The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-29
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YESTERDAY.
WHEELING, June l q 8. ~ =. m he beauti-
I'll new First ID. IL church at III antis.
vile at the corner &c Seventh str.eet
and ett Norton avenue. was dedicate,I
Sunday evening by Bishop 6. n:
Smith. d. d, L. D. OF Portland. ore
The Tn: church has a frontage Of es feet l
on Morton avenue and III feet On; on
seventh street. Tie building IL Sof
brown stone and roofe with green III,
tile that forms a beautiful contrast
Hundreds of persons attended 3 both
the morning and evening services.
81 The First Methodist society was
formed in or near Moundsvillsf AMI
was organized In the year Of 1870
With only fifteen members: The first
meeting house WIS built on what Is
now First street, but was then chilled
Grave Creek. The indians al tle
time infested the vic.nit. and Tie tif.
teen loyal worshirpers we're com1nell.
ed to carry their flint lock guns to
enureh With them to protect their
families from the savnses and 8lIsta.,i
to the preacher with one ear al. anil 10
the heartrending wn-i mlooi,lp Of III,
Indian with the other. The seeo,n,i1
Methodist church was tIilt in n.
year Of 1871 with a membership aof
200, the name Grave Creek. hal in the
meantime given way 10 sliznbath.
town. Va: This building was ,utlt \,
y me southern part of ina cityfnnd Was
: brick structure. Rev. i. - sed.
WICK OK was the first minister. After
West Virginia had separat ted from a i
Virginia. the Simpson NJ. b; .hnrcb
was built on Tomlinson avenue Rov;:
w. Wilson was presiding q lcr This this
plac OF worship save waySt to tiii
present church and vas -azs,l but re- IS.
Gently. At the last service, held N
This old building MANY Of tho is,., IRE.
cation who had been raist,.l in no
church wept when they knt,y that ti,c
faithful old building was going To he
torn down; ~
The Dedication.
4 The morning services Yesterday
started at 10 o'clock with an "a organ
prelude, by Ms. Emma Moore Scott:
organist. They followed an anthem
by the choir. Rev. a. ]. Hiatt tho
pastor of the :hrr..:l prv,i:,l:llcel the
The choir .llen rendered.
another anthem: this was followed IL
responsive reading oi Psalm ~. l,y
the pastor nnG canErpsa talon. fEisll,n
J. NJ. Thoburn. ID. LII d.. OF
Seattle. WASHINGTON. then delivered e
sermon choosing as his text Haeai
second and ninth. During the course ! !.
Of his sermon Bishop Thoburn re.
quested the congregation to stand by:
the church and always make it n place !
Of worship. He stated that he had !,
% been cen in many Methodist churches in !
both this country AMI c oroad. many or
which cost more but none more hea,,. !
t 1l. Bishop Thohlrh was for for;
many man. years q missionary in India
and y !! is a very einqilent orator md
his sermon was ll.,.enel 9tp very.
attentatively. 'Lirt uh Your Heals.
osYe Gates" was newt SUNG by the
choir and the financial settlement was was
then read by James a. sigaroose, rs
follows: y; -,
Financial statement, June a. 1905.
Total cost of construction. SEA. un0. 90
Old Indebtedness paid G.2oo. 90
Anticipated interest and extrtl
charge 2.55ooo
{ fotai 60. Is. $1,000 !
Amount subscribed pail in 5. s2O. a1a. 90 !
Amount unpaid in 13.250OOl
Sale Of parsonage -. .;.s i, 10000
Estimated sale price Of oil
church s.o9ono
Tota.. $1s.7tn0G
-iebt on church $50. 0ou. 90 !
Rev. Grimes. a forrer pastor or
The Simpson NJ. E. church, then
brought out blackboard bearing a
iial. This dial continued several
rings of figures. The ring in the CEN
Ter contained FIVE $4,000; the one next
several $500: the next sew
oral 500. and SO on down to 81 marks.
This DIAL represented $4,000, the
amount unpaid on the church. ana /
Rev. Grimes had deyisedit as o. means !,
of paying of the church debt. Offers !,
we're asked each man in the audienccl
for what he could gire. j. &c. 3Bardall,L
started It off by buying a s., 600 markl