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Show CHURCH AND CREED. MR. THRALL'S PASTORATE IN SALT LAKE AND ITS RESULTS. Evan gel Ik t mils and Ills Work Among Pastors and Charges What Ministers Will IHseourse from the Pulpits Tomorrow. One of the busiest and most persistent workers in the cause of religion in this city is the Rev. J. Brainard Thrall, pastor of the First Congregational church. Mr. Thrall came to this pastorate from the East in 1884. He found here a church, Sunday school and ladies' society. All other organizations organ-izations of the church in this city have been built up by him since that time. The handsome hand-some home of the Congregationalists, on the corner of Fourth East and First South streets, was begun after Mr. Thrall's arrival in this city, and .which, when completed, will cost, together with the beautiful organ, $56,000. In their new home the facilities of the church will be greatly enlarged. It is but natural that their work should deepen and broaden in proportion, and it certainly will. The carpet and furniture for the new edifice edi-fice has been ordered, and after the first of October the building will be ready for occupancy. occu-pancy. The first story of the church will be devoted to social work; the second to religious relig-ious teaching and worship, while in the basement are located the parlors, social prayer room, kitchen, dining, cloak and hat rooms, beside the lavatories for men and women. A room will probably be devoted to a night school for the Chinese. A Chinese Sunday school will also be connected with the church work. Amfln? the clans of the future of the Con- eregationalists is the idea of using the rooms of the first story for institutional work. A handsome dining room 46x40 feet, with high ceiling, airy, cool and well lighted, affords af-fords a magnificent opportunity for providing provid-ing exercises and light gymnastics for everybody every-body and military exercise for the boys. It is the intention, as soon as it can be brought about, to have this room start up with excellent ex-cellent gymnasium apparatus. There is still another room, which is splendidly splen-didly adapted for a reading room, and the central location of the church in the best residence portion of the city favors the belief be-lief that when this room is fully equipped it can do a broad social and educational work among all classes. " It is the intension that this branch of the church work be so admirably admir-ably equipped that this room may be of service to everybody without reference to creed or church affiliations. "Of course," said Mr. Thrall, "it will take time to carry these plans into operation, but the beginning will soon be made and the further working out of the plans will be left to the future. It is the intention to have the reading room open during dur-ing the day and In the evening for everyone, who, under the rules of the association, may care for a comfortable place in which to spend a quiet hour. It will be a rcfujfo where tired mothers may find a moment's respite; it will be a place where sewing girls, clerks or every person deprived of a bright social atmosphere may spend the noon hour or evening in varied reading and where they may be sure they are meeting -persons who take an interest in their welfare. "Along those lines," continued the pastor, "there is a chance for development, and I am looking forward to the best and broadest work of the future." |