Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-05-10
THE CORNERSTONE LAID
interesting Event in Connection
With the Building of the
NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Stone Laid by The Grand Masonic Lodge
Of West Vrgiuia-Lst Of the Articles
Placed in the Sione-A History
Of the Church.

VI hlC ObhlNHf
With>. interesting ceremonies me
cornerstone of the new Presbyterian
church on S Queen street was iald
Wednesday afternoon in the presence
of large crowd which assembled
about the foundation OF the church,
including the Mayor and Citv Coun-
Gil and about seventy members of the
Masonic fraternity.
The cornerstone was laid on the
west side of the church by the Grand
Lodge OF West Virginia The follow
ing were the officers in charge:
Most Worshipful Pevton II. Harm
son. Grand Master Right WorshiD-
tul Past Master Robert T.. Sndgarass
as Danutv Grand Master; X. W. Past
Master w. Ii Spillman, as Senior
Grand Warden; r w. Past Master
j. b. Cleary. Of Hedgesville, as Jun
ior Grand Warden: r. w. East Grand
Master s. N. MYERS. Grand Treasur-
er: K. W. Chas A. Young as Grand
Secretary: r W. A. O. Nadenbousch
as Assistant Grand Secretary X. W.
Rev W. l. McKenney. as Grand Chap
lam; II. w. W. 9. Kllmer. as Senior
Grand Deacon r. W. john W. Dean
as Junior Grand Deacon Il W. Past
master j. s. Flemming. OF Shep-
herdstown as Garry Constitution ;
r. W. Past NJ .ster Wm. A Gard, as
Grand Marshal; Il. W. Past Master
Samuel S. Felker. as Grand PuTsul-
want; Il. W. Jno. N. kentch. as
Grand Steward r.. w Chas A.
Mantz, as Grand Steward; X. ". W.
S. Small. as Granu Architect; II. W.
Thos W. Kearns, as Grand TYLER
Besides the members of Equality
and Robert White Lodge. representa-
ii ses from Berkeley Lodge No. 81, of
Hedgesville. Mt Nebo Lodge No.
81, OF Shepherdstown. and Elk branch
Lodge OF Shenandoah Junction, were
present.
WHAT THE STONE CONTAINS.
Every part of the ceremony passed
off III perfent order and without
hitch. The following articles en-
closed ia zinc box, were placed in
: the stone
Report OF the proceedings of the lay
ing of the cornerstone. with copy of
nemos.of all Masons present. Proceed
lngs of Grand Lodge of West Virg
8 81 nd
Royal Arch CHAPTER. COMES Of each OF
the MsrtInshurg papers. Coins from
one penny TO Que dollar. A small BIZ
BILE, Confession of Faith. chronology
lcai history nf church and names of
those present. pastor, officers and
mem bers. Comics of Deeds for and
upon which chorch is bulls. Names of
county and municipal officers. List
of contributors to the building,
Names of Architect and Ct ntractors.
description OF tie CITY of Martins
burg. it's manufactures. enterprise
Banks d etc. Names of the Build
ing Committee of the church.
After the conclusion of the Masonic
ceremonies MIR. w. +. Mulliss. secre-
tary of the Church Building Commit
tee, made an interesting statement
on behalf of the committee of the
progress of the work to date, etc.
A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.
Mr. Mulliss was followed by the
pastor. Rev. DR.. Il. Nj. Woods. who
read chronological history of the
church. which was prepared by
himself and which was placed In the
cornerstone. The history dates from
the early history of Nartinsbarg 20
the laying of the Cornerstone of the
church and is unusually interesting.
1t is published below
Prior to the year 1895 the old
church of Tuscarora. two and a half
miles west Of town, was the place
where the Presbyterians of the town
and outlying country worshiped. In
the fall, probably of 1924, Winchester
Presbvtery appointed a committee to
consider the matter OF organizing q
Presbyterian church in Martinsburg.
Two members of this committee.
whose names are not given, met at
Tuscarora church on the 25th CT Dec.
1924 and after sermon heing preach
ed BY one of them. the question of
separate organization was submitted