Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-18
HOW IT is.
DIR. S. ". Leech Makes Detailed
Explanations.

Explanations.
How the Purchase of the McVieker
Property Came About-Dr. l. c.
White Deserves Much Credit
Church Advised Against Contracting
Big Debt.
To the Editor of the New DOMINION:
The notices in number OF papers,
concerning our new church site have
been inaccurate and misleading. The
facts are these:
DR.. and Mrs. l. c. White generously
donated 160 front feet on n. High
street by 80 feet, through the Pastor,
to the trustees of the church for
site for church edifice and parson-
age. The street had TO be made
wider. Miss Emma Boughner, gen
erously sold to the trustees strip
of land from her home place, twenty
five feet wide, running in length from
Wiley street to Prospect street for
$4,000. The McVicker property ad-
joins this land. 1t fronts ninety feet
on Wiley and one hundred and fifteen
on North High. The church will Of
course have much finer position
fronting on Wiley and occupying a
corner lot. There is no handsomer
site in this city. This McVicker
property is offered to the trustees for
$4,000, DR.. Whites 100 foot lot Is
easily worth $4,000. To raise this
al
mits the trustees to sell the northern
100 feet of the land donated which,
even at only $75 front foot, would
yield $1,000 towards paying for the
Nc Wicker place. Then, instead Of
paying the So, 900 asked by contractors
to build the parsonage the trustees
propose TO move the elegant McVicker
residence to the remainder OF the lot
donated so generously by DR.. and
Mrs. White, and have 1t for the new
parsonage. Thus the entire $4,000
is provided for. The trustees propose
to use fifty feet for the parsonage lot
and add the remaining ten feet TO the
McVicker lot Then the church lot
will front ninety feet on Wiley street
and one hundred and twenty five feet
on N. High street, enabling the trus-
tees to spare fifteen front feet on Will
ley street for church lawn. | have a
letter from Dr. and Mrs. White cheer
fully consenting to all OF these
changes, which letter will read, this
Thursday evening, at the meeting of
the Official Board
For four years, against no little OPP
position, have struggled as earnestly
and courageously as I.could to make
possible the erection of splendid and
very spacious Methodist Episcopal
church at Morgantown. 1t has been
my ambition by day and by night.
Before leaving Morgantown / wish to
express my deep gratitude to DR.. and
Mrs. White for their great gift. Had
it not been made by them We would
have no new church edifice in contem-
plation today, BY permitting the
trustees to sell one hundred feet of
the donated land to aid in paying for
the McVicker property they virtually
contribute 1900 towards this pur-
chase. independently of the remaining
land in the possession OF the trustees.
A number of papers have said that
the new church will cost $4,000
This is not true. | have not met
church officer who desires to see it
cost over $50, 900. / believe that
nineteen twentieths of our congrega-
ton wish 1t may cost $45, 900 or less.
Including the sales OF the parsonage
and church, the graveyard yard fund,
and all large initial subscriptions we
have about 500, 900 in sight. We will
owe 81, 500 on the McV1cker land after
the sale OF 100 feet OF the donated
land. We are TO pay $4,000 for the
Boughner land. 1t will cost 81 900 to
move the McVicker residence. We
are to pave $50 feet OF North High
street. The fees of the architect will
be large. Therefore. ere leave the
city, / appeal to the trustees to adj
minister their great and sacred trust
with elaboration, economy and care.
A large church debt requires, annual
ly, large interest revenue. know
that our Methodist Episcopal church
do not want such in
dehtedness. With Respect,
S. V. LEECH,
Pastor M. E. church.