Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-23
CORNERSTONE LAID
CEREMONIES AT SITE OF ECKIN0-
TON CHURCH.

The cornerstone of the lexington Presby-
terrain Church was laid yesterday afternoon
with impressive ceremony by the Grand
Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, of the District of Co
lumbia. The program for the ceremonies
and the description Of the new building were
printed in The Star yesterday afternoon.
The ceremonies began promptly at 4:3O
o'clock. The pastor OF the church, Rev. DR..
w. TaliaferrS Thompson. presided. The
principal address was made by Rev. DIR.
Charles B. Ramsdell, pastor of the North
Presbyterian Church. and there were brief
addresses by Mr.. B. H. Warner. president
of the Presbyterian Alliance; Rev. DR.. Wal
lace Radcliffe of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. and Mr.. Lurtin r.
CHM. grand master of Masons of the Dis
trfct of Columbia. There was a large at
tendance of the clergy of the District. rep
resenting every denomination and creed
On the platform were seated Rev. Dr..
Wallace Radcliffe of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church; Rev. Dr.. J.. G.. But
Ter OF Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church; Rev. Charles H. Butler of Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church; Rev. DR..
George p Wilson of Assemblys Presby-
terrain Church; Rev. DIR. Benjamin F. Bit
finger stated clerk of presbytery; Rev. DR..
Donald c. Macleod OF First Presbyterian
Church; Rev. DR.. Bailey of Western Pres
byterian Church. Rev. Albert Evans of
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church; Rev. DR..
Charles B. Ramsdel of North Presbyterian
ley Memorial Presbyterian Church; Rev. DIR.
Alexander w. Ptzer of Central Presby-
terrain Church: Rev. +. NJ. Mott of the Epis-
copal Church of the Advent; Rev. P. w.
Jeffries of ST. Pauls M. E. Church South,
and others.
Order Of Exercises.
The exercises were opened with the sing
Two Of J,iI .l,e cf
after which Rev Dr. Albert Evans. mod
orator of the presbytery. read Psalm xxi.
Rev. Benjamin F. Bittinger then pro-
nounced the invocation. The address of
Dr. Ramsdeu followed In the course of
his remarks ne said:
1T is good thing to be well boTn-phys-
ically. mentally or morally. Now. this
church well born, fer its mother was
the North Presbyterian Church. of which
have the honor to be the pastor. This is
not a straggler which grew up like Topsy.'
The speaker outlined the organization and
growth of the lexington Church from its
humble beginning in a blacksmith shop
down to the present church building, which
it has now outgrown.
This church, he said, has a good OPP
portunfty. However, you do not hold all
this field-only part of it. Do l regret the
appearance of these other churches? No; it
means that this is going to be a Christian
community" Continuing, he declared that
the city of Washington has not the proper
religious care and guardianship, and de-
clared that what Is needed in the city are
more churches of 300 or 4G0 members, and
not great big churches, with great big sal
aries and Wanting pride. Every church"
he said, should have a child somewhere
even if the child is a colored church,
Other Addresses.
Mr.. B. H. Warmers address followed, in
which he referred to the growth of the
church in lexington and of the faithful
work of it's members. DR.. Radcliffe was
the next speaker. He spoke felicitously of
the work of the Presbyterian churches in
Washington. The cornerstone was then
laid, the old Washington gavel, with which
Washington placed the cornerstone of the
Capitol building. was used in the ceremony
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
grand master made brief address. and
DR., Thompson pronounced the benediction
The following articles were placed in the
cornerstone: A list of the pastors and Off
GERS of the church, the names of the MEM
bers of the church. the names of the officers
OF the societies of the church. three photo
graphs of the buildings of the Sunday school
and church. the last report of the presby-
terry, an article on the 4U0th anniversary of
John Knox, article on the laying
OF the cornerstone, the card of the archi-
tect James n. Warner; the card of the
builder, William A. Kimmel; program of
the laying of the cornerstone, the constitu-
ton of the Masonic Grand Lodge. the pro-
ceedings of the Grand Lodge for 1904, and
the Masonic calendar for lgUJ.