New Britain herald., 1925-07-27

REV. F. w. SCHAEFER conducted the opening services nf responsive reading, Scripture lessons, and the Apostles Creed,
 Rev. J, W, Early, pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church, Hartford. who saw service overseas with the 205th Sanitary Train, 60th Division, and who. until his coming to Hart ford was chaplain of the 51oth C. A, (aa), delivered the address Easing hia remarks on the passage found in the second chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians, in the c"entieth verse Christ Jesus Himself being the chief cornerstone" he said "A legend current st the time cf Chiret, told of stone, brought from the quarry to the site where tho temple of Solomon vas being butt, which seemed to fit nowhere, and was therefore east aside and almost forgotten. All the work of cutting tho stones had to done at the quarry, 70 that nn noise of the hammer would he heard at the temple. Later. when no stone could be found 10 fiji into an important place, the work 1 men remembered the stone they had cast aside and dug fl out of the graSs and weeds which now covered if and right enough, the stone which the builders had rejected fitted per feCtly,
 This may have Noon the h2sts for the quotation Christ uS"l: '1h" gtonA which the hui)dcra rejected is become the head of the rorner.' Solomon's temple was ere long q thinc of the past, but Christ became the living cornerstone of fine tam- pie which shall continue through the ages and into eterniIy; that temple is His church. Ii is OutVardlv made Inn of denominations and sTnodG and congregations, with buildings for pacos of worship which N" call churches. But in reality, the church of Christ is made up of the pro1Ie who love and serve Him. for whom He is tho cornerstone. All the liv- ing stone, the Christians, are meas urod ly tho standards of the cor nnrstone, All their acts, yos, and their motives in life as V"lh must approach tho GualltY Of the chief cornerstoue the Christ, in order 10 nt into the living temrln of the liv- ing God, Christ is the tou"hsione, proving each 10 he either pure metal or alloy,
 And that temple must grow. This church building, precious as il may ho. into whose cornerstone V" shall place articles to indicate to future generations th" trend of pres ent events, rill some day d"c1H or he torn down. hut that living tenn rla Of which each onh Of you ts fviuc stone. Ulll grow and increase, tnl every one in New Britain Ehall have heard of the salvation of Jesus Christ. y"1. m ovnn the darkest spot m dark Africa shall have been light ad hv thc glorr of the message of Gods love m Christ Jeeus
 "E7ch ono therefore must rroT. must build. must seek other living stones to If into the temple of God. m all the earth shall he filled with the glory of the Lord '
 A lst of the articles 'o be rl2cst tn the stone, as st7ted by the Her alA recently. 0as read
 One of the builders foremen. and Favard NcrdAn. charm4n Of the nrlldlrc commrtA4 spread the nor tar ard trued up tha stone, When all vas ready. Fer 4 4. Ahl1uist. Thp rostor of the First Lutheran church of rhls city. read 'hs rra-- ors after which the pas'or Of the -rqr-a. Fev F W Eohacfer laid the e'0ne psinE the following words:
 Tn t1>A faith of Jesus Chirtt I do ,uor Iav this oornorstnne Tn the ,2n4 of rne Father and cf the Son,
 a01 of tne Hol" Choet. that hove 'rYr f3ltn tha fear rf Cod and Inothfrlv love r,1r- abide and that i'N- rlare n,ar ra tnt apar' to the lre7raJrE Of tte rcsrel the admin f-'ration cf the hol, aacran1er's. and
 -He IT, ocation and rrai.e of the
 r7me of our Tord IesU. Christ,
 rho ~th the Father and the Holy
 C,hoa. ltr'h and rttrre+h e,ar one
 God ro or1d vthou' end A. tNe mentlor Of each name in thA Holy { |, inrr 'he ras'or s'rloh 'hA stone ..rh 'lcrel presented for fhz oc- icaston hv 'he huil1er A Y Iaa,l't.
 After singing the hymn Here In
 Inv Name. Eternal God. as ruild ifhis earthly houss for Thee Dr. ! Ahlquts' raai the concluding var- siclss and pronounced the tene6lc- tion The service ended with the hymn "No~ thank Vs all our God.
 Seated with the officiating min tstars vas Rev A Heydenraich. rastor ot Holy Trinity Lutheran church. Hartford. Visitors rom other congreEAfions in the city IS well as repressntati1As e from cut of