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There is a large organ. The building is peculiarly adapted for hearing and seeing, and if it is not, strictly speaking, beautiful in itself, it is beautiful when it is filled with encircling rows of men and women. THERE IS A LARGE ORGAN THE BUILDING IS PECULIARLY ADAPTED FOR HEARING AND SEEING AND IF IT IS NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING IT BEAUTIFUL IN ITSELF IT IS BEAUTIFUL WHEN IT IS FILLED WITH ENCIRCLING ROWS OF MEN AND WOMEN
 The building of the great church--the Temple Baptist Church, as it is termed--was a great undertaking for the congregation; even though it had been swiftly growing from the day of Dr. Conwell’s taking charge of it, it was something far ahead of what, except in the eyes of an enthusiast, they could possibly complete and pay for and support. Nor was it an easy task. Ground was broken for the building in 1889, in 1891 it was opened for worship, and then came years of raising money to clear it. But it was long ago placed completely out of debt, and with only a single large subscription--one of ten thousand dollars--for the church is not in a wealthy neighborhood, nor is the congregation made up of the great and rich. The church is built of stone, and its interior is a great amphitheater. Special attention has been given to fresh air and light; there is nothing of the dim, religious light that goes with medieval churchliness. Behind the pulpit are tiers of seats for the great chorus choir.  GREAT CHURCH THE TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH AS IT IS TERMED WAS A GREAT UNDERTAKING FOR THE CONGREGATION EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN SWIFTLY GROWING FROM THE DAY OF DOCTOR CONWELL'S TAKING CHARGE OF IT IT WAS SOMETHING FAR AHEAD OF WHAT EXCEPT FOR THE EYES OF THE ENTHUSIAST THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY COMPLETE AND PAY FOR IN SUPPORT NOR WAS IT AN EASY TASK GROUND WAS BROKEN FOR THE BUILDING IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY NINE AND EIGHTEEN NINETY ONE IT WAS OPEN FOR WORSHIP THEN CAME YEARS OF RAISING MONEY TO CLEAR IT BUT IT WAS LONG AGO PLACED COMPLETELY OUT OF DEBT AND WITH ONLY A SINGLE LARGE SUBSCRIPTION ONE OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE CHURCH IS NOT IN A WEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD NOR IS THE CONGREGATION MADE UP OF THE GREAT AND RICH THE CHURCH HAD BUILD OF STONE IN ITS INTERIOR IS A GREAT AMPHITHEATRE SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE FRESH AIR AND LIGHT THERE IS NOTHING OF THE DIM RELIGIOUS LIGHT THAT GOES ON WITH MEDIAEVAL CHURCHLINESS BEHIND THE PULPIT ARE TIERS OF SEATS FOR THE GREAT CHORUS CHOIR
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