Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-11
NO SUSPENSION IN
WORK ON Church
New Methodist Edifice to Be
Rushed to Early Com
pletion
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John w. SILVER, who spoke next,
reviewed the plans from the night
of the burning the church build
ing, the purchasing of the ]. w.
Hightower lat, the various changes
and enlargement of the origi-
nal architect drawing, he told item
by item of. the material that had
been purchased and declared that
the architects had pronounced the
construction work to be as good or
better than anything they had yet
supervised.
Sam heys, treasurer, of the build
ing fund, reported a balance in
the bank Of only $277, with a
weekly payroll approximating $500
to 5000 for the next four or five
weeks. He said that up to this time
he had not been forced to borrow
a dollar in order to meet expenses;
that 364 persons had subscribed
$108,O00, he had received $4,000
from insurance; had paid $4,000
on purchases totaling $65, 900; that
there was. $4,000 in subscriptions
made but not yet due; that only
As out of the 364 subscribers had
failed to pay something on their
pledges.
Mr.. Heys stated that several of
the large subscriptions had been
paid in full, though not due, and
that others must anticipate pay
ment on their subscriptions besides
securing additional pledges in or
der to meet weekly expenses.
Contractor Rawlings stated that
he believed the building would be
completed at a cost of $4,000 to
$80,000,i the amount already sub
scribed or expected to be subscri-
ed, but said this sum did not take
into consideration the cost of fur
nishing the building.
At this point DR.. Cutler stated
that to insure continuous work, a
sum of $500 to 5000 must be
pledged of each of next 5 weeks
in addition to those already made;
that to even temporarily cease
work would entail an enormous ex-
pense through disintegration of the
working force, and gave other rea-
sons why it would be a saving to
continue without a moments stop
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L. G. Council, chairman of the
board of trustees, stated that the
finances Of the other departments
of the church were in better shape
than at any time in his memory,
that he had been on this board Fl
years, and that for the first time we
are not behind financially in meet
ing the running expenses of the
church, conference and other funds.
Mr.. Council stressed the i'm
portance Of continuing without in.
corruption, stating that 'This is a
big Job, one in which every one
has a part, and it is the one in
vestment that the boil weeyil can
not injure. Let's go on and put it
over and We can if every one of
US put our shoulders to the wheel"
Several others spoke along the
lines already covered and then
volunteer subscriptions were made
to insure the pay roll for the next
five weeks. Some of the subscrip-
tions were rev, others we're pay
ments on pledges already made.
Tuesday morning Treasurer
Heys said he thought the result of
the gathering, last night had Sc
cured enough available cash to con-
tinue the work for the next five
weeks, without interruption, pros
vided pledges made last night, to-
Gether with those previously made,
are mey promptly.
However, Mr.. heys stated that
there was not yet sufficient cash
in hand to absolutely guarantee
the pay rolls for the next five
weeks.
John Taylor suggested that the
church had many friends, those not
members, who desired to aid in the
construction of the building, and
that now is the time for them to
make their subscriptions.
John Taylor, Frank Lanier, l..
G. Council, R. L. McMath and 9th
ers were requested to see any
friends of the church and give them
an opportunity to make an in
vestment" in the project.