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TO THE RESIDENTS OP MT. VERNON.(Communicated.)As is known to some of you, if not all, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has organized a society in this village, a lot secured, foundation built and the corner-stone was laid on the 4th inst, The property is situated on Sixth avenue near North street, and is now valued as it stands al about $1,500. Two thousand dollars more is needed to complete it. We believe the church is needed and we will personally give it all the pecuniary aid we can afford, and it certainly is entitled to and will receive our moral support. We are not unmindful of the fact that our friends in this village have done and are doing a great and good work in building the Methodist Episcopal Church and now the Baptist Church, yet we believe it is only pecs* •ary to call the attention pf tbs big-beart-of. Mount thethe amount jtieoessary to pay for the edifice without resorting to the questionable expedient of raising any part of it by mortgage. We feel very sure that there are two thousand people who could give each for the purpose and some will give more as tlieir ability will permit prompted by Him who says the, poor you. have always with you.”Mr. Yale of Fourth avenue n9ar First street, has kindly consented to act as Treasurer of this fund and all donations can be paid t9 him or Mr. Tolbert, the pastor, who will pay it over to the treasurer and publicly acknowledged.We cheerfully endorse the enterprise and feel hopeful that the necessary amount will be raised immediately, that thp edifice may be enclosed before| the winter is upon us.September, 1887.I most heartily endorse this effort to provide our African Methodist friends with a ’.suitable church building, ChAs. S. Wing.■I cheerfully second the above.A. FlaxxanxI oheerfully endorse the above.Gao. S. Talk.Tho above enterprise Jhas my heartiest wishes for its suocess. I hope our citizens will respond.CHAS. K. CiJtARWATSB.I shall bo glad to hemr of the success of the effort referred to in the above appeal, and that the building now begun may be scoured by our African friends free from enoumbranoes.Stxphxw P. Holkxs, Rector Trinity Chnrcb.1. Jared Saudford............................*J 002. Stephen-J. StHwell ....................... 8 003. Wm. MoCourt........................ 2 004. Geo. D. Fergus on....................... 5 005. Chas. S. Wing............................. 5 00S. A. P. •• 1 007, G. S. Yale................................ 5 00'8, P. L. MoCIeUan........................... 5 009, C, K, Clearwater ....................... 5 00Mr. Tolbert will call upon other liberal citizens of Mount 'Vernon, to secure their subscriptions in aid of this worthy enterprise.
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Mount Vernon Chronicle
Mount Vernon, New York, US
Tue, Sep 27, 1887
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