The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-01
Corner Stone Laid Yesterday With
Appropriate Ceremonies
DR.. TUDOR AND DR.. P0TTSSPEAK
An Account of the Movement with the
Names of the Church Ofiicers
Perpctuated Under the Cor
ner Stone-Thc Exercises.

The improvements TO be made will cost
over five thousand dollars, and will in
clude the enlargement Of the church
structure by twenty feet in length.
The second story of the addition will
! be built to contain a handsome pipe or
gan. while the lower floor will be devoted
to parior and reception room.
GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
The Improvement will necessitate the
radical re-arrangement OF the rear part
of the church. and will prove a vastly
gratifying change.
Dr. Tudor presided over the ceremony
Of laying the cornerstone. which con-
tanned many articles OF historical value.
The ceremonies after the practical part
had been completed. continued within
the lecture room.
The choir composed Of Miss Maud Por-
ter, soprano, Mrs. E.I. Cloves, alto; ME-.
II. Cloves, tenor, and Mr. oscar Lehman,
basso. sang the anthem Praise the
Lord" following the proclamation of the
cornerstone laying which was given by
DR.. Tudor, who then delivered the rit-
ual prayer.
DR.. Tudor, after the singing OF hymn,
read the following. a copy Of which was
placed under the corner-stone'
ACCOUNT
I'm the year of our Lord, 1898, and on
the Slst day of the month OF May. this
cornerstone IS laid Of an annex. design
ed TO be an improvement. TO this Cente-
nary church building of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, in Richmond
Va. United States Of America; which
building is called Centenary because
founded in the year 1899 4. D.. the CEN
Of OF
London. in 1879 A. ID. The entire work OF
the addition. including the removal Of the
organ to the chamber provided for it in
the rear Of the pulpit. is done through the
liberality and at the expense of Mr. John
p Branch a member OF Centenary
church. and chairman Of the Board or
Trustees Of the church. At the same
time the work Of other and extensive
renovation of the church edfice and AT
a cost fully as much as that Of the adj
dition has been undertaken by the con-
gregatiOn; the great object of all being
the glory of God. and the promotion OF
the efficiency and enjoyment of the
church services. IL is trusted by the mu-
nificent donor that the music ana song
which appropriately belong 10 Divine
worship may be more abundantiy with
the spirit and with the understanding
and also that additional room in the an
mex may be for the increased facility ana
success Of church work; while all the
contributors TO the renovation fund are
animated by the becoming sentiment con-
talned in the book OF Haggai 4. 4. as fol,
lows. viz: Is IL time for you. O we, 20
dwell I'm your ceiled houses. and this
house lie waste The first earth ~ the
foundation was picked and shovelled into
the cart by the pastors wife Mrs. w.
v Tudor.
"In addition TO the above history, the
copper box in this cornerstone contains
81. The following list Of names Of per
sons connected with the Centenary
church al the time, viz:
Paul Whitehead. ID. D., Presiding Ell
der.
wv. V. Tudor, d. D.. pastor; Edward
l.. Pell, d. d., assistant.
sydney J.. Morse. local preacher.
"Winiam McBain, Daniel $. Morrison
exhorters.
John Morton. superintendent of Sun
day-schooL
"Elias p. Hudgins. secretary Of Church
Conference
"Stewards-Alfred 5. Lee. John p
Branch, y. Summers Morton. Elias r
Hudgins, John Morton. Charles NJ
Branch. Charming T.. BEDFORD Andrew
Welsh, George f. Kecsee, John G.. Free
man, Joseph y. Willis Burnett Lewis
Marcus \. Allen. Linton o. Miller. Her
bert r. Wesiger, George L. Wilson, W.
Scott Copeland.
"Trustees-John Z. Branch, O. Sum-
mers Morton, william McBaln, Rich
mond l.. Motley, jackson Guy, Paul +.
Winston, Shepherd Webb. John ID. Muir
rell, William G.. West.
Trustees Of arsOnage-JacksOn Guy
James i. Elan, John Morton, William
T. Cline, Andrew Welsh. Burnett Lewis,
John e. Freeman, Peter }. White ).
Carter Weisiger.
Building Committees.-On the An
nex.-John 2. Branch, John Morton.
Shepherd Webb, j.. +. Hudgins, Charles
NJ. Branch. On Repairs-Mrs Charles
Weisiger Mrs. Charles II. Page, O. ).
Morton, John q. Freeman, J.. o. Miller,
Mrs. Helen 6. Manson, Mrs. Peter j.
White. William G. West, Miss Florence
Briggs Miss Virginia Jones.
"Architect-W C.. West.
'Choir-Shepherd Webb. organist ana
director. Miss Maud NJ. Porter, Mrs. r..
II. Cloves Eugene II. Cloves, Oscar r.
Lohman.
"Jantor-John While
90. Bible, hymn book and discipline and
programme OIL tNduuplpu -AldNpi JDtAt
commencement and reunion.
IS. The Christian Advocated published
AT Nashville Richmond Christian Advo-
caote. The Times. the Richmcld Dis
patch. the Evening Leader the Monday
Bulletin latest issues, and Bible Reader.
- Silver coins.
"5. Souvenirs.
sc. Address on the occasion by Rev.
Thomas y. Potts, d. D., pastor Of Park
Place church
REV. MR.. POTTS ADDRESS.
Rev. Thomas y. Potts was called upon
10 deliver an address and responded elo-
quently.
He commended the pride Of the congre-
cation in their church and drew biblical
reasons why church identifying should
always be live theme with every church
Concluding, he congratulated those
present in their church and promised
them a greater idea OF Gods goodness.
when they undertook to beautify their
church.
DR.. Tudor thanked Rev. Mr.. Potts for
his address and called upon the congrega-
ton to Join I'm the singing OF "An Hail
the Power OF Jesus Name" after which
the session came to an end.
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Laughed at the Lees.