The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-23
CHILICOTHE, o.

willie, O., was visitor to the city
Tuesday and sold the art glass win
dows for Quinn Chapel A. M. E.
church He is representing the
Rossback Art Glass Co., of Columbus
Ohio.
Mrs. Jennie Powell, Of South Wal
nut street is very i'll at this writ
ing.
Misses Christine Williams and Mae
Medley returned from WilberfOrce, y.
Friday night.
Miss Hazel Lewis came home from
Oxford, O., where she Is attending
school, to be present at the corner
stone laying OF Quinn Chapel
Misses Geneva Ross and HaZel
Lucas left Monday morning 1or
Oxford uu
Rev. ]. w. Carter held rally
at the Baptist church Sunday ana
realized $500.
Rev. w. e.. Walker baptized at
five o'clock in the Sciota river.
DIR. s. S. Jordan entertained Blshop
u f Lee, D. D., while he was III
the CITY attending the corner s'oi0
having of Quinn; Chapel.
Rev. w. e. Walker attended tle
commencement at Wilberforce' v"
Thursday and returned Frlday.
Mrs Katie Gray gave supper
Fridav night at her residence o'
IIigb street for the benefit Of Quinn
Chane, and realized $37.41. lhe
.d;es Aid will hold a supper anu
ioo cream social Wednesday hlsh'
80 +ba parsonage on w. Main s'ree.'
Tbe cornerstone Of the ne" Az
,Ietbodist church on West MAIN
etreet. was laid on Sunday alIe
amid impressive ceremonies. nc
,,ioo. were we'll attended, there pelhs
nreeent delegations from columbus
lGrenfeld and Cincinnati. 49,
The cornerstone was laid by the
! officers and members OF Ionic houso
No Of Masons, and the address
which was delivered by Captain
Bowles Of Columbus was well pre-
| pared and made an excellent 1mpreS-
sion upon the large audience. Inc
music for the occasion was rendered
NV the choir Of the church and the
lbenedicton was pronounced by
Bishop B. F. Lee, Of Xenia.
Within the cornerstone was placed
an A. M. E. Hymnal, a Bible, copy
| Of the current issues of the Sciota
Gazette, the Christian Recorder, The
Southern Christian Recorder, a copy
of the discipline of the A. M. F..
| church. the names and dates Of cleo
| ton Of the president and vice-presi-
dent Of the United States, the govern
or Of Ohio, the mayor Of the city and
( the councilman from the ward in
which the church is situated, to-
! gether with the name of Theodore
Roosevelt, and the date Of his return
| from Africa, the names Of Bishop w.
| d. Derrick Of the Ohio conference of
| the A. M. E. church and Bishop
! 3. +. Lee, the trustees Of the church
DR.. S. S. Jordan, Phillip Harrison,
ID. IT. Taborn. II. d. Steward and
Fisher Sutton; officers Ladies Aid
Society, Miss Helen E. Marshall,
president; Esther Walker, secretary;
MlS. Lucy LuEas, treasurer; Miss
| Maude Fairfax, chaplain; Elizabeth
| Medley, chairman sewing committee;
| Mrs. Galloway, chairman sick com
mltee; Miss Cora B. Medley, chair
man lookout committee and Miss
May Medley, organist the officers
and teachers Of the SUNDAY School,
Philip Harrison, superintendent:
Lena Marshall, secretary; Mrs. James
Lucas, treasurer, and Mrs. A. J.
hayes, Helen e. Marshall, Cora p.
Medley and Jennie Donaldson, teach
ers, and the pastor, Rev. w. e. Wal.
ker. Several coins were deposited
they being one cent piece dated
1858, which was found in the cor
nerstone Of the old edifice, a new
Lincoln cent and new Twenty-Five
cent piece dated 1910. The name of
T.. A Stacey, as the largest contrib
utor to the building fund Of the
new church was also placed in the
cornerstone.
A collection amounting to $147.1O
was taken during the services.
Bishop Lee, Of Xenia, preached at
the morning and evening services
in the old library building, and left
this morning for Xenia.
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