The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-08-05
PRESBYTERIAN | :
| , CORNERSTONE
LAID THURS.
REV. THOMAS ]. GRAHAM OF
FARGO GIVES AN INSPIRING
ADDRESS,.
MANY PAPERS PLACED IN
STONE TO GO DOWN FOR THE
AGES TO COME

MANY PAPERS PLACED IN
STONE TO GO DOWN FOR THE
AGES TO COME
The corner stone for the new Pres
byterian church was Laid Thursday af-
ternoon with fitting songs, readings
and addresses.
Rev. c. E. Stinson Of the Methodist
Episcopal church gave an appropriate
address of greeting from the great
and noble denomination which he
worthily represents, and he lead the
congregation in the prayer after th'
placing of the stone
Rev. Thomas, J. Graham, pastor of
the Presbyterian church in Fargo. laid
the stone and gave an inspiring ad
dress suited TO the occasion. CRATE
fully referring to the worthy pioneers
of faith wha carried on the work Of
the various; churches in the early
years when the country was being set
tied and whose toll amid hard conds
tions made possible the splendid pros
poets in this era of the erection Of the
more adequate edifices commensurate
with our needs and with the prosper
ity which is ours because Of thc sac.
rifees in the early days.
Rev. T. T. Hanson Of Bethel Free.
church pronounced the beaediction.
There was placed in the corner
stone a copy Of the. last minutes Of
the Synod of North Dakota. the Pres
byterian Handbook, photograph of
the former church building, an Ameth-
list, a Forward, copy Of, each of the
city papers, Ave printed sermons of
the pastor, and copy of the Historic
| Statement printed to be placed in the
stone, and certain other articles; and
some time in the future years it may
be interesting to those who open it to
see these things which will be cur
iosities.
In connection with this event the
ladies Aid Society served dinner
in the vacant store of Albert Bell ad-
joining his drug store, the same being
appreciated by the large company WIN
showed an interest in the work being
accomplished.
A brief statement of the general
: principles Of the Presbyterian demon.
: ination which are held in common by
100000 of Lutherans in America
j and elsewhere, by all Independents oi
S Congregationalists In the world, BY
0 100000 Baptists of various schools
c in practically every point, also By al
: the millions of Church Of England
S fpeople and Episcopalians in the wor:e
e and by 100000 Methodists in tbs
world, was placed in the corner ;.one
That statement is as follows ant
i was printed in both city papers las
Z week:
"The Presbyterians as denoin;na
ltion stand for representative or den o
cratic government of the church, 10y
atty to God as revealed in the inspire'
scriptures and in Jesus Christ. the Of
fetal equality of all gospel ministers
fraternal recognition Of all friends o
Jesus Christ, devotion 70 tic teaching
of Jesus Christ and his original apos
ties as set forth in the inspired SCRIP
lures as the only primary and relia
BILE guide to right religious thinEin
and Christian living, liberty to thin
and to speak and to act as one come
to see the light without wrongine 9th
ers, and brotherly recognition Of a
others who live the truth though the
see things differently; and they believ
this large liberty is essential to in
dividual development and to the safe
guarding of the truth and the inaliena
BILE rights of the people.
eve believe that it is the right an
the duty of all gospel ministers to ir
terpret the teachings of Christ an
his apostles and to discuss all matter
of the church and of the Christian lit
in it's relation to society at large yit
franAness, just as men do matters {
science and government, and ths
there is no reasonable ground for ur
pleasant feelings towards others VIII
see things differently; for it seem
plain to us chat the truth is arrive
at not by assumed infallible autforit
but by enlightened men seeing thing
from all viewpoints, since all me
lnow more than any one man.
The corner stone itself was a pre-
ent form Mr.. j. r. Elliott, Sheldo
=. Iowa, who represents the Sheldt