The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-27
LAY CHURCH CORNERSTONE
DAUPHIN WAY BAPTSsTs BULL
 ING NEW CHURCH.
ADrreprfste Exercises Mark Event h History of Congregation-fiis- tsrical sketch of Church
 since Organisation.

Mobile, Dec. 2s.--,Special. )---This af- tSrnoon at 3 o'clock the cornerstone Of the pauphinway Baptist Church. al the southeast corner of Ann and Dau- phinway was laid with appropriate ceremonies after a postponsment oa three occasions. due to the indictment weather.
 A large crowd was present at the ceremonies representing every de- nomination. Greetings were extend ed by pr. W. J. E. Cox. pr. D. A. Planck, the former of the St, Francis Street Baptist Church. and the latter nf the Central Presbyterian Church; Rev. c. A. Rush of the Governmene Street Methodist Church; Rev H. H. McNeill. of the st. Francis Street Methodist Church; Hon. w. c. Fits, the former Attorney General of the State. delivered the principai address.
 Rev. D. E. George. delivered the fol- lowing historical sketch of the church :.
 Tn, the summer of 1885 a mission committee was appointed by the St. Francis Street Baptist Church to es- fablish a mission in the western part of the city.
 @The mission Sunday School was or ganized in the home of Misses Knott. No s9s Dauphin Street. on Sunday, September l. 1895. with fifty members. Mir. 1T. P. Watson, Chairman ot the Mission Committee. was appointed su- perintendent.
 "on October 1. the Sunday school moved it's meeting place to the vacant brick house at the southwest corner of Dauphin and Catherine Streets. anu met here until January IF. 1896. when Hon. J c. Bush bought the house and lot on the southeast corner of Dau- phinway and Ann Streets. at a cost of s4.ooo and donated 1t for Baptist mission or church. Tn October, 1898, Rev. J w. Willis was called to SUI perintend the mission. He served as superintendent of the Sunday School. and as pastor. Tn January. 1ss7 Mir. T. c. Robertson was elected superin- tendent of the Sunday School. at which time Hon. J C. Bush presented the deed to the property which was to be held in trust for period of years and designated Thomas c. Bush. F. 0. Fowlkes and Gaston J. Robertson as trustees for the property. The re- quest of Mir. Bush when he presented the property was. All that I ask in return is, that the old hook be taught" !" Dr. R. J Willingham, Secretary of our Foreign Mission Board. was pres- ent and concluded the exercises with plea for missions and urged that the mission become great force for mis- stons. The pulT-ft Bible was present. cd by Misses Minnie and Lula Lott.
 .'on January 10. 1s04. a meeting was called to consider the organization Of g church and q number expressed a willingness to go into the organiza- ton. On the afternoon of sunday, February i4. 1904. meeting was cali ed for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church. in the Dauphin Street mission. A presbytery, consisting of Rev. WI. E. Cox. H H. Shell, W. A. Mccain and Brother Eds. Barnes. The following members presented letters and composed the charter members of the new church: Miss Maud Bache- Tor, Edward S. Barnes. Mrs. Lillian E. Hall Mrs. Tabitha Huston. R. A Lambert. Mrs. R. A. Lambert, A. Busey Lambert Mrs. Maggie Melee, Miss Maud McDoweiI. Gaston J,i Rob. ertson. Miss Lida B.. Robertson. Mrs. George T. Rosson. Mrs. l.. c. Eagon. R L. Howell. Mrs. R. L.. Howell. Mrs. S. F. Batchelor, Mrs. w. c. CroxdaIe. Mrs. Hanna Nelson. August Nelson. Miss Mamie McDowell. The name, Dauphin Way Baptist Church. was adopted after the organization had been perfected. R. A. Lambert. R. L.