The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-14
METH0DlSIS LAY
CORNERSTONE
Ceremonies Are Held at the New Ed
ifice of First Church.
RANDALL GIVES SERMON
WARNS AGAINST ALL MACHINES,
INCLUDING ECCLESIASTIC.

Bearing a tin box that contains,
among other things, the matter taken
from the corner stone of the Third
South street structure, the corner stone
of the new First Methodist church edi-
flee at Second south and Second East
streets was placed in position yester-
day afternoon by Bishop David H.
Moore Of Portland, assisted by Rev
Benjamin Young. pastor Of the church,
and others.
Publications placed i'm the box in
clude copies of The Salt Lake Herald,
Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Telegram
and Deseret News of Aug u, 1905;
Central Christian Advocate or Aug q
1905; Pacific Christian Advocate OF June
%. 1905; Christian Advocate of July 20
1905: Northwestern Christian Advocate
of July g. 1905; World Wide Mission
for April 1905. and World Wide Mis-
sion for August, 1905, containing let
ter on Alaska by Rev. DR.: A. 3. Leon
ard of New York, who assisted IN the
ceremonies yesterday. Other objects
placed in the box are a photograph of
Bishop Moore, copy OF the minutes or
the thirty-fourth session of the Titan
Methodist mission, directory OF the
First NJ. +. church, complete records
of the pastors of the church and of the
UperintendentS of the Utah mission;
Bible, Discipline and Hynnal from the
old church building, minutes of the
proceedings of the G. A. R., department
of Utah, May 10, 1905, presented by L
n. Elliott; history of the First Meth
Odist church, compiled by Judge George
F. Goodwin, and an untitled subscrip-
ton blank for the new church.
Ceremonies at Laying.
A temporary platform had been
erected on the foundation about the
corner stone, and on this platform were
placed seats for members Of the con-
ference, visiting clergymen and the
church choir. A small organ was 10
Gated at one side of the platform for
the use of Emanuel Anderson, the
church Organist.
Members of the church and other in
terested spectators, including several
pastors Of other local churches, were
grouped about the foot of the founda-
ton, and despite the heat of the after
noon. almost all remained until the
ceremonies ended.
Shortly after 4:30 o'clock Rev. Samuel
Blair, pastor OF the First NJ. Z. church
at Ogden, announced the opening
hymn, "Oh, Lord of Hosts which was
rendered by the choir.
The Methodist Episcopal ritual for
the laying of corner stone was read
by Bishop Moore. DR.. Edwin NJ. Ran
DAN of Chicago, general secretary Of
the Epworth league, followed with a
reading of the ritualistic prayer for
the occasion. Rev. Mr.. Young conduct
ed concert readings, and Rev. DIR. H. J.
Talbot, superintendent of the Utah
mission, gave a Scripture reading from
Corinthians, iii.
Address by Leonard.
Rev. DR.. Leonard, corresponding sec
rotary of the missionary society of the
church, delivered the corner stone ad-
dress. taking for his text: Christ, the
only Foundation
DR.: Leonard began by telling of his
first visit to Salt Lake City:
''I first crossed the continent in 1872"
he said AT that time I found at
Ogden a Door excuse for a station and
q Gew shanties scattered among the
sagebruSh- Just before reached Ogden,
was met on the train by Rev G. NJ
Pierce, at that time pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church in Salt
Lake. He invited me TO speak in his
church on my return from the coast
and promised. On my return I full
held over a livery stable in what I pre-
sumo was intended for a hay NOW
Rev DR. James NJ. Buckley, then
pastor at Stamford, Conn, and now
editor of the Christian Advocate IN
New York, was present that morning.
remember also that Judge Mexican
was there and that he passed the hat
that morning"
The laying Of a corner stone means
that a foundation has first been built
DR.. Leonard continued. I'm this case
1t is a foundation from a new Methodist
church, the old one having served its
purpose II you will look about today,
YOU will see that this foundation seems
10 look into the future. It is large.
solid and permanent 1t means that we
are here to STAY. We are here to stay
until Gabriel sounds his trumpet Let
everybody In the state of Utah UNDER
- n4r.k . -
out In the service we will build an
other, and another and another By the
grace OF God, there will always be a
Methodist church in Salt Lake, more
than one church, indeed, several OF
them as the city expands
Governments endure because they
have firm foundations, said DIR. Leon
ard He attributed the trouble in the
Russian empire to rottenness in the
foundation Of the government and said
secure because il is founded on prin-
ciples of equity.
The Church of Jesus Christ has a
sure foundation, because it has Jesus
Christ, himself, for a cornerstone"
said DR.. Leonard.
Warns Against Machines.
He next referred to machines" poll
teal and ecclesiastical. saying that &C.
clesiasticism had at times taken the
place Of religion.
The Methodist Episcopal church
must be on its guard so that it shall
not be run by a machine" he said.
We are not here, or in any other
place, to compete with other forms of
worship, but to cooperate. to build
mp" said DR.. Leonard. 1--WE are here
to conserve the rights OF the fndivid-
uals, 10 assist in the growth and de-
velopment of the country. We are here
to eliminate all teaching of secular dog
ma from the public schools of our coun-
try and to, fight all who try to invade
our schools to divert funds to denomi-
national Institutions"
This declaration brought applause
from the audience. In conclusion. DR.
Leonard said:
Il say once again we are here to
stay and once a year there will be
a report from the mission superinten-
dent or from someone else. but there
will be a report. Let il be reviewed
as Il was this afternoon by DR.. Tai
mage or not, there viii be a report"
Rev. Mr.. Young read a list of the
contents of the box in the cornerstone.
The stone was lowered into place at
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