The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-04
ROCKEPELLBRS WON'T DO ALL
AKED ANGRY ar FOLKS WHO'D
LET THEM BUILD CHCRcH.
In IIIs ssrmoa Ne SayS That People Have
Ted nam That the Father ana son
Wight Bear the Whole Kxpense-
They'll 10 Taslr Part ana Ne Msre.

They'll 10 Taslr Part ana Ne Asore.
Some members Of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church have proposed that the
Rockefellsrs, father and soa. build the
new church and save others the cost.
They have gone to the pastor the Rev.
DIR. Charles y, Aksd. and suggested that
he undertake to bring tho thing about.
The Fifth avenue church was filed
yesterday morning to hear the pastor
toll Of this plans for the new Odiflcs. In
the congregation were both John ID.
Rockefeller and John D. ROcksfsllsr. Jr.
i want 20 speak with some plainness.
said the pastor when nearly through with
his sermon. -Thsrs are th0ss In our
congregation who ara coming 10 mo and
saying that two men. father and son.
might build this tsoO. 900 church and
their bank balance not know what was
going on. Some add that these two mon.
father and son. could build . hundred
other churches 10 they wanted TO with the
sam" lack Of injury TO their pOckstbOoks
IL 10 well 10 have just here q perfect
understanding. The two men limited st
would not build this church II thu rest
Of us would permit them to do 90. and
the rest Of M would not permit them
n they were willing to do t."
Tbs tsxt Of the sermon began with the
words We are ssrvants.- and following
his reference to the Rooksfsllsrs he said:
We are ssrvantsi II 10 not that certain
two mon are servants, but all % US. 1hsss
two men will do thsir share. I know
what they will do. No I won't tell now.
I Later Win Take my word FOR IL. the part
they will do 10 a fair share. II " all they
ought to do: and all We ought to expect
them to do
There were distributed to members
the plans Cor the new Sdlfcs. Details
Of most 81 these plans have been made
public, bat some further progress has
been made. This present site. 100 by Ion
feet, will he utilised A church in the
marble, great Archsd windows and orna-
mental pOrtico. has been decided on,
with main floor aud gallery, the whole saat-
ina !oO and costing ts0o.O09. Above the
auditorium, and reached by stairca see and
also by elevators In the corners of the
building, will be church paPiors. Bible class
rooms aud even sexton Q apa rtmsnts
The pastor said yesterday that the
half million dollars would he enough
only To erect an edihce i'm which coon
omy would be q main feature. For
himself he wanted q baptistry Of Car
rara marble. but he didn't know there
would be money given TO enable it's uss.
He wanted marble hoors. but here again
all depended upon the size OF gifts. The
drawings call for a very fine painting
90 hang Immediately above the ornamen-
tation Of the bapiietTy and on line with
the gallery front II placed 49, now
planned IL will 10 q striking feature Of
the interior. especially II Il DO In colors.
u viii. however, COS, q good deal Of money.
the preacher explained. and here again
much will depend on the libsraliSy %
the congregation. The present organ
will have TO 10 rebuilt IN order 10 NJ into
the two sides Of the ssmi-chancel wall
above the marble front Or the baptistry.
This change will entail more cost
II - almost exactly three years since
the Rev DT Aksd camo 70 the Firth
avenue church, - he explained ySstsr-
coming that a new church should De
buiit W he came. but such was the under
standing. aud he was surprised that 10
had taken 40 long TO arrive at the time
When the plans could be announced.
There IL nothing TO he done save build.
the preacher explained. The church
IL flied TO tie capacity and people turned
away at almost every service
The Pew. DS Aksd said he would at
an early date give opportunity TO ell
m-Tubers " ihs congregation to sub
scribe toward the new enterprise. There
are already some t2S.O0O subscriptions
Out come Of - are wanted. Especially
~ ~ desired that every member % the
subscribe Tie subscriptions when made
are 10 lie paid IN iDstslments five months
apart and are to begin on June l next.
After the service u was stated inform-
ally that present plans are TO use the
Hotel Aston ballroom mornings and the
Fifth Avsnue Presbyterian church eve
ntnR- while the new church is under con-
-trfic' Ton, bui that the matter has not
vet heen fully settled. The plan to hoT-
row Temple Emanu-El. which vas offered.
has h--en abandoned. Il was said yesteT-
day II IL thought that about one year
will he required for the construction %
Inc nsW edihce and the cost Of Il will,
~ was also said. run up to S0nO. go and
perhaps mors.