The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-12
CORNER STONE TO
BE LAID SUNDAY
New Christian Church S
Nearing Completion
PROGRAM is ARRANGED
Edifce VIII Be Ready tor Ser.
vices September l.

| Sunday, May Is. is the day selected by
! the congregation of the Central Chris
| tan church TO lay the corner stone of
their handsome new place of worship at
the southeast corner of Market and Sec
and streets. which is now under course
OF construction.
The principal part of the building is
| nearly completed" said Rev. \. E. Dub
Der. pastor of the church. yesterday.
stone laying Sunday in order 10 permit
the work 70 continue uninterrupted which
would otherwise be perhaps slightly de-
layed''
force of carpenters has commenced
the work of shingling the new edifice
and the plasterers Will be put to work in
a short time. 1t is expected that the new
edifice will be completed and readyfor
services about September l.
The services for the corner stone laying
will begin at 3 o'clock. They will be
opened with a song by the regular choir
quartette. The music will be followed by
l.
pastor of the South Lawrence Avenue
Christian church. Mrs. Ella Glenn Shields
will then give a brief historical review
of the church since the first meeting of
that congregation in the city of Wichita.
Mrs. Shields father, Judge Glenn was
the person who called the first meeting
of the Christian church in this city. The
gathering was held at the home Of Mrs.
II. c. Toler.
Rev c. S. Sargent. of the Plymouth
Congregational church will follow the
historical review with an address entitled
''Fraternal Greetings" More Music will
then be given by the church quartette,
after which Rev. A. z. Dubber. pastor of
the church, will deliver an address.
A copper oox will then be placed under
the corner stone. 1t has already been
made and is six inches deep. five inches
in width and ten inches long. 1t will
contain the following reading matter: A
copy of each of the Wichita daily papers
and one of the English Bible. The names
of the members of the official board of
the church will also be placed in the box.
They are: Elders a Dillon l. w. Gill,
r. II. Johnson; Deacons, L. II. Kenasy,
c. p. short, j. f. Osborne, NJ H. Schol-
lenberger, c. H. Hatton, c. E. Haskell,
T. n Mallory and II T. Wilson; Trus-
tees. /. w. Gill. l. Fl. kenagy, II. f. VII
son. L. F. Naftzger and Lizzie Dickinson.
Those will be followed with papers con-
tanning the names of the building COM
mittee: l. w. GILL; L. S. NaftZger, L. IL.
Kenagy, II. E. Wilson. T. n. Mallory
w. II. Harrison and A E. Dubber. Name
Of architect, Leon A. Hunter. The names
of the contractors will also be included
The foregoing will be followed by the
names of the charter members of the
congregation. the roll call of the entire
membership the officers of the Sabbath
school. those of the Christian Endeavor.
the Young Ladies Missionary society,
the name of the Unian Christian En-
deavor superintendent, the officers of the
c. w. 3 NJ. the officers of the Ladies
Aid society and the names of those who
participate in the services Sunday
In addition several pieces of money, a
small quantity of wheat and corn. a copy
of the Christian Standard and the Mis-
sionary Tidings will also be placed in the
box
Closing prayer will be offered by Rev
A. A. Parker of st. PauFs Methodist
church.