The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-08-06
For New $4,000 Baptist Church
Stores Close and Crowds See
Masonic Ceremonies.


of the new $25. 900 Baptist church
took place on Monday Afternoon
with all the ceremonies and circum
stance of place and time attendant
upon suspicious occasions of the
kind in Brookhaven.
Citizens generally showed their
interest and appreciation of tbs
great and unprecedented enterprise
in church-building in our city by &
large attendance. The beautiful
ceremonies of the Masonic Lodge
were initiated by Master of Cere.
monies, Willard H. Seavey, who
introduced his brother, John E.
Seavey, Acting Grand Master oi
Masoils of the State of Mississippi,
who very happily performed the
functions of the Office due the occa.
sion. Rev. w. H. Hill, pastor oi
the Presbyterian church and mem.
ber Of the Order made the prayer.
Music was furnished by the
church choir, Miss Nellie Sasser
presiding at the organ. "How
firm a foundation. Onward,
Christian Soldiers" and Corona
tion we're sung in chorus.
Hon. Hugh v. Wall, member OF
the Brookhaven Baptist church and
of the Lodge of Masons. made the
address of the occasion, which was
esteemed one of the most appro-
PIRATE, eloquent and lofty oratoricaI
efforts ever heard in our city. Mr..
Wall spoke Of material temples,
and fnonuments erected to the mem
ory Of distinguished patriots, but
enthroned above these the eternal
and living temples reared in the
hearts of men that are not subject
to the ravages of time.
Mr.. Wallis utterances partook of
the spirit of Henry Van Dyke in
The Builders" when he said:
Make of us what thou wilt!
Guide thou the labor of our hands;
Let all cur work be surely built
As thou, the Architect, hath plan
ned;
But whatsoever thy power
Shall make of these frail lives
Donot forsake thy temple
Let thy presence rest, forever
Within the temple of our breast.
The new church is the third
building erected by the present
organization of Baptists. In 1873
frame structure costing 81, ,060
was built on the College Campus,
before Whitworth acquired that
sic ard was used up to 1898, when
the building just demolished was
erected during the pastorate of
Rev. W. p. Price, at a cost of
$4,000. The membership having
grown from 13 in 1873, to SO in
1896, and to 500 in 1913, the pres
ent enterprise was rapidly becom-
ing an absolute necessity when Rev.
W. h. Morgan, the present pastor,
arrived upon the scene in January
1912, and with admirable faith and
indomitable courage began the
movement for the handsome and
spacious new building now rapidly
rearing its walls. Having seat
ing capacity of 1900 it will meet
the necessities of Baptists far into
the future and will reflect credit
upon the builders, the city and
county, and the State itself.
Following is list of memorials
of the time deposited in the corner
stone:
Holy Bible.
Names of Grand Lodge Officers.
Names of Acting Grand Officers
laying cornerstone.
Names of Local Lodge officers.
Names of Baptist Church officers.
Names of Baptist church Build
ing Committee.
Bound VOL, "The Weekly BuIIe-
tin" Feb. II, 1912 to August 8,
"A. D. 1918. being a weekly
publication by Brookhaven Baptist
church, presented by W. H. Nor.
gan. Pastor.
Copy Of Baptist Record. issue Of
July 81. 1918.
Copy of The Lincoln County
Times, issue of July 31st, 1918.
Copy of the Semi Weekly Leader,
issue July 80 and August 2. 1913.
Copy of The Standard, a Bap-
t;st newspaper, issue of July 26.
1918, contributed by Mrs. Vance,
the oldest member of the Brook,
haven Baptist church.
A short resume of the history Of
the Brookhayen Baptist Church
compiled by Mrs. B. 7. Hobbs.
Copy Of The Weekly Messen-
ger" Of the First Methodist Church,
issue Aug. 8, 1913, containing
names of officers of church and itE
organizations.
list of officers of Brookhaven
Presbyterian church and its organ.
izations.
List of Executive Officers Of
United States.
Names Of Justices of the Su
preme Court United States.
Names Of State officers and State
Supreme Court.
Names Of Lincoln county officers
Names Of municipal officers
Brookhaven.
Names of officials of BrookbaveT
Mission Of the Episcopal church.
Names Of officials Of Jewish con
Igregation.
Letter Of ]. o. BoadWee, timer
preparing deposit box.
Copy of Minutes Of Lincoll