Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-09-20
CORNERSTONE LAYING AT
MILLVILLE.

Standard Lime and Stone Co., the
Keystone Limestone Co., the Blair
Limestone Co. and the Northern Vir-
ginia Power Co.
The Standard Lime and Stone Co.,
which was chiefly owned and operat-
ed by the late Daniel Baker, of Bal
timore, donated lot and five hun
bred dollars to our people for the
building of church. The other day
| found on my desk an old letter
from Daniel Baker, that prince of
men, stating that his company desir-
ed to contribute a lot for church
purposes and wished the names of
the trustees. This was the first time
| had heard Of the enterprise and
referred Mr.. Baker to the presiding
elder of the Winchester District, who
at that time was Rev. D. L. Blake
more. The legal papers were
properly executed and the piece OF
ground became our property.
The cornerstone laying of an
edifice which promises to meet the
community needs in an adequate
fashion, was the outcome of the offer
of the lime company. The interest
ing event took place on Wednesday
August %. The stone was laid by
the Masons of Charles Town and
Martinsburg with most impressive
ceremonies. Corn, wine and oil
were poured over the stone and GER
tain articles were placed within il
for preservation and inspection by a
future generation.
The audience was then conducted
to a tent across the road where it was
addressed for three quarters of an
hour by "A Country Parson". We
had lovely time. The climate was
torrid; the atmosphere was hot and
sticky and our collar became limr
and wet as a dish rag. But the
limpness and wetness were not con-
fined to the speaker; they were
generously shared by the audience.
There were two enterprising
Charles Town undertakes present.
We had read their advertisements in
the Charles Town papers. A color
ed brother of their occupation in
Baltimore, however, leads the craft
in original and personal advertising
He has a sign over his establishment
which reads: I'VE bury others; why
not your"
After We had exhausted the
audience Rev. c. Z. Brandt, the pas
tor, turned the male members of his
building committee upon it. The
gentlemen, Messrs. T. w. Wilt, B. f.
Cameron, ID. F. Lancaster, Arthur
Webb, c. s. Webb, j. II. Robinson,
Willis Hoffman and Robert Huff
master started the subscription by
subscribing substantial amounts
themselves. There was a liberal re-
spouse on the part of the people.
The total amount including that
subscribed in the afternoon was
about $4,000. The Ladies Aid
Society of which Mrs. II. H. Plowman
IS president made a subscription of
$1,000.
The church will cost at least
$4,000. 1t will have a seating ca
pacty of about 800, with kitchen and
social rooms in the basement. 1t has
a commanding view of the river and
mountains and is near enough to the
railroad for the preachers voice to
compete with the noise of the steam
engine. But happily there are few
trains on this branch on Sundays. A
shifting locomotive helped to furnish
diversion on cornerstone laying day.
Rev. J. R. Jacobs of Martinsburg
gave a capital address in the after
noon on Jesus Christ as the corner
stone of life and character. He is a
specialist as money getter and
seems to know without an X-ray how
much fellow has in his pocket.
A chicken dinner with divers trim
mings and other edibles was served
in the new church basement to all for
fifty cents a plate. Ice cream and
cake were in abundance for a trifiing
figure. Country folks do not know
how well off they are.
Bro. Brandt, with Shenandoah
Junction, Bakerton, Halltown and
Millville as his appointments, has had
a prosperous year. There have been
11S conversions and reclamations
and six candidates for life service on
the charge. He and DIR. Siler, the
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Shenandoah Junction, will begin a
union meeting this month with Rev.
j. X. Jacobs as the preacher.
These preachers have made their
congregations believe that they are
mighty men but their efficiency is
largely due to their wives. We are
sorry to have to remove the hood
winks from the eye of their innocent
people but truth demands the ex-
posture. And what is true of them is
true of the rest of US.
One of the most delightful
features of the occasion was the
presence of so many ministers, some
of them having their families with
them: DR.. and Mrs. j. C. Siler of
the Presbyterian Church of Shenan-
doah Junction; Rev.. and Mrs. J. H.
Haley and son of Shepherdstown:
Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Jacobs of Mar
tinsburg; Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Brandt
and daughter of Shenandoah juno
ton; Rev. T. NJ. Swami of Charles
Town; Rev. o. D. Lambert of Sum-
NIT Point and C. D. Harris of Balti-
more.
This Church, pioneer in the COM
munity, deserves the largest consid-
Grafton at the hands of the Board of
Church Extension and the sympathy
and support of all Southern Metho-
dists. President Hesser of the Con-
ference Board and Secretary Burgin
of the General Board should visit this
spot and make thorough survey of
conditions, make liberal recon-
take a bath in the Shen-
the poetic daughter of the
stars, wash away the cares and
troubles of their busy lives and feel
that they have renewed their youth
In the limpid waters of the historic
river.-Baltimore Southern Metho-
dist.