The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
SLOAN CHURCH.
The Corner Stone Laid With Masonic
Ceremonies.

! On last Friday morning we took Il
! Tying trip to Harrell's Store i'm far
. away Franklin. We found ourselves
twenty-five miles from home, and
still fifteen miles from the lower
end OF the county Sampson
is a young republic With: Itself.
We had never been in this delight
full sectiOa before and have now to
regret only that We had not gone
sooner, for our county can boast Of
no cleverGr people, finer farming
lands and more successful and indie
! pendent citizens.
| Why successful and independent
Because they buy little or no guano,
! plant little or no cotton, but raises an
abundance Of home supplies, with
F, u surplus to sell. ANY people who
do this will be out Of debt and pros
! porous, those who do not will find
themselves plastering their lands
with an additional layer Of mortga
ges each year.
At Harrell's Store we found large
crowd-gathered from Sampson, Du-
pin, Bladen and Fender counties, to
witness the laying Of the corner stOn3
Of the building for the use of the
Sloan new Baptist Church at that
place. Past Grand Master Chas. II.
Robinson, was present with a dispen-
satiOn from Grand Master Smith, OF
Winston, authorizing him to con
vene in special session the Grand
Lodge Of North Corosina. Four
Lodges were represented, viz: Hi
, ram, No. 80; Coharie, No. 379; Re-
, hoboth, No. 279: and Sloan, No,
IT'S.
At II o'clock the lodge was form.
ed, with G. II. Robinson, Grand
, Master; n. II. Terrell, Dept. G. NJ.
J. C. Williams, S. q. W.; and J. NJ
Marshburn, J. G. w. Mr.. A. J
Johnson acted as Marshal of CeremO
MES. With about so masons in rank
the Lodge marched to the new
: church and performed the ceremo
e MES, pouring on the oil, wine an'
! grain. The following articles wel'
:. deposited in the recepticle Of tn
= corner stone: A directory of the 10
y cal ministers, physicians and teach
II ers; a directory of the county, Stat
d and National governments; directO
IS ries Of SLOAN Baptist Church an
v Centenary NJ. T.. Church; a cop,
a of the minutes Of the Eastern AS5o
citation for 1888; copy each Of tn
, following papers: Clinton CAUCA
:, SIAN, Biblical Recorder, Charity an
g Children, Orphans Friend, and Wi.
~ mington Star.
The Lodge marched back to Gen
E, tuary Church, where services wer
, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Oliver. RevE
~ Messrs. Sandlin, Sawyer and other
h were present.
:, The next most interesting an
=, happy feature Of the day was tn
"calling off from labor to refresI
ments,n Three large long table
ii spread, tempted the palates OF I'll
e hundreds Of people. There was
st generous abundance, and yet,
p keen were the appetites and SO III
to the quality aud preparation Of tt
= food that scarce We're the t'ragmen
le to be gathered up. The day w
:, pleasantly spent and the whole o
pS caSion success.
O. SLOAN Church was organized Ne
at TENDER 10th, 1887, with thirty 4sev
N members; the membership no v nul
bers eigity-seven. Rev. Il. G. San
lin, the pastor, assisted by Rev. n
- Olive, of Durham, and L. NJ. lear
of Lexington, has just closed d pl
~ tracted meeting. Fourteen adj
lions were made to the church, t.
80. by baptism and twelve by letter,