The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
A MEMORIAL TO GEN. LAYTON.
THE LAwTON MEMORIAL CHURCH
TO BE BUILT.

The second Presbyterian Church 10
Change Its Name-The New Church
TO BE Erected at Anderson and
Bull Streets by Mrs. LawtOn
in Memory of Her Husband-TO Be
Used for All Religious PurpOses-A
Provision for Cyclists.
A handsome church, TO be known as the
Lawton Memorial, will soon be erected at
Bull and Anderson streets. The ediflce
viii be used as place of worship by the
congregation of the Second Presbyterian
church, now at Anderson and Barnard
streets.
AS indicated by the name the church
win be erected to the memory of the late
Gen. A r. Lawton. 1t will be presented
to the congregation by Mrs. Lawton, who
desires in this noble testimonial of her
love to perpetuate the memory of her
revered husband
The name of Second Presbyterian
church will be changed and the LawtOn
Memorial church will be adopted
by the congregation on taking
possession Of the church. The internal
and external government of the church
will remain the same as at present, there
being few stipulations in the terms of the
donation, with the exception of the
change of name. One provision, how
ever, is for the church to be open to the
use of any laborer in the cause of Chris
tianity, be he of whatsoever denomination,
who may come to Savannah and be in
need of place of worship. This has been
a need long felt in the city, and the donor
of the building has recognized it. Some
times there come to the city itinerant
preachers whose aims and purposes are
lofty and touched with the sanction of the
word but there are no places open to
them for the conduct of meetings unless
it is the public halls. The erection
of Lawton Memorial church will
remove this condition and furnish hand
some temple of worship.
Another feature that has been discussed
in the erection OF the church, and that
will probably be adopted, is a provision
that will be made for wheelmen. Those
Immediately concerned in the matter rec
ognize the Importance of the bicycle, and
regard the wheeling public as so numer-
Gus as to appeal to a special effort for its
religious welfare. The new church is to
occupy prominent place near the most
important bicycle boulevard of the city,
and 1t is the desire of those most deeply
concerned TO make it a place that will
extend the riders a welcome. The fact
that the wheel is here as a permanency
is recognized, and the advisability of doing
all possible to induce riders to
attend church is admitted. 1t is very
probable that a room in the basement of
the church will be fitted up as place for
cyclists wheels during the hours of wor-
ship. A rider may thus use his bicycle to
ride to church and have 1t cared for while
he is there.
The church will be built of stone. The
cost of the building will be about $25, 900.
It will be very nearly square in it's dimen-
sions, and will be surmounted by a cupo-
la rather than a steeple. This cupola will
be of a bell-like shape, and win add great
ly to the appearance of the structure The
ground dimensions of the building will be
something like 80 by 10 feet. High above
the entrance will be the inscription
"Lawton Memorial"
The church will be handsomely fitted
up. The auditorium will be floored In ar
inclined plane to place the preacher
in fun view of the congregation.
All the contracts and agreements fol
the buildings erection will, it is thought
be closed by next Wednesday, and ground
will be broken by June l. The lot thai
the church will occupy was bought by
Mrs. Lawton from DIR. L. A. Faligan
some weeks ago. At the time the lot was
not complete, and DIR. Falligant made al
arrangement with the city by which HI
obtained strip of ground along one o.
the streets the property abuts in return
| for a piece elsewhere. By this arrange
ment a lot of the dimensions required FOL
the church was secured.