The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-03-13
GREA DAY IN METH
0DIST CIRCLE
DEDICATION OF WESLEY MEMO
RIAL METHODIST EPISco-
PAL CHURCH.

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/ conpEfsned by Members.
Il. 1t was a great day Sunday for the
( Methodists Of High Point when Wes-
/ ley Memorial M. b. Churc1, one of the
handsomest, church buildings and
property in the South, was dedicated
to- God, which means that all bills
| against the property had been paid IN
! full ss..;.-e.z,' Il
| Bishop Darlington, of West Virginia
preached the dedication sermon he
fore an overflow audience. The
church officers accepted the house
for God by repeating these words:
Eve present you this house to BE
set apart from all unhallowed or cona-
mon uses; for the worship of AL
| mighty Cod -,
son June %, 1911, nearly two years
before the election of the building
committee, a former committee which
! lad been appointed to purchase site
| for the new church.. had bought the
present site, 116 feet front, 200 feet
deep, at a cost of $4,000 SIS 900 of
which amount had already been paid
The building committee paid off the
ronaining $4,000 at once, leaving the
| site free Of any encumbrances.
'"On the fourth Sunday in February,
1913, at the II o'clock service, a. sub
scriptiOn was taken for the new
| church building which amounted to
$4,000. A committee was immedi-
atelv appointed to canvass those of
the congregation who were not pres
ent, and within a week had raised
| $4,000. making a total subscription
Of $55 90.Se7FThe subscriptions were
taken to be paid in 60 installments
payable monthly.
fho% 1o0 Io11iJ
ing committee was constituted and
ready to begin the work, the new site
had already been selected and sub
scriptions to the amount of $55, 900 for
building secured.
"Nine months after the. subscrjp-
tiOns were taken, a plan was hit upon
to insure the regular payment of the
monthly installments as theyefel dne.
On January / the work of the cOllec-
tion was turned over entirely into the
hands OF the Ladtes' Aid Society and
Church Improvement Circle. A COM
naittee was Apppinted COMPOSED of
/ Mesdanfes %. T. KeaEHss J. w. ffss;
r. E. Marsh. 3. e. Moore, ). Es. Kirk
man, i. J. Ingram,-A. Sherrod, A. J.
Owen, and Miss Pattie Newlin. to col
lect these subscriptions monthly.
These collectors began at once to
keeping faithfully at their work col
1ected more than $4,000. The church
is greatly indebted to these ladies' for
the sacrifice they made to collect the
subscriptions which extended over a
period of five years. The cOngrega-
tion is also to be praised for their
loyal response to the call of the com
mittee which made it possible for
them to accomplish this splendid rec
ord.
although relieved of the work of
collecting Fv the ladies. the members
of the building committee found that
the work in connection with the erec-
tion of the building required their con-
stant attention, and to this they gave
themselves without reserve, often neg
lecting their private business affairs
in order that the work of the church
might be properly attended to-.
"The earnest and tactful leadership
IF the pastor, the Rev. J. H. Barn
ha rdt. is due the fact that the enter
nrisa was successfully launched. He
enabled tho congregation to see the
iced Of the new church, and to realize
hair ahilitv to Fuild it. and from the
| 'orinning gave the work his constant
attention and care.
"To many paying for this church
has meant sacrifice and self-denial.
But it is by such sacrifices that the
church is endeared to us. and by
them we are able to realize more
clearly how much we are lntebted to
t. Take the church and it's blessings
md privileges out of our lives, and
nothing worth living for would be
left, and at last we shall be abundant
" repaid for our labors, if as result
Con January 1, 1915, just four
months after the work of the building
was begun, the church was completed:
and turned over by the architect and
contractors to the building commit
tee, and was formally accepted by
them. 90: 49,.
"a summary of the total cost Of the
church is as follows:
Lot ..........:... SIU.OtU.yp
Total contracts as read. go. 54,723.31
Amounts expended by La
dies Aid Society and
Church Improvement
circle C,OCV'OV
subscriptions raised by the
Sunday school for cur
taius and partitions. ..... 1,O35.O0
Making grand total Of. ST., ,408.31
The first service in this church
was held on the second Sunday in
January, 1915 DR.. G. T. Rowe. the
new pastor, in charge. Rev. j. II.
Barnhardt preached the first sermon
at the opening exercises at II. O'Clock
and Rev. J. E. Thompson preached
the sermon at the evening service,
both of whom were former pastors of
the church"