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Show CHURCH AUDITORIUM SOON TO BE BUILT Cost Is Estimated at $17,500, of Which ! Amount $13,000 Is Already j Subscribed, It Is practically assured that the auditorium audi-torium of the Immanuel Baptist church will be completed In 1014 with a recent gift of $8000 from the American Baptist Home Missionary .society of New York. The Rev. Ioti!s S. Bowerman, pastor of tho church, returned Friday from New York where he had been in conference with the board of managers of the Missionary Mis-sionary society. The total cost for the construction of the auditorium will be in the neighborhood neighbor-hood of $17,500. Of this, J5000 has already al-ready been pledged by the church members mem-bers and this with, the SS000 gift loaves J1500 which remains to be collected. The officials of the church feel gratified with tho success they have had in soliciting Hie money and with what they have on hand the work on the auditorium can be begun. The Rev. Mr. Bowerman was In New York nearly two weeks. The annual busineH3 meeting of the church will be held next Wednesday evening even-ing at which officers for the coming year will he selected. |