Cburcb Hnnouncement. 



HE Pinehurst Church 

 Committee desire to pre- 

 sent their report on the 

 work that has been ac- 

 complished this season. 

 The Committee, after 

 careful investigation, believed that the 

 most desirable solution of the Church 

 question in Pinehurst, was one edifice for 

 public worship. Tlie suggestion to con- 

 struct a building, to meet this plan, was 

 considei-ed but many difticulties pre- 

 sented themselves, wliich it was feared 

 could not be solved satisfactorily. A sug- 

 gestion was made that the Village Hall 

 could be altered, so as to meet the re- 

 quirements and by the purchase of this 

 building, objectionable uses could be re- 

 moved and the Hall converted into a 

 Chapel devoted exclusively to religious 

 worship. Xegotiations were concluded 

 upon this plan and by the very generous 

 terms giveii, the Committee fell justitied 

 in making the purchase upon the follow- 

 ing terms: 



1 agree to deed the building now known as 

 The Village Hall on lot No. 1903 situated at the 

 corner of Stain Street and Village Green, East, 

 for the sum of seventeen hundred and fifty do!- ' 

 lars, ($1730. 00) to Pinehdr.st Religious 

 Association to be organized and chartered 

 for the promotion of religious interests, if, 

 within five years (.5), the piinoipal and interest " 

 at five per cent (6 per cent), are paid to me. 



)f payments are not completed within the 

 speciHed time, such payments as have been made 

 are to be forfeited to me. 



At the request of the Committee I agree not to 

 encourage the building of any other Church in 

 view of the work that this Association has un- 

 dertaken. "»■— ^ ^ 



I wish it understood thatthls agreement to sell, ( \ | 

 is in lieu of the suggestion, that 1 made some- \ / 

 time since that I would five land for similar ^ 

 purposes, as I do hereby agree to donate 

 the land on which this building stands. 



It is also agreed that the Hall may be used 

 this winter only, lor such purposes as has been 

 the custom in the past. 



I ligreby acknowledge receipt .of ten dollars 

 ($10.00) lirst payment. 



(Signed) Leonard Turxs. 



After the purchase was made the Com- 

 mittee solicited a few subscriptions to- 

 wards the raising of funds, and over 

 §1,400 has been pledged towards the 

 financing of this plan. 



The Pinehurst Church Committee is to 

 be later superceded by the Pinehurst Ke- 

 ligioui Association, composed of seven 

 laymen interested in Pinehurst ; not over 

 two members to be identified with the 

 .same form of worship or church organi- 

 zation. This Association will be formed 

 ) under the laws of the State and will take 

 ' title to the Pinehurst Chapel, and will 

 control the building for the use of all 

 religious services ; the use of the Chapel 

 to be free of expense, such expenses to 

 be met by individual eflbrt. 



An arrangement has been made so that 

 there will be a Protestant resident minis- 

 ter in Pinehurst, but if the people of 

 Pinehurst desire to have a visiting cler- 

 gyman conduct a service, this can be ad- 

 justed for the regular service, or the 

 Chapel used at any hour not otherwise 



Among the plans for interior changes 

 of the building, it has been found desir- 

 able to set aside a small portion of the 



building for the Roman Catholic seiwice. 

 This can easily be accomplished and the 

 Protestant auditorium arranged to seat 

 approximately 275 persons, which the 

 Committee believe ample. 



For the balance of the season, the 

 building will remain as at present and be 

 devoted to the same uses as in the past. 

 Sunday religious services will continue, 

 with Koraan Catholic service at six 

 o'clock, Protestant service at eleven, and 

 Sunday School at three-thirty p.m. 



Tills plan has met witli the assent of 

 tliose most directly interested, and the 

 Committee hope it will be received by 

 the lay members of Pinehurst with their 

 approval and co-operation. 



The Committee believe that the single 

 edifice idea fits most kindly into the com- 

 munity feature so successfully carried 

 out here in Pinehurst, and that in the 

 above arrangement much has been ac- 

 complished in furthering the commenda- 

 ble and much desired community spirit. 



(Signed) \'^^^^ PiNEHUEST 



(Church Committee. 



