The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-11
CHURCH BUILDING
SHOWS Big Squirt
New York Projects to Cost S.
100000, Nearly o Tenth
Of Whole Country.
ST. BARTHOLOMEw's PLAN

Money going into church projects.
churches themselves and parish schools
and houses throughout the country and
in New York Is at this time 10 per cent.
possibly q little more. hhead Of other
years. and there are many new projects
not yet announced. Throughout the
country there usually goes Into church
construction about 100000 a year.
although In some years II has reached
$50. 900. 900. Last year. especially last
fall and winter. building was checked
owing 10 the war and hardly more than
s25. 0 o 1000 went into church building
projects.
Church building projects in hand or
announced In this city. not including
Brooklyn. involve expenditures Of 3d.
500. 900. OF this sum $4,000, 900 is going
into churches and $l,500,0o0 into other
buildings planned for religious purposes.
Roman Catholics have building plans
involving OUTLAWS OF Sl.30O.o0o, Protes-
tants 81, 500, 900 and Jews 100000.
These are for churches exclusively.
~ 1tbfN WIZ ''
after New Years to get II possible $780,
900 for a training school as a memorial
to tho army's founder, Gen. William
Booth. The whole sum sought to be
raised IL $500. 900. blu one schOol Is to
be located in Chicago and some OF the
money will be obtained there. 1t is said
that already $1,000 has been sub
scribed. 1t is also reported that the
memorial will not % built In Fourteenth
.Au.-s l,,s AA IL, "a anrhN- utthtIrh
Catholic Church projects under way
include tho st. Vincent Ferrer Church at
| Lexington avenue and Sixty-sixth street,
costing $500, 900 the Church Of Notre
Dame, at Morningside avenue and 114th
! street. a rear neighbor to st. Luke's Hos
pital, where 500, 900 Is being expended
upon a beautiful dome and its decora
tions, and the Church OF the Sacred
Heart. in East Thirty-third street near
Second avenue. The new o,
| Columbus central building will cost
$500, 600, OF which 100000 has beer
| raised, and the new home for the Holy
Name Mission In the Bowery will cos,
$50. 900.
Plans for ST Ba rtholomew's Episcopa
Church are expected to be announced a
an early date. The church at Madison
avenue and Forty-fourth street has beer
sold and n new location has been pur'
chased at Park avenue and Ftfty-firs'
street for the erection of a place OF wor
ship rivalling st. Thomas's at Fifth ave
nue. and Fifty-third street. said by man,
to be the most expensive parish church
In the world.
The Central Baptist Church Is erecting
a fine new plant at Amsterdam avenue
and Ninety-second street to cost $3.50,
900. The United Presbyterian Church !.
building In The Bronx at a cost OF S25.
600 and the First Magyar Reformed
Church is building at a cost Of $4,000.
/. is said that small progress has beer
made In obtaining money for the nave o
the Cathedral Of st. o h the Divine
plans for which call for 100000. an,
that unless more money is Forthcoming
work can hardly be started In the spring
1t IL now said that the Potter chape
will hardly be ready to open befor'
Easter.
Jews are building . new synagogue
Mount Nebo. at l50th street near Broad
way, and q Y. NJ. II. A. building 4
projected at q cost Of SIS, o00.
The Bronx Branch Of the Y. N. G. A
will be opened on December 81 and
big campaign Is on for new members.
Conventional lines In church building
are being departed from throughout th'
country. In tho largest centres ar
being erected loft buildings and apart
ments, with elevators. wherein are audi
forums. parish rooms. fats. roof gar
dens and In some instances hotel accom-
| nodations