being loyal and true Lutherans
 and as Protestants protesting against l any attacks upon our faith and our l Saviour"
 In conclusion Mir Timm extended the
 congratulations of the Trinity German l Lutheran church. He stated that while they might change their homes and lan- i guage, they kept their faith, and that l difference of language was unimportant 1 in religious faith.
 k. Rev. MT Timm was followed by Rev. l Mir. Heczko, pastor of the German
 Lutheran church on Humphrey street,
 who made an interesting address in
 German.
 Following the addresses there was
 singing by the congregation and the
 remainder of the service was con- l.dcted.
 The pastor of the Swedish Lutheran
 church is Rev. Mir. Augustus Nelson.