Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-10-27
CORNER STONE
Laid AT GRAHAM
Impressive Ceremonies Attend
Affair of Much Importance To
People--Mayor Galloway and
Others Make Addresses.

The editor went to Graham las,
sunday afternoon to witness the lay.
ing of the corner stone of the Gra.
ham Memorial Baptist church, an ac.
count of which is taken from Mayor
Calloway's good report in sthe Blue.
field Telegraph, published here.
One of the best addresses made
OIL the occasion was by Mayor Gallo
way, who spoke for the town of
Graham, made very fine address.
An assemblage, estimated at 1000
people, gathered in the street and on
the premises of the new Graham
baptist church Sunday afternoon to
take part In and to witness the cere-
monies incidental to the dedication of
the tablet to the soldiers and sailors
who lost their lives in the World
war. The church was named Graham
Memorial Baptist church, and the
names OF the forty-eight men from
Iazewell county who sacrificed their
lives in the war were placed in tbe
vault of the memorial, together with
other matter. The ceremonies con-
sumed almost two hours. Following
song and an invocation by Rev. Mr..
Hastings, of Lynchburg, student
Mt Virginia Christian College. The
mayor of Graham expressed the ap-
probation Of the community to the
Baptist congregation for their en-.
terprise in the establishment of the
edifice.
Mrs. w. X. Graves, one of the ac-
tive and prominent members of the
congregation, read a paper dealing
with the history of the Graham
Church since its formation, and re-
ceived many fine compliments on hel
fine paper, as did J. NJ Newton, who
spoke of church prophecy. Both these
papers were well prepared and admir-
ably presented. Copies of each were
deposited in the vault of the tablet.
A feature of the ceremonies was an
excellent address by Rev. ]. Taylor
Stinson, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Bluefield. Mr.. Stinson, al
ways an entertaining speaker, SEEM
ed at his best on this occasion, A
song followed the address of Mr..
Stinson and Rev. M,ssg Sa1dbr,
RlastGr lain in Gf thaa s1i TssEss sAsSsE n
Sai9a SasIs that Mss d e,
W H she hour hour
|. An3a pa tor of the Graham Presby.
tier IAN schnrch, delivered a brief al
dress that was well received. Rev. A.
S. Thorn, new Methodist pastor, Of
fered an invocation.
The placing of the beautiful memo
rial tablet then followed and the
work was III charge of T. X. Leedy
and w. p. Barnett, the contractors
who are building the church. The
tablet, which is the work of r. Kelly,
well known Graham Sculptor, is a
thing of beauty and all who were
able to press forward to see it great
ly admired this lovely piece of mar
BILE, and many nice compliments have
been heard for Mr.. Kelly over it.
The lettering is as fine piece of
wor kas can be found anywhere. The
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
]. o. Alderman, of Pocahontas.
A number of articles were placed
in the vault, among them being the
photographs of Hon. George C. Peery,
of Tazewell, Democratic nominee for
congress in the ninth Virginia dis
trict, and of Hon. John H. Hassinger,
of Abingdon, the Republican candi-
date. A copy of Sundays Bluefiuld
Daily Telegraph and copy of the
Clinch Valley News were placed in
the tablet vault, with other newspap-
ers of recent date. Some one dropped
in Lincoln penny.
On the platform with the speakers
sat Nh. and Mrs. G. B. Stevens, who
donated the handsome lot on which
the new building stands. Rev. Ezra
Linkous, Baptist minister from Dry
Fork; his brother, Henry Linkous,
and editor ]. A. Leslie, of the Clinch
Valley News, occupied seats on the
platform.
Collection was taken and it was un-
derstood $140 29 were dropped into the
hats that skidded through the audi
ence.
The new church is being erected
at a cost Of $4,000, and when COM
pleted will be among the handsome
church houses of the section.
Other prominent out of town visl.
tors seen among the audience in
cluded G. H Reynolds and family, Of
Tazewell; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Null
holland and Mrs. B. T. Graham and
Charles Cary, Of Pocahontas.-Gra-
ham Daily News.