The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-31
PRESBYTFRIANS TO
OCCUPY NEW (BUR(H
Handsome Structure of Red
Sand Stone With Elab-
crate Finishings.
BUILDING PAID FOR
Church Gains Much Ground
in all Respects in
Short While.

N'N' WV N"u gcafb VI pthnhtuH
and constructing the new Presbyterian
church will he opened 20 its eongresa.
tion and visitors. for the first time, to
morrow morning. The new church
building was erected at a cost Of about
ten thousand dollars and is without
an exception the handsomest church
building in Northeast New Mexico.
The new building Is located on the
corner Of Adams and Aber streets and
is constructed Of brown sand stone
with hnishings of dark golden oak. II
has seating capacity Of -four hun.
dred people. The edidce Is entered
through q vestibule tower from whence
one finds himself in the main audito.
rum. The pulpit is in the opposite
corner from the entrance and the Sun.
day School room opens from the south
side Of the main auditorium.
The Sunday Scnool room il cut OF
from the other portion Of the
church by folding partitions, which
can be drawn aside, throwing the whole
building into one large hall. When
this u done the pulpit is arranged 90
that Il Is only forty.two feet from the
farthest corner Of the room. This
makes the acoustics Of the building very
hne and every word can bo heard In
all parts Of IT,
The choir IL situated directly back
Of the pulpit. The infant room IL cut
OF from the Sunday School room by
folding screens. This room Is also 20
be used ss the parlor for the ladies'
aid society. Underneath In a large and
roomy basement, where the furnace 10
located and .here Is also Q kitchen for
the ladies, with steps leading to the
infant room.
The building was constructed by
Horne Brothers, contractors, with But.
ler and Hine doing the stone mason
work on the main portion. The wiring
and electrical planning Of the build
ing was done by o. r. Elder, who also
furnished all the lighting fixtures.
The FIRST plans for u new church
were inagurated In the fall Of 1907
but on account Of the panic the con.
struction was delayed for one year.
All the time, however, the members
were busy raising funds and now that
il is completed only 4 small debt on
the furniture remains. The ladies aid
has volunteered to raise the money
for this, and soon the church win be
without any hnaneia. burdens. The
money for the construction Of the
church was raised by subscription and
the efforts Of the ladies aid, who ra,s-
ed over one thousand dollars Of the
amount required.
The Presbyterian church here has
been constantly growing in strength
and members since its organization In
December of 1906. For q long time
services were held in the building leas.
cd from the Methodists and lately the
two congregations have been united
Rev. b. c. Meeker was the frrt pastor
in charge here but he only remained
until April Of 1907 when Rev. DuBose,
the present pastor, took the pulpit and
has rapidly and constantly raised the
church to its present standing.
At Rev. DuBose's first sermon here
only eight persons, occupied pews and
only fourteen were on the membership
roll, Today the membership 10 eonsid
ersbly over one hundred aud the audi.
enee Is always u lsrge one at the ser.
vices. The church is gaining in hnsn.
cisl strength and although IL has had
the burden Of erecting the new build.
ing on its hands, Il has never contract.
cd other debts and has recently rails.
ed the pastors salary two hundred
and forty dollars a year.
All other churches and lodges a. we'll
as the public generally are invited TO
be present at the opening services to-
morrow. The following order win be
carried out.
Program.
Organ Voluntary.
Doxology.