Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-05

four still holding membership in the
church who were members in the first
building. 1t is hoped to have three CT
the four IN the dedication services to-
morrow. One of these, Mrs. J. H. Mis-
sillier II will be brought to the church
from the Maria Parham hospital,
where she has been .semi-invalid fo1'
the past two years. From her wheel
chair she will participate in the cere-
mony of burning the mortgage on the
building Another member Nj. w. D.
Horner has been unable because Of
poor health to attend the services for
a number of years. The remaining
two Miss Eugenia Thrower and Mrs.
Kate Watkins are regular attendants
upon the services of worship.
Third House Of Worship.
The building to be dedicated tomor-
row is the third house of worship.
The first and second buildings were
located on the property now occupied
by the new Henderson High School
on William Street These two build
ing: stood until torn away to make
ready for the building of the high
school building The first of the Guild
ings was a frame Building. The next
cre was brick and the third enc is of
Mt. Airy granite.
Selecting Site.
There were three sites suggested
when the possibility Of a new building
was presented. There were those who
favored building ON the old property
where the first and second buildings
stood. Another site was the property
now occupied by the Asa Parham
home and the Henderson Vulcanizing
station, corner of Garrett and Spring
Streets. The third site was the Gar
nett Street site extending from the
F'ost Office Building to the present
site of the Busy Bee Cafe This site
was purchased in 1910 for the sum of
| 100000.
| The first mention made in the re-
| cords concerning the movement which
resulted in the present building
! seems to be under date of February
| 9. 1910 when the deacons made the
| following suggestion: THAT we begin
active operations looking toward the
erection of new building
This suggestion, together with sew
eral others made at the same time
were unanimously adopted. The com
| mittee on Design was instructed "to
secure plans or design for a church
| building to cost not less than $50, 0OC
nor over $4,000"
At this meeting the following com
mittees were named:
Location: A. T. Barnes, w. w. Par.
| ker, J. l. Miller, J. T. Elmore, Mrs. c.
M. Cooper, Mrs. w. B. Waddill, Mrs
| w. H. Wlester.
| Design: T. M. Pittman. J. S. Roy.
ster, J. L. H. MissiHier, T. G. Horner
J. c. Kittrell. Mrs. J. 7. Alderman
Mrs. r. L. Wester, Mrs. w. D. Horner
Mrs. j. r. Doan.
Finance: J. T. Elnore, ]. H. Par
ham, w. w Parker, ]. A. Kelly, A
r. Barnes
| The personnel of these committees
| may have changed as well as other
committees named during the course
! of the building history. But these con.
stitute the committees and members
as named, when it was decided tc
launch out on building enterprise
The following Is taken from the re
cord of May 13, 1914:
THE church lot committee through
J. C. KittrelI reported that Mrs. W
i H. Tucker had made price of $1S,
coo on 1870 feet frontage on Wychs
! Street and Approximately 1875 feet or
Winder Street Of her home Site"
In July, 1914, a recommendation
was adopted that the Tucker resi-
dence property. consisting of thu
whole Wyeae alley front from Windel
to Orange streets, running back 49,
feet and as mich farther as might Cbs
necessary to embrace the large oaks
Il at the price Of $21,0Oo This was &C