, 1874-06-05
PROF. SWING.
Tho First Steps for tho Erection Of
Ills Tabernacle.
II will Be on the Corner Of Dearborn
and Ontario Streets.
Is to Cost III All 100000 and
Sent 5000 People.
The Meeting Of Church. Members.

The Meeting Of Church Members.
"A TRIBUNE reporter called yeBtorday ovening
upon Prof. Swing, with regard to tho proposed
erection Of tho now tabernacle for him to preach
In. blr. Swing stated TINT, though ho had not
attended, the meeting, le WAS fully In accord
with tho spirit which porvaded 1t, aud that 10
would bo glad to 900 tho plan of erecting large,
plain structure, whoro all could henr him, car
.riea out. For full particulars rs to tho mootlng,
Mr., Swing directed tho reporter to prominent
mombor Of tho Fourth Presbyterian Church,
from whom the following information waa
glcaned:
THE MEETING
at q meeting Of tho loading tnombora Of Prof.
swinga church, On Wednesday,, tho following
WIS substantially agreed upon as tho lresent
long boon apparent that larger building ia re-
quired to accommodate the reglllnr aud growing
congregations doHlrlng TO hear tho preaohing oil
Prof. Swing. Tho Fonrth Presbyterian CHURCH
came apparent This Church Society has beon
losisous OF accomplishing alt that lay In its
power, to meet the public demand, and to do
Justice to the ability. and reputation Of their
geSled ggolyod in s arecsins tbe charehbni1ding @ now
occupied by 1t. Tho individual u,omberB thoro-
Of, raaldlng for tho most part iu tho North Divi-
sion Of the city, lost by tho groat fro not only In
thoir business very largo1y, but lost also their
restoring their business aud their homes, and
honoo had but uttlo left toward restoring tl,oir
house Of worship. When, therefore, 1t WAS dis
covered TINT they had made a mistake as to tho
size Of their churell-bailalnE, tholr embarrasa-
impoasibility for thom to mako furthcr efforts in
thiB direction.
But tho growing popularity Of their pnssor
with all porsons desiring Gospel of peace, md
erection of building which might bo ample to
accommodate this waiting multitude, has lod the
Society of the Fourth Presbyterian Church OF
Chicago to stop forward aud onco more lend all
tho aid in thoir powor to procure house Of
worship commensurate in aize with the public
demands.
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.
they have determined TINT auch now church
property should bo hold md owned by au iudo-
pendent 1qgnl organization.
Thoy havo determined That s,,oh property
should bo owned and controlled by tho plrtica
who contribute tho means for Its procurement,
TINT 1t should be 9 joint-atook corporation, aud
tint certificates ct stock should be Issued to oil
contributors, and Il then snch church-property
should for any reason become unsuitable for
hu1ch-purposes, 1t could ho used by tue owners
for my appropriate object. Tho stookho}dors
would bs tho owners aud not the Fourth Proeby-
such stock would ho declared iu something moro
substantial tinn Government legnl-tonderB, viz j:
in the gold Of tho spirit,-iu true righteouAnoas
which e1alts . nation.
depcntlont, still tho ocoiosiastcai connection mood
not Of necessity DO severod--tho ono Gun 10 In
dependent Of tue othor.
THE slTE.
As to the site, It was hoped and bollegod thnt
alt tho friends Of Prof. Swing will DO united
jhfa mint tt tint +1tfa
tor OF location must ho a matter Of compromise.
Tho greatest good to tho greatest number must
be sought, not forgetting the circumstances
which surround tho members Of tho Fourth
Church. Tho Westminster Presbyterian Church,
OIL tho oornor Of Dearborn aud Outario atroets,
brought Prof. Swing to Chicago eight years ago.
His friends then aud ovor slnco hayo stood by
him, through all changes aud in adveralty and
friends, but mono better than Lis old ones. Ills
old friends feel TINT II any concessions are to bo
made, ,thoy should bo made otnom, They llYoupon
tho North side-there aro oil their associations.
Their children must 10 educated In TINT location.
md there they must l1avo o ohuroh-lifo. 4
church upon tho South Siile they think would
break this connection and association. Upon tho
North Side is ch,rch-lfo,, already existing, with
WodnoHday;.oyenpg ~ meetings meet -. and Sunday.
erected upon the South Side, In tho husiness-
centre, it could not have any Of this ohurch-lifo
but would only be leoture-platforn,. This
Prof. Swing doea not desire, mud certaInly bis
church would not.
It had aa VOL remain on tho North sido as be
removed to tho rosidonce-porlion Of tic South
Sido. But the locRtion propoHotl-on the cor
nor Of North Dearborn md Ontario Btroota-is
held to be. for oil practical purpoacs In tho very
contro Of tho city. It is only half-nltle from,
oil the grcak hotolH. 30 far rs our friends who
rostdo further south nro concerned, it s practic~
ally as convenient aa tho buRincsa-cont OF tho
city, as 1t is only quarter of milo north Of
1T WOULD BE PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE
at present to obtain a aultable location In tho
buslness~ccptro Of tho city for q reasonable
price. Tho land alone would cost 9l0o,o0o. Iho
strcet.cars run on Cnrls street, ono block away,
md co6nect with tho South md West, Side cars,
which very :ahortly will run over the North-Sido
All. tho arguments SOON to tho FOURTH Church
people, to be in favor of what Ia known
bs tns oeaoa Old o %'15mnsf'r swns aossas oE'S e;
therefore ASK their frlonds everywhere,
especially thoso who have no churol,-connoction
to come to their: assistance, md to erect tabor
naolo, plain aud large. that will accommodate
for $50, ,o00-a1d they feol that if all who dealre
this great result will take hold Of tha enterprise
it, earnoat. within slx months from tlis day they
will have ohurol-holso where NIL Gun hoar a
child can DO instructed, md whore they al
can listen to language which will be c.oar and
dear to the trutll.loyer, and ambiguous only to
those who 1.-Two upon tho skeletons Of formulated
theology. They have tixed upon four points
the location, corner Of Dearborn and Ontario
stroots tho entiro cost Of lind. building, and
organ at s1Q0 900; capacity, 1000 (not one loss);
and, fourth, tho preacher, David Swing, who con-
tracts to remain with thom 1.-Two years. subject to
lifo-leaso renewal Of IN engagement.
SUNDAY WEEK.
| A weak from noxt Sunday 1t is proposed to Jay
this mattor before tho people, Immediately after
Prof. swtug's Sermon, Hhon It il hoped that all
TINT gentlelnans friends will attond prepared
subscriptions aro ralsotl, tho anryiooB, pending
tho completion Of tho now tabernacle, will bo
conducted in the Mccormick Hall.
The ChlonKo " Times - utti Its Rock.
ford 1IibGl.
Br,tNariELD, Juno 0, 1874.
| TO tho Editor Of tho Illinois Stale 42egtsttr:
| The Times of Chicago, anuuouncod tho ntlDr