Show LAY CORNERSTONE OF NEW CHURCH Members of Westminster Pres Presbyterian Presbyterian Presbyterian Congregation Have Interesting Ceremony HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION PASTORS OF OTHER CHURCHES PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES Members of the Westminster Presby Presbyterian Presbyterian terian congregation of this city on Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day afternoon participated pa In one of oC the most Interesting events in their history when they gathered to lay the corner cornerstone cornerstone cornerstone stone of the new church at Fifth Firth South and First West Test streets The exercises were under the direction of the Rev Charles Curtis McIntire pastor of the congregation and other Presbyterian pas pastors pastors pastors tors of oC the city participated The exercises started shortly after 33 In the presence of an audience of about three hundred persons The ser service service service vice opened with the singing of hymn No 02 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation FoundatIon Foundation tion which was followed by the reck reciting recitIng ing of the Apostles Creed The Kv Riv Dr R G dean of Westminster col college college lege read the scripture lessons which were taken from Ezra and I Peter 2 lU A prayer by the Rev H E Hays pastor of the Third Presbyterian church followed Mrs Stewart the church his historian historian torian gave a brief history of the church f of th t manner In n which It received a start In the several hundred h i dollars by bya A wealthy eastern man to the omens Home Missionary society church ch workers being sent out Dut from the east to this district which was then only sparsely settled d The stay of the first two mission pastors the Rev Hev Newell and Campbell was brief but the Rev K F L Arnold who came ame to the con congregation congregation congregation In remained ten years The site of the old church until m within the last two years In Fourth West Vest street between First South and Second South streets had been occupied some years previously the adobe portion of the building being completed about 1884 and the rest of the building In 1880 Mr Ar Arnold Arnold Arnold nold was followed by the Rev George Bailey and he In turn by the Rev Mr Richardson the Rev Mr Davis and the Rev C C McIntire the present pastor who came here In 1907 Plans for New Church Chur h The plans for erecting a new church wore were taken up actively hy by y Mr McIntire The congregation held Its last meeting inthe In Inthe inthe the old church a little over a year ago and since that time has been occupying the I I Q 0 O 0 F haIl hall in place The remarks of Mrs were fol followed I lowed lort ed by b a statement from the building committee presented by b Gordon William Williamson son acting secretary It showed the fol following following following lowing figures Cash on hand Nov 3 ISO 1903 pledges from church members pledges from outsiders a total pledges still due from the sale of old building total cash available 14 Obligations Contracts already let Due Duc Dueon on carpenter contract due on ma mason mason mason son contract due on steel contract 1537 contract for furnace obligations obligations already Inquired approximate approxImate approximate for tor contracts still to let Approximate of total cost total cash available still sUIl to raise The reading of the report was followed by an address by b J W Phillips a mem member ber of the tho session This was followed by bythe bythe bythe the singing of Praise Ye the Father by a quartet The principal ad address address dress dreEs of the afternoon by b the Rev Re W M 1 Fader nastor castor of cf the First Presbyterian tf church followed Dr D Paden In part Behold I lay in ZIon asure a sure foundation Let every man raan take heed how he thereon Isa I Cor Must Have Stability This means stability establishment est staying power something you yo can build on You are laying such a foundation not running up a gilded glided weathervane weather vane You seek not the breath of the Zeitgeist or the spirit of the age but the spirit I of the eternal Other foundations hath bath no man laid than is laid In Christ Jesus The disciples were sure of their foundation foundation foundation tion Sure foundations sure teachings sure commandments sure consolations sure mercies That Is what your our church should stand for that Is what we need Having a sure BUrc foundation build and build on it It Let every man take t ke heed that he builds thereon not thereabouts the use of or a foundation if I you go building around all over the block or orif orIf orif if you build most cf of your edifice on the sand Stick to your foundations If you do not you will have cracks and maybe a crash Take heed that you build how you build and what you build on your our foundations As one may ma build a house of rock upon the sand so he may build a house of sand upon the rock You may ma build a poor expression of fidelity on a good confession of faith a lean kind of worship on a rich form of oC prayer a mighty poor character on a thoroughly good code You may ma build with wood woodhay woodhay woodhay hay or stubble on blocks of granite Building according to Gods Goos plan is as assure assure assure sure of Gods blessing as finding and accepting that plan ba be b the work church building or character building The address of Dr Paden was fol followed followed followed lowed by the singing of hymn No JOt The Churchs One Foundation after which the cornerstone was formally laid by James S Walker Talker president of the board of trustees This ceremony was followed by the singing of the doxology In the tin box which was WS put In th cornerstone corners tOIle were placed da a piece of the th adobe brick from the old building in Fourth West Vest street a portion of the mar marble marble marble ble slab which occupied a position the entrance of the old building a Bible several of the Sunflower cards which were used bv by v Thool nanis in n the r raising of a II portion of the church fund each petal of ot a 8 sunflower representing seating 10 cents a copy of the church di directory directory directory rectory a 8 Christian Endeavor pledge card carda a l of woOd from the old l building a Q copy of the statement of the building committee and copies coples of at the two Salt Lake daily papers Issued yesterday The new church will be a handsome one being built of light brick with red stone atone trimmings It Is expected that the church churchwill churchwill churchwill will be completed about May 1 1910 |