The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-23
$4,000 Already Subscribed
For The New Church
A Complete Description Of
The Proposed Structure

A new edifce, costing 100000 and
capable of seating $500 persons, was
decided on Sunday morning at an over
flow meeting of the congregation of the
Vine Street Church Of Christ by vote
practically unanimous. The present
site, together with that used for the
parsonage, will be covered by the new
structure, work on which will be start
ed as soon as is possible and pushed
rapidly, so as to be ready for occu-
pancy next December.
The decision of the congregation
comes as a elimination of two years.
hard labor on the part of Rev. J. A.
Long, chairman of the finance COM
mittee and DR.. Joseph P. Wenger,
chairman of the building committee.
Other members of the finance commit
tee are Messrs. c. G. Weaver, George
w. McNabb, E. G. Wolfe, S. M. Green,
G. M. Barber, G. P. Patterson, j. M.
Styers, Ellis Veatch and Jay r. Clut-
ter. while the building committee, in
addition to it's chairman comprises
Messrs. Walter Earleywine, T. J. Nor
ford, George Henwood and Edward
Bennett.
It was in 1913 that a pressing need
was felt by members of the congrega-
ton for a new home. The present
building was too inadequate in equip
ment for the vast field of work in
which the church is engaged and too
limited in space for the demands
placed upon it by large attendance.
Though the matter had been aired
previous to this time, the first real de-
cisive steps were taken in the crea-
tion of building committee. Shortly
afterwards, finance committee was
added.
The members of the building COM
mittee carefully consulted individual
tastes of members of the congregation,
as we'll as those of Rev. Long for ideas
on what the new church should repre-
sent architecturally. Needs, both pres
ent and future, were taken into consid-
Grafton and the salient features OF
these expressions presented to Archi-
tect A. A. Honeywell of Kokomo, Ind,
a man of wide experience in church
designing. Plans embodying all sug-
gestions made by the committee were
drawn up and presented to the congre-
cation at large year and half ago.
They were ratified.
Then followed long and hard work
on the part OF Rev. Long and the mem
bers of his finance committee. Armed
with folder containing plans and
minute descriptions of the mooted pro-
ject, canvass was made of all mem
bers of the church residing in Mt. Yer
non. The urgency and need Of new
church were explained and contribu
tions called for Every source was
drained, as the result of tireless work
Sunday morning marked the report
of these men, to whom much credit Is
due for the success of the project. The
announcement was made that 5000
had been raised in cash and subscrip
tions and it was the judgment of thu
committee that, with this assurance
work should be started The recon
mepdation of the committee met will
favor at the hands of the congregation
and it was decided to build. It wa
also the concensus of opinion that thu
present parsonage should be removed
entirely and disposed of to best ad
vantage.
The new church will be ultra-mod
ern down to the smallest detail. TIL
exterior dimensions are 76 by 1873 feet
A handsome pressed brick is to b
utilized in the construction Of all out
side masonry, while solid stone sui
mounts windows and door-ways. Thes
are to be of the Gothic type with
stone tracery of the early English pei