Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-04-13
LOCAL.
A BIG STEP FORWARD
Il Y. M. Z. A. BUILDING AND Il
HANDSOME CHURCH To BE
BUILT.

HANDSOME CHURCH To BE
BUILT.
THE PURCHASE OF 7 THE LUTHERAN
CHURCH PROPERTY BY THE Y. NC,
ASSOCIATION THE CHURCH TO BE
TORN DOWN IN MAY-INTEREsTING
HISTORY OF IT-A NEW CHURCH TO GO
UP ON LEWIS STREET.-THE TALK
LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE NEW AssoCI-
ALTON BUILDING.
&C., &C., &C.
On March 9Th, formal offer was made
by President Guy Cochran of the Y. M.
c. A. to the Council of the Church, the
sum offered being $12, 600 in cash for their
church property On Main street. The offer
was communicated by Messrs. J J. Prufer
and g. G. Berry to the Church Council,
accepted by it, and referred to congrega-
tiunal meeting held last Sunday. The
meeting confirmed the acceptance as fol-
lows:
STAUNToN, Va, April 9, 1888.
Galy Cochran, Esq.,. President Y. N. @. A.,
Staunton, Va. d:
At meeting of the congregation of the
Central Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Staunton, Va, held Sunday, April 9th, 1888,
pursuant to proper and legal publication, the
action of the Council accepting the PROPOSE
| ton OF the Y. M. G. A. of Staunton to purchase
| the Church property, corner Main and Water
| streets, for the sum of Twelve Thousand Dol
| lars cash. reserving to the congregation the en-
tire furniture of the Church, to wit -pulpits,
pews, reading desk, chairs, tables font, rail
| ing around altar, gas fixtures, organs, stoves,
| stained glass, front gate glass partition, bell
and fixtures -was unanimously confirmed,
| and the Trustees were directed to take legal
steps to make the transfer of the pre- perty to
] the Y. nj. G. upon the payment of the pur-
| chase money Respectfully,
| HENRY B. Brown,
Secy Central Evangelical Lutheran Church
A meeting of the Board of Directors of
| the Y. M. C.. A. was held on Tuesday
| night last, and it was unanimously resolv-
ed to accept the offer of the congregation
and meeting was called for last night of
I the subscribers to the building fund.
Each subscriber was notified by mail to
attend.
| THE PURCHASE.
| Last night the meeting assembled in the
Association rooms about s o'clock, H. D.
Peck, ESQ.,, being called to the chair Mr..
Peck explained that the principal reason
for the new purchase was that there could
under the new building, This Income was
something of vital Importance.
| Mr.. III. M. McIlhany said our delegates
to the State Y. M. G, A. Convention had
been advised by every General Secretary
there to have a building with stores
which would give an income The income
| of the Norfolk Association building was
S. 500 year and 81 out OF 100 Association
| buildings had stores under them. The
| Richmond and LYuchburg buildings
| which had no stores sadly felt the want of
them. The financial outlook for the
Stauntun Association stood this way: 1t
has $11 900, a building lot worth $500,
old material of the Lutheran church, ST.
200-total $l4,700. This was enough for
the new building. Then came the debt of
| $12 900 for the Lutheran church property.
This would be reduced at once by ST. 800
| which there was bidder at say 81 800.
This left $40 200. Tnis amount a
| gentleman offers to loan the Association
as soon as it gets the deed, and as long as
it wants it. The rent of 81 800 year
| was already assured from the two stores
under the building. Of the new debt Of
! $40 200, he thought SIS GOO could be paid
off the first year by more subscriptions
there being only 1O7 names now on the list
| of subscribers, very small proportion Of
those in this city able to help. But in
any event the interest and sinking fund
were provided for by the income.
Mr. G. 6. Goocl heartily endorsed the
purchase in a speech which was received
with loud applause.
Mr.. j. E Graham said that he had had
now satisfied that it Was an excellent
plan, and would heartily support it. Mr..
e. is the subscriber who wrote on his sub
scription, 1.-The best investment 1 ever
made IL Stanton" His remarks last
night were loudly applauded.
| MI. y. A4OWoiO w cJ U lCSiVSu VLO CApC.A-
ence of the Masonic fraternity, in paying
off $40, 900 building Investment in four
years. by the rents.
Messrs. W. }. Nelson, ]. N. Mcfarland,
Alex. F. Robertson. Hugh w. Henry,
Guy Cochran, T. D. Ransom, and James
IL. Skinner warmly endorsed the purchase
MIR. w. II. Weller made very prac-
tical endorsement, by raising his subscrip-
ton from 500 to $500.
On motion of Mr.. W. A. Burke reso-
luton was adopted unanimously, endors-
ing the purchase.
The meeting presented a rather love-
feast appearance. and it looked as if the
subscription book were opened there,
another $1,000 could easily have been
added on the spot.
At $50 the meeting adjourned.
SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH
BUILDING.
The history of the old church building
shortly to disappear, and of the early ex-
istence of the congregation that built it,
4, is very interesting at this time, and we
are indebted to David Butcher, ESQ.,, the
oldest member of the congregation, and to
other sources, for the facts that follow.
J Thirty-eight years ago little congrega-