The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-03-25
NATIONAL TEMPLE
Southern MGthOdlsts to Erect
Great Church at WASH
lngtDn.
May Cost Half a Million. John c. c.
mayo Made President Of the
Building Committee.

With the organization in Washing |
ton yesterday of the national build |
ing committee OF the Board Of
Church Extention OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, the first
definite step was taken in a great
national movement which has for its
object the building in Washington
OF temple, which is to be repre-
sentative OF the progressive spirit.
strength. life, and work Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South.
The movement thus inaugurated !
big in every respect Back OF IL
is the general conference. Leading
1t are men. both OF the clergy and
laity. whose names are household
words in the denomination and in
the communities from which they
come. The general conference has
stipulated that this temple to Meth
odism must cost at least $275,000.
No maximum is set, but 1t is thought
that at least half million dollars
will go into the building before it
. is completed.
The building committee, which hii
the project in charge, met at the
Raleigh yesterday. The following or
ganization was effected: President
, John c. C. Mayo, OF Paintsyille, KY,
vice presidents, Gen. Julian S. Carr,
/. of Durham N. c., and r. A. School
! field. OF Danyllle, Va; secretary, j,
r Adger Stewart, Of Louisville, KY,
: The other members of the committe
: are Gov. George w. Donaghey, OF
Arkansas; r. S. Munger, of Ala
bama; ]. E. Wall. OF Florida; Asa
G. Chandler, of Georgia; John p
Scott, OF Louisiana; Murray Garlic
ton, OF Missouri; J. L. Dantzler, o.
J, Mississippi; T. p Howell, OF Okla
b homa; ii. p. williams, of Soutl
! Carolina; John r. Pepper and R. B
I Davenport. of Tennessee; Jesse H
Q Jones and ]. w. Slaughter, of Tex
b as, and John p. Branch, of Virginia
Church Leaders Here.
Among those here to participate
in the deliberations of the building
committee are Bishop w. A. Can
dler, OF Atlanta, Ca; Bishop E. E
Hoss. of Nashville, Tenn, and tn
/. Rev. w. Il. McMurray, Of Louisville
y KY of the general conference com
mittee. Participating as special ad
yisers are Bishop w. W, Wilson, o
Baltimore; Bishop James Atkins, o
Nashville, Tenn; DR.. E. G. B. Mann
OF Lexington, Ky, and DR.. j. Z
Wray, of Macon, Ga. Directing tn
= entire movement is the Rev. Di
N George s. Sexton, of Houston, Tex
n who successfully raised more tha
70 100000 for St. Paul's Church 4
Houston The final meeting OF tn
L committee will be held today.
. This meeting is interesting no
u only to the members Of the demon
u nation which 1t represents, but be
y cause OF the uniqueness of this en-
u terprise in American church histor
'e II is interesting to people of all re
ia ligious affiliations.
a Already the site for the propose
r temple has been purchased at tn
'e intersection OF Massachusetts avenu
4 and X and Ninth streets northwest
opposite Mount Vernon Place Meth
N odist Church, which is to be assimil
y ated. The Mount Vernon Churc
Is pledges to raise $4,000, and tn
general conference pledges 5000 90
70 to complete the minimum OF $275
m 600. which the conference resolutio
ID calls for.
= This undertaking is unlike an
: other church-building enterprise. II
= proposed structure will be differen
. from q cathedral church, for Will
= cathedral represents more than
- local enterprise. 1t is nevertheless