The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-01
CORNER STONE OF
 NEW CHURCH LAID
New Peoples Church on LaureI Avenue Scene of Impressive Conservation
 Services.

Rev. H. A. Davenport conducted the services at the laying of the corner stone of the Peoples Presbyterian
 church yesterday afternoon. The new structure is located on Laurel avenue,
 between Park and Iranistan avenues.
 The foundation has been completed and the floor was occupied yesterday
 With a large congregation camp. In
 hls address the pastor congratulated the members of the church on the success which had attended their eff forts to obtain a. church home. The church now numbers $50 members and
 the Sunday school 250. The pastor
 noted with appreciation the great in
 terest manifested and bespoke its in
 crease with confidence.
 Rev George M. Brown, of the First
 Methodist church offered the prayer of consecration.
 Attorney Robert c. MalIette, a mem
 Der of the building committee and an
 elder Of the church. read a list of the
 articles placed in the heart of the stone
 which is of granite 14x14 and 26
 inches long. It bears the figures 1909. The following articles sealed in a cop per box were placed in a recess in the bottom of the stone:
 A copy of the Holy Bible, revised statement of the Reformed faith, the belief of the church, a copy of the church manuel. corrected to date and containing the list of all the members and the cradle roll several sample
 church calendars. the church song written by MT. Davenport and the | church hymnal. official cards of the different church organizations, one of 1 the first copies of Our Work" the l church publication: photographs ot | Thomas F. Taylor, chairman of the
 board of trustees. copies of all the loca 1 daily papers. together with copies o1 | the Sunday School Times and Chris
 tian Endeavor World. and coins of the | current year.
 Former Mayor Thomas P. Taylor l chairman of the board of trustees, laid | the corner stone. His remarks were | characteristic of the energy of the | man who is largely responsible for the | success of the new church. He said ir
 part:
 eff this great gathering of spectators
 is any indication of the size of the | congregation we shall have when the
 church is completed. I fear we have made a mistake and planned for toe l small 8 building. Success has attend | ed-all our efforts since this church was | founded, two years ago. We now have
 $50 cornmunicants and have not had a l deserter. All our losses in membership i since the church was founded two
 years ago being due to death or re- l moval from the city. We have now
 reached the point where there is nc question of the success of the church l under the leadership of MT. Daven- port.''
 Il Woulo aSk all at tfrlS Ume not
 only to renew their vows to the church | but also to MT. Davenport, that we | can fulfill the promises made to him at the time he was taken from the l wildS of Hartford, when he was prom l ised a church as large as his former one He has done more than he agreed l to. so let us do our part and assure | him that so long as he shall live he shall be our pastor. Let us have as l many assistant and associate pastors las we may need, but let us keep him always as our pastor. Let us make up ] our minds to do this. Long may this church stand for the worship of AL mighty God and the good of mankind