Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-23
CORNER STONE OF
CHURCH IS LAID
CALVARY BAPTISTS TO HAVE
FINE EDIFICE
Elaborate Services Are Held In Pres
enoe Of Large Audience at Sec
ond and ST. Louis Street-Dr.
Northrop Speaks

The corner stone Of the new Calvary
Baptist church, Second and st. Louis
streets, was placed in position yester-
day afternoon with elaborate services
before a large audience.
Rev. W. l.. Martin, pastor of the
Boyle Heights Christian church, gave
the opening prayer, which was followed
by the scripture reading by Rev. r.
A. Henck, pastor of Bethel Baptist
church. Prof. Melville Dozier gave a
greeting from the First Baptist church,
which was followed by the address of
the afternoon by DR.. Northrop. Madi-
son 3. Jones spoke of the financial
standing of the church. D. K. Ed
wards laid the stone, in which Harry
A. Brooks placed the treasure box
Rev. w. H. Walker, jr., the pastor, also
made an address. Benediction was
given by DIR. w. H. Walker, sr.
DR.. Northrop said
II congratulate you upon this event.
full occasion. From a little flock you
have become a growing church of the
living God. From a mission band you
have become a self-supporting church.
In four years you have made wonderful
strides. Your present valuable site and
building are paid for through the gen.
erosity of your membership and repre-
sentative men of the denomination.
You stand today upon the confines of
a greater kingdom--an advance move
ment for the enlargement and progress
of your beloved cause. 1t is well that
you rejoice; heaven rejoiceS with you
the people of God rejoice with you.
From the battlements of the upper
kingdom the angelic host sing their
anthem of congratulation, while Jesus
Christ glorifes in the name of the
Father those who have borne the bur-
den and the heat of the day for the
consummation Of this hour.
As Symbol of Christ
THE laying of a corner stone is no
common occasion; foundation laying,
whether of men or houses of God, car
ries with 1t sacredness, responsibility,
possibilities. We come today not to
build divine institution upon a man
or human principles. We are here to
lay the corner stone of this building as
symbol of him who is the chief COR
nerstone.
Christ has indeed become the head
of the corner, and therefore may be
rightly and scripturally called the cor
ner stone
I'm reference to his being the
foundation of the Christian faith: Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner
stone.
"2-In reference to the importance
and conspicuousness of the place he oc-
cupies: Behold I lay in Sion a chief
Christ is the first, the chiefest of ten
thousand, in this great enterprise in
augurated by Calvary church.
GAS projecting corner stone is
likely to be stumbled against, so 1t is
not surprising that the doctrines of
Jesus Christ and him crucified should
prove an offense and a stone of stumb-
ling to unbelievers.
And so may the great head of the
church be the living force as well as
foundation of this church. May you
grow UP into him as lively stones In the
Los Angeles life. May this new build
ing, which will be dedicated to God be
the home of the Saviour and the resi-
dence of the Holy Spirit. May the ever
lasting gospel of the Son of God be pro-
claimed fearlessly, lovingly and person.
ally from its pulpit. May no man ever
stand in the sacred desk of this Cal
vary church who shall shun to declare
the whole counsel of God. May this
Forthcoming building be a shelter in
the time of storm to many a ship
wrecked soul. May thousands flock as
doves to their windows to this place of
prayer snd praise. Around its sacred
altar may many troubled soul lay his
burdens down. Here may tens of thou
sands
Come to the mercy seat, fervently
kneel.
Here bring their wounded hearts,
here tell their anguish,
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven
cannot heal'
The church, which will cost about
$4,000, is expected to be completed in
September. At the service yesterday
afternoon $525 was raised for the
church building fund.