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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. 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
d directly from that dear little girl’s fifty-seven cents.” Doesn’t it seem like a fairy tale! But then this man has all his life been making fairy tales into realities. He inspired the child. He inspired the trustees. He inspired the owner of the land. He inspired the people. 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. LY FROM THIS DEAR LITTLE GIRLS FIFTY SEVEN SINCE DIDN'T IT SEEM LIKE A FAIRY TALE BUT THEN THIS MAN HAS ALL HIS LIFE BEEN MAKING VERY TALES INTO REALITIES HE INSPIRED THE CHILD HE INSPIRED THE TRUSTEES HE INSPIRED THE OWNER OF THE LAND HE INSPIRED THE PEOPLE THE BUILDING OF THIS 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
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