The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-10-08
GOSPEL WORK.
Temperance Temple,-Life in a Great
City.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. 1, 1890.

the city we're few and faI between, and as
thew we're usually planned in advance
there we're many days spent in pleasant
anticipation. A day in the city was one
long to be remembered On returning to
that "sweet spot in memory" my country
home, there were many tales TO tell oil
city sights and sounds. Twenty years
have rolled away, and am passing along
the crowded streets of great city, as
much at home as when boy | played in
the orchard and meadow on the old farm.
l haye a deeper, sweeter joy now than
had In boyhood days, ior carry message
Of gladuess and good will balm tor
every i'll; a surcease from every sorrow;
a savior from every sin; while peace, like
a river, is forever flowing forth 10 friend
and foe.
The Chicago Evaugelization Society, OF
which your correspondent has the pleas
ure of being member, has two hundred
gospel messengers, with bright faces and
glad ways, whose very presence carries
conviction TO the hearts OF the unsaved.
They are ever telling the good news, pray
ing with men in their offices, with girls In
the stores, with boys in the shops, with
drunkards by the wayside and with ladies
In their parlors. We hold twenty Gospel
meetings every evening Ia the city mis-.
sion halls, have three large tents, and a
Gospel barge on the lake, anchored at the
foot of Harrison street. This Gospel ship
is new enterprise, inaugurated by our
friend Major Whittle, and 1t has been a
cool and delightful place to hold meetings
during the summer months. A young
man. burdened with sin and tired of life,
went to the lake front t9 hire a row-boat,
with which he intended to row out on tie
lake and drown himself. He heard the
singing on The barge, and the music
touched his heart. He turned, came
aboard, and was converted that night. He
often comes iu the Institute TO see us, and
is perfect picture Of happiness, His
soul is all aglow with the glory of the
Lord, and lie is having forctaste of the
good time coming.
A rich miner from New Mexico came
10 the city last week to buy stock of
liquors Tor saloon he was abOu, to open
in bis mining town. While passing along
the street in the evening he heard the
singing in gospel meeting. 1t attracted
his attention and drew him In. He was
converted, and instead Of taking back
stock Of liquors he took an organ, stock
Of Bibles and Gospel music, and hired an
evangelist 10 tell the good news OF saliva.
tion to the boys back 10 the mining Town.
A few days since / was standing on the
site OF the temperance temple, which we
are all so much interested in, II is located
at the corner Of Monroe and LaSalle
streets, one block north Of the Board of
Trade building. 1t Is 10 be built Of beau
tiful, dark red granite, with finishiucs of
terra Gotta, and when erected will be over
two hundred feet high. The grand en-
trance and halls on the first floor viii. be
paved IN mosaic Of different cOlored mar
bles. Eight elevators will carry passcn.
gers from tue first floor TO the thirteenth,
from which fine view ot Lake Michigan
can be obtained. Besides the elevators
their will be siaircases oi marble and
iron. There will be very little wood used
about the building, marble and iron TAX
ing its place wherever possible, as the
building is to be entirely fire proof. On
the first floor there will be three large |
banks and the beautiful Willard Hall,
with a seating capacity Of seven hundred.
This beautiful room will have o separate
entrance and be completely shut of from
the business portion Of the building.
There will be an artistic fountain in the
center, and two memorial windows OF
stained glass. The walls Of the entrance
hall and audience room will bear the
names Of noble men and women who have
large sums for the erection OF
he temple Marble pedestals will sup
port busts Of distinguished persons who
iaye labored for the cause Of temperance.
From this hall there will ascend prayer
very day for the salvation Of the drunk
lrd and the suppression Of the rum traf-
ic. ts .-r az. |
Opening of the audience room will be
large iron vault in which will be kept
reat books Of record, one for each State,
living the names Of all persons who have
yiven any sum between one dollar and
me hundred toward the building. At the
outhwest corner, on the street, there Is TO
,e q lovely fountain. Outside Of Willard
Hall, with the exception Of the rooms set
part as the headquarters Of the W. @. T.
j. and the banks, the temple will be Q
hive Of business. On the very
op Of the building will stand the figure
,f woman with face upturned and hands
extended TO heaven In prayer-the symbol
II the motherhood OF our land praying
God to make America pure, sober and
ighteous nation. God bless the W. 9. T.
U. "For ye shall go out with Joy, and be
ed fourth with peace the mountains and
he hills shall break forth before you into
singing, and all the trees Of the field shall
lap their hands" A. +. STARR.