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wAT THE PORTAL.EASTERN AVENUE BAPTISTS SOON TO ENTER THEIR NEW CHURCH.A VisH to the Beautiful Kdlflce - The Building Started Sept. 1891-Kund* aud Cost—Utfts, Window* and Builder*—Or* Can, Chapel and Small Rooa»*-riatformII: Tiwrtee*. Ktr , Member* and Societies.f: TheFirst Baptist church of JolietS was founded about 1854, the build iog * being at Soott and Van Buren streets.I There «u a split in the church about two years ago, for reasons well knownII In Joliet. The First Baptist cburch at f the old place, is now under charge of ■ Rev. O. Wood.W At the time of the split the seced-% era, numbering 117 members, began | worship in Hobbs ball on Ottawa ' street aofl called as pastor Rev. H. gp J. White.i t The talk of a new churob building- began in dune 1391. On the second ^ Sunday in June ill.000 was raised and i the matter of a building put in tho bands of a committee. The lot, 63 by 137 feet, corner of Eastern avenue ana Van Buren street, was bought from Mrs. Savage for *6.000, she contribut*I tog $2,000 of the amount. The founda| Rons of the building began September’■??—. |89l. Work has continued ever since,gS be weather permitted. Ttie chapel wash': ©teaed for worship in October 1802.p Funds have gradually accumulated lij and there is no mortgage. Tho ulti-■I nate cost will be $32,000 to $35,000.jf Herbert Cowell, of Joliet, is the arcbi-tact. •l| The stone has been mostly donatedIt by all the principal quarries at Joliet.K It has been laid by days’ work, Mr.§1' Hultgren being foreman. There havep' been lumber donations from WilliamIk| Adam and J. P. King.and many other§L fifts large and small. There havebeen no large gifts from outside,or from Pf the denomination. Eight memorialBp windows have been put in. The, Sun*lay school gave the star winaow in K1 the chapel. Tho small children gavei|f, the “baby band” window. Windows§||T were given by the young people, by|Pf E. Howard, Judge Dibell, Mrs.||£' Savage, Mr. and Mrs. Vano© and J.El E. Bush. The Chnvigo Art Gistspjfe-—comi8!iy put m all tho glass at a oast B|v of $1,300. J. H. Walker does thejpr wood work* Emery the cornice workiljU.. J\ H. Pi»ntmiil.work. The seat mglsbv the Wabash ip? Furniture company. Tnc pews aro ofiflt;| birch.- The backs*and seals are cora-fe; fortably moulded. There are nocti-.h11^ Ions. The only item In dry goods isIT woaisn earpets in tho aisles, oiledWw' floors being generally used.If:.. The organ, costing $2,500,and worthp'_ §3,000 complete, is from Farrucul yt», Votey. of Detroit, who succeed House-EFt Veit. Too pastor’s study is a pleas*Igi ant room on the second floor of thoill, cbapel. It has a southern exposure.HP' Tbo chincl will seat 450, with theK; ' gallery. ’ Tho whole of its lower floor|||p : £an to thrown into cue room uod liveW*. yeoms can be shut off from it for■E1: ‘••eater seclusion of classes, The par-^'.oas will be of rolling Venetian ■ttv.. Blinds. One room will be called theHS^y: young people's parlor.”Jbe biggest scheme for an enlarged Itorjum is an immense sliding Rf floor, oak on one side unJ whiteKi ©in©, stained, on the other, betweenSt*~ tbb church and tho chapel. This is||??/ about forty feet square, us big as mosttheatre curtains, and will rise toward Ku the roof, balanced by weights. ThereBjp ' Is a cellar under all, with the newfm?; patent Kelsey furnaces from Rocbes-Er* . -ter, N. Y.■p.. On the side of tho cbapel furthest K ‘ trcyn the street there are several small ]Then with preaching in prospect, he t#pent three years In Amherst college 'and one year in Colgate University, at Hamilton. N. Y. He did Y. M. C, A. work at Raoine, Wis., and then* was one of Rev, Moody's evangelists. He then became superintendent ana secretary of Chicago Baptist mission.The deacons of the church are J. E. Kush, G. U Vance, Frank Busb and Solomon Williams. The trustees are J. E. Bush, a L. Vance, Prof.D. H. Darling, Solomon Williams, K.E, Howard. J. H, Patterson, S. W-Lull, Frank Bush and F. P. Golliday. E. E. Howard is treasurer and Georgo Bush superintendent of Sunday school. They have two mission schools. The members number about 165, Sunday scholars, 400. There is a ladies* aid society, home and foreign mission circle and Sadist young people's union, in the cbapel part of the building. There are two services lt;» Sunday,prayer ime'tng Thursday eveningai Sabbath school at noon Sunday. Ti=q—i World’* FiCmISjxwla CtecAGo, Veb distinction in hi its in a of thlt;represents interests lt;fhebest pews are not reuted. About baif the pewa are rented, but these are in terspersed among the non renied. All seats are free and