| Show LAYING LA OF THE TUE CORNER STONE Impressive Ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church MANY MINISTERS PRESENT Uni t nl nI n a 1 Ills U etch by Dr Ir Laid by 11 Dr aIr Tho corner stone tono of ot the now First Presbyterian church wise was laid lold yesterday afternoon In tha the presence of ot too O peo people co plo II including noted notel divines ansi and Ind lay II delegates delegate to tho the Los Loe Angeles convention of ot the time General Generl Assembly of or the tenon church The new edIfice Is at nt atthe atthe the tho corner of or C 0 und South Temple streets and the tIre exercIses were con conducted CI ducted by h the pastor He Dr Paden He Dr Ur for tor 20 years OUI the poe pas pastor PIS tor layIng the corner stone The Time choir with wih Invited guests gu occupied the time place where Thero the pulpit Is Isto Isto isto to stand among them being Hev Ite Franklin I L Arnold Arnolt who ho was present at Bt the organization of ot the th church SO 30 years yearn ago ao Hov Dr DI and ond Mrs Mr Dar Darwin DarwIn Darwin win It 11 1 James the latter Ilter being president lent dent of the tha tle Hoard of or Home Hore Missions e Dr N White or N 3 J Hev Dr Charles C L Thompson r i o 8 el r of or the board boardo orl o f home missions tram from New York Hev I hir r Warden Worlen of ot Philadelphia Ihlo anil un an of or tho tire board beard bearl of or publications ned Sabbath school chool work works Hev Dr Ur U I Agnew Agne secretor of ot the board cf cr ministerial relief reler Hev a Dr Thomas field of ot the board boord of ot foreign l missions Hev Dr McMillan Ian lan Hev Ho Dr C W Mateer who was a I candidate for tire the the moderator at Los Loa An Angeles geles H n McClure of ot Lehl Lehi Pa la 10 laLov KV Lov H v Dr Im 11 HankIn of oC Brigham City Cl and nn others oth rs SKETCH The feature of or tire the exercises aside from the tho laying of or the tho corner corer tone stone IS tire following historical sketch given by b Dr The First hat Presbyterian church of or Salt Lake City was a on Nov No 12 1 with wih 10 members member In n the spring of ot 1874 a I lot 10 rOils rods square nt at lt the tire north northeast east coit corner corer of or Second South and Amid Second oust east was ns os purchased at nt a 0 cost cent col of oC A frame church building was erected upon this site during durin the summer of or orIS 1871 IS at ut a cost COAL of ot IS OO This building vas wal dedicated 11 on Oct Oct 11 Ii 1 1874 1174 lr Mr hs health heath broke brolo down In Irs time the spring of ot 1176 and ho ire died at nt his home homo In the time east cast March 18 1 1577 At hl his death the time of or the church as rS In ln the spring of at ihil Prof J JM JM M 1 Coyner Coynor a 0 school In tn the tho base buse basement basement ment of tIme thi tl church This school grew rICI into tIre tho th Collegiate Institute Dr Ur J 1 M 1 and Proto Prof Robert hubert J 3 Cn Cn Came key ke succeeded Prof Coyner Co ner ns as prin principals A mission and amid day school schol were ero started letter later on ott the west vest eat side Out of or these the Westminster chulch chuich has hiM Dring the Illness tit cit Mr Ir Welch and for n mL whIle Ihla after oter hU his h death tho tire H v Duncan J McMillan served the time First church ns as a n supply K II I G C D D became the tho th second pastor of ot the tho church Aug 15 1877 SH In ihIl 1881 there there were 88 members In 1 the church grow rapidly rapid I A mission which Is U now tile the Third Pres Presbyterian Presbyterian b church was wa founded a 1 school chool was ns established below belol Tenth lenth South on Second West which line ban since lumen been cared cured for Cor by ty the First l church When Imen Dr resigned the pastorate of or the th church In It I had hod a n membership of or over Oer 80 hud bIrd hl bern been for several leveral years Yo nr in the tho fall fail of ot 1897 tIme the Rev Hev He W tV M Mladen laden D n I D Ii became the thIrd thiN pastor of the First church A debt of or wan