The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
MASONIC RITES
FOR NEW CHURCH
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN
CONGREGATToN TO HAVE
HANDSOME HOME
CORNERSTONE IS LAID
COPPER box CONTAINS MANY
INTERESTING ARTICLES FROM
CHURCH RECORDS TO
LINCOLN PENNY.
CORNERSTONE IS LAID

IN the presence OK more than 500
persons, including the Governor Of
Virginia the cornerstone ~ new West
minister Presbyterian church, st Park
avenue and Elm street, marched up
terday afternoon with solemn and i'm
presssye exercises conducted under
the auspices II Richmond Lodge Of
Masons. Ne. TO-
Promptly at ! "a O'Clock the sun
day school formed in line st their
present place ef Worship. at Grove
avenue and Finn street, marced up
Grove ami down Davis to the new
site. Westminster sunday school 10.
MSS we'll represented In the pa
rade. which Wac headed by the super
iBtendents Of both schools.
The religious exercises consisted Of
the doxology by the entire gathering,
Invocation by Hey. Dr. McFadeB.
hymn. The Churehs one Founds-
Scripture reading ny Rev. pr. Stew
hymn The Churehs One Founda-
ton, was then rendered, after which
DT, Fair introduced Governor Mann.
Governor sIeaks.
The Governor. in his address, IaAd =
ed church organization, and said
while the State and church were sep
srate and distinct In organization, tina
without the church the State could
never enforce laws
Among those on the speakers stand
were Governor William Hodges Mann
Rev. r. r. MeFaden. pastor Of The
First Presbyterian ehnrchi Rev, ltr
Stewart. of the Church OF the Cove
nanti heY. pr Cecil, 81 the Second
Presbyterian ehureh Rev. james
Fair, paster of Westminster, and 9th
or notable aiyines
The choir WAS composed of Miss
Margaret Knowles, sopranoi Miss
Mary Fireman. cuntraltoi Mr.. Ra1ph
Ludwig, tenor and Mr, douglas Cor
don baritone, MIR. w. ktrA Mat
thews, orsanIst
What Box Contains,
The contents of the copper boz
were.
Cony of the Holy Bible.
Complete church enrolment
Complete enrolment IF church So.
cieties
Complete Sunday school enrolment
Complete sunday school enrolment
and historic sketch ef "Westminste
Second" In SCOTS addition.
Church manual. April. 1907.
Photograph of old Westminster
church building. which was located
on the northeast corner of Cary ane
Sycamore.
Photograph OF present churci
building. situated at the northeas
corner OF Grove avenue and Elm
street
Photograph of the residence @
Mrs. Walker, In SCOTS addition
where No. . school began.
Photograph Of the sash door an,
blind factory, where "Westmnste
II Sunday school Is now held,
Photograph Of the Rev. pr, James y
Fair the present pastor OF the church
copy of Confession of Faith,
Copy OF Cateclsm for Young CHI
dren
copy ~ Westminster shorter Cate
cisrn.
Copy Of History Of Richmond Lodge
No. 49, A. A. r. and a. NJ.
Copy Of program of ceremony an
the laying of the cornerstone.
Copy of Hymns Tor Little Children,
published 1913.
Visiting card Of Mr.. George Place
tmemh~r or thn Howitxers}, used Jus
after the war Of lket-iss5.
Sash worn by member of CoVeuau
ter Company, No. l69.
A Lincoln penny
United States ten cent bill.
United States twenty fVe cent bin
Thanks Masons.
Mr.. W. L. Walters, chairman Of 81
building COMMITTEES and Junior eldel
accepted the work and thanked ih
rlasons on behalf pf the session rn
congregation for their services In lay
ing the cornerstone.
Dr. Fair then pronounced the beHe
Gtcticn.
Work on the church, II Ia statet
will be rushed So that the congrcga
ton can occupy Ii by spring.