Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-05-23
4 BUILT IN A DAY
,,vaL TABERNACLE
EGE ,oo PAIRS OF HANDS
auE OF 1OU b
N, Men and Women Lend
|r"serful '''''erl Assistance IN Preparing
Meeting Place.

,rday,s sun rose In bril-
Vhen ,,ancv s over the Cascades Jag
pt raol'n = hooked down upon a field
% ease' asld--yellowed with butter
niue ne majestic orb OF DAY
WIN wa It's way across 1870 degrees
fao' ard its last slanting rays nad
Spaened the shadows, tn. the ,oot pa'aer, end
'B'ne ga been trodden under FOOT ana
y ps nau stood an immense wooden
lnen, ,a erected in a day by 100
PerlsI ~ hands. Like Jonah's gourd on
NJ o. ao,ace of old, its coming In
Pda'n orld was sudden, and II loom
Fns " W." the surrounding objects IKE
oss. ,' If Lebanon. Rising to a
sua' e., Of 30 feet and enclosing a hoer
'sn' : 1000 square feet, or nearly
n :, ..er of a city block, 1t is an
uaa, example of what unity OF
|s,nse' Ianse can accomplish.
,y',h pv the beginning of the morn
~ ~ 100 men were ON hand
,aws W." hammers and squares, and
'S,os ' time the air resounded with
-" ,,as of their labors. Superin-
~ ss nv evangelist Moss, assisted
ues ' peverend Leon L. Myers, con-
,'.tou % was carried on speedily and
onv confusion. 1t Is almost
,,ous that so large a number OF
''rsmeu could do so much without
|I,nr had previous training.
practically Finished.
oom mnarison, little remained to be
when quitting time came Satur-
a ,,ght The remainder of the in
~ fittings were put in Monday,
4 on receipt of shipment of pre-
Y a material, the roof will be made
Merproof.
Evangelist Moss was surprised ana
sIrbtad with the result and said that
was highly encouraged thereat, as
rooaged successful meeting. The
"A Of Dallas and surrounding vicin-
he said had done in one day what
sook two days to accomplish in the
4v,ous town in which they had
o,oa n similar building.
n the men is not due all the credit,
hover and naturally, for the wo-
of the church were out In full
+. b and spread such a MONDAY
hcheon that the like for quantity
4 excellence has perhaps never been
Nailed in this city. After dinner,
sen the dishes had been washed
u put away, the fair co-laborers all
|nt out to the new building, and just
show what they could do, each took
hammer and drove a nail into the
sOdwork. Strange to say, of all the
lls thus pelted, not one was
ht or failed to sink to its head in
soft fir.
Informal Banquet.
Fhe luncheon was enlivened by
brit informal talks from number
citizens, who were introduced by
Reverend Leon l.. Myers In the
pacity of master of ceremonies.
lyor and Mrs. ]. r. Craven were
ests, and the mayor responded to az
Ist. Other speakers were Hon. G..
Meyer, r. l.. Dashiel and Hugh
LEX.
During the afternoon, when the
at was the hottest and the work was
hardest, everybody was served,
ough the courtesy of Charles Lane,
u lemonade, and at the same time
ne dishpans of doughnuts and cake
Re passed around and welcomely
eiyed.
4 wish to thank the men of the
IN and surrounding country who so
ply responded to my call for volun-
IS to erect the big Tabernacle"
the Reverend Myers to the OBJ
ver 1T was built in a day, and the
dit is an due to the enthusiasm gen.
ted by their cooperation in the
TX. never saw a heartier response