The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-08
CORNERSTONE LAID
BY EP|SCOP ALIANS
Rectors OF All City Churches
Take Part in Ceremony at
New St. James.
BISHOP PETERKlN SPEAKS
Edifice at Franklin and Birch
Takes Place OF Former
Home Downtown.

| Every Episcopal rector in the city
was present yesterday afternoon when
the cornerstone OF the new ST james
| ohurch was LAID at Franklin and Btrch
streets. The ceremonies could mo-;
nave been more impressive. The Ri
Kew II. ~ GIBSON. Bishop of the Dio-
cese of Virginia. presided, and the RI.
Rev. George W. Peterk!n. Bishop OF
west Virginia, delivered tae address,
WhIle Kew. William Meade Clark. rec
tor OF st. James. assisted.
The city's rectors. in their ecclesias-
tea! robes, stood with barred heads az
bishop Gibson, with his own hand .ce.
mented into place the cornerstone
cut from solid rock. in which We're
|. piaced relics taken from the old church
at Firth and Marshall Streets seventy
ionr years ago. together with modern
records concentrating the erection
Of the new church. To add TO the mic.
tnres9ueness OF the occasion. there
was vested choir selected from ali
the Episcopal churches % the city.
After Bishop Gibson and Mr. Clark
mad gone through the services. Bishop
Peterkin delivered his address II
dealt for the most part with the his
tory OF the church, of which for many
years mis- father was rector lie spoke
OF the spirit OF the old church. and
EXPRESSED the hope and belief that
eunder the new roof it would remain
the same.
Bishop Gibson then read the contents
=, the cornerstone and cemented the
block into place with the church cere-
mony. The exercises were closed with
a PRAYER. the Gloria In Excelss" and
the benediction
Following are the members OF the
vestry L. r. Addison. senior warden.
w. r Gray, junior warden: James T.
Gordon. treasurer; Preston Cooke. reg
isttr; Boswell Alsop. James caslsiA, o.
II Funs'en. NJ NJ Mcclure. :. w.
IraVers. John y. Upshur. l.. NJ VIII
llams and w Minor Woodward
Contents of Cornerstone.
The contents OF the cornerstone
were as follows.
80; Sermon Of Bishop F. NJ white.
hev. pr. Peterkin. thirty-seyen Years
rector of the church; shirt OF MI
SONS, April, 1912; Warrock- Richard-
;om ;sime mack 1871: Confederate bond
ulE i!otes Virginia Masonic Journal:
program of the SUNDAY school cele-
oratioI, Easter april -. 1872. IL form
ct admission into the Broihern ,od OF
81. Andrew; a prayer for use in the
congregation during the building OF
me ne" church, written By Mr.. Clark
a aid authorized By the bishop: 'nvita-
ZION caro- 10 services TO strangers used
by the brotherhood: Confederate most
axe stamps. Columbian Exposition hair
dollar; medallion OF General T. j
bbattV,ine"all( Jackson with a list OF his
battles on the revorse side. presented
Ny the Peterkin Guild; the letter oil
r rhe vestry giving the reasons for the
removal Of the church. a notice OF
the sale OF the old church; a notice
OF the annual church meeting; mo-
Lce OF the missionary activity OF 81.
James Church; church building vs.
tnuEcn accom;nodation. by Bishop Pc
81 James Church, article cut from
the southern Churchman: d prays-
book ana hymnai. a prayer book used
terror and interior o: the old church;
silver plate with the names OF the
Bishop of Virginia. the rector and
vestry OF ST. James Church. ana
prayer; 2 copy o. the journal of the
last meeting Of the Diocesan Council:
list OF the communicates OF ST.
James Church; account OF the wreck
OF the Titanici memorial address of
ley .lohn *. Mason d. D.. on the
Life and Death OF DR.. Peterkin": copy
OF the Southern Churchman and the
daily Richmond papers: order OF ser
vices at the laying of the corner
stone; excerpt from the. Southern
Churchman. April 10. 1912. by John l..
Williams; "Fam!lv Trayers." by Rev
Joshua Petcrkin. letters In acknowl
cdSment of invitation to the laying
Of the corner. stone: North Carolina
bank note for So: old coins. two liber-
y pennies, 1875 and 1907, quarter of
dollar, 1873; English penny, 1872
and card Of the vestry OF Ascens on
Church, OF Highland Park, in refer
ence TO the building of their new
church; contribution OF John Powell
removed from the corner- stone of the
Old church with contents