. A history of the First Presbyterian Church, Concord, North Carolina : from its organization, 1804, to the completion of the present new church building, 1905. re-monies on the afternoon of June 14th, 1904. Rev. Dr. James Heniy Thomwell, of Fort Mill, South Carolinawas present by invitation, and delivered an address in the audito-rium of the graded school building. At the close of his address, the assembly moved in procession tothe church grounds, where, after Divine blessing was invoked by thepastor of the church, Dr. Thomwell read a paper on the Origin ofCorner-stone Laying, the primary cla
. A history of the First Presbyterian Church, Concord, North Carolina : from its organization, 1804, to the completion of the present new church building, 1905. re-monies on the afternoon of June 14th, 1904. Rev. Dr. James Heniy Thomwell, of Fort Mill, South Carolinawas present by invitation, and delivered an address in the audito-rium of the graded school building. At the close of his address, the assembly moved in procession tothe church grounds, where, after Divine blessing was invoked by thepastor of the church, Dr. Thomwell read a paper on the Origin ofCorner-stone Laying, the primary class of Little Lights, who hadpaid for the corner-stone, rendered a familiar hymn, and the chair-man, P. B. Fetzer, of the building committee, placed in the recep-tacle of the stone a sealed box containing a current number of theChristian Observer, one of the Presbyterian Standard, the paper readby Dr. Thomwell, a copy of the Church Directory, list of the build-ing committee, list of the Little Lights, The History of Poplar TentChurch, and a copy of the Charlotte Observer. The ceremoniesclosed with a prayer by the pastor and the benediction by MR. R. W. ALLISON. 17 The uew building is a brick structure, with basement, main floorand gallery; a front of 92 feet, the walls with buttress and stonecoping, running back 88 feet to the rear, which is built in semi-circular form. There are two main entrances from the street, whichopen into handsomely tiled vestibules, between which are the ladies,society room, with projecting circular front, ornamented with artglass windows and the adjoining pastors study. The pulpit platform is in front of the interior, the organ and choiroccupying the arched recess in rear of the pastors desk, wliichstands well forward to the centre, bringing the speaker within fullview and hearing of every occupant of the pews. There are twoside entrances, an inclined floor, a gallery around the entire audito-rium ; twenty-two class rooms, with arrangemen
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