Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-06-26 | Page 11 | Methodists to Cut up Big Church Building

METHODISTS TO CUT CUTUP CUTup UP BIG CHURCH BUILDING Largest Structure of Kind Is Planned to Be Erected in Chicago CHICAGO June 25 The I-The The largest build build- leg InK na housing th the denomination It f not the tM l tart largest rg t Protestant building In tn the world will ITU be In process of construction eon con here within a y year r rIt It will be the n new w First Methodist Epis Epla- Episcopal pIa- pIa copal church to be situated in the v ry ry center of ot this city's business district at Clark and end Washington It streets et While It H wilt wIll at first house houe all alt of ot the r Methodist organizations negotiating for or office space pace pac BO so that in th the course of ef a a. j few rew w years It la Is probable that this great building may become e the h greatest Protestant Pro Pro- h headquarters U l in America If not t In the world The building Is la tp to coet cost and will be situated on ground valued at OOOO It will have a IL width of ot eighty eighty- f feet t. t a a. depth of ot feet leet and Its Ita tower will rise rile f feet CHt t from street level SUGGEST IN WORLD One 0 of Its us striking tr Identification II t marks mark will be a huge revolving cross at the lop op of oC the tower and Its ard architects t. t ate are the authority for the statement that the cross ero will be the largest revolving re Illuminated croM In the world I The architect t plans plana here have been bean n accepted and the negotiations looking toward the erection of ot this building have been en pro pro- ceding for tor months montha As Aa now planned the building la is to b be twenty-one twenty stories In height m f tet t in depth on Clark street and SO 50 o feet rut front on Washington str street l. l The building I la is to be pf of t architecture ture with a tower if f t Gothic design Thou Though h a great eat crt city r. r it tt will willbe he be churchly In appearance and end presents present the asp aspect t of ot a a. great rat cathedral This church popularly known as Clark lark Street was al organized organised In 1534 being the first Methodist church and probably the first I Prote tant church of oC and denomination tion ion in Chicago GREAT AUDITORIUM be a great church c auditorium U hr which will be a gathering e place l for all great Teat religious gatherings of ot the city Rooms for all ajl sorts of social and r re- re purposes will be provided An outstanding outstanding out out- standing feature will be the he forum U in h lc which the th great p public and social questions ques e Ion OD of the day will 1 be o freely e discussed In a Christian b sympathetic err atmosphere hse AU All the features which have b become com so through uch such Institutions a as a. Westminster ball and To hall In London are be being be be- In ing studied for suggestions In addition to this the office part of the building i will III become the headquarters ts of ot all of oC the tho great reat Methodist organ organ organ- of ot Chicago According c n nt t to the present n plans the ac ao- ao tu work of f construction rE will ma begin r May J