The morning news., 1889-04-12
TO RESTORE THE CHURCH
OVER $4,000 ALREADY RAISED
FOR THAT PURPOSE

4 Ways and Means Committee Ap-
pointed by the Independent Presby-
terian Congregation and an Appeal
for Subscriptions to be Made - A
Building Committee Selected and
Work to Begin as Soon as the Plans
Can be Secured.
A meeting of the congregation OF the
Independent Presbyterian church was held
last night at the Chippewa square Baptist
church to consider the restoring of the old
edifice which was destroyed by Saturdays
fire. Upward of 200 members of the con-
gregation were present. W. W. Mackal,
ESQ, was called to the chair, and Mr.. c. M.
Gilbert was made secretary of the meeting.
After the adoption of resolutions OF thanks
to the different churches of the city for
courtesies extended, the congregation rati-
fed the action of the trustees and members
of the session on Monday afternoon.
II was decided to take steps at once to re-
store the church, and provision was made
for the appointment of committee of
eleven on ways and means, with power TO
appoint sub-committees for the purpose of
proceeding at once to collect subscriptions
and to devise ways and means of obtaining
contributions, and building committee Of
seven, with instructions to make such inves-
tigation and obtain such preliminary data
as NAV be required to enable it to undertake
the work of rebuilding without un-
necessary delay. 1t was also provided
that a subscription list be opened
at once. The committee appointed at Mon
DAYS meeting in presenting its report said:
1--WE feel assured that If we work together
with determined purpose, there are many
ready to respond to our call and to second
HIS in rebuilding our temple Of worship,
which should now be the uppermost wish Of
our hearts,
In accordance with the resolutions, the
following committee on ways and means
was appointed:
George ]. Mills, C. H. Olmstead,
Nj. Y Henderson, George G. Freeman,
Daniel Hops, Horace A. Crane,
c. G. Anderson, A. + Bawton, DR.,
c. III. Gilbert, James l.. Rankin,
G. r. Woods.
The building committee was as follows:
John L. Hard0e, NJ. Mclean.
james ii. Barnard, John |. Stoddard.
J, R. Anderson, d. r. Thomas,
George j. Mills.
After the appointment of the committees,
by unanimous vote of the congregation
MIR Mackall was added TO the buildiag COM
mittee.
A recess of half an hour for in
dividual discussion by members OF
the congregation resulted in the
opening of a subscription list Slips of
paper were passed among the congregation,
and the amounts subscribed were footed up
by the committee on ways and means. The
individual subscriptions were not known.
The chairman stated that out of the seven
ty-five responses there were over fifty
actual subscriptions, aggregating $16, 440.
The remainder signitied their intention to
The ways and means committee
estimate that the subscriptions at the meet
ing will approximate S25, 600 This, with
the insurance of $39, 900 on the church and
Sunday school building and the income
from the church property, will form the
nucleus of the building fund. The building
committee will take steps at once to secure
plans for the restoration of the
church. The chairman of the meeting
stated that from 800, 600 to $4,000 will be
required for the work, besides what the
committee has in sight. AS soon as the in
surance is adjusted and the committees are
fully organized the work of removing the
ruins preparatory to rebuilding the church
will begin. The amount subscribed last
night is very satisfactory beginning of the
fund. The meeting was an enthusiastic one,
and at the announcement of the subscrip-
tions there was demonstration of applause.
Addresses were made by Col Charles H.
Olmstead and others, deplor1ng the loss
which the church has sustained in the
burning Of the old edifice, and pledging
their support to its restoration.
At the close Of the meeting OF the con-
gregation Col. Olmstead made an ap-
peal in behalf of the sexton, Daniel,
who lest his coat and $50,
which were burned up in the church
on the night of the fire In five minutes
time the full amount of the sexton's loss was
paidthrought 81 subscriptions, by the men,
bers of the congregation.