, 1874-04-03
THE THIRD CHURCH,
This Presbyterian Body Wants Wider
Field Of Usefulness.
Tt Is Resolved to Have q New
Church in (. More Central
Location.
Appointment Of Committees, Etc.

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Appointment Of Committees, Etc.
| The annual mooting Of tho mombors Of tho
Third Presbyterian Church was held yesterday
evening in tho chapel near tho cor1lor Of Car
pointer md Washington streets. Tho chair was
taken by Judge s. II. Moore.
THE TnEAaunEn's REPORT
After prayer by tho Rov. Mr.. Kttsrcdgo and
tho roadng OF tho minutes Of tho previous moot
| ing, tho Tronalror presented lfa report, which
! showed O balanco On tho lat May, 1873, Of
| 95ol.27. Tho amount received from pow-ront
SOURCES, 81, ,G90.12, making total OF 9lD.0 u.
Tho disbursements for tho year woro SIS, 652.0o,
leaving balance on hand Of $545.05.
The report also atated that tho Htlm of 81, 100
Ind boon expended for tho purpoHo Of securing
bottor heating and vontilation Of tho building.
Upon motion, tho report waa adopted.
Tho election Of Trustees and TreaBuror for tho
coming tlreo yoars was then hold, resulting iii
tho re-oection Of tho original Trustees, MogsrB.
Mccormick, Bradley, and Halo, and Of hfr. Hor-
ton, tho former Treasuror.
TIE NEW CHURCH.
Dr.. Y. A.. Turpin thon read tho report and res
olutions Of tho Committee to consider and report
upon tho projected now church building. Tho
report wns as followa:
Tho Committee 1ppointea BY tho Session to inquire
Of the church building and tho ground upon which It
now stands, With tic view Of erecting moro conino
dlaus ho,,ae q worship and In moro contral location,
Frs-That, practicable, to sell tho property it
stands for somcshing filke ita real valne.
ccs, tho value Of Tho nn,eria of the present building
H. hi round figures. according to hlr. GAY $4,000, aud
TAfrd-That Tho ground On which tbe present build
Ing stands ~!! sell for enough to purchase mother In
Fourth-That tho best ,ntercsts Of tic church de-
mand iargcr eai0co and moro central locat!on ut
Resolved, That It ia desirable to erect COM
moto1.s house Of worship If practicable.
horpby arc, appointed committee to nBcerAin whnt
price be obtailod for tho present property tho
s IN % n' now sfs ss vse f p i S1 s b.
bio cost Of ground for tho church, to procure
plana md estimates for the same anu what amounts
to contribute for the object and report adjourn
ID meeting to 10 held IN :is place Thursday cvenng,
! Aprillo. ut half-past o'clock.
Mr.. Turpin thought thas tho question Of
| building new church was not question Of
| finance. Whatovor tho Third Presbyterian
Church had decided to do thoy had always ae-
| Mission Church in connection with the main
| organization. Uo thought that ii thoy wanted
tho now church there was no doubt TINT thoy
could have 1t. ;, The advantages to be derived
too well known to need explanation. Largo
Increases Of tho power and usefulness Of q
church were often attributable to tho beauty
end an eommoaiousnosa -, Of A. tho buillfdiing:
was erected It would bo filled With congrega-
ton of from 2, 500 to 5000, and TINT tho cost Of
pow-ronts would be materially lowered.
Alr. ]. n. Horton did not wish to influence
<n. IT,.
simply state tho taot TINT ono-third Of tho povs
on the mnin floor were occupied by two families.
Tho membership OF tho church WIS oyor 900,
and ho did not know what would be done with
thcm If they would nll happon to como to church
OIL The same Sunday.
A membor stated that ho had Vowed tho mat
tor from spiritual standpoint. Ho know that
tho building Of tabernacle was a costly affair,
no doubt TINT if they undertook to build now
| church they would succeed. Ono good result OF
tho undertaking would undoubtedly be dininu-
tion Of the price Of pew-ronts.
4 member asked II tho sito Of tho new church
had been aelectod, md where the more central
| position WIS to be found.
Tho Chairman stated that no particular place
bad bcon settled upon, but the church would un-
doubtedly DO somewhere between the present
Hito and Union Park, and Washington and Adams
| stroets.
Ar. trurpin stated that the wish was to get
west Of tho present site, and, if possible, south
| O1 washington street.
Mr. W. Fl. Anderson thought the present
church was not far from tho cantro Of tic con-
| gregation. Ho thought by moving further tho
church would lose number Of young men who
| lived in tho east end OF the city. 4
hlr. Turpin thought that tho direction taken
morning showed plainly on what side Of the
church the bulk Of them lived.
Judge Moore Expressed his Willingness to stay
Mt tho old church, but no thought tho church
In 1sru b.%t1t
largo congregation than with small ediiice and
q small congregation. The church had olthor to
colonize or stay whorot they wero and stop growing
| DR.. K1TTREp0E,
pastor Of tho church, thought that where there
was will there was q, way. He would like to
aay q word upon tho spiritual aspect Of tho case.
lilo beloved in low poW-ronts and large congro-
gatons. What ho wanted was to proueh to the
iucreased the congregation by 900 souls. He,
therefore, believed thnt d now church was NO.
cessity. When child, hls grandmother, now In
glory, Ind consocratcd HIM to tho work Of
pronchjng tho Gospel, but lo mad not yet fully
! gratiAcd tho ambition Of Ills carly days. '
| After somo further debate the report and reBo-
lntiona wore adopted, witt, au amendment pro-
viding for subscription committee consisting
| OF seven memEors.
TIE COMMITTEE
appointed coueisted OF MesBrs. ]. 3. Briggs,
David bradley, T. 7. Crane, Y. A. Turpin, ". Z.
Leo, Jaoob Beidler, and Sam Hale. On motion
the pastor was made an ox-oilcio mombor Of tho
Committee.
Tho Chairmau having called upon such pros
ent as felt willing to mako subscription to tho
now church fund, 1uonbor stated that it he
could make h's payments extend over . period
Of tmo lie would 10 glad to subscribe $780, but
that IL a cash payment wero demanded 4is sub
scription would necessarily bo much loss.
The Committee retired to consider the terms
of subscriptions, and after short deliberation
announced that the inatallments could be made
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