The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
CORNER STONE Of
NEW CHURCH LAID
BISHOP n. l.. BURLESON OF S.. D.
LAYS STONE OF NEW EPISCO.
PAL CHURCH
ANOTHERPERMANENTH OUSEOF WORSHIP
Both The New Church And Adjoining
Rectory To Be Built OF Brick
And Stone

Yesterday afternoon at four thirty
occurred the laying Of the corner
stone of st. Paul's Episcopal church
at the corner of Sixth street and
Eighth enu The afternoon was q
little windy and some cool. and as the
exercises were of course outdoors. and
there had been no public announce
ment made of them, no large crowd
was in attendance.
All the pastors Of the city churches
who were in town, the acting presi
dent of State College, and numerous
other prominent people in the city
we're however in attendance. besides
most Of the members of the cOngre
cation of the church. The Rt. Rev
II. L. Burleson. Bishop of South Da
kota, assisted by Rev. Paul Roberts
minister in charge, conducted the ser
vices. After the singing by the as
semblage of a hymn, the bishop read
several prayers suitable to the Occa'
sion. The Rev. Mr.. Roberts then read
the scripture lesson. Other prayers
were then said and versicles recited
and the bishop and priest descended
from the platform to the place where
the stone was to be placed. Before
placing the stone a sealed metal box
was placed therein which contained
the following articles: Bible, prayer
book, hymnal, short history of st,
PaulS church by Mrs. NJ. +. Wimsey
list of officers, congregation, church
school, building committees, Guild,
copies of 1916 journal of Missionary
district of S. d., S. ID. Churchman for
July, 1917, and June, 1913, B~rookings
Register for October 4th, Sioux Falls
Argus-Leager for October 9th, Brook
ings Press for October 4th, Livine
Church for October 9th, Spirit of Mis-.
sions for October, 1917, picture of old
church building, photographs OF
Bishop Burleson, Bishop Hare and
Bishop Biller, one 1917 penny and one
1917 dime.
After appropriate words by the
bishop the stone was laid with due
solemnity, and a prayer offered. Az.
ter the singing Of a hymn, Bishop
Burleson ascended to the platform and
delivered a very brief, earnest address
on the meaning of the action that had
Just taken place. Mans mate sense
of religion, his desire to worship and
his need of a place to worship formed
the gist of his thought and he pre-
scented them clearly to his hearers AT
ter prayers by the bishop and the
benediction, the assembly was dis
missed.
The church building is nicely start
ed above the basement and the brick
work will 90 on from now unless
there is some delay in the receipt OF
material. The present stage of build
ing gives no concept Of what the
church will be, but a view Of the plans
leads one to conjecture that it will be
a very churchly building Of refined
architecture. The man who furnished
the plans for both the church and rec
tory, r. A. Cram, is also the architect
of the Episcopal cathedral Of st. John
the Divine, in New York City, the
most pr%etentious piece of church arch
itecture on the American continent.
The new rectory is fast reaching
completion, the roof boards being now
on, and it will no doubt be completed
for occupancy by December 1st. Both
buildings are Of brick, the church be
ing trimmed with cut stone. Both
also have full Easements with con
crete walls and all the modern con
veniences will be placed in them. The
Register hopes at a later date to give
pictures Of both buildings and the fun
plans of the two floors of the church.