The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
THE NEW HALL-PLACE CHURCH.
The Cornerstone of the Structure To Be Laid
TO-Day-HistOry of the Church.

The cornerstone of the Hall-place Church is
to be laid this afternoon at S o'clock The
church has a rather interesting history. In 1866
q Methodist class meeting was organized in the
house of Ellison Brown, on the corner of Illinois
and Second streets, by Jessie Jones, a member
of Strange Chapel. A few months subsequent to
this time the erection of the Third street Church
was begun. 1t was originally intended simply
as mission of Strange Chapel Sunday
school had been organized by the Ames
Institute in the same locality, and held it's
sessions in the school-house on Seventh
When the church building was completed both
the class and Sunday school were transferred to
it. In the fall OF the same year the class had
become so large that division became necessa.
ry, and Adam Rodebaugh was appointed leader
OF class No. z It remained mission of Strange
Chapel until the fall of 1867, when it was made
an independent charge and Rev. Mr. Kaylor of
the Northwest Indiana Conference was appoint
ed as the first pastor. One year subsequent to
this the conference lines were changed and
Third-street Church fell within the bounds
of the Southeast Indiana Conference where
it has remained to the present time
The following pastors have served this church
in the order of their names Samuel c. Noble
M. g. Wells, Frost Craft S. T. Gillett, A. A.
johnson. E. III. Wood. r. D. BlackaJ K Pye,
T. HI. Lynch, E. B. Rawls. and the present pas
d. w. society
the church built and sustained for years bv ~
personal effort and large liberalitv :, IN. sne
Jones and his wife. Oh Jesse
:, -.ay-schoo has been one of the most
..vpeful features of the church, being the larg-
est, doubtless, in proportion to the church mem
bership, In the city 1t has been almost contin-
uously under the superintendency of j. B. Nc
Nicely for the past fifteen years, and is most
thorough in its work of training the young.
| The location of the church was good at the
| time of its erection, but the city grew rap
| idly beyond it, until the present site was thought
| to be unfortunate. The society was not grow
| ing-the Tabernacle Church had been built with
| in two squares-the lots in the neigh0orhood
| had all been taken, and homes built upon them,
so that the society saw little hope for the future
unless some move was made The present pas
tor looked the field over, and after conference
| Seventh street came to the conclu-
| sion that the church should be located
| in that part of the city. He introduced the mat
ter to the officers of the church, and asked the
| appointment of a committee to consider the
feasibility of locating further north. This COM
mittee reported favorably to subsequent meet
/ ing, and immediate steps were taken to sell the
| old property and purchase a lot in the new To-
cality. The sale of the old property and the
purchase of the present site was made with bust
/ ness promptness and the erection of the new
| Hall-place Church commenced as soon as the
| plans could be drawn The new enterprise was
! so favorably received Dy the people living in
that part of the city that the plans were changed
| from frame to a brick structure. The build
ing is to be completed by Nov. l, and will seat
| 400 people comfortably. Fine front brick laid
| in white mortar are being used in the construc-
ton, making the building an ornament and a
pride to the locality in which it is situated The
| building committee, composed of j. M Sims,
/ DIR. j. Fl. Minich, G.. w. Miller, j. B. McNeely,
| A. H. GLADDEN. and j. E. Franklin, have the
! work in charge Until the completion of the
new building, in November. the stated services
| of the congregation and sessions of the Sabbath
school will be held in Odd-fellows' Hall, at the
/ corner of Illinois and Seventh streets