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BROUGHTON’S NEW TABERNACLE
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dens and feeling along in the dark trying to
know—the will of God—Atlanta trembling
on the tiptoe of anxiety, and his discouraged
people in tears I And THEN the flashlight of
decision to stay by his unfinished work in
Atlanta and America—an announcement fol
lowed by a happy delirium of cheers and
tears. And then The Atlanta Georgian’s
memorable campaign, led by the gallant
publisher, Fred L. Seely—a movement born
on the knees of a little praying woman in
Georgia, that rallied all classes to the thrill
ing contest that became a more thrilling con
quest—and over Eighty Thousand Dollars
were piled in a pyramid of victory upon the
altar of Broughton’s wonderful work.
Broughton’s generalship was manifest in
this whirlwind campaign as seldom before,
while the genius of his new aides-de-camp, J.
W. Ham, who slept on his guns if ever at all,
was the increasing admiration of watching
thousands.
New Tabernacle Open Second Sunday in July.
And now for the great opening on the sec
ond Sunday in July. It is impossible for one
who has never seen it to “take in” the simple
grandeur and completeness of this many
sided temple of work and worship. But we
do our best to help you see by giving the fol
lowing description:
DEPARTMENTS.
The Lower Tabernacle.
The lower Tabernacle or Sunday-school Au
ditorium contains two stories. The first story
is the main Sunday-school hall. In front are
offices for church secretary, book stall, Sun
day-school Superintendent, Sunday-school
Secretary, and Sunday-school library. In the
main Sunday-school hall is the Boys’ Depart
ment, and the Girls’ Department, the Senior
Department, and rooms for special classes.
At the rear is the room for the Beginners’
Department, the Primary Room, and a long
church kitchen with pantry.
The second story in the lower Tabernacle
or Sunday-school Auditorium is a balcony ex
tending across the building and opening into
the main Sunday-school Auditorium by roller
partitions, and containing departments sepa
rated from each other for the young men’s
Baracas and young women Philatheas. Each
of these departments contain a large lecture
hall, connecting with a library or rest room,
one for the young men, and one for young wo
men, each being equipped with lavatories.
The whole of the lower Tabernacle of Sun
day-school auditorium is equipped with call
bells and wiring for stereopticon.
The Main Auditorium.
The remaining three stories is known as
the main auditorium. The first floor contains
the first floor of the auditorium. At the
front is the large vestibule which leads on
each side into offices for assistant pastor and
ushers, and main auditorium floor. At the
rear is the pulpit, baptistry, robing rooms,
dynamo for the organ, choir balcony which
extends up to the main balcony, a platform
for the console of the organ, musical director
and orchestra. In the rear of this are the
vestries for the pastor and deacons. The pas
tor’s vestry is made up of three rooms; recep
tion room, private office, and secretary’s of
fice. The deacon’s vestry is a large hall for
the official work of the deacons.
Above the main floor is the main balcony,
which extends around the building and con
nects with the choir balcony. At the front
on each side is the main entrance, and the en
trance into the women’s department, which
contains a large assembly room known as
Hawks’ Hall, a tea room and parlor. At the
rear is the organ which extends two stories,
the assembly room for the choir and at the
top, the pastor’s private study.
Above the main balcony is the gallery,
which extends from the top of the building
to half way the length of the building, so ar-
The Golden Age for June 15, 1911.
ranged that the topmost person can see the
feet of the speaker. In front of this is the
Athletic department with a large gymna
sium, which connects on one side with shower
baths, dressing rooms, lavatories, and kitch
en, and on the other side with the Athletic
Club room.
The main auditorium is seated on the main
floor with pews, and the balcony and gallery
with opera chairs, all of quartered oak. The
seating capacity is approximately 4,000 with
out the lower rooms and special halls. The
lower Tabernacle or Sunday School Depart
ment is seated with chairs and has a capacity
of 2,000, including the rooms for classes and
educational work, which can all be thrown
into one hall.
