Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
THE CORNER STONE LAID
Interesting Ceremonies for the New H
moriai Church last Evsniog.


moriai Church last Evsniog.
Last evening occurred the ceremony
of the laying of the cornerstone Of
the new Memorial Christian church,
the other protestant denominations
of the city joining in the happy oc-
casion. and swelling the immense
concourse of people who assembled
about the corner OF Third avenue and
Fifteenth street. The interesting ex-
ercises opened with an address BY the
pastor. Rev. T. w. Grafton. Who de-
tailed the history Of the church. its
growth, etc and spoke of the noble
tribute OF q nobleswoman to a noble
man in the purpose of Mrs. Mary 81.
Wadsworth to erect this memorial to
her late father, P. l.. Mitchell. Re-
sponsive scriptural. reading appro-
pirate to the occasion followed and
then Nj A. Patterson read the list of
articles to be placed in the recspta-
Gle for such uses in the stone. 1t in
cluded:
An old bible;a history of the church; ;
list of the membership of the church
from it's beginning, numbering
702 names; list of the present MEM
bership of the Sunday school; list
of the members of the Christian En-
deavor society; a list of the member
of the Ladies' Auxiliary society; pho
tographs of the late Philemon l..
Mitchell. Pastor T. w. Grafton,
Elders Adam Blackhall, l.. Z. West
aud w. F. Eastman, and of the old
church, exterior and interior; a
sketch of the new church on which
is inscribed the autograph of the
members of the building committee.
John Volk. the builder, and William
McConochie, who laid the corner
stone; copy of The ARGUS and
Daily Union of July 2, 1896. also the
Davenport papers of that date and
the Christian Standard Of this week !;
coin from Virgil Warren and Mrs.
Mary Fl. Wadsworth; tender loving
tribute to the late Philemon L..
Mitchell, in whose memory this
church is built. by the pastor. the
Rev. T. w. Grafton, and the respons-
i've service program used in the
ceremony.
Ex-Mayor William McConochie
placed the stone after the box con-
tanning the articles above referred
to had been properly consigned to
the cavity arranged for it. Rev. I.
w. Grafton, the pastor, making few
fitting remarks.
The remainder of the exercises
consisted of prayer by Rev. w. S
Marquis, addresses by Rev. C. E
Taylor, Rev. w. S. Marquis, Rev. H.
C. Marshall and Rev. 4. w. Allen, Jr.
the singing of the Doxology ant
prayer by Rev. W. S. johnson.
Next Sundays Services In the Churchee.
Trinity Episcopal. corner of Sixth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street. Rev. R. +
Sweet, S. T. D., rector, Rev. j. NJ. ID. Davidson
officiating. Sunday school at Ola a. m. Matin
and sermon at 1915. a. m. SecSnd celebra
ton at l. m. Even song and sermon at .:S
p M
avenue and Seventh street. Rev. r. F. Sweet
S. T. d., rector. Even song and Sunday schoO
at 2:30 p. m.
ST. Josephs Roman Catholic, corne
| of Second avenue and Fourteenth steet, Rev
Thomas Mackin dean and pastor; John II
| Cannon. assistant. Mass at n. m. and 1913
a. m. Vespers at p m. Sunday school at
p. m.
of Fourth avenue and Twenty-secOnd street
Rev Bernard Baak. pastor Mass at a. m
and 1880 p. m. Vespers at p. m. Sunda
| school at 2:S p. m.
German Lutheran. corner Of Tween
tieth street and Fifth avenue, Rev. C. A
Mennicke pastor. Services Temporarily a
Y. NJ. c. a. auditorium) at 1000 a. m. and "a
p. m. Sunday school at2:3O p. m.
Grace English Lutheran. corner o
, Forty fourth street and Seventh avenue, Rev
Joseph L. Murphy pastor. Services at lO:io a
i I'm, and. Snndat- hoo nf u Nv,
| First Swedish Evangelical corner o
Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue. Rev
Carl f. Slatt. pastor. Services at 1880 a.. III
and 80 p. m. Sunday school at p. IN.
: Zion Swedish Lutheran, 4525 Sevent
avenue. Services ut I0i5 a.. m and $50 p. IN
| Sunday school at $50 a. m.
, German Evangelical, Ninth street betwee
, Fifth and Sixth avenues, Rev. Theo. +. krue
ger. pastor; services at 10 a. m. and $50 p. II
! Sunday school at 2p. III.
First Baptist. corner of Third avenue an
Fifteenth street. Rev. Carlton r. Taylor, Pr
D.: services at 1915 a. m. and $50 p. m. Sur
$50 p In
Emanuel Baptist. AZ Forty-fOurth stree,
Rev. S. II. Cain pastor; services at l0:i5 q. m
and 30 p. m: Sunday school at 3 p. III. b
| Y. T.. U. at $50 p. m
Second Baptist 9a7 Sixth avenue Rev
Washington pastor; services at II q. m. an
, Tsp m.
Swedish Baptist. corner of Twenty-frs
. r
tor services ut 1920 a. m. and 80 p. m.
: First Methodist, corner of Fifth avenue an
Nineteenth street, Rev. +. W. Merrcll. paste
services at 10:45 u. IN. and go p. m. Sunda
school at $50 u. III. Young Peoples meetin
at 645 p m.
German Methodist corner of Sixth avcnu
and Fourteenth street, Rev. William Scho,
mig, pastor; services at 1915 "a. m and 40 7
m. Sunday school at 9:l5 "a. m EpwOrt
league meeting ut p. m
EdEewood Park Methodist. Rev. r. G
r Pearce. pastor; services in old No. schOs
building at II a m. Sunday school at 10 a. N
Ninth Street Methodist, Ninth street. b,
!. tween Fifth and Sixth avenues: services a
| I0:45 a. m. and 730 p m. Sunday school q
. 9i5 a. N.
Central Presbyterian. Second avenue b,
q tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Re
, | Ira W. Allen. Jr.. pastor; services 1T 1o::D
| m. and $50 y. m. Sunday school at gl5 a. q
i Young Peoples meeting at SIS p. m.
Broadway Presbyterian. corner of Twent,
third street and Seventh avenue, Rev. w. !
Z Marquis. pastor: services at I0:45 a m. and =:
p. m. Sunday school at q:i5 n. m. Young Pc
pies meeting at6:i5 p. M
United Presbyterian. Third avenue an
Fourteenth street. Rev. II. c. Marshall. paste
l. services 1t 1915 a. m and 1::s0 p. N. Sunda
!, school at $50 a. m. Young Peoples meetin
= at 1901 m.
Aiken Street Chapel Presbyterian, Soui
l. Rock Island. Rev. I. w. Allen. Jr. pastor; Su