The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-25
Assembly Rooms and Class Rooms of
Sunday School Suggest College in
Their Completeness

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| A Bible Training School is what the
/ Sabbath Schools. department Of the
First Baptist church mighs well be
termed, and that the studies which are
carried on here are in surroundings
| which would reflect credit on any
college in the country, IS not too much
| to say, in connection with this work.
| The church, whfeh has recently been
i greatly enlarged and renovated, Is still
in course of construction, and when
reporter from The Journal visited
the building in company with one of
the teachers in the Sunday school, the
tour of inspection started with the
ground floor, which is still in a some
| what chaotic condition.
But chaos is fast giving place to
order, even here, and the guide an
nounced that the big. spacious room,
now cluttered with the debris of many
months, is soon to be converted into
recreation centre for the church and
Sunday school.
| Nothing could be more conveniently
arranged than this floor for
recreation centre, and already in
/! spite Of the fact that this is hardly
more than underway, the recreation
hall. by its arrangement, indicates the
convenience which is planned and the
many comforts which will be the re-
suit.
In a small room to the southwest,
which is now used as q classroom
/ for the Business Bible" Bank show
ers will be installed, the piping hav-
| Ing been run in for this purpose. An
adjoining room is fitted out for q
kitchen, with ssrying compartment
so arranged that it is not necessary for
those who serve to enter the kitchen
at all. Cupboards and folding tables.
with other conveniences, will make this
the ideal kitchen.
Beginners Glasses
But the ground floor is not all de-
| voted to the plans for the recreation
centre. Here, too the Cradle Roll and
| beginners classes are held, and open
| ing from one of the class-rooms is a
paved court. on which the little ones
! will have their periods Of rest and
recreation, on pleasant days.
The children Of the Cradle Roll have
delightfully."- arranged room to the
rear of the first floor, on the north
east corner, and the spotless white
| tables, and chairs and the arrange
ments for screening off the classes, in
order that more privacy may be se-
cured all lead to the conclusion that
much thought and planning has gone
into these rooms. which will be fin
lshed in white and blue. and are at
tractive enough to aid in holding the
interest of the little ones.
Glass rooms are nSet confined to this
floor, but throughout that part of the
building which is given over to the
Sunday school work. the classrooms
have been SO arranged that all pupils
are taught in small groups and the
work does not conflict in any way.
On the second floor we first entered
the assembly room OF the Junior de-
partment.-a large room, IN which the
Juniors assemble for their opening
songs devotional work and memory
exercises. The Juniors are from 8 to
10 years OF age, and down a long cor
ridor are the class rooms, at least
| twenty of which are on this floor, each
Of which is devoted to the Junior work,
| the boys and girls being taught in sep
arate classes.
| On this floor also are the rooms for
| the Mems Bible Glass, which is con-
Quoted by DIR. Moncrief, pastor of the
church, and the Womans Bible Class,
/
| The Young Matrons' class room is
also on this floor, and here, too, are the
arrangements for robing for baptismaI
services.
On this floor also is the pastors
study.
intermediate Glasses
| on the third floor is the assembly
room for the intermediate grades. with
the meeting room of the Junior FideIis
and for the b. Y. p. L. on this floor
the olass-rooms for the intermediate
grades are also located.
The Senior Fidelis is located at the
northwestern end OF the church build
ing, and here the girls from II and old
or are grouped, Mrs. Lee MacDonell
being their teacher.
/ The room. with its comfortable
chairs with extension arm for writing