The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-16
PLAN FOR NEW CHURCH
FIRST BAPTIST CONGREGATION HAS
MEETING.
Design for Handsome House Of worship
to Be Erected On Perry Street
In Accepted--views are
shown.

The congregation of the First Bap
fist Church OF Montgomery at called
meeting last night accepted the plans
of @. L. Norman of Atlanta for the
new house of worship to be erected on
the lot bounded by Perry. Alabama,
Scott and Lawrence Streets. and author
lied the Building COMMITTEES OF the
church to contract for the erection OF
the structure, which Is TO cost ABOUT
$50, 900.
The purposes Of the meeting were
we'll known to the congregation ana
the occasion was looked forward 10
with eageruess.
Three years ago the movement for
the erection of new house of worship
was launched. A costly and prominent
lot was selected for It's site, but for the
first time since the movement was IN
augurated. the members Of the con.
what their new church would be like.
Rev. Charles A. Stakely, d. D., pastor
of the church. presided at the meeting.
which was opened with song. DR..
Stakely read from Psalms 1913. and Rev.
w. B. Crumpton led In prayer,
DIR. Stakely then briefly stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting. All the members
of the congregation, he said. had been
anxiously awaiting the occasion. Thoss
in the leadership OF the movement had
also been axiously awaiting the time.
when they could report to the congre-
cation the result of their labors. The
The Building COMMITTEES had received
great encouragement In it's work and
had come in contact with no real snag
since the enterprise was inaugurated.'
The congregation was practically unit
ed regarding the necessity of the new
movement. The steps taken by the
committee were slow In order to be
sure. The committee had done little
talking, but with sense of dignity
IN M nf fha wnf "
had done Its duty.
The first plan adopted by the commit
tee and congregation IL had been found,
he said, could not be successfully car
ed had been agreed on after much
prayer and toiiing by the committee,
and the pastor said he believed Ii was
great Improvement over the tentative
plan. The committee. however, was
only the agent of the congregation and
nothing could be done without the Anal
authority of the membership OF the
church.
Murray Dix. Secretary of the Build
ing Committee, read the report of that
committee recommending that the con-
gregation rescind the action taken with
the the. dissolved firm OF Lo ss az
church. and accept the plan of G.. L.
Norman of Atlanta.
DIR. Stakely then had several views
OF the proposed new church displayed
eopticon. The first view showed the
first floor plan fronting on Perry
street with the church auditorium, 10
feet by 70 feet at its widest point, with
pulpit, In the centre of the building.
fianked on either side by the choir gal
lery and the baptistry, the pastor $
study, the library. the ladies' parlor.
the spacious Sunday School room, sur
mary room in the rear of the building.
The gallery was next shown, with
the church auditorium gallery imme-
diately over the entrance, extending
over the entire width of the church and
the gallery extending around the SUM-
day School room making space for ad-
ditiopal class rooms.
The basement plan explaining the ar
rangement of the heating facilities and
the social rooms were shown.
The front and two aide elevations
were also shown.
The building will be OF italian Ro-
ton of 1856 feet and a massive tower on
the Scott Street side. 1t was explain
ed that the church could be erected
with or without the tower.
A complete description of the ediflce
will be given as soon as practicable.
A resolution was offered by II. w.
Parrish adopting the report of the
Committee on Plans and instructinE the
Building Committee to enter into con-
tract for the erection of the building
After a short explanatory debate by
T. L.. Jones, w. b. Davidson, @. G..
Miles and Murray Dix the resolution
was adopted unanimously.
A second resolution was offered by
Mr.. Parrish which was also unani-
mously adopted authorizing the Trus-
tees of the Church to sell the present
Church lot and pasterium whenever
they deemed 1t advisable.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Building Committee is composed
of DR.. C. A. Stakely, Michael Cody. r.
A. Flowers, T. l.. Jones, Joseph Nor
wood, w. r. Pierce, w. NJ. Wilkerson.
G. Harris.
DR.. Stakely said last night that no
indication could be given as to when
work would begin on the new church.
but that IT was his desire to have the
building started as early as possible.