Show Churches Say It Now With Office V Buildings Instead of Baz Bazaars rs V Iii J Nt r ico DETROIT U DETROIT It used to take lak a congregation a time lIfe to pay a for lor a church but today toay nt cit least In the large cities things are redone done differently No longer must the LI Ladies Aid hand ou ou the th chicken sandwiches or knit and sell sweaters to In- In Increase in crease the building The church Is put on an effIciency basis and pays pys tor for itself In Detroit Detroit- there are several church buildings that are ro rated among mons th the best paying propertIes In the city The old Central church in the center or of the downton downto n district owns a 0 block ot of stores that are rented to exclusive shops and and which bring in a 0 handsome annual rev rev- revenue rev revenue It IL is a a IL veritable gold cold mine On Washington boulevard the tho Firth Fifth avenue of ot Detroit old St St Aloysius church h Ii a Slit 8 5 t 0 o 01 o 0 d almost since Detroit was m born Until a year ear or so ago ago a tiny white cottage cott co that adjoined the church served as rectory for tor the pastor Now however It Is but buta buta buta a memory memory and in its place stands the tho handsome Chancer Chancery building an eight story Gothic structure one of or the finest in the city from froman froman froman an architectural viewpoint RECTORY AND ANI OFFICES One floor of the Chancery Iv build building lag ing In serves Vas as as a II rectory for lor the pastor of ot St Aloysius church an- an another an another other is gIven riven ov over r to diocesan oI- oI of offices flees Therein are ro hou housed ed the various Catholic activities of ot the diocese of Detroit an nn Auditorium for lor the use of or any ny Catholic or- or or organization and stores on the ground 1 floor Less Leas than 20 years ago aero the Boulevard Methodist V Episcopal church purchased 1 a lot at the northwest corner of or Grand Grard boulo- boulo boulevard yard vard and street for tor or That lot today is valued at one million dollars and tI A a substantial church dedicated In 1 1917 1017 17 less s than n nine ago aeo lia Ilat razed to make room for tor a church buildinG that vies Ies with the Gen Gen- Genera Gen General era eral Motors building a low v blocks away The first unit of o the new church building will consist of o shops stores offices and the latter to be bo among amon- the tho most modern In Detroit The second or central unit will wm house the Boulevard 1 M 13 II church and the third unit will consist of stores offices and nd apartments Beneath the church proper there will trill be bo recreation rooms a 0 stage moving which pictures pictures which in- in In Indicate the recent progress of ot the Methodist t church There TheN will be dining roms rooms kitchens shon er baths a howling bowling aile alley about ev- ev ev that will appeal to the young younA HANKS JOA LOAN The banks ot of Detroit have loaned for the building which is now under erection and which will ba be completed within a year The annual gross erosa Income front Irom the church buildinG will total tot a sufficient sum to take care c r of ot the interest it on the mortgage and pay at least small payments on the principal with wIth- wIthout without without out calling on the congregation for lor any financial help belp at ail all After Arter the building is paid for lor he ih Yearly early rentals will be bo given elven toward the support of or weaker both In the United States and in foreign fields At least two of or Detroit's Cath- Cath Cath Catholic olic ollo churches have paid for lor their buildings from Irom profits made In V real estate estat Of course the First Methodist church building In InV V Chicago ro Is na- na nationally na nationally known situated as a it Is liin In the heart of the tho down downtown own see sec section sec section tion The Ba Baptist temple at Roches Roