The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-04-30
PLYsOUTH's HOME.
% was 0eeuPisa On Sunday Fer the Firsi
TIms.-Brtef sutsmery efths Finsaes.

O. was oeeapied On Sunday Ter the FSrs
IIme.-Brief sstsmery efThs Fissaes.
On Sunday morning . hapPy
tbrong Of children and young PEG
pie aud some older ones, too, gath
cred At Plymouth church TO attend
the FIRST session Of the Sunday sehoo
In the new house Of worship, TIT
new Sunday school room vas illeC
and the service passed Of happily
At II o'clock . congregation Of full
FIVE hundred filled the main audi
enee room for morning service. The
u-hers, Messrs. w. W. Watson, f
Walton, r. X. Holmes, e. II, Iork
aud James T. Wells seated the con-
gregatioD, chairs being brought NJ
from the sunday school room and
put In the isles in order that all were
provided with seats. The services
opened with q voluntary by the or
ganist, Mrs. Colby, followed by an
anthem 10y the choir. After the
opening service the pastor, Rev w.
d MucklOw gave . brief resume Of
the work together with q imam
ciaI statement OF the condition Of
the society.
For the property the church gave
the First Baptist society soon, Of
this sum $500 was allowed for the
property at the corner Of Tenth and
State streets. For repairs aud fur
nishings s2.aOO was expended, every
dollar of which was raised by sub
scripiion by members Of the church
and congregation. A balance Of
upwards 81 $50 was on hand for fu-
turr work. The pastor stated that
like $50 more could be
used n the congre-
CATION saw III To give the same. Up
wards of SOD was given In a few
This tI,3O will be used
for steam heating, new organ, addi-
ti"nal hymn books etc.
The property completed will cost
nveI $II Oh all provided for except
g. 90 not due until March, Isg3,
which will be taken care Of in due
time. Ia other words the COBgre-
have already subscribed
upwards Of SON besides the value
Df the property on State and Tenth
streets
As II stands this church il n monu-
ment l." the enterprise, skill and
artistic merit oG Saliua people. The
rarpct~ and furnishings are from
Mr.. Williams furniture establish
urni. The work nf putting down
The carpets l. uf itself q grand tri-
butte to the ability of Mr.. williams
for doing work Of this
kind.
The incsndeScent electric lights, ~
Ia number, were furnished by the
Fort Wayne Electric Light GO.
nf which Mr.. Coax u the manager.
they are aTragned in such = manner
luSi part of them can he shut of or
turned "n AT will. The lighting ar
are complete la every
particular.
The pulpit, the finest 81 the kind
Ia the city, IL not only very credit
allie Ia its makers, hut few would
believe IL was made In Salina aud
II about half the cost uG what 10 |
rnuld ~ huught for in the east,
where speciality il made Of such
work. ID il finished la natural oak
very highly polished. u n good rs
any made ia the country aud l. the
pr"IurI nf Hutiedge Hr"-. planning
mill.
The paper WAS selected 10y l.. 4.
VIII th" wall paper king of Salina
AMI the DePrirSt Bros. rX-cHt,d the
difficult work of hanging the paper.
II il the best work in the city. These
g"rtIrmrn also were the painters.
Jones aud Kerns were the con-
carpenters and gave eminent
with their work
col. 7. J q. Grant finished the
nut -iir vail which adds very much
/" H.. appearance" nf the huildinR.
Even IL" lrun Iillar- Whirh sup
port ia" floor 81 the aHiienCe room
are Saliua made and represent the
heaviest work ever dnue 10y the firm
~ N'n n wsnu. rrnrriet"r- uG nur
lea linz foundry.