The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-19
TO ISSUE CHURCH BONDS.
INDEP PRESBYTERIANS
WANT TO RAISE s45,ooo.

INDEP EVIDENT PRESBYTERIANS
WANT TO RAISE $4,000.
Nearly 100000 Expended So Far on
the New Edifce and Contracts Out
for $l32, OOO-The Total Cost Of the
Building as Planned by the Building
Committee to be in the Neighbor-
hood of $145,ooo - The Congrega-
tons Plan.
At a meeting of the congregation Of thu
Independent Presbyterian church, held
yesterday afternoon in the Lutheran
church, it was decided to place bonds upon
the church property to the amount Of
s45, 900, to complete the nav edifice as de-
signed by the architect and as contem-
plated by the building committee.
w. w. Macksll. Esq, presided over the
meeting. J. Randolph Anderson, ESQ,
read the minutes OF joint meeting of the
committee on ways and means and the
building committee, held Dec. ..
The minutes were in the fern of report,
giving a resume of the work done, tho costs
incurred. the present condition Of the work,
With that still remaining TO be done and its
estimated cost
COST OF THE NEW CHURCH.
The total amount already contracted for
is $751;, 900. in which are included the fol-
lowing items: Lewman g. Co., $l01, 01n
foundation $500. ruins S2.250, archI-
tect $4,000, superintendent 1880,
fences S2s5, sgpire $1,000. =, e deS
tablet SIS. gas piping 1920, hardware $40,
heating Sits, sewer S133, pavements 5000,
increase ON glass $50, insurance $780, Incl.
dentals $685.
In addition to this statement the building
committee stated that if it is practicable to
raise the money, the committee de-
amount for the pulpit being con-
sidered as absolutely necessary, and
the other items as desirable. Pulpit
$4,000. decoration s2.500 organ $4,000, bell
$1,000, sodding and planting grass $500. a
total of S12, 200 in addition to the amount
already contracted for. This makes
total of S144. 200 as the cost of the church
when completed, or in round numbers
$145,000.
$4,000 ALREADY SPENT.
o. The report showed further that 1886, 500 95
had been turned over by the ways and
means committee to the building commit
tee of which sum all but Sl16 46 had been
actually expended.
Chairman George J. Mills of the ways
and means committee reported that his
committee had bills receivable on hand and
of money in hand, in sight and expended
$l00,0 From this it appeared thai it is
absolutely necessary including the cost OF the
pulpit to raise S34. 800 more, and that it is
desirable to raise 50. 700 additional, making
the total amount which the building COM
tnittee wants TO raise S44, 200.
THE TRUSTEES EMPOWERED TO ACT.
A resolution was offered by J. Randolph
Anderson, ESQ.,. to the effect that the
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issue bonds to tine extent of $45, 900, il
needed, upon the church property for the
completion Of the building as desired by
the building committee.
The res luton was discussed at length,
and was generally Endorsed. It brought
about considerable discussion of ways and
means, the advisability of contracting such
debt, and the length of time which would
probably be consumed in the payment Of it.
Mr.. Anderson and A. K. Lawton. Jr. were
prominent in advocating the issue of bonds.
The argument was that If necessary to
contract any debt at all the church could
better afford to contract for the full
amount desired, S45 900, and complete the
building in all its details, with everything
in harmony, than to leave any part of it in
an unfinished state.
THE MONEY TO BE RAISED.
If these matters are postponed it might
be number Of years before their compile
tion is undertaken by the church, during
which time the building would be in an in
complete state. and not such as 1t is the
desire of the congregation to make
it; and that, further. the larger
amount asked could be raised almost as
easily as the smaller amount by the method
proposed, whereas If the smaller sum was
raised now it would be difficult matter to
raise the additional amount desired at any
time within the next few years.
When the question was put to vote the
resolution was passed unanimously.
A resolution offered by Mr. La wton was
passed. It was that it was the sense Of the
meeting that the building committee COM
plete the church as outlined In the commit
tees report.
The resignation of Mr.. Malcolm Meclean
from the building committee was accepted.
Mr.. Maclean's business at this season Of the
year makes it almost impossible for him to
attend to his duties as a member of the
committee.
THE PEW CONTRACT.
The contract for the pews has been
awarded to Haines, Spencer a. Co., of Rich
mond, Ind There will be $50 pews in all
of which 1856 will be placed in the main
auditorium. They will all be of solid ma
hogany. The ends of those downstairs will
be carved after beautiful design prepared
by the architect, making the finest piece of
work of this character in the United States.
Those in the galleries will be plain. The
cost Of the pews is $50 each.
The style of the pulpit has not yet been
decided upon.
The iron work upon the tower is being
put in place, and work upon the tower will
soon be commenced. 1t will be some time
in the spring before the church Is completed
and it will hardly be ready for dedication
before April.
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