The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-26
CHURCH CORNER STONE LAID
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 MEMBERS HOLD EXERCISES.

MEMBERS HOLD EXERCISES. The rOgramme-HistOrical Skecth by
 Mir. Imrie-OrIginaI Hymn by Mrs.
 BrOwn-Address by the PastOr-COpy of the Journal and Courier in the
 Corner Stone
 The exercises of the laying of the cr- nerstone of the First Presbyterian ctrch on Elm street 1eetweal Orange and State street, was celebrated yester- day afternoon. The services were in charge of the pastor, the Rev. F. A. M. Brown, and were started promptly at 8 o'clock. There were no outsiders of- ficiating at the ceremony, which was carried out in full by the members of the congregation and their pastor.
 The work on the new church has been in progress for some time, and has att tracted no little attention both because an important and fine new church edi- flee was being erected and because of the fact that when the cellar was being excayated a sub-cellar was found in which it is stated that the regicides were hidden when they were in this city.
 s-. The services were opened by this sal- utation by the minister which was fol- lowed by a prayer: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
 Dearly beloved, we are here assem- bled in the name of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to lay the corner stone of this house to be erected to His honor and service and praise.
 Within it's walls His holy name is to be worshipped, His holy gospel is to be preached, and His holy sacrament ad- ministered.
 Knowing that our help is the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth, let us lift up our hearts unto Him, in humble supplication for His blessing.
 John s. Imrie, secretary of the board of trustees, then read brief historical sketch of the church which follows: SKETCH OF THE CHURCH's HIS ..z45. s. IOR4.
 The First Presbyterian church of New Haven, Conn, was organized April IA, 1886, with the Rev.. James G. Rodgers as pastor, services were then held in the Third church, now known as the public library. Three years later Rev MT. Rodgers resigned. On February IS, 1890, the Rev. Dr. F. A. M. Brown of Asbury Park, N. J., accepted the call of the congregation to become its pastor, and in the following month of March arrived and assumed his pastoral duties.
 Our organization is now nineteen years old. In the early years of it's ex- istance it had some of those exper- fences which frequently come to young churches, but in the spring of the same year we purhased most desirable plot of ground on Elm street, near Orange, three blocks from the university, and during the summer neat brick chapel, costing about $10,000, was erected on the rearof the dot. 4 $& '~3 .1=S.sr. =
 Since the fifteen years of Dr. Browns pastorate with us the membership of the church has rapidly increased. As- sociations among our younger members have been formed, attendance on the Sabbath school increased, our financial standing in a much better condition than ever before, and an advancement all along the line of our work, in addi- tion to our material prosperity we feel that as a church we have made some progress in spiritual things, and an earnest endeavor for the good of our fellow men.
 As our hopes and aspirations seem to be about realized in the erection of a. church building this 18th day of Aug ust, 1905, is a memorable day in the career of our beloved church. May we realize that we are adding something to her future history and join in the words of the poet:,
 Lives of great men all remind us
 We should make our lives sublime, And in parting leave behind us,
 Footprints on the sands of time. ~ = John s. Irvine, Clerk of the Board of Trustees.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 25, 1905
 After the history psalm was re- peated. and then the assembly sang a hymn to the tune of Duke Street." r WOIhS WSLS WLEICS1 ny UMTS. A. B. Brown, specially for the occasion. The hymn:
 Within Thy temple is Thy way,
 Our holy covenant-keeping God.
 With grateful homage, now we pray,
 Make this the house of Thine abode. 
 Thy love has led us: now we place
 This stone, with faiths triumphant F song,'
 That care, which guarded all our days,
 Shall still Thy church's life prolong. % sa---------------------- =. A SpnnM SHAKER