The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-04-07
METHODISTS Will
BUILD AT ONCE
UNIT A OF MAGNIFICENT SUNDAY
SCHOOL TEMPLE TO BE BUILT
THIS SUMMER.

At meeting of the official board
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
Wednesday evening, resolution was
adopted pledging the organization to
proceed this summer with the con-
struction of unit A of the Sunday
School temple, plans for which have
been materializing for the past two
or more years. The complete build
ing program of the church calls for
the construction later of a second
and larger unit which, when COM
pleted, will give the church one of
the largest and most modern plants
in the Inland Empire.
Unit A will be constructed of stone
and brick, with the front, facing
Third street, of stone to conform
with that used in the main church
building. The building will extend
west from the church SO feet and
will be the full width of the church,
being, in fact, a part of the church
building. 1t will be three stories
high above the basement, and will
be in every respect a most complete
Sunday school workshop. 1t is also
planned in connection with this con-
struction work, to make some
changes in the main church build
ing. EpwOrth hall will be made a
half larger than it is at present and
the old heating plant will be taken
out and a new steam heating plant in
stalled, which will furnish heat for
the entire building. 1t is hoped, also
to arrange the Sunday school audi
torium so that it may be thrown open
and made a part of the main audi
torium when occasion demands, the
organization having outgrown the
present auditorium. DR.. H. o. Perry
pastor of the church. informs The
Star-Mirror that it is intended to be-
gin work by June /.
A Remarkable Growth
The present imposing church home
of the Methodist congregation was
built in 1903, costing approximately
$25, 700. At that time it was thought
to be far beyond the needs of the
congregation. The future of the
church, however, was misjudged and
the building has been Inadequate to
meet the needs of the congregation
for number of years past. At the
present time three old houses and a
bungalow are rented for Sunday
school use.
Calls for Heavy Expenditure
The building program of the
church calls for a heavy outlay of
money. Already there is an invest
ment of about $4,000, the church
having found it necessary, to secure
the ground needed, to buy the prop
erty between the church and the par
sonage, at cost of $7,250. The
ground north of the church, from the
church building to Second street, was
also purchased. The plans for the
proposed Sunday School temple cast
$1,000, and a debt on the parsonage
Of $1,000 was absorbed in the building
program.
The church board of home missions
will contribute $4,000 to the build
ing fund, or 81 for every 81 which
the local congregation will raise in
cash. Pledges of $4,000 were made
at the inception of the building pro-
gram, and the greater part of this
money will be due this fall, SO that
the congregation is in a position to
finance the construction of the first
unit without any difficulty. The sec
ond, and more elaborate unit, will
not be built for four or five
years. While the plans for its cor
struction are definite, it is the pur-
pose of the organization and its lead
e1ss to tarry out plans conscrvatively
vely and to have ample finances avail
able when construction work is start
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