Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-28
AT THE TABERNACLE.

Report of Treadwell Smith, Chair
 man of the Building Committee
 Appropriate Sermon by the Pastor,
 Rev. w. c. Blakeman.
 The recently appointed chief of police, Treadwell Smith, who is chairman of the building committee of the Methodist socie- ty who formerly owned the St. John street church, made a report to the congregation of which he is a member, at the tabernacle, corner of Orange and Edwards streets, yesterday morning.
 MT. Smith stated that the committee had moved as fast as they could with safety, as they did not wish to burden the society with too large debt. Had it not been for this precaution the church as planned l would have been in process of erection at this time.
 The chairman reported the lot corner of Orange and Edwards street, which is 100 ! by 200 feet, as paid for, leaving a balance l of ST, ,00O on hand. Subscriptions to the l amount of $2, 900 have been received. To | erect the church according to the present plan will cost $31 ,000, unfurnished and | according to the committee $5,000, will be | required to furnish the church. As the society have $9, 900 on hand, $27, ,000 more | would be required to complete the edifce, l according to the very attractive model that has been on exhibition.
 It is estimated, continued the chairman, I that we can borrow SIS, ,000 on the prop erty, which will be debt to be paid some | time. This would leave the committee | 14,000 short, with the current expenses | to be paid.
 The committee are deliberating which of two methods to adopt. One method is to give up the present plan and adopt an other at cost of $20,000 The other is tc employ contractors to build 8 part of the l which is so desirable that the committee are 10th to give it up.
 l If this plan is adopted the contractors
 will build the entire church, with the ex 1 ception of the stained glass windows and l the heating apparatus and the frescoing | The lecture room, to be finished complete | by the contractors, can be used for regular worship until the church is finished. Ii is estimated that the committee can save something by having the work that may not be given to the contractors done under
 the supervision of compentent architect l MT. Smith further stated that the com
 mittee were willing to hear any advice
 from any one on the subject. The mem
 bers of the congregation are to meet at tn, l tabernacle this evening at 7:30. Tn,
 tabernacle is to be improved in such
 manner that it will be comfortable for wor | ship during the winter The work of i'm
 proving the church is to be done by mem
 bers of the congregation, and is to be done l during the present week. The materia
 for the improvements has been furnished by the ladies of the congregation.
 At the close of the report the pasto l oIIaI O faIu Junr1a eauincy fha fh
 church was not in process of building wa
 that the plans were so fne He added tha
 it was known that many residents of tn
 vicinity hoped to see handsome churcl
 erected in the lot, and it was largely il
 deference to their wishes that the churc7
 people would not give up the project o
 erecting the beautiful edifce. The pastor, Rev. MT. Blakeman, who i ably qualified for the building enterprise has established plan of contributio
 which will undoubtedly create substar
 tial fund for the church building commit , tee He is of the opinion that the sut
 scription list is good for about $2, 800, an
 is also of the opinion that some of tn other estimates are higher than the actus
 cost will be.
 At Calvary Baptist.
 Rev. E. M. Poteat preached the last SCI mon last evening in histri1ogy on "Fo,
 giveness of Sin." These sermons hay
 been very interesting and popular an 3 have called out large audiences. A Spin to Clinton Beach.
 The pleasant weather yesterday vt 3 praised by the nine members of the Ne t Haven Bicycle club who took a spin dow
 to Clinton beach, Leaving their clu 7 rooms at 7:30 8. m, they took dinner v the Bacon house at the beach and leisure ly returned at about 5 o'clock in the ev
 ming.