The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-25
MAGNIFICENT NEW
CHURCHFOR CATHOLICS
$4,000 to Be Spent in East
Chicago for New Hun
garian Church.

z A $4,000 church., parochial school, |
parochial residence and home for the
sisters in charge of the school, is the
project on which Father Paul Bognar
of the Hungarian Catholic church in
East Chicago, destroyed recently by
fire. is at work.
Father Bognar on Saturday was in
terviewed by THE TINES and stated
that everything is looking toward
speedy commencement of work on the
contemplated Improvements, and that
the church and priests house al least
will be begun as soon the weather
will permit. Although there Is no GER
tainty as to when the new school and
sisters home will be begun, there is
every reason to believe that this will
not be later than July or August.
The property owned at present by the
church includes six lots at the north
west corner of Alexander avenue and
14sth street, and the two lots which
stand the priests house in Melville ave
nue. about a block away. It is proposed
to purchase IL possible the six lots at
the corner of McCook and 14sth street
right back of the old church property.
II this is done the lots facing McCook
| will be utilized as site for the school
and sisters house, while the old church
site will be occupied with the new
church and parochial residence If the
six lots are not available an effort will
be made to purchase some lots on the
southeast corner of Alexander and
I4Sth street, diagonally opposite from
| the burned church. In case this land is
purchased the school and sisters house
| will be hu.l. on 1T.
/ Bishop Allerdine has given Father
Bognar his assurance that work on the
church will not be delayed after favor
able weather makes work possible.
| The old church was insured for $4,000
and out of this the old Indebtedness
will be cancelled, the new Improvement.
ent basis. With the cash now in hand
there will be something over $1,000 lef
and this sum will be augmented sew
eral thousand dollars by the expected
sale of the present parish residence, 81
eight room house standing on two lot
at 4742 Melville avenue Father Bog
mar expects soon to go east In the In
terests of the new church. visiting New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and al
cities in which Hungarian churches ar
located. He is practically assured Q
several thousand dollars on this triI
He has already been to Cleveland wher
4 he raised $3.50 among the Hungarla
ICatholics of that city.
Father Bognar is well pleased owe
1.-The Roadway that has already bee
made toward new church &C
. course" said he, there is little ths
e can be said for a certainty as yet, G,
lcepting that the Bishop has given m
$ his assurance that the church an
priests house will be begun with I'll
: Opening up of good working weathe
10 There seems no reason to doubt tina
h our finances will have reached statr
d that will enable us to proceed with tn
IS work of building the school and sister
a house in about July or August b,
= there Is nothing definite about that q
Iyet We expect to finish the church b
the 1st of September, and in that cas-
will dedicate on Labor day. Bisho
Allerding will then, of courses give I
} speak In Hungarian, or we will e
some out of town priest to give tn
a sermon in English, and either / will