The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-01-28
BUILDING NEW CHURCH.
lppeai to Congregation of Sacred
Heart.
lspeciaI Correspondence.l

'auon touching upon this matter is
ouched in the following words:
THE PAST AND THE FUTURE.
Ia submitting this report l beg leave
70 take advantage of the opportunity
1 affords to make a few remarks on
'ur financial affairs in general. and
also to suggest a plan which. if fol-
owed viii be for the greater good OF
III. and which, with your cooperation,
ssu be easily carried out.
Seven years ago the financial affairs
II our church were in a seemingly
BCpeless condition. We had a standing
3ebt Of 500, 009 TO grapple with. and
HE revenue was much less than the
ordinary expense. AS a matter of fact
The receipts for the year 1895 were
=, 500 less than the expenditures. What
we're we to do? Conservative men
among you thought that we might
Struggle along fer awhile but that fail
Je would necessarily follow. So they
advised To, give the entire property at
Bnce into the hands of the creditors
and make a new start. But there was
serious objection to this mode of
procedure. A business firm in the COM
meTcial world may indeed take advan-
bage of the leniency of the bankruptcy
laws, close up affairs, and start anew.
Elit for a Catholic church to do so, and
especially a church under the care of
q religious order, would be something
hitherto unheard of and consequently
the cause Of a worldwide scandal.
So, trusting in the help Of God, and
tie charity Of our people we under
took the Onerous task, and with his
blessing and your cooperation, we
kave succeeded far beyond our eXpec-
tations.
We commenced by paying 81 600 of
the debt the first year; $1,000 the sec
end year, and so on until within the
last two years we have paid nearly
$4,000. making in all over 500 009 paid
In seven years, together with $20o0e in
interest and all current expenses
Moreover, we have neither lest nor sold
: single inch of the church property
] have called your attention to these
facts simply TO show you, from what
we have done in the past, what we can
Go and may do in the future
Now the old Sacred Heart church
viii have finished the twenty-fifth year
of its existence in a few months. Thus
far it has served its purpose we'll and
accomplished much good for all Who
can count the souls that have been
saved through its ministry? Who can
tell Of the broken hearts that have
been consOled and alleviated within its
sacred walls? But. dear as its mem
cry is to us all. now that it is get
ting old and dilapidated and no longer
centrally located. it is time to think
Of making a change and selecting a
new site that viii be more in the CEN
ter Of the parish and consequently
more easily accessible to the majority
of the congregation
AS we are at present situated there
are only two blocks or streets on the
west side of us namely. Walnut and
Blake Streets and there is no room for
any more, while on the east side there
are sixteen or seventeen blocks to City
park. The other boundaries of the par
ish are Twenty-third street and Tven-
tE-Second avenue on the south to Thir-
ty-fourth street and Thirty-second ave
nGe on the north. This territory. al
though quite extensive. contains only |
see Catholic families and of these only |
about 400 contribute to the support of |
the church. Examine printed list Of |
namesD Indeed, the cottage system |
OF our city precludes the possibility |
Of q parish church being very close to |
al the members of the congregation: |
neither can we institute comparisons |
With eastern cities for there are more |
people living in one block in an eastern |
town than there are in five of ours.
Now, then, the geographical center !
Of the parish is somewhere near the |
junction of Twenty-eighth and Emer- /
son streets, so the necessary conclusion
is that the parish church ought to be at |
least as far up as Welton street. fOfl
course we cannot determine an exact |
location just now. A church located |
in that neighborhood would be within
easy reach Of all and especially so
when the proposed cross-town car line
Is built on Twenty-s street, CON
Meeting Larimer street direct with CITY
park without going around the loop.
All Of you. l think. Will admit that
this is a good plan. But some will ask,
Is 1t practicable" Can it be accom-
plished?' In answer to this question
| must refer you TO what we have done
In the last seven years, and more espe-
cialy in the last two years All this
money, or nearly all. was contributed |
by the people of the Sacred Heart par
sh, and that too. in very small sums
at time, and l am sure that not even
7ne OF you has felt the loss Of what he
gave. Now, we have still the property
IN reserve-slamely. sixteen lots bound
ed by Lawrence, Thirtieth and Arapa-
hoe streets; eighteen lots on Wynkoop
between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-eighth
streets; two lots at 2S16-1S I.arimer
street and two lots in Garden pIace
All this property is now unencumbered
and VIII be sold as soon as we can pet
a fair price for it. and with the Drns
EN- development of the city IS ii not
probable that we may be able to sell to
advantage within a very short time2
But with this, in order TO carry out
he project in the near future. we must
awe your cooperation, and the more
generously you cooperate with US. the
innTNnr~ L.
Of course, nothing can be done until
he present debt is liquidated. SO. then.
ct all take a practical interest in the
natter. Come forward and rent peys.
which is no more than you ought to do
lnder any circumstances. If YOU can
Tot afford 10 do this, then. pay at the
ioor. Join the Aid association. or If
lready member. try 10 increase your
monthly subscription. Put q coin in
he box every Sunday. and do not
INIT yourself to the smallest coin in
he realm. We do not ask YOU to do
things. unless YOU re-
Give special inspiration. and then
We viii be very thankful But we do
six YOU to do ordinary things. regular
Y and IN proportion to your means. If
vi VIII do this much, then. with the
ale or the property, or even without it.
he present debt win soon be thing
# the past. and the new church. or at
east q part of it for service. will be a /
hing Of the near future. Remember
hat what we have done in the last few
ears is indicative Of what we can do
md may do. with the help Of God and
our cooperation in the near future
FATHER BARRY, S. J.
Accompanying the message is a
tatement of the church finances. 1t
ollows:
CHURCH.
)r. to pew rents Isl, 1874 25
)r. TO single sittings
at 10 cents ........ LIB 20
Dr.. to ordinary col