Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1911 — MOVEMENT STARTED TO ENLARGE TRINITY CHURCH. [ARTICLE]

MOVEMENT STARTED TO ENLARGE TRINITY CHURCH.

Meeting of Brotherhood Tuesday Night Started Ball Rolling to Remodel Sfraetare. In the presence of District Superintendent Briggs of the Methodist church and while about fifty paembers of the brotherhood of Trinity church were assembled at their monthly meeting Tuesday night a movement was well begun for the enlarging and thorough remodeling of the church, which was erected some twenty-two years ago and which has had very little money expended upon it since it was built. The plan had been submitted to influential members of the church recently and met such general endorsement that it was determined to take active steps* to have the work done and when the announcement was made at the men’s meeting there was real rejoicing. A committee consisting of J. J. Hunt, J. D. Allman, Dr. E. C. English, Henry Amsler and J. H M. Waseon was appointed to complete the plans for enlarging and remodeling the building and to take the steps necessary to secure the funds needed. The plan is to extend the building to the east some thirty feet, to change the pulpit from Its present location in the east end of the coutheast corner, to tear out the partition between the main auditorium and the Sunday school room and thus greatly enlarge the auditorium, to construct a basement under a large portion of the building and to do other things to increase the size, convenience, comfort and appearance of the building. It is estimated that the alterations contemplated will cost from $6,000 to SIO,OOO.