The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

semble for His worship. IT Is here that
they are to be ever coming unto Him MS
living stones to be built into "a spiritual
house" for the habitation of God through
the Spirit
Just as "thc chief corner stone" Is not
this cold block OF granite which we lay
In place to-day. but the everything and
Elorified Saviour, so the Chrstrain
Church here Is not this house now in
process OF erection. but the faithful and
| devoted people who shall worship God
| In It, 1t Is to be an earthly home for
| the saints where they shall seek instruc-
| ton and cncoura cement, comfort and In
| SEPARATION In their own spiritual life:
| where they shall concert measures for
! the promotion of Zion, and where they
! shall labor for the salvation Of the pre-
| cious souls about them.
| These ceremonies to-day also signify
| that the work of this church should be
! stepped in prayer. The disciples Of
| Christ look to him as their God and
| Guide in every step they take. They ask
| for His help and blessing In this build
| ing; IL is their purpose also 10 ask for
| His help and blessing In all their service
| for Hin as an organization. This church
| must be house Of prayer and should
my house." saith the Lord, shall be
called OF all nations the house Of prayer"
Let this edfice illustrate that truth as
long as IT stands, and God shall be glo-
rified thereby.
Now, my friends and brethren the
sum of what have been endeavoring to
| say Is this: This house, when 1t is COM
pleted Swill stand for these essential
things: First, supernatural religion:
v ..t.,f+, - oh, NIT, a n
Founder tho Lord Jesus Christ. who Is
the incarnatc Son of God and the Saviour
of all them that believe; third, the holy
and consecrated lives Of the membership;
and fourth, an undying faith in the effi-
cacy of prayer.
I must heartily congratulate this be-
loved pastor and his devoted people on
the substantial progress which has been
made in this enterprise, and invoke the
blessing OF God upon them and upon the
architect contra ctors and workmen IN
the further prosecution OF it to a sue
cessful completion. May 1t rise here to
be for many years to come an honor TO
the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ, an ornament to our city and
monument to the faithfulness and self
sacrifice Of this people, where they and
their children shall worship God in me
beauty of holiness throughout their gen
erations.
Contents of Box.
The list Of contents Of the box de-
posted in the cornerstone is as follows:
A Bible.
a hymn-book.
Roll of the members of the church.
Officers OF the church IN years past
and in the present year. ag
Roll of the charter members OF the
churcil-S9 in number.
Officers Of the Ladies' Chapter Church
Guild.
Cficers Of the Helpers Society.
Officers of the Ministering Children's
League. ~
oncers OF the Woman's Missionary
Society. Home and Foreign.
Officers of the Covenant Co., No. 5.
Photograph of the pastor
Photograph of the chapel
Photograph of the former Mission I'M
manuel.
Photograph of old Fourth Church.
photographs Of ceremonies of break
ing ground
Piece of rope used IN drawing piow IN
breaking ground.
Manuel OF the church, dated 1897.
Manuel Of the church, dated 1901.
Programme of cornerstone laying.
Exercises by Metropolitan Lodge, No.
II, A. F. and A. NJ.
Copy OF invitation to exercises.
Copy Of minutes of Metropolitan Lodge
No. H. with full records of the proceed
ings Of the laying of the cornerstone.
Copy Of minutes General Assembly
Presbyterian Church in United States;
signature of moderator.
Copy of minutes OF Synod OF Virginia
Presbyterian Church; signature Of stated
clerk
Copy Of minutes Presbytery; signature
OF moderator.
Roll of the Synod of Virginia. Rich
mond, Va, October Is, 1905.
copv of Central Presbyterian, March
g. 1905.
Copy OF Central Presbyterian, October
%, 1905.
Copy or Dispatch, October IS,
1905, Richmond Va.
Copy of Evening Journal October q,
1905, Richmond, Va.
copy or News Leader, October e, a9c3,
Richmond, Va.
building.
photograph of Miss Lecky (sccretary
inscrptor).
Programme OF exercises of laying cor
ner-stone:
History OF Presbyterianism, by Rev. r.
p. Kerr, D. D.. with signature of author.
Historical sketch Of church. dated 80.
Coin Q905),
The New Church.
The new church will be completed in
about twelve months, at a cost or $tS,-
600. 1t will be a Gothic structure, and
the appearance Of the exterior will be
entirely different from that Of any other
house of worship in Richmond. The walls
will he of red brick, with black headers.
The main auditorium will seat about 600
peone The pastor of the church is
the Rev. J. Calvin Stewart, D. D.
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