The building is heated by the latest im
proved method of vapor heat, so arranged
that any part of the building can be heated
without affecting the other. A ventilating
system is installed which changes the cur
rent of air in the auditorium three times ev
ery hour. With this is installed a vacuum
cleaner, which cleans the building without
dust.
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REV. J. W. HAM,
Assistant Pastor Baptist Tabernacle,
Atlanta.
The building is wired in the most modern
way and contains church phones, call bells,
acousticons, stereopticons, and a phone from
the Tabernacle pulpit to each bed in the Tab
ernacle Infirmary, to enable the sick people
to hear the preaching and music.
The lighting is the very best that expert
talent could construct; the lighting fixtures
are simple and plain, but heavy and mas
sive.
At the front of the building is an arrange
ment for elevator, which is to be installed as
soon as possible.
On the top of the building is a huge elec
tric sign five feet in depth, spelling the word
“Tabernacle.” When these letters are seen
flashing out this significant word, it is a sig
nal that a service is on in the main audito
rium.
The Tabernacle Organ.
Desiring only the best, we early decided to
put in the very best organ that we could se
cure, a description of which is written by our
much-esteemed friend, Prof. Charles Sheldon,
of this city,
THE “CROWN JEWELS” OF MIAMI.
Written by Will D. Upshaw “After Sup
per” and Read at the Conclusion of
His Speech on “A Spotless Town” at
Lyceum Thursday Night.
O City White on Bay Biscayne,
With all thy wondrous charms,
What dirty darlings thou dost hold
Within thy comely arms!
O, Queen of all the Southern Coast—
The world applauds thy name,
But why such spots of darkness on
The chaplet of thy fame ?
O, Cornucopia of wealth, i
With banner wide unfurled—
With golden fruits and climate grand-
The grandest in the world—
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Why, why, with all thy dimpling waves,
Thy “pluck” and “grit” and grace,
Dost carry where the world can see,
Such “warts” upon thy face?
Rise! rise lin all thy manhood’s might '
And sweep into the sea
Thy dens of drink and shame and vice.
That blight and hinder thee!
Put every keeper of a bar
In business clean and good,
And save the youth they wreck each day,
To shield our womanhood.
Send out the tidings far and near
That Miami fair is Free! s
With not a gilded, black saloon
To mar her Purity!
Sweep out the “clubs” that lure to blind,
Let Sabbath glory reign,
And lift above thy queenly head
A flag without a stain! ' '•
From Miami (Fla.) Daily Metropolis..
REINHARDT COMMENCEMENT.
Burbank, in the vegetable world, says it
pays to mix the flowers.
We mixed up the Baptists this year and
we don’t believe it hurt the thing a bit.
We started on some great Methodists: Dr.
Anderson of our General Board of Education,
Nashville, Tenn., Dr. Newton, a returned
missionary from Kobe, Japan; then came
Prof. Brittain, State School Commissioner. I
wonder how many people know he is a first
class Baptist educated at Emory College. He
is all O. K., made us a splendid practical ad
dress.
Dr. Broughton put off a funeral in Atlanta
to come and speak to us. “Uncle Billie”
Witham put him in his seventy-mule auto
mobile and fetched him right there. Dr.
Broughton tired or rested, sick or well, al
ways says something worth while. Our
“gang” enjoyed him hugely. We country
folks have made up our minds to have the
best that’s going. Will D. Upshaw and some
more of you fellows better be getting ready
—we will be after you next.
The part played by our own students this
year was especially fine. They had done a
world of faithful practice and it was worth
while.
Seems like to me the whole thing was just
a little better than ever; our crowds were
the largest and best behaved.
Reinhardt is rather proud of her boys and
girls at Emory, Mercer, Bessie Tift, La-
Grange, and other higher institutions.
Prospects for the future are fine. We
mountain folks have already got there, and
we are coming in droves.
V nnra
UNCLE NATH.
Walesca, Ga,
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