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It is free from debt. Had we built a small church, it would now be heavily mortgaged." IT IS FREE FROM DEBT HAD WE BUILD A SMALL CHURCH IT WOULD NOW BE HEAVILY MORTGAGED
tiles in the inner walls of the church bear, under the glaze, the names of thousands of his people; for every one, young or old, who helped in the building, even to the giving of a single dollar, has his name inscribed there. For Dr. Conwell wished to show that it is not only the house of the Lord, but also, in a keenly personal sense, the house of those who built it. The church has a possible seating capacity of 4,200, although only 3,135 chairs have been put in it, for it has been the desire not to crowd the space needlessly. There is also a great room for the Sunday-school, and extensive rooms for the young men’s association, the young women’s association, and for a kitchen, for executive offices, for meeting-places for church officers and boards and committees. It is a spacious and practical and complete church home, and the people feel at home there. “You see again,” said Dr. Conwell, musingly, “the advantage of aiming at big things. That building represents $109,000 above ground. NDER THEIR GLAZE THE NAMES OF THOUSANDS OF HIS PEOPLE EVERY ONE YOUNG AND OLD WHO HELP THE BUILDING EVEN TO THE GIVING OF A SIMP SINGLE DOLLAR HAS HIS NAME INSCRIBED THERE FOR DOCTOR CONWELL WISHED TO SHOW THAT IT IS NOT ONLY THE HOUSE OF THE LORD BUT ALSO IN A KEENLY PERSONAL SENSE THE HOUSE OF THOSE WHO BUILD IT THE CHURCH HAS A POSSIBLE SEATING CAPACITY OF FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ALTHOUGH ONLY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE CHAIRS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO IT FOR IT IS THE DESIRE NOT TO CROWD THE SPACE NEEDLESSLY THERE IS ALSO A GREAT ROOM FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL AND EXTENSIVE ROOMS FOR THE YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION THE YOUNG WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOR A KITCHEN FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICES FOR MEETING PLACES FOR CHURCH OFFICERS AND BOARDS AND COMMITTEES IT IS A SPACIOUS AND PRACTICAL AND COMPLETE CHURCH HOME AND MANY PEOPLE FEEL AT HOME THERE YOU SEE AGAIN SAID DOCTOR CONWELL MUSINGLY THE ADVANTAGE OF AIMING AT BIG THINGS THAT BUILDING REPRESENTS ONE HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS ABOVE GROUND
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