Evening star., 1927-10-22
CORNER STONE LAID
FOR NEW Church
Original Marker Placed in
1910 Set in Fourth Presby-
terian Edifice.

The corner stone of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, laid originally III
1S40 as the corner stone of the congre
cations second edifice on the west
side of Ninth street near G, was placed
in position yesterday afternoon tC
serve a similar purpose in the new
Fourth Presbyterian Church, inAproc'
ess of erection at Thirteenth and
Fairmont streets. The ceremony was
in charge of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons in the District of Columbia.
the officers of which, true to ancient
Masonic tradition and custom, found
the stone to be well formed. true and
trusty. 1t also was found to be square
and plumb by the tools of Masonry.
Upon Invitation of Gratz Z. Dun
kun. who az grand master of the
Grand Lodge was master OF cere-
monies. DR.. Joseph r. Kelly, pastor
emeritus of the congregation; kew.
James Fl. Miers. the present pastor;
Colin II, Livingstone, chairman of the
CONGREGATION board of trustees; Harry
Blake, chairman of the building conf
mittee, and Edward Z. Clement,
church treasurer, aided in placing ce-
ment around the stone. About 200
persons, including many prominent
members of the congregation, wit
messed the ceremony.
Articles Placed In Stone.
Among the articles placed in the
stone We're:
A historical discourse delivered by
the congregations second pastor, Rev.
John c. Smith, at the anniversary
celebration in 1855, and addresses de-
livered by The pastor emeritus, Kew.
DIR. Kelly, S,nniversary celebrations
in 1898 and 1918: a supplemental ms
tory of the church from the time OF
it's organization to the present by DR..
Kelly; a deed, dated 1888, concerning
the original property of the church;
memorial to Rev. DR.. Smith, a list or
officers and members of the church at
the present time, the Masonic code of
the District of Columbia, proceedings
of the Grand Lodge, f. A. A. M, DIS.
trict of Columbia; Masonic calendar OF
the District of Columbia for 1927 and
coins, the latter deposited by the
grand master of Masons, Gratz Il.
Dunkum.
Services incident TO the ceremony
were opened by Mr.. Livingstone, VINO
requested the audience to join in the
singing of the hymn, The Churcn is
One Foundation" Several passages
from the Scripture then were read by
the audience was led in prayer by the
pastor emeritus, Rev. DR.. Kelly.
Start of Church Recalled.
DIR. Kelly delivered an address on
the history of the congregation, IN
which he recalled how the church had
started in with a building on the east
side of Ninth street near U IN Janu-
ary, 1929, with congregation OF only
% persons. That was at time when
the population of washington was
only $4,000, he said.
DR.. Kelly then told Of new build.
ing being erected on the west side OF
Ninth street, opposite the first edifice;
described its remodeling in 1856 and
the removal of the congregation in
Nav. 1899, to it's present church at
Thirteenth and Fairmont streets, ad-
iacent to which the new church is
being built. Addresses also were de-
livered by Mr.. Dunkum and Mr.. Llv'
ingstone.
Besides Mr.. Dunkum, members of
the Grand Lodge taking part in the
ceremony We're: Grand Treasurer
Charles E. Baldwin, Acting Deputy
Grand Master Frank NJ. Roller, Act
ing Senior Grand Warden Peyton b.
Fletcher, Junior Grand Warden James
A. West, Grand Secretary j. Claude
KEEPER and Grand Marshal Col G.
Fred Cook, who led the procession to
the corner stone.
Work Begun Last Summer.
Work was begun on the new church
building in the early part Of last Sum-
mer. 1t is to be of early italian type
of architecture and built with Aqua
Creek sandstone, at a total cost of
s250.O00. including the organ and fur
nishings. It's dimensions over all are
so by 135 feet. 1t will include an audi
torium with a seating capacity for be-
tween 700 and 500 people, a dining
room, kitchen, Boy Scout room and
other modern adjuncts. A special
feature will be a 90-foot tower, in
which chimes are to be placed. The
present church auditorium also is to
be utilized after the completion of the
new church.
Plans are under way for dedicating
the church on the Tooth anniversary
of the founding of the congregation,
November "a, 1923.
The corner stone laid yesterday was
not from the congregations first build
ing, as previously announced, but from
the second structure, as was an
nounced at yesterdays ceremony.
The stone was taken from the old
structure when 1t was torn down and
had been kept in the cellar of the