The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-17
TO ERECT HANDSOME ED|FIcE
CONTRACT FOR WASHINGTON ST.
RAPTIsT CHURCH LET AT
$4,000 no PICKENs CON.
TRACTORS.
Work on New Church VIII Probably
Commence Within Next Thirty
Days and Building tn be Completed
BY Middle of Next March--Sayrc
and Baldwin. OF Anderson, Archi-
tects and Messrs. Grandy, Of Pick
ems, Contractors-Contract Was Let
Friday.

The contract for the Washington
Street Baptist Church was let Friday
by the building COMMITTEES to Messrs.
B. Il. and l.. Ill. Grandy. of Pickens,
the bid offered by these contractors
being accepted out of number of bids
which were made. The church will be
handsome structure and will cost
complete about $4,000. 1t will face
on Washington Street with Sunday
school rooms In the rear of the church
opening on Calhoun street. 1t will be
built of red pressed brick with ornate
art store trimmings with domed
roof. The church will be of sufficient
size to seat nine hundred people and
will be modern and convenient In ev-
cry respect.
it was announced by Mr.. Grandy
that work would commence on the
new building as soon as material
could be secured. which would prob
ably be within about thirty days.
The contract calls for the complet-
ION OF the building by the 18th Of
March. 1914.
The style OF the new church will be
on classic lines with a large colon
made facing on Washington Street at
the approach to the main entrance
and auditorium. The exterior will be
OF red pressed brick with art store
trimmings and a finish inside of hard
wood floors and trimmings. In ad-
dition TO the main auditorium there
will be q Sunday school department.
consisting OF a Sunday school assem-
bly, room and fourteen class rooms,
all arranged so that they can be
thrown open into direct view of the
ItorIRGh GhsSxhe Sunday school
I'D cIrB rooms. = Provisions have
BEEN made In the second story for
Baraca and Philathea classes and for
additional class rooms. IL at any time
they are needed.
The baptismal and robing rooms
are arranged on modern lines and are
supplied with sewerage connections.
The auditorium Is lighted with cleo
tricity. using the indirect system Of
lighting.
When the two auditoriums are
thrown into one. the church will have
seating capacity of about 900.
The architects who constructed the
plans OF the new church are Sayre
and Baldwin. OF Anderson. Mr.. Sayre
being In the city for the day to con-
suit with the building committee con-
cerning the award of the contract
The members OF the Washington
Street congregation have contemplated
tho erection of their new church for
some time. their move from their for
mer situation on the corner OF Sum
ter and Bartlette street being with
this end In view. In view of the en-
larged membership and the steadily
increasing size OF the congregation, a
building OF more ample accommoda-
tons has been needed and the MEM
bcrs OF the church are now glad that
they have been able to see their way
clear to build new church which will
provide accommodations for larger
congregations than the old one. The
plans of their buildings have been
gone over carefully by the building
committee and 1t is thought that the
new building will he one of which its
members can well be proud.