Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-02-12
THE ROSS; MENOIiIkI.
Church Ana Sabbath School Fund

Church Ana Sabbath School Fund
Tho now church was pretty we
filloi last night Uy mcInbnra Of the
Society and others who met for thc
purpose OF tssiiFyjnI thuir apprcc.a.
ton OF the generous gift Of 8I,500 left
10 tho Church and Sabbath School
BY the lU,c w +. Ross.
The meeting wGE called 10 order by
tie Rev. J.. $. Wi.,cr, Yho stated
;hnt the first order Of busI"css WIS
tho election os c!cr!S O, Tho congo.
ghtion .ir. j. l.. Krycor was on mo.
ton elected.
Tho moderator then stated tho Oh.
icGt 0! the meeting and paid hand.
come tribute 10 the memory Of nr.
Ross. ~ tho conclusion OF hig TO-
EiarHs, on motion Of Mr.. Jas. Dew nr,
n con.Gittcs oi ono consisting Of tho
pastor was appointed To draft paper
expressive Of tho 'senti.lcnts Of tho
congregation toward their bcLetac.
tGr.
The Rev. +. S. Wittcr, pastor OF tho
new church, then submitted tho fol.
lowing paper, which, f,cr appropri-
Gtc remarks hy Mr.. T.. S. Harrington,
Mr.. Jns. Dewar, Mr.. +. G. Mcclellan
md o.hcTs, was unanimously adopt
cd:
AS by tho death Of tho lato W. +.
Ross, this county md State hnvo lost
valued citizen, tho business com.
munjty stirring, honest and con-
potcnt business man, nni this Church
and Society IL friend and beurtavior
who Was able and willing 10 hclp in
time OF reed. Therefore we, tho con.
greGItion al tho First Presbyterian
Church OF E!Eo, Nevada, unite in cy.
pr"sai"g our regret at tho lo.n uf Il
citizen oi our county, whocs many
comnondablo qual:tica hnyo mnho
him worthy OF appreciation and hin
nHmo 10 bo treasured up IN long and
hOnoTCd remembrance. Va hcrchy
proclaim our gratitude for tho large
and much.nccdcd bequcst OF tho late
w. T.. Ross OF fifteen hundred dollnIr
to tho Prosby tcriun church and Sab.
bath school, which, by iudicious
mana cement, with tho pny ymcut 81
subscriptions uow due, will enable ut
to complete tho construction Of Uui
now chtrch cdilico and pay for the
snne nGu supply our Sabbath school
with books, poporo, quartorlios an.l
o!hor srpplica for years TO como. Mr.
Rofs has thus not only prrpotuatcd
his namo 10y tho imposing monunrn,
OF this church cdiiicc, but the chil.
dron ~ cur enbblLh school aud ihoir
ohildron in tho ycars OF tho far future
will take his name up aud boar IL OH
In grateful remembrance Ot hig efforts
to givo them christian education
and load thcm tu tho bptt0r life. In
gratitude To him md with tho pu-
poso OF hOnoring the namo of ". f.
Ross, who, though not member al
our Church or Society, haH ncYcr,hO.
less mndc this bcquost to IN in hia
Inst will and testament, this legacy
shall hereafter 10 known "Tho Ross
Memorial Church and Sabbath
School Fund" Tho church has thus
heart TO focl tho sentiment Of graft
tudo M we'll no II mind TO remember
ita frionds nnd bcnefoctors. Amona
tho many nntncs Of many men and
women ,hn'. nrc onehrinod IN our nt
fcctionato gratitude for aiding ~
with thcir money or thor wOrl, IN
constructing this . llicc, which will
stand, 80 hope, through long lapse
OF timo 10 mark the spot whoro God
lovos 10 meet hls people, tho nnmc
nhd memory OF w. T. Ross fhnll over
una q conspicuous place. Wc drcc,
Tho clcrk OF tho congregation 10 COPY
thi5 papor IN tho records ot this
church, and furnish Copics thereof Ia
Tho Eikn papers for publication. aud
send marked copics OF tho same 10 the
relatives Of tho doccaeed.