The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
Corner Stone of New Park Ave.
VI. E. Church to be Laid With
Imposing Ceremony Sunday
DR.. c. J. LITTLE TO SPEAK
Large Number of Interesting Church
Documents to be Placed in the
Cornerstone to be Laid
by the Boss Mason

Sunday will be great day among
the Methodists of Kenosha city and
county, as this is the date set aside
for the laying of the corner stone of
the new Park. Avenue M. E. church,
The stone will be placed in the corner
with imposing ceremonies, and it is
expected that great crowd of Meth
odists will gather to attend the cere-
monies.
The service attending the laying of
the splendid granite corner of the
church will take place at 2:30 O'Clock
in the afternoon. The Rev. w. w,
Stevens, pastor of the church, will be
the master of ceremonies, and the
Rev. Charles J. Little, D. D., presi-
dent of Garrett Biblical. Seminary at
Evanston, will deliver the principal
address.
The stone will be laid by William
JUNIOR, the boss mason in charge of
the work of the church. 1t was at
tlrst intended to have the stone set in
place by the pastor of the church, but
this was not in keeping with the rules
of the Bricklayers Union, and this old
custom will have to be abolished in
Difference to unionism. It was sug-
gested that Mr. Stevens would be
able to lay the stone if he would con-
sent to unite with the union, but he
states that he has no desire to take
this step and the stone will be set
just as firmly by a trowe1 in the hands
of Mr.. JUNIOR.
Full programs of the ceremonies at
tending the laying of the stone will
be made public later in the week, but
the members of the church are plan.
ming to make the event great rally
ing day for Methodists. Ministers
from all the churches in the county
have been asked to attend the SER
vice, and the Rev. A. K. Manason,
pastor of the First Methodist church
in, Racine, and the Rev. ]. S. Lean,
presiding elder of the district, will
aid the pastor in the manag ement of
the event.
| The cornerstone is a massive piece
of red granite presented to the society
by W. H. Morse. It contains a large
receptacle in which will be stored
away many interesting church docu-
ments which in this way will be
handed down to future generations.
There will be long list of these
documents, among the most interest
ing being a history of tke society pre-
pared by E. L. Grant. This history
was recently read to the members of
the church and it is a document of
great historic value. 1t recounts the
early struggles of the church and
! gives long list Of the men who have
aided IN making the society success.
! Added to this church history there
! will be placed in the stone copies of
local papers, the minutes of the last
/ session of the Wisconsin conference,
/ list of the trustees and other officers
! of the church, list Of the committees
in charge of the building Of the new
church and lot of other interesting
data. The usual coins and trinkets
will be placed in the stone.
The building committee is hard at
! work raising the funds for the
church and it is announced that $751;
GOO has been raised. The new build
ing will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000 when completed. The contract
calls for the completion of the church
by the first Sunday in October, and it
/ is expected that the church will be
dedicated at that time.
| The church promises to be the finest
church building in Kenosha when
completed.
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