The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25
PRESBYTERIAN
CORNER STONE
LAYING TODAY
Masonic Grand Lodge Will
Be in Charge of Cere-
monies. ,4...,

Solemn ceremony will be held this
evening at the corner OF Jefferson and
Jackson streets, when the Grand Lodge
A.. F. and A. Masons lay the corner
stone OF the new Presbyterian church
Promptly at six o'clock members of the
congregation and members OF the Ma.
sonic fraternity will gather about the
church grounds and with fitting SER
vices will lodge into its place the cor.
nerstone into which has been placed
a copper air tight box containing
numerous interesting articles.
The cornerstone is the beginning OF
church structure which promises to
be one Of tho finest Of It's kind in the
state. 1t will cost In the neighbor.
hood Of 10000, half of which has al
ready ben subscribed. The following
articles are listed as having been
placed in the cornerstone: the Bible,
Minutes Of General Assembly.1915;
Catechism Of church; literature used
In Sunday school,; literature used In
$4,000 campaign; Women's Mission.
ary Society booklet; Home Mission
Monthly; sermon by Rev. Asa Brooks
delivered at Middletown; letter from
Mrs. Drexy Hunsaker on History of
the church; part If papers taken from
old cornerstone; Women's Work-.a
foreign missionary magazine; Sun
day programs OF church services; d.
rectory OF church membership; papers
containing accounts Of Ninetieth and
One Hundredth anniversaries; litera.
ture and account Of Lyon campaign
1918; Presbyterian caoir-l91G; names
Of national, state and city officials;
enrolment o. first Sabbatl. school and
cradle roll; Presbyterian Legion pa.
pers; picture Of Cosmopolitan Bible
class; envelope from Hartlay's store;
penny found in old church; list Of con.
tributors to purchase of the Manley
lot; list of subscribers to Is feet ad-
ditional ground; list Of subscribers to
$4,000 campaign; names OF members
OF G. E. Society; catalogue of Fairmont
State Normal school; copy Of Fairmont
Times, issue August 25, 1916; copy OF
The West virginian, issue Of August
25, 1916; copy Of Maple Leaves. Falr.
mont High school publication; copy of
cornerstone laying program and sun
dry papers and coins.
The program to be carried out this
evening follows:
Invocation, doxology; declaration of
purpose, pastor; prayer, pastor; hymn,
Christ Is Our Corner.stone"; scrip.
ture, Rev. ]. c. Broomfeld, ID:
hymn, GLORIOUS Things Of Thee Arc
Spoken; invitation by the pastor to
Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Ac.
cepted Masons of West virginia to
lay the corner stone,
Formal ritualistic service OF the lay
Ing OF the cornerstone, by the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge Of A. F. and
A, Masons of West Virginia, with the
following officers in charge:
NJ. w. T. Wilbur Hennen, grand
master; DR.. J. W. MsDonald, as Dep.
uty Grand Master; Gov. A. B. Fleming,
as Senior Grand Warden; o. s. Nc.
Kinney, as Junior Grand warden: A.
B. Cole, as Senior Grand Deacon:
James W. Welton, as Junior Grand
Deacon; ]. M. Hartley, as Principal
Architect: H. J. Hartley, as Grand
Treasurer, H. E. Engle. as Grand Sec.
retary; H. c. Howard, DID,, Grand
Chaplain; 3. M. Showalter, Grand Ora
tor; E. c. Frame, Grand Pursuivant:
Hugh F. Smith, Roilo ]. Conley; o. G..
Wilson, H. B. Hungerford as Grand
Stewards: R. c. Gilkeson as Grand
Tyler, Anthony Bowen, as Grand Mar
shall.