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Great Institutional Church Tor the South
S
UCH widespread interest is felt in the
South, and, indeed, throughout America,
in the great institutional church enter
prise which has been launched by Dr.
L. G. Broughton in Atlanta that we
present pictures of the man ami the
building, with his own description of
an institution so vast and comprehen
sive as to attract the attention of the
Christian world.
While holding interest for all of our readers,
these special features are given in this issue out
of special deference to the messengers and visitors
attending the Southern Baptist Convention at Rich
mond, ami the anniversaries at Washington.
Dr. Broughton is essentially a man of the peo
ple. While himself an indefatigable student of the
Bible and kindred books, and, like Spurgeon and
Moody, in great demand in centers of largest cul
ture, his soul “doth magnify” the fact that the
“common people hear him gladly.”
Student and Reader.
As an evidence of the remarkable amount of
study done by this busy man of varied enterprises
and great pulpit power, it will interest preachers
and people everywhere to know what is not gener
ally known —that he has for some time been pub
lishing two •sermons every week—his Sunday
morning messages appearing in The Golden Age,
and his Sunday night sermons in the Atlanta Con
stitution.
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When it is remembered that, in addition to this
arduous study and pulpit work, and countless
platform calls outside, seven or eight differ
ent forms of active benevolence for which the
Tabernacle stands, come under his eye ami iouch,
little wonder that people who look on amt know
the facts cry out: “How can one man do it all?”
A man who preaches to a sustained audience of
three thousand people in a city of a million or
even seven million, as in London —is considered a
pulpit master; but in a city of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand people, a sustained amiience
of more than three thousand people for years—
overflowing its bounds and demanding an audito
rium seating five thousand, is doubtless the most
remarkable preaching place in the world today.
Building on tlie American continent, and rigid
THE PROPOSED NEW BAPTIST TABERNACLE.
The Golden Age for May 16, 1907.
here in the South, an auditorium very like Spur
geon's Tabernacle, London, and standing as a cita
del of orthodox Faith and the only saving Truth
that has ever lifted men out of the ditch up to God,
the Atlanta Tabernacle—with, all of its vital agen
cies for blessing body, mind and soul —will (ling
its search-light ami “throw out the Life-line” far
o'er the troubled waters and exert a deathless and
boundless influence for our conquering Christianity.
This event is so unusual that we gladly give in
full the Tabernacle pastor’s brief description of
the cost and scope of the proposed enterprise.
Brief Description.
New plans to cost $300,000.
Work of construction to begin as soon as all ar
rangements are completed.
At present we are making every effort to secure
additional pledges to the amount of $50,000, which
we want accomplished before work of constr”ction
begins. This, when added to the amount already
subscribed, will be a sufficient guarantee fund for
the success of the enterprise.
The building will be eight stories high, 150 feet
wide and 250 feet long.
The whole enterprise to contain a lower taber
nacle, divided into Sunday school rooms, educa
tional class rooms, gymnasium, bath rooms, reading
rooms, game rooms for young men and young
women; kitchen and dining room, all to be thrown
into one auditorium seating 2,5(10, when needed.
An upper auditorium with three floors, capacity,
6.000, for the Sunday work of the church and all
of its large meetings, and all forms of religious
and educational conventions.
Rear end to contain adminstration offices and class
rooms for Bible Training School.
Three stories at each end of the building, 150
feet wide and 60 feet deep, each to be for the
woiking girls' dormitory, and dormitory for young
men, and Bible Training School pupils, with cen
tral case and dining room. Four hundred young
women ami four hundred young men in these sep
arate buildings to be furnished splendid religious
homes at the lowest possible cost.
Night schools and classes for all forms of edu
cational work in connection with the Tabernacle
College, which embraces the whole educational sys
tem of the Tabernacle.
On the lower corner of the same lot is to be the
new Tabernacle Infirmary, and the Tabernacle Infir
mary Home for Nurses, these buildings to cost be
tween $60,000 and $70,000, all embraced within the
one scheme.
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DR. LEN G. BROUGHTON.
Please consider the nature of our claims, the ben
efit we have been, and are proposing to be, to
needy humanity in our our enlarged plans. Think
of what we stand so spiritual institutional
church, everything keyed to the salvation of the
soul first, and of the life, second; our foundation —
the plain Word of God.
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The Sovereign States.
The Maine legislature was doping a law
Affixing a bounty on mink.
Along with a rider declaring hard cider
Should be classed as a temperance drink,
When the member from Moosewallow rose in his
seat,
And thundered dramatically: “Stay!
Naouw, haouw dew we know I het this bill oughter
go ?
Let’s see what the White House’ll say!"
And that very night came a message:
“You are
Endangering peace with that mink bill,
—T. R.”
The Florida solons were acting an act
Providing a tax on the swells
Who prance through cotillions and hustle through
millions,
In the Ormond and Palm Beach hotels.
When the senator hailing from Evergladelburg
Exclaimed: “Let us not go astray!
Such measures as these seem to us just the cheese,
But what will the President say?”
That night, came a. wire: “You’re going too far;
That bill interferes with my peace plans.—'l'. R.”
'file Oregon lawmakers busily foiled,
For the State was in terrible need
Os laws to restrain the amount of the rain
And limit the jackrabbits’ speed.
But just as the jackrabbit bill was about
To proceed on its legalized way,
A member cried: “Gents, this yere law is immense,
But what will the President say.”’
This message that night gave the members a jar:
“That jackrabbit bill will mean war. —Yours,
T. R.” —New York American.
Walking about his estate, a rich citizen halted
a laborer who was digging a drain and solemnly in
quired if he were ready to die. The man admitted
that he hadn’t thought of passing away just yet.
“But every time I breathe a man dies,” solemnly
remarked the millionaire in tones of terrible warn
ing. “Gee!” cried the unmoved laborer, “Why
don’t you chew a few cloves?”
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