The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-28
STONE
WILL Be LAID
At SHINNsT ON
Ceremony VIII Be Performed
by Masonic Fraternity for
Baptist Church There.

| SHINNSTON, June 2S-By invita-
ton extended through st. johns
Lodge. Ancient Free and accepted
Masons. OF this city the grand lodge
4 OF West Virginia VIII lay the corner
istone Of the new Baptist church now
theinp erected here The services VIII
| be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday al
lternoon The business places OF the
city will be closed during the cere-
inaony and invitations have been gwen
Ito other fraternities ,churcnes, sun
.day schools and the public to atteno-
Grand Master W T Ice, OF 9n n1,Ie-
nj. will be present and personally
have charge Of the services. He VIII
be assisted by the following otner
Grand lodge officers, who have s1sni-
fed their Intention to be present
| T. Wilbur Hennen, OF Falrmont,
!. deputy grand master; G. ID. Stufm.
Of Clarksburg, grand marshall + =.
stout of Clarksburg, grand tller'
and several other past ofhcers o. Tue
Grand lodge from nearby cities
I, The grand lodge will be escorted
by band and delegation Or
Knights Templar in charge Of Dr. 3:
e Matheny, eminent commander OF
Grafton BY Dr. Taylor
Besides the regular corner stone
ceremony as conducted by the Ma
ssonic fraternity there viii be a spe-
tcial program of music furnished oy
Ian enlarged choir from the various
tchurches of the city and a4so
I double quartet. The of'a+lcn OF tne
occasion Will be delivered by the KEY
| William C. Taylor, a noted Baptist
minister. pastor Of the Baptist
church Of C1arksburg and prior TO
coming to West Virginia. prom
,nent Mason of the Old Dominion
state
I cornor stone laying is to take PiaCe
when completed viii cost appro oS1a
mateN $4,000. and will be the
lIarpest and handsomest structure OF
its kind located in the Monongahela
VALLEY between Fairmont ana
tClarksburg. It will be built OF bun
/. colored pressed brick and Indiana
lime stone and Will occupy the site OF
1.-THE old church, which was recent1s
moved. The building will contain an
auditorium with a seating capac1ey
of 500, large basement and k1tcnen;
parIor. rest room. Sunday school
1 rooms and pastors study. The IN
terror is to be finely finished and II
will contain the only pipe organ IN
the city, a large fund for winch nds
already been donated
History of Church.
] The church was first Instituted on
November 20. 1855, with the late
tRey. George w. KinSey as pastor,
six years occasional services were
held in the old Protestant church
and in 1891 new church was built,
(which. it was thought at the time.
would be sufficiently large for many
years. However, theincreasing growth
of the city .and the congregation
has been such as to make it nee
'essary to provide more room and TINS
task was undertaken several years
ago by the present pastor. the Rev
t. B. Lawler-
!! Following the revival held here
labout year ago by the Rev. Mr.
EBromIey, all the local churches re-
lceiyed large increase in member
tship. the Baptist church almost
ldoubIlns its membership AT that
time the Methodist Episcopal denomt-
nation had shortly before completed
Its large new church and since then
the Christian church has built large
addition to its church. The Baptst
are now building their new place OF
worship and the Methodist Protest
ant congregation has been for some
time contem plating an addition to Its
church
Noted For Religious Fevor-
I Ever since the Gays of the old
Gypsy camp ground, Shinnston has
! been noted for its religious fervor
and enthusiasm and the people still
continue to hold their several beaud-
ful church edifces as among the
towns best and most valuable assets
For this reason the corner stone
laying on Wednesday viii be made