Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-14
CORNER STONE OF
NEW CHURCH LAID
FIRST Nethodists Commence Erec'
tion of Fine Modern House
Of Worship
UISgOp D. H. MOORE OBLIGATED
=, ,.ooard Delivers Stirring Address
Ana Saws nethodists are Here to
s,v Till Gabriel Sounds Trumpet

~s. r,rst Methodists laid the corner
,.ar. az their new church ediflce yes
..,35v afternoon, at the northwest cor
~, the basement, corner Of Second
s.,rs and Second East streets Bishop
y,,,a r. Moore ohlcilted, assisted by
~. r5s,or. Rev. Benjamin Young, Rev.
n, A 2. Leonard Of New York, Rev.
n. y II. Randall Of Chicago, Supt.
T,,bot and others. The box contained
,oniss Of the Deseret Evening News,
e,r lake Herald and Salt Lake Tri-
bnns of saturday, Aus T., 1905, The
pacific Christian Advocate Of June %,
zoos. Christian Advocate Of July 20,
,w,. Northwestern Christian Advocate
~ Univ U.s. 1905. World WIDE Mission
~, Anil. 1905. and World Wide Mission
;5y August. 1905. containing a letter on
N,ssq bv Rev Or. A. b, Leonard Of
New York Also a pho.o graph of BIsh-
~, Moore. COPY OF the minutes Of the
,Firfy.uur.h session OF the Utah Meth
cSs mission. directory Of the First NJ,
sbproh complete records Of the pas
rms of tao church and Of the superln-
,n8anfs VI The Utah mission, Bible
D,wIpIna and Iymnal from the old
church building minutes Of the pro.
ceeilngs Of 'he O. a, h.. department u
UBb. May 10, 1905. presented by /. n,
Elliott, history Of the First Metho-
dls. church. complied by Judge George
r. Goodwin. and AN untitled subscrip.
lion blank for The new church,
A c0mmoilous platform had been
blIt adjoining the wall containing the
cornerstone, and thereon were seated
the visiting and local Methodist clergy
men pastors OF local evangelical
CHURCHES, and citizens Identified with
religious work Music was furnished
by the frs, Methodist choir
DIR. LEoNARDs ADDRESS.
The address was delivered by Rev
Dr. Leonard. corresponding secretary
Of the Missionary society Of the church.
who said .n D. .
" frs. crossed the continent In 1879
AZ that time | found at Ogden a poor
excuse for a station ana a few shantlcs
scattered among the sagebrush. Just
before I reached Ogden ] was me, on
The train By Rev. G. NJ. Pierce, at that
time pastor Of the First Methodist
Episcopal church IN Salt Lake. He in.
vIted me to speak In his church on my
return from the coast and ! promised.
On my re.urn [ fulfilled that promise.
The services were held over livery
stable n what ! presume was Intended
for hay nov, 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 McKcan was there and that he
passed the hat that morning
The laying OF a cornerstone means
nat a foundation has FIRST been built.
10 this case lt Is o. foundation for
rts Methodist church, the old one hav-
ils served us purpose. II you viii look
about today you VIII see that this
foundation seems TO look into the 10.
llre. It IS large solid and permanent.
10 means that we are here 10 stay. We
aIe here 20 stay until Gabriel sounds his
trumpet Let everybody In the state
o. Jiah understand that II this church
ell1ce wears out In the service we will
bulld another and another and another
by the grace OF God there win always
% a Methodist church In Salt Lake,
more than one church, Indeed. several
OF them as the city expands
hut, the Methodist Episcopal church
must De- on its guard so that It shall
hol ne run by a machine,
we are not here, or In any other
Place 10 compete with other forms OF
worship bus TO cooperate, To build W.
we are here to conserve the rights Of
lhe individuals 10 assist in the growth
"Hu development OF the country. We
are mere TO eliminate all teaching OF
secular dogma from the public schools
OF our country and to fight all who try
10 invade our schools 10 divert funds 20
oenomIn1uonal institutions.
AiteT The lowering Of the corner stone
l1nlo JUS place. Bishop Moore offered the
Uel'oauon prayer and the ceremonies
,,.osed with the benedIction by the
large wa" ''''
THE MORNING SESSION.
p, yesterday mornings service In tho
IHel Methodist church was attended
w avn audience that could only be con.
, ,a'ngN DN The four walls Of the house.
b IHe sermon was preached by Rt. Rev
oJa'!l II. Moore D. d., of Portland.
s ue Oisnop presiding at the conference.
,loH ! Tim. 1; 10; This is a faithful
saay.hg, and worthy OF all accptation
y, may Jesus ChIst came into the world
M save sinners. Of whom l am chief"
1 ,'p speaker said In part;
Iaui hald n dual relation 10 the
o olo. church, in each OF which he
,'I3 We-elnlnont Ho was both evan
s,us, and theologlan and in the text
IA, s.les one Of the basic principles OF
,,,, ueo ..ogy-Chrst, the supernatural
NV. or sinful men. So earnest Was
W.. 93sh9ut his entire career In em-
pt'os,lI,s the truth that he has been
' ,,kii with having but three ideas
s.Nt,u world, holy God and an IN
MN ,,,.U'l,l'le between the two uniting
t,.,n ot hls redeeming grace, the Lord
g u,,ls Christ Sin is supreme and
,.u ,,, fact The hollest OF men
,ts1sI confess Il and All who ARE
eGou5,s 'io must deplore Il. There Is
,'Io1sh goodness loft In every man al
y w,,y' 70 stir him up. Ever relying
.y rCn ul7 own strength The end OF tbe
s@P'iI0eDt is failure. with orntr,,,,