VON wal said ald off of by br the people In 1890 1 0 In Inthe Inthe IntIre the tIre fall fal of cut lt 1900 19 the tIme session considered plans for tor or the tM enlargement of ot the old church building and found them In Insufficient sufficient and unsatisfactory They Thc then appointed n a committee to look Into Inlo ant report upon Ulon the advisability and possibility of ot erecting new buildings On Jan 7 i hill 1501 tire the committee re reported 10 reported ported favorably und and advised an arm In Im hn Immediate mediate and Int organized effort towards raising money monc for such buildings The Time session adopted the report called caled a I meeting of or the congregation on Feb 20 O 1901 and laid bald 1111 the matter mater before the tire peo people tile fIle They The unanimously approved of It ItaM and aM committed themselves to the new nw work proposed d The question of ot site emerged and was IS canvassed by b tire the session They recommended recommended mended Inen ed the purchase of ot a lot xHi rods nt at the corner of or D anti and nl streets At 1 a meeting of or time tho thC congre congregation gation this recommendation of or the sea SR slon alon was approved and the session au authorized IU to complete the This TItle they did the property ty costing and some somo taxes Subscriptions amounting to nearly tSO been beel secured Elders Weir McMillan lc l ln and ond Terhune were Ot In lit II November ll appointed n a committee to secure for Cor the tire new nel church churchOn churchOn On Feb let 21 1 1902 19 plans pians submitted by b bW W V K E l Ware were approved n by b the sea sei se sUm clon and on 01 May Ia II I 1 IDOl 1902 lo adapted by tire the congregation anti and the time session was waa authorized to put ut the time alone Into stone atone II 1 0 O McMillan Thomas Weir Well W V F 1 F Colton Colon and It n J 3 Caskey were Yere appointed a n building committee In the time tall fall lol of or 1902 the tho contract for tor putting the under root roof was WIS gIven n to Mr lr Campbell Campbel tire the gross amount nf or the contract etc being about SOo Ground was uns IS broken In the late lotI fall of ot 1902 l O nM the corner clone was laid June 3 1903 10 the basement being enclosed arrit time the tl building welt well wel under way WRY Tho he up tip to that elate date about tha were er Following the singing of or tire the cease conse consecration cne Oration cration choral the time corner stone was laid nt at the tho southwest corner center coner The Tire box the Italy Holy 1101 Ible the constitution them tion ansi and subordinate standards of or the tho Presbyterian church a list of or the tire out 01 core cers eer anti and ant members of ot tho the church and Olt the various organizations of or the church catalogues of or Westminster eel col college I lege and the Collegiate Institute lIst Hit lt of or mIssion workers In Utah during 1902 tO and 1901 1903 historical records concerning the tire First church and amid Ild pictures of or tire tho old building various reports report and me memorials memorIals by Iy the Idle Aid society Olet Sunday school Missionary society Oleh C e K E I society clet miscellaneous memorials Including published sermons Of t Dr Paden copies of or the Salt Halt Bal Lake Lle papers reports at ot the late general assembly The Time copy COP of or the tire News placed In the box bol was one of or last lut Friday I containing full Cull Cl accounts account of or the tire reception and en enter enten ten ter of or President Roosevelt Dr Paden Ilden and Dr Di turned the th stone over Dr placed It ItIn I Itin In position I We ue WI lay 11 10 this stone ston said ad he Ire In tho the name nore of or the Lord lArd Jesus Christ Prayer lr er was waa aa offered by tho the Hev He C L 1 I Thompson after oCer which the benediction wa WaS IU pronounced by b Dr Paden laden The he men amen en who ho actually handled hn l d the tone were Contractor C Campbell him himelr relf Holland oland n a 1 Presbyterian assisted by b Supt Supt |
