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Episcopal Church ]Is CompletedNew Episcopal church building at Auburn, with a present valua- 1 tion of $30,000 which has been 1 partially completed and open for sexpertssP1•Neas an edifice of unusual architectural beauty.The new building consists of both church and parish house under one roof, the entire exterior being completed while the interior of the church is incomplete pend-1 2 ing the collection of additional funds. The entire interior of the s parish house, consisting of large 1 Sunday school auditorium with 2 divisional classrooms, guild room,vestry room, choir room, and kit- c|cheri, as well as a club room for t students upstairs, is completed, t The church when completed will c seat more than 300. Algernon t Blair of Montgomery, was the con- 8 tractor and Frank Lockwood, an t Auburn Alumnus, also of Montgom- s ery, was the architect.The Rev. George Ossman, rector, is active here, carrying on, not only the work at Auburn, but also the |8 work at Opelika, Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute. During the World War Mr. Ossman served as divisional Chaplain of the 9th div-|^ ison stationed at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, where he made num- |s erous friends among Montgomery citizens. Following the war he went to Texas where he was rec tor of St. Andrews church, Houston. Mr. Ossman, was born in | ' Cleveland Ohio, and received his college and theological education at Sewanee, graduating with high honors. He is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, serv-one year as chief of province eight.1\cctlt;
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Auburn Plainsman
Auburn, Alabama, US
Fri, Mar 20, 1925
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