Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-19
CONSECRATE THE
SITE FOR CHURCH
Excavation Begun for New second
IHifsd Presbyterian on Twenty
fourth street.

Ground ear broken to-day Tor the
rrr selra1 United Pres bytcrian
church witch ls 90 be- erected a.
Tsenf5 fourth street and Nineteenth
avenue. and the chapel walls viii Use
az once. A liberal grant ot aid was
made come months ESQ bg the board
of Church extension ~ the United
Presbyterian denomination 20 huancc
fhe u~e church project ga Rock Is
land ana ~ a mccIiuE % the Rock Is
land prfahyte-y held last wceE in We
ola q committee was appointed. 20
hasten The erection OF a building for
enc urr uf tlF Youngest religious or
sar.zafIun iu che cts. known orig
.raiIr 49, ttr Ions View Park Saohgth
rea11i
This committee consists % Rev. j..
.f Vance o. chairman and supcriu-
frr1rrf or m. s.1ul In the Pre- hyteEy.
.E B Mekpau. vhg BE- also iae nnan-
..1I agent az the prcsFytcry. and Rev
q "a Miller. pastor % the Moline Unit
eI Pre- bytcriau church a good site
vac purchased some time ago az the
corner cf Twenty fourth street and
Eiuefrfufl avenue. consisting 1f two
lafr giving property i-s feet on
Terrfr-f1urth street and So feet on
SIurtrfath avenue Plans for e beau
.ufaI modern chapel have been APP
proved and ttr contract Tor thc build
los aar been irf Geo j J. Hethbun
Tar plans aEFceI gruu by SIR. Vance
arl Wr Be.atgu and acceptable 90
Gao board Uf church extension are be-
.re perfected under abe direction ul
4. % Wcfart. architect
The chapel lines were located ON
He lnf saturday and yesterday after
noon % rHrrFrraff1r service Was held
sr t1F r.fr and ground was officially
rrH.FH Inr flr rliare. The members
4f rHH H.a.rrH rf tUr school and teach
.-. marched rH tho cite lui each mem
Her nf flr school rrrifri an arpFopri-
AGO fe1s uf scripture Ufiic with
.rsT spade foot 1f ground was
turned over. and 81 crrEcrraitcu pray
ar uar offered The actual c1eafa-
DION BEGAN today Is number % iur-
..f Tree. rlauI nH fFr Eruurd from
aH.eH rur place Uaa once tnnWu as
oak Grove SIS OF seven uf tnc small
a- rrrr. must rumr down fu make
-.Hm Cor fEr rulIlrE. huf many of
..e LARGER ones Wlf rr -aEri This
NOD. eHre #. under fEF direct -uprrfis-
rr H| f.s rrrrrvterz rather tnau Tue
rH.aI farrI Presbyterian church
alone although nearly go thc teach
er. urI workers arc from fhs ranks
rr tHr ralrz people of that c"uErc-
cation. The plan De- fn place q pastor
JOB charge OFF rEe new wurE a. soon ns
-rr4fh iuHHfrs 90. and the prcsbytcry
Dos made application for O home mis-
.r-are support fu ue available as
soon er needed.
The Sabbath school held ifs first
ur rr NfuuaaE. May 30. 1914. and
has occupied rlr old Boulevard gro
GERS store h1IiiHE which was rcmoy-
r.i tu tEr present site. The work i5 un-
der fGr direction OF Rev. D. l.. Vance.
assisted by o.. Is. Eaiatou and "a corps
rr teachers who arc e.. A. GrisEs.
Mrs GreEE Miss AiarErarh. Miss
yo.Ier and Miss kruse with Euele-
bert N.tcaI. ss scerctary-trCasurcr Of
fh. school and Miss Huddlestou Who
until recently vas O. teacher and or
rau.at Tho school has had an aver
age attendance OF about 30 since tine
beginning OF the work and many more
pupils viii easily br gathered when
thrFH are quarters and teachers suric-
tent fn Accommodate them.