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Itnwas staged about a. m.Ridge Street Tabernacle,?! Historical Local LandmarkNow Unsafe, to Be RazedencclandLeOU5of q polllt; that Grai thre' ando---- , ^|iTo Open Bids Saturday for Demolition of Large iapar m I Wooden Structure Which Has Played Important j ^ i j * Part in City’s Religious Life—Was Erected ] Sbo:1890 for Sam Jones—Many Noted1!Characters Have Been Heard i tjThereiLetxBids wUl be opened next Saturday will be distributed are Main Street; ^ ©a the dtroohtion of one of DaavlUca.church. Mount Vernon church. FirstPresbyterian church. First 2church. Epiphany church and Shel-; u ton Me maria! church. The flMli distribution. however, wiH be poxt-hat complicated by reason ©f toefact that the land on which it awbunt was bought by MSin Street Jlt;3c‘alhistoric landmarks—the Ridge Street Tabernacle which lor more than 40 years ha* played an important part in the retlgicus life ol the city no less lh*fi its educational Hie.Built Jn the Spring ol 18M by J.R. Pleasants the tut wooden tfxuc- church andtore has become 90 impaired with ago church ,o they probably willreceive the largest sum.The shades ol men who have achieved greatness in many Helds hover around the cavernous depth of the old wood building which has resounded to the lusty singing ol gospel hymns, impassioned appeals’ from ptHUcians and other sllvertoned orators sjcnsonng some cause or other. . Williams Jennings Bryan hasantethat it would be dangerous to congregate within Its walls again. Engineers and builders hare gone over it. Dry rot has eaten supporting Joists. * the roof Is virtually riddled with ret and the high cupola windows jare maintained only by rotted wood.A gust of wind might wcU send a shower of glass down on any congregation which might be admitted, .....there. Tc fill the Tabernacle to «*. «* blgh nasal twangday 2*o peo^elt ««, *©*■would be to «nJ the floor «™w»g- ^ * anolj3tt ^ho« into a j a vine over which It Is bunt. ^ hcart ttcw to mS nothing t,c The trusses therefore have agreed of virginiH governors. Labor unions d. that the end of the Tabernacle must :j,ar* Among the evangel-come. TThatevcr money is derived 3 ,5.* ^rc Rev. Sam P. Jones for from Its sale win be divided among Iwhom tlv* tabernacle was originally jibe wren churches which sponsored ibulJt. Gypsy Smith. Mel Trotter and b-1 its building, the ’dividend* to be in 1 a bo*t of others. Daring the world CT; ratio to the amount which each j war it was the community rallying i»ichurch subscribed. This will be a ipoint There were send.off mass' Meei \ pittance. Not long ago an offer was 1 meeting for Danville effectives go-. **of 'made flt;r the bunding at 5250.ling into training and there wereji (ftaw Urn to pace 3» coL 4.) 41*Orclrhkleihatry-bJHs*:
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Danville Bee
Danville, Virginia, US
Thu, Sep 17, 1931
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