The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-05-18

the movement to erect a new build
ing was begun in the early part of
last year. The undertaking was
| Immediately launched, and the pas
tor was aided by an enthusiastic
building committee, composed OF
nine young men.
In reviewing the history of the
church this morning, the Rev w A
Fairy paid a high tribute to these
young men who had labored so faith
fully in the work of securing the
money with which to build the new
cnurch. Mr. Fairy also congratu.
lated the people of mis- church upon
the valuable cooperation of all the
members. AS tribute to the MEM
bers of the committee their names
were inscribed on the face of the
cornerstone, together with the name
of the pastor.
At one o'clock this afternoon the
members of Kingstree Lodge form
ed in line of march at the Masonic
Hall, directed in the forming by MI
| E Ladson Fishburne, chief marshal,
and Messrs Thomas McCutchen and
lCD Jacobs, marshals. In the line
there were about one hundred and
fifty Masons. large percentage Of
the local membership, augmented
by the large number of visitors. 1t
was an imposing parade, led by
Metz's Band, of Charleston, that
moved down Main street Of the
city on toward the church building,
located on the corner of Church and
Academy streets. Martial airs were
played by the band as the march
proceeded, in marked contrast to
which were the soft, sweet strains
of Holy Ghost with Light Divine, "
with variations, played while the
stone was being set in place.
Arrived at the site of the build
ing, the Masons formed in a square
about the improvised stand upon
which were Grand Master Johnson,
the various acting Grand Lodge Of
fcers and the choir. At the organ,
leading the singing of the Masonic
Order, was Miss Sadie Myer, of this
city. With barred heads, the large
crowd heard the Invocation by Act
ing Grand Prelate, the Rev W E
Hurt, pastor of the Kingstree Bap-
tist church, after which Grand Mas
ter johnson recited the custom of the
order in the laying of corner-stones
of such buildings and performed the
usual rites, testing the stone and its
setting and pronounced it perfect.
It will be of interest to state that
the trowel used by Grand Master
johnson is of silver design, beauti-
full in its simplicity, yet handsomely
engraved, and was presented to the
Marquis de Lafayette in the year
1925, when the monument to De-
Kalb was erected at Camden. 1t is
the property of the Grand Lodge Of
South Carolina.
The cornerstone when placed re-
vealed two sides upon which were
inscriptions as follows: Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, Rev W A
Fairy Pastor. Building Committee:
F w Fairey, Chairman; A c Kinds,
] F McFadden, E C Epps,L Stack
ley, P H Stoll, A M Gordon, T o
Epps and H D Reddick. 1911" And
on the other side: James R john
son, Grand Master, A L. 5911."
In the copper receptacle were
placed the following articles, the
names of which were read by Acting
Grand Secretary R N Spiegner: A
history of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Kingstree, the names Of
the pastors and officers of the
church, copy of the Holy Bible, a
a copy of the church discipline, a
copy of the Christian Advocate, a
copy of the Southern Christian Ad-
vocate,. the names of the building
committee. a CODY of the News and