Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-21
NEW CHURCH WILL
Be BEAUTIFUL
EO|F|CE
Highland Institutional House
of Worship to Be Started To-
day. viii Be One of Which
City May Be Proud.

The formal dirt breaking at the
site of the proposed Highland Metho-
dist Institutional church which takes
Mace at three o'clock this afternoon
will be the actual beginning of work
on what viii be one of the handsom-
est and most unique church buildings
in the whole southwest. Over half of
the necessary $4,000 for the building
has been raised, a fact which is greatly
to the credit of the enterprising
church and its pastor. the Rev. Col
umbus A.. Clark. and to the members
of the denomination in the territory.
Program.
l.. Band music under the direction Of
Mr.. Ellis.
2. Hymn-"I Love Thy Kingdom,
Lord" announced by Rev. J.
w. Paet2nick. pastor Luther
an church.
3. Scripture Selections .........
........ Rev. j. w Marsh
Pastor Congregational Church.
4. Prayer ......... ...........
......4.. Rev. J. G. Rollins
Pastor First Methodist Episcopal
Church.
8. Scripture Selections .........
...... Rev. Hugh a. Cooper
Pastor Presbyterian Church
G. Mcditations ....,.... ........
........ Rev. Fletcher Cook
Rector Episcopal Church.
T. Address ......... ...........
Rev. ia. Shaw
Pastor First Baptist Church.
8. Dirt Breaking" ...........
......R ev. Columbus A. Clark
Pastor, officiating.
.. Bcnediction ........ ........
..Rev. W. e. Bfyson
Pastor Christian Church.
This viii be an open air service Of
forty-five minutes. to which the whole
city is cordially invite ].
While the new building has been
described before q brief resume of its
features will be Of interest. The
church which is to stand at the corne
of Central and Arno streets, viii be
four stories in height. of a beautiful
style Of architecture, with a tower at
the corner.
The building will be e5 by 125 feet
in dimentions. The basement will con
tain a free reading room with library
privileges for the public: a mems resi-
room: gNnasiums for men and women
with modern equipment; shower and
tub baths, foundry rooms. refresh
mont room, heating plant and jani-
tors apartment.
The first floor p1ans provide an
auditorium seating seven hundred PEG
ME; a lecture room for two hundred
fifty people; office for business
secretary with information and m
ployment bureau, pastors private Of
fee; pastors reception room young
ladies parlor; choir n musical
directors studio; children's room, for
kindergarten and sewing classes.
on the second foor is the auditor
ium balcony, with a capacity of three
hundred: pastors family apartments;
five rooms for young ladies'; general
reception and reading room for
women
The third noor-really the fourth
floor, including the basement-will
have two large dormitory rooms for
homeless boys and girls; fifteen rooms
for young ladies; kitchen and dining
room for use by young lady occupants
individually or in clubs two bath
rooms for young ladies. Home COM
forts for those away from home is
the MOTTO followed in preparing the
plans for the hire floor. Altogether
the building embodies all the best fea-
lures Of the Institutional church and
viii fill a long felt want in Albuquer-
que while architecturally it viii be a
splendid addition to the city.