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the approval of the Trustees to allow GranstafTs church to use the pews, it would have been necessary for the remaining members of the Mt. Salem congregation to hold an open meeting to authorize the loan, subject to approval from Circuit Court.
“Those who signed the petition (to allow GranstafT to take the pews) didn’t know that what they were doing was illegal," Titchenell said. Since the removal of the pews was illegal, the persons who removed them were subject to criminal action "if George Davis had been so inclined to swear out warrants," Titchenell added.
Mt. Salem’s pews aren’t just ordinary church seats. Mt. Salem is the oldest church structure in Rappahannock County and these original pews were built around 1824. They are now considered antiques, Titchenell said, and are valued at approximately S10.000.
Mt. Salem has been restored through labor and contributions from friends both inside and outside the county. Tax deductible donations to the restoration fund can be sent to the Mt. Salem Church Restoration Association, in care of the Rappahannock National Bank, Washington, Virginia 22747.
Services are held at Mt. Salem Church every Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., with Rev. Titchenell officiating. The public is invited to come and worship, see the progress made thus far and sit in the old pews that have finally come back home.
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