The First 50 Years - Appendix III

APPENDIX III

The following items are the contents of the cornerstone of the new Fellowship Hall, replacing the original stone laid in 1915:

Copy of The Royal Oak Tribune of 1915, telling of laying of first cornerstone
Copy of The Daily Tribune of October 13, 1962. Some rare coins and silver
coins minted in 1962, gift of Ralph Fisher
Several copies of our church bulletin
Copy of church Newsletter
Copy of church budget
Picture of church in process of being built
Picture of first cornerstone laying ceremony, gift of Miss Winifred Blair
Picture of present cornerstone laying, taken by Gordon Northcott
Copy of church directory
Tape recording of current morning service, taken by Mrs. Milton Bobick
Copy of The Holy Bible

The following letter was also included in the cornerstone:

"To Our Posterity:

We have built this church to the glory of God and for the purpose of nourishing our own Christian faith and the faith of our children. To the extent that these aims are achieved, we shall judge our efforts successful. It is our prayer that many generations shall find here a faith in God by which to live, and shall use these facilities for the nurturing of that faith in the coming generation.

This building is a witness to our faith in God. We live in perilous days. We are surrounded at all times with the possibility of total destruction. Although we, and these stones, can be vaporized, we build in the certainty that God is the Lord of His creation. Our building is an affirmation of confidence that God has not forgotten us or our world.

In the building of this church we are mindful that we have a debt to those who have preceded us in the Christian tradition. We have worshipped and studied in buildings built by others and at their expense. In the building of this church, we would pay our debt. We call upon you in your day and time to carry on this faith and gospel that we have passed on to you."