The herald., 1921-12-15

sent the Rev. r. NJ. Brown after the
storm was a check for $1,000 by A.
c. King, M. d. The privilege OF pay
ing for the first thousand bricks was
allowed Mr. ]. U. Melancon and pay
| ing for LAYING them to Mrs. Melan-
con. Margaret Duffy, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duffy, S2i
Opelousas avenue, presented through
Captain C. J. Zatarain the first brick
TO he laid. The cornerstone box was
filled publicly at the old church Sun
day morning, Oct 16, 1921, and in
the afternoon the cornerstone was
laid by the Rev. John G.. Smelling,
presiding elder of the New Orleans
district. The committee from the
choir to select the pipe organ was
, as follows: Mrs. B. w. Brakeman,
Miss Roberta Hafkesbring and Mrs.
T. P. Bell. BY request DR.. T. P. Bell
, gave valued assistance in the CORE
a spondence and selection of the organ
: which is a Mohler and cost $4,000
: installed.
Among those who rendered con
s. spicuous service in the church II
e the past was Mr.. A. S. Daniels, who
l. was a leader in the Sunday School
= having been either superintendent
I or assistant superintendent for abou
thirty years, he having resigned
| when he moved to Biloxi, Miss, IL
J 1915. and Mr.. Frank A. Daniels
who until his death in 1915 was
leader in the various progressive
i movements of the Church and VIII
y rendered sacrificial service. He wa
one of the best loved men that eve
:, lived in the community and wa
!: known by thousands, he having bee
3 the postmaster of New Orleans undo
2. President Cleveland's administrator
= The church on Opelousas avenu
\ should do a great work for the Ma
ter. 1t is modern in its equipmeI
3 and attractive in appearance, and
4 as near the center of population
the community as 1t Is possible
4! place a building. The officers OF Il
re- church command the respect OF Il
public. The members in the pa
= have claimed many friends outsi'
=. the church. To demonstrate this,
-. the names that were deposited in t
cornerstone as contributors to |
new church there were more tn
:, six hundred who were not membe
II" o. the congregation. These we
Sou from the various points of the co
80 ~ pass, both in and out OF the state.
wv Inasmuch as the War Board OF
M. E. Church South has invested
largely in the building, it will C
eno tainly be in order to name those "
"o were enlisted in the various dep;
p ments of service and were identif
tn' with our church in some departm
as members of the church. Epwo
League or Sunday School. TT
are as follows: c. E. Collette, He
i'n E. Albrizze, Ed yard Davis, James
am Chisholm, VIM. Eastwood, Thor
Oon Corners. Curtis Green, Raym'
'on Chaser, George George, Wesley
Pe'r Hicks. Walter Harvey, Carl V.
e" lone. Paul Malone, Wallace II.
ing bert, Jr., Sanford n. Hebert. Edm
chr Hebert, st. Clair Locke, EdW
House, Warren Jones, Lyman V
ney, Gilbert Gayaut, Thadeus
"'A Bell, M. D.. Edward Pettigr
,or, Ralph 4. Whalin, Homer Roller
clan. Misses Mary Harvey and /
ling Green.
ecre- PASTORS WHO HAVE SER\
" r. SINCE 1895
The r. H. Wynn, 1S96-97-9S and /
Ittee. X. w. Dodson, 1900-01-O2 and i
the J. M. Henry. 1904; A. f. Vau
the 1905: II. whitehead, 1906; ]. W.
ryice min. 1907; Jno. F. Foster, 19OS-O9
at Z 1910; ]. w. Booth, 1911 and l
Mon. Robt. NJ. Brown, 1913-14-15 and l