Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-11
CHICAGO TEMPLE
Vision Of Church University and
Dormitory Costing S.
100000
OvERlNG A WHOLE BLOCK
Unique Scheme That George r. Hall
Believes Will Some Time Be
Realized.

DR.. George f. Hall, 1.-The business
man preacher" who for the last five
years has been pastor of the Bush
Temple Independent Christian church
in Chicago, without Il salary, has plan
ned Il vision that he says Will come
true. \ '$5.000,000 temple" compris-
ing church. university and dormitory
departments, will be started the LIST of
May, Dr. Hall says, on site border
ing on Lincoln park. The plans have
been drawn by two Chicago architects
and are at Dr. Halls office. says the
Chicago Tribune.
Dr. Halls worldly vocation is preSi-
dent of the Chicago-TeXas Land and
Lumber company. He has lived in Chi
cago the greater part of twenty-five
years. The plans were recently made
public by DR.. Hall in an address be-
fore the Social Economics club.
my ultimate. desire is to establish a
great church and to give young men
and women who wOrk-that is, bust
ness men and women-advantages of
proper social, intellectual and religious
surroundings" he said. Moral uplift
in the slumS is almost impossible. This
institution will not be a charity insti
tuition and will not deal in Stun work.
Nor will it be a profit sharing affair.
\ New York firm has agreed TO take
the entire amount of bonds, myself re-
tanning Il controlling interest"
The building is to be eighteen stories
above ground, with four basement
floors, and will occupy almost an en-
tire block. 1t will be fireproof and
faced with Wisconsin granite. DIR.
Hall says he expects to dedicate the
edifice Thanksgiving day, 1908.
The building is to be divided as fol-
lows:
First foor-Bank, twenty mfscel-
laneous stores, cafe. auditorium.
Second to sixth floors, inclusive
Hall university, with a capacity for
$4,000 students. planned greatly after
the Carnegie institute, with medical
law and night schools included
Floors seven to Observation-Disclosures
that will accommodate 1000 persons
$500 rooms-to be rented for $3.50 and
SO week. No married people will be
housed. Certain floors will be for wO-
men and others for men.
Floor eighteen-Sl Sleeping apartment
for building employees.
Basement fioOrs-Gymnasium, ban
quct hall that will seat 5000 manual
training school, kitchens, storage. heat
and ice plants and private waterworks
supplied by artesian wells.
The auditorium will seat 1900, with
a choir loft for GEO and orchestra box
for fifty persons. The immense pipe
organ will cost 100000. The dome of
the auditorium will reach the sixth
floor. The entire court here will be a
roof garden. Theaters will not be
countenanced, the establishment being
conducted on strict religious princ-
piles, but there will be weekly enter
tainments of musical and intellectual
nature.
To Get Only Interest.
DR. Hall will receive no salary fur
Their than interest on his bonded in
vestment He will be chancellor and
will preach each Sunday. Card parties
and dancing will not be permitted, but
there will be twelve lodge halls and
numerous parlors for social diversion.
Floating above the building will be
banners bearing church notices.
DR.. Hall expects to do quite n mat
rimonial business. although that fea-
ture will be encouraged only by mod
est gatherings the social life will occa
sion. DR.. Halls study will be on the
second floor. After the twenty year
bonds are paid oS DR.. Hall says all
profits of the concern will be used for
church and mission purposes.
DR.. Hall has no fear but that the
rooms will be occupied readily by de-
sirable young people. All details have
been figured out to a fine degree. As
to the population of Chicago. with
which the institution will deal. DR..
Hall cited that in the city there are
H. 900 bookkeepers. 10000 stenOgra-
pliers, 5000 musicians. besides innu-
merable clerks and counting house en-
ployees
Il have been at work on the under
taking for many years." said DIR. Hall.
''The ambition of my life Is to see it
realized"
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