large audiences are attending.The kindergarten within the last few years in this country has become a great imiau* of child education.Here the little one at The ago 'of 4 years, or even 3, may be interested and educated in many ways ’and never know that more than a play spell Is going on. Tho articles they handle are bright, attractive and instructive.Work in bead stringing,mat weaving, stick laying, stencil drawings, block building, clay moulding, sentence building, wood building may be done.Tho child thinks it ia fun. He is playing and at the same time he is learning lessons in,form, color, size, language, numbers, music, politeness, etc. If properly trained for two or three years in such a school as this dc can enter the public school at the age of 6 far in advance of his seat mate who never had any of these advantages.This work may bs done, to a degree at least, in every home. Whers it is impossible for parents to send thesr little ones to a regular kindergarten they may avail themselves of a little material at a very slight expense and conduct’ the work at home.Further, many believe this work -should bi introduced into tho -primary ’ fort' lue1 HuuLs.of.uur p ihlic schools In suftir-; it - -™*Kand an Azneric whose name isThe great projtable in the caf of Michigan at evening. A dir to the Americar Ireen disponed o had gotten dovr noir, when the itary looking m and that pecul goatee which di frontier service The American exchanged a m former asked;And how. ai department, m lucky in havii and not being f park these blizi “We are in the response of he inclined his introduction t reached over 1 ‘Over 1,000 let morning.” “One thousa Frenchman, oi peculiar pront to the manor print. “That is correspondent “That is a m« plied the vote: them by the w so,” and the Fi shrugged his s; brows and go our Irish frieik make it out, blt; A goodly nn as much sum man when tnc decided to add partmout to tis somethin;ient quantity io rest the child from the mote monotonous work of school life. The small children in our mixed tewrrftT s^mweomti rtssrd^-^'^basjr work,” a term well understood by teachers. It is a bapoy diversion and tit the same time a means of education. Let parents and teachers try this. In order that they may, Tho News store has put in a lino of the proper material for doing the work abova mentioned. It is useful, bright, attractivo and not expensive. Call at Tho News etrre and eco our kindergarten supplies.lon’t Hub Oil’ the EnamelOf the teeth with gritty preparations. The teeth are too valuable to be trifled with. When gone, you must have false ones, cr “gum” yourselves through life. Use SOZODONT, which contains no grit. It cleanses the mouth and vitalize# tho secretions.Since its first introduction Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popular favor, untii now it is clearly in the lead among pure medicinal tonics and alteratives—containing nothing which permits its use as a beverage or intoxicant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all aliments of stomach,liver or kidneys. It will cure sick headache, indigestion, constipa-rooms. One is for the toilet anTroblsg i tion and drive malaria from the sys-necessary in a Iko‘Ts' church, [tern. Satisfaction guaranteed with- •Oas la for a kitchen and anuther for each fxittle or tfie money will be re-pgrw—“The main audltirium will seat 650 #lth ils one small gallery. Other galleries ean be added. The lofty 'jtQQt Is lunported by a graceful net 'work of be j ms, wbtch~arewhfre pfac, stained. There is that novel arrenee msnt now'coraing in vojue of having the speaker's stand with the organ and enoir bgihind in oue corner, and the Aisles with intervening pews rndiating from that corner. This i* peculiarly adapted to a Baptist church, as the ^AJrtizing tank under the platform tpanects directly w ith tbo robing roommiMdA* A iemFcTrciillr jTTaTform of about thirty feet, raised two Feet Shove the' Tlo6r, furni-hei the preacher and his some-time aids a roomy stamping ground as it ware. There will be no pulpit, as he only uses a small table.j tffnttafl.-.......Sold by- J. D. Brow n k Go.Iluckleu’* Arnica salve.The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheumfever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions. and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. D. Brown Co.What a terriblo fall,But the bruises you receive can ha quick! y healed wi th “Fiji * i tTi Horb Liniment. Price 50o and $1.00 per boltlo. For sate by J. B. Mount.Tha News store first in the field. HPPRBHMV Every man in place, “over the fenceThe middle df ty»t senu-circle a ! ^ 0U*L- Now, boys, is your time to ’...... **“ call at Tha Nows store and get baaa// smaller one in the flooring showiwhere the latter is ti be shoved back | ancj ^ats. Never mind the enow, ©n baptizing occasions, showing the jour spjcx is in and ready and ail you as yet unfinished tank. Therein ■ nee(j to do is to see it and you will minister Will aland with the_coimrt wanl itIn about four feet of water. The Tank wiil be lined with h?avy /.ino and there is an «xtensian of it leading tack abbot to n fc ct ub d c r the • or gtm t u ti t e p. which rise up into the robing room. The general shape of the bspiistery is oval.- I$ta about ten feet long.Oaa great advantage of the platform nrfangeraent is that when the great »t»otifcn curtain la raised between the two buiidings, a speaker standing at thn corner of the platform jU almost Sn the middle of tho two auditorium, wnd can be easily beard-at the remotest corners of both.A quarter circle,of platform raised : three f$«t above that of the speaker!, wiii contain ltee singers. Carved ^ panels 4n front of this will represent ihe bread and wine used in the communion service. Tbo choir is voluntary exfcept the leader. Mrs. Coacan-Sdu. The organ, which is expected daily, will be triangular, fitting into • be bin i tl o choir. It will ho high rather than broad. MIss Carrie McPherson is tbo orgapist.The walifl will bo plainly painted and without frescoes until money is pbniier. Tbo wood finish Is in red oak. There are three entrance! be-ddes thrne in the chapel. “Riady Acce.-.*, says the pastor, “brings in ' • lame, the halt and the blind-* Kj front doors have thirty-two pan- * general surv^THEI now in looking at new cburche?,for consumption, coughs and colds upon this condition. If you are afflicted with a cough, cold or any lung, ihrcaVor cheat trouble and will use this remedy as directed, giving it a fair trial, and experience no benefit, you may return the bottle and balt;?e your rneney refunded. We could not make this offer If we didn’t know that Dr. King’s New Discovery conic1 be relied on. It never disappoints. Trial bottles free at J. „D. Brown Co.’* drug ttore. Largo else GOoaud $1.•Row beautiful are Tby tabernacles! Foster White, wbo was called here • , 1, 1300, was bora In Leominster, . 23 years ago, and studied with a view to a commercial iile.Ounrauttt-d tWe authorize our advertised drug*Small, ndn-purgativa, perfection as an after dinner pill for digestion. A thorough stomach and liver regulator. Power Fill*. For sale by J. B. Mount .anxiety are fchi taki^Wof P pT p:. waea yok'r SJ*98* WM-kere *!out a year ago, from thefaei thw was tlje leader In bloolremedie*, butyour itidtdousi m-tbo-d of advertising has reversed the situation, and l now sell five bottle* of P. P. P. to one of-T have pj*t givenMr another orJflf fnp \k nMr Parsons another order for u dozen, please give u your prompt attention.BELL.Tho Dru?jfi*t,tem of paten vails in, Enrof luta always bei Mtleofthe Atl nance with th« But the dir© its duty to cc ability, with t ers of Chicago suitable aud modations at for expected v tens of thousa: teived from vi factory assuru on this point.What better rectorate, coul the fact that 1 themselves w them? As to t could look aft* There will be maybe, judgir plenty to spar along on hall comfortable p body and min ficial than go only a modicd And so the into the root vided the city prepared an c parties who p rooms to let t fnfrdescripth thorizing tike c accommodatk let the sami week or mont the rent in ad instantaneous, Over 10.00C them well to d able thorougl would not per Rent” sign in vertising vaca newspapers, hi . xposltioh ant furnish facilit pie nightly, expected the 1 it is not outsit bility that alt people will nh thought of tb fortable rest t The modus lt;citizen of Ohit bureau of pul and wife expei fair on the lit gitstj.tlwvtHie city before; th being able to i in their ineani to know all a over, that a a they feel they The departn its list just st epondent desi names, and th amount called of days to be i forward him i Will secure to rofiins engagelt; lected. The gets a certificf aw ay in his plt; ixiety are thf Chicagb. fi him, occupies goes away eat There is nlt; with thelandl gets Ids or 1 bureau of puChildren Cry for Pitcher’s Castorla.School Books.For new and -second hand school books for the high school aud all grades below, you should visit the NEWS store. YYe have full Unas.by tins system is afforded agermuent, but: eminent that, maud, on the tivevisi tors, ii ly popular ue.
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Daily News
Joliet, Illinois, US
Sat, Feb 18, 1893
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