Show FIRST METHODIST DEBT Over Half of Is Raised Through Efforts of Rev 4 F. F B. B Short J it t.- t. I Over half haJt of ot tho debt loht that has hns hung over the First Methodist church for tor or two years cars was raised ed yesterday yester- yester da day when the tho congre congregation on at gave small atm subscriptions and coll collections amountIng amount amount- Jn lag Ing to and secured a conditioned subscription of ot 2000 There Is yet et to be paid but already a 1000 condition pledge has hns been secured Rev He Dr Francis ette Burgette Short Is elated with tho the hope that ho will soon be Le n able Je to accomplish the object for or which he was sent to Salt Lake L. Before Before Be Be- fore coming to Salt Lake Lako he lie succeeded In raising debts from from three other churches and tho bishopric of or the tho c church hurch chose choso him to rail rally tho aged a ged forces of tho the church here hero that w was as then paying a n. month Interest o on mi Its Us building debt Tho The plan decided upon was to raise t the he money In blocks Some of ot the tho mem mem- h hers bers ors wanted to set the first amount at nt but the tho pastor persuaded themo them t tl to o make It Four months ago a 3 diagram ts l of proposed ed different sized s subscriptions was posted in the church a and nd as the subscriptions were made mado t the they hey were cre marked 0 oft off the tho llla diagram ram The t time ime set for the tho supreme effort was y yesterday esterday when a 0 collection was to be bo beaken t taken aken en and the last subscriptions on the first half halt of the payment were to bo be made The Tho result was that tho the amount h hoped for was exceeded by 1600 1500 |