Year: 1859

Mons giving up their hearts to the God and Saviour of
their fathers there, already, to-day every day the
Chuchs prayers and praises nave been uttered led by
ministers of Christ who in years gone by, hither
to learn the lessons of wisdom pety and prayer, which
they now stay there to teach Others And among
those prayers now Offering therewe trust out of hearts
as well as lps-t is pleasant to believe many have joined
their devo0ns with ours that this effort may be
haowed. For this is effort, though of the
ile Those who have together here today need
be told, for hev know, why seek here home
rather second double home for college life and
work. / speak thus, for the churchs hold on
those long familiar grounds and abodes is not to
be loosed. This work for the church can use
may need, both homes. To indicate this, to
sert the continuous life of college, to conf
dence that the Head of the church has like noble
old walls leave there ''CIaggett, Hali-the vener
able name of Aarylands first Bshop-and give this
new edIhce the honored name of "Kemp" The devour-
ing lameS that God meant should purify, not destroy
work, shall not destroy the memorial here the valiant
Sy BISHOP who next after Caggett bore the apostolic
once amongst us ct surely We need now this home for
our enterprise here Every days reflection deepens my
conviction Of this We here challenge the closer
acquaintance, the more frequent inspection the hsarer
confidence the fuller Ioperaton the wider use the
liberal endowment Of you curchmen of Baltimore, of
all Maryland of our sister ocese of Pennsylvania who
ecclesiastical rueras well few among her clergy
ana lalty bid us hearty welcome among them educa
tors OF their sons and claimants uTOn their confidence
ana cooperaon and so of all States and doceses to
which, from hence the will be easy and constant.
Consulting and acting prudenty and under Gods gui
dance as we tuy believe, We initiate here today by
prayer and praise and solemn act, and momentous
era In our progress. Gladly would have hidden you
pledge
OF work this day actually began. But it has been
no slight task, in times like these. to bring such
an enterprise up to the point where would be prudent
OF Uuthtui 10 announce It's vigorous commencement in
the reasonable confidence of its prompt completion. We
can do this now. In breaking this ground and laying


ls stone, the trustees that this work has
begun with the honest right the church that it
shall be fully accomplished without delay. True, indeed
this promise rests the confidence that pledges of aid
VIII be promptly made good; that the efforts shall still
make in our chief city, throughout diocese and in
measure, elsewhere, will, we believe, enlarge our
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Surance enterprise is attempted which its chief agents
know must cost them many an anxious hour, many a
hard struggle. But the church can and of late,
than before she shows that she lC do the work Among
her many necdfu tasks now this is one and her least
her Lords-Ie will doit Ours is the privilege the honor
to give and rive for Him and His elect people He will
give grace and help to you to us, now children
and their children for generations to come here this
ground. in this house, which here Him
o"e" sanctuary OF the young men who are to 90 out
hence to do battle for God His Christ His church.
for truth and right and order throughout land and
the whole world, to the end of time.


On the Rt. Rev. Bishop Whitingham approach
ing the cornerstone,


The following copy Of a document was read by
bernard Carter, Esq, member of the Baltimore
Bar, and a graduate of St. James College =


In the of the Father and of the Son. and OF the
Holy Ghost. Amen.


This Corner Stone of new edice for the College Of
st. James, in the Diocese of Maryland is laid the
Tuesday after the twenty first Sunday after Trinity being
the 18th efficiently day of November Ammo Domni 1859
leghteen hundred the Reverend Father
in God, William Robinson Within CHAM, Doctor in Divin-
ity, Bishop of Maryland and Visitor of the College of St
James in the of the Rector of the College and
sundry OF its Trustees and of many Of the clergy and
laty of the Church here assembled for this purpose


The Institution was founded st. Jamess Hall
Monday the lth day Of October 1912 and duly chartered
by the General Assembly of Maryland the 29h day of
February 1874 as the College of St James, in Washing
ton county Maryland where still exists and whence
is to be removed to this site the completion of
this edifce now begun.


The College of St James, under the oversight of its
first Episcopal Vstoand under the charge and direction
Of its first Rector thus marks the opening of the eigh
teenh year of its life and work by this of
the ed6ce in Baltimore county.


In the box thus enclosed in the Corner Ston
tanned copy Of the Holy Bible, copy Of the Book of
Common Prayer, copy of the Journal of the Convention
of the Diocese Of Maryland in 1859 and the Register
the College of St James for 1859 with this document
duly attested.


The Bishop Of the Diocese, the Rector of the College
the Trustees of the and the clergy and the aity
here present thus commit the work to the and favor
of Almighty Cod in the name, the faith and the merits
Of His Eternal Son. through the grace Of His Holy Spirit
Amen.


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