The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-26
MEMORIAL DAY
FOR CHRISTIAN
CONGREGATION
Their New Church Home
Was Foramlly Dedicated
Yesterday.
INTERESTING SERVICES
Pastors of Local Churches
and Mayor Spoke at
One of Them.

Yesterday was a memorable day for
the Congregation Of the Central Chris.
tian church for under joyful and i'm
pressiye ceremonies their beautiful
new place of worship vas dedicated
and three special services were held.
The dedication services opened yes.
terday at 10:45 In the auditorium OF
the church and were. attended by a
good sized congregation. Music iit-
ting the occasion vas rendered by the
choir which was very much enjoyed
by the congregation. The d~edicntory
sermon was preached by DR.. T. E.
Cramb1et, president Of Bethany col.
lege. DR.. Cramblet addressed his au.
dience with simple dignity On the
Transforming Power of the Gospel"
He first congratulated the members
OF the church on their fine taste in
building such an edifice. He asked
them to hold in mind that this was
to be q place OF worship and not an
object Of worship and regard this
church as a place of refuge for them.
selves and their children. He said
that many Of us measure ourselves
with other people and that we are
usually at our best while they are at
their worst and that the only way
that we could see ourselves as we
really are Is to e God and believe
IN the Gospel OF our Lord.
AS soon as he had finished his ser.
mon DR.. Cramblet delivered an appeal
to the members OF the church asking
them to bring forth their help in de.
fraytng the Indebtedness of the
church, and after o half hour had
succeeded in raising several thou.
sand dollars which Is to be paid up in
full In the space of three years.
After the morning sermon a number
Of people enjoyed q basket dinner on
the Normal school grounds and spent
some time In looking over the new
ediice.
The Union meeting in the afternoon
was marked by the attendance Of pas
tors Of the different denominations OF
the town and by another beautiful ad.
dress by DR.. Cramblet. The music
rendered at the afternoon services
was very exquisite and was another
OF the pleasing features which mark.
ed the dedication. At this service
addresses were made by Mayor Bow.
EN-, Rev, DR.. Stoetzer. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Rev. DR..
Eddy, OF the Baptist church, Rev. DR..
Goodwin, OF the First NJ. E. church,
Rev. DR.. Broomfeld, of the NJ. P.
Temple, Rev. MIR. Kunkle, OF Grace
lutheran church, and Rev. DR.. Rob.
inson, Of the Shinnston Christian
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dresses.
At the evening service which was
also well attended, the formal trans.
Ter OF the keys to>the new edifce took
place. WI Lydle, representing the
Building committee. handed them to
SeymourIM cIntire Of the board of trus.
tees with "a few appropriate remarks
and Mr.. McIntire accepted them in q
graceful little speech. DR.. Cramblet
also preached at this service and the
music was OF the same high order that
made the earlier services SO delight.
fnl.
The auditorium Of the new church
was seat about four hundred people
and with the Sunday school depart
ment which Is divided from the main
auditorium, by sliding PARTON, will &C.
ccmmodate about 600 people. The
Sunday school departmnt is divid.
ed into IS different rooms. The ar
fragment Of the inside is modern
and shows the splendid taste of the
men who had charge Of the building.
The windows of the church are Of
the newest art glass and are import
Cd from Europe. The outside Of the
church Is Of. a very pleasing appear.
lnoe with its artistic arches and well
planned proportions. The property
represents a value of about $4,000.
The Building and Ways and Means
Committees OF the church follow:
WIS Lydic, chairman; Clark Kisner,
vice chairman; A. ]. Jones, secretary;
D. b.. Dickerson. treasurer; Bruce
Morgan, Thos. Robey and Rev. Nit.
chell.