The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-05-23
BEULAH DEDICATED.
Fine Speeches, a Cool Dinner and
Quite a Sum Of Money Raised
at the Cornerstone LAYING.

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red letter day with the people Of
Beulah neighborhood. and from
yearly al parts of the county,
and Notwithstanding the fact that
nearly everybody was busy on
their farms. there were so many
horses there that it was difficult
to find tying room.
1t was the day appointed for
the laying of the cornerstone of
the new -Beulah Church. The
Masons were there to do the
work, and all the rest were there
to SIS it done. The ministers
present were the Revs. John
Harmon, ID. ]. Z. De Shazo,
-. U. {. Butts, X. Ferguson,
Geo: e. Thomas. and the pastor,
w. l.. Ware.
Butts and De Shazo seemed to
be at home with the people of
their former charge.
The forenoon Of the day was
taken up by addresses by the old
pastors; then came dinner. which
was served in the old church (the
pews being removed and placed
IN the new one, which is now
used Tor worship. And such a
dinner! | do not know how many
dlned. but the Masons had free
ticket and others paid IS cents.
The proceeds footed up $2I3.
After dinner the Masons formed
and proceeded to the east corner
of the church, where. with the
usual ceremony peculiar to that
tlne-hOnOred order, The stone.
in which was placed a copy of the
Richmond Advocate, the Metho-
dist Book of Discipline, a history
of the old church, by the Rev.
Geo. l.. Thomas, and some other
mOmentoes of our time was put
-. place. After this ceremony
1t was announces that DR.. Han
non wOuIE deliver an address in
the building, when a rush was
made to secure STATS. The pastor
then proposed to take collec-
ton, first, asking or $40 dona-
tons. A lumber l<sponded.
Then S. was asked for; then ST..
and then the basket was. passed
around TO gather up the frag-
ments. The collection amounted
TO something like $3.50.
Then came the address. which
| will not attempt to describe.
1t was a good sermon. which he
concluded by asking all profess
ing Christians. of whatever de-
nomination, that they stand up.
He then came from the pulpit
and shook hands with all who
were standing. While this was
going on Mrs. ~Etheridge of Nor
tolk had seated herself at the |
organ and in a clear full voice |
sang Stand Up, Stand Up for
Jesus" The benediction was
then pronounced by the Rev. ID.
q. {. Butts. This closed the
services at Beulah. Then all were
-equested to come up to St. Paul's
It 8 p. NJ. to hear the lecture on
Dynamite" BY the time the
people had reached home and
lttended to, the duties which that
lme of day brings, the bell at St.
Paul s: reminded them that Han
ION was coming. A goodly crowd
vas IN, attendance and the lecture
vas delivered, He did not use
he dynamite Of the burglar or
miner to blow up safes or blast
ocks, but the term was applied
o those men. or to that principle
II quality of men,. that would
'rlng things 10 pass, as, for eX-
nipple. he said there. was dyna-
mite in music, when an English :
nan composed Yankee Doodle,
md flung it upon the American !
hOre, where it exploded and
shook thirteen of the brightest
ewels from King Georges crown.
That song, believe, was COM
posed by an Enghshman. as. a |
ourlesque OF the American SOL
iier, with his homespun striped |
rousers, WHICH, after it found its
way into, the American camp,
spread like fire in dry stubble,
md became the favorite quick
step Of the army, and many
weary march was ckeered by its
,nllvening music. This. and snch
Kings he called. dynamite. The
proceeds of the collection, the
ecture and the dinner amounted
o somewhere in the reighbor-
lOod of &sOO-