The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-22
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES
At Laying of Corner Stone
of New Presbyterian Ed
flee on Pleasant Street.

Under smiling skies and in the
presence of large crowd of specta-
tors, the cornerstone of the new Pres
byterian church, on the site of the
old building, at the corner of Sixth
and Pleasant streets, was laid with
ceremonies of the most impressive
character Sunday afternoon The tenn
porary floor of the new church was
utilized as far as possible as seating ca
pacity for the large crowd, yet many
stood patiently through the ceremo-
mics, unwilling to lose single word
or sound.
/ Rev. ]. Grey McAllister, of Louis
vile. who is temporarily filling the
pulpit for the congregation, presided,
and announced the program. A large
choir, composed of representatives
from the choirs of all the Protestant
churches in the city, directed by Mr..
A. l.. Boatright, with Mr.. Earl Swear
engen cornetist, sang as an opening
hymn, How Firm A Foundation
Rev. DR.. McAllister then read d
Scripture lesson and offered prayer
followed by the singing of 'Jerusa-
lem" by the members of the choir.
Mr.. Emmett NJ. Dickson. lifelong
member of the church, and one of it's
officers, was introduced as the princi-
pal speaker of the afternoon. Mr..
Dickson, in an interest-compelling ad-
dress, gave history of the church, Of
which his father-in-law, the late DR..
l.. H. Banton, was pastor for so many
years. Mr. Dickson traced the history
of the church, which was the first de-
nomination organized here, and before
the town had any sort Of municipal
government, just little village, and
five years before the Constitution OF
the State OF Kentucky was adopted,
down to the present time. He paid an
eloquent tribute to the long line OF dis
tinguished ministers who have ofiiclat-
ed in the pulpit for the Paris church,
and concluded his splendid address
with a tribute to Mr.. George w. Davis,
the oldest living member OF the con-
gregation, who had been an officer in
the congregation for more than fifty
years, and who is venerated and loved
by every man. woman and child In
Paris and Bourbon county.
! At the conclusion of Mr.. Dickson's
address the choir sang Joy to The
World" after which Rev. DR.. McAllis-
ter read a list of the articles that
would be placed in the box in the
cornerstone. The box, a heavy copper
receptacle, contained the following,
which were placed in it and hermeti'
cally sealed:
! Copies of THE BOURBON NEWS,
Kentuckian-Citizen and Paris Demo
crat, and a copy Of The Lexington
Herald Of November IS, 1910, contain
ing a history of the church, written by
Mr.. Sherman Stivers, of Paris; names
of officers of the church, Sunday
School and the societies; names oil
the building committee, the advisory
committee and the finance committee;
names of the architect and contractor;
two Lincoln pennies, one Buffalo-ln-
dian scent piece, one dime. 1917; one
quarter, 1916; one half-dollar, 1917:
three two-cent stamps; four one-cent
stamps; a small American flag; pict-
ure and sketch of George w. Davis /;
picture and sketch of James McClin-
took, ST.; picture Of DR.. F. j. Cheek,
many years pastor of the Little
Church." picture of Rev. DIR. l.. II.
Blanton, pastor and builder of the old
church; picture of Rev. DR.. l.. ii.
Rutherford, pastor for twenty-seyen
wears: picture of Rev DR.. B. NJ. Shive,
late pastor; picture of DR.. Frank
Fithian. choir director until the time
of his death, June II, 1915; picture OF
the old church; a copy each of The
Christian Observer, The Presbyterian
and Earnest Worker; signatures of
officers and members of the congrega
ton: an order of service; a Red Cross
button.
The box was sealed and cemented
into the stone, after which the cere
mony of placing the cornerstone IN
position was carried out. The Elders
of the congregation, Mr.. Robert T.
Dow, Mr.. James l.. Dodge, Mr.. James
d. McClintock. Mr.. Charles B. Mitchell
and DIR. ]. T. Vansant, handled the
mortar and trowel and placed the
stone in position. Prayer was offered
by Rev. w. E. Ellis, pastor of the
Paris Christian church, and after
singing of the National Hymn
America" Rev. DR.. McAllister pro
nounced the benediction, and the
crowd dispersed.
The building will be the fifth Pres
byterian church erected in Paris. The
first, stone structure, was erected OF
High street in 1889, and torn down IL
. 1921, to be replaced in 1922 by bricl
house, which was also torn down. The
: building at the corner of Pleasant ant
Fifth streets, now occupied by Mr.
George w. Davis, was the next, fol
: lowed by the building at the corner o
Pleasant and Sixth streets. on the sit'
of which the new structure is 'bein'
oracfed The cornerstone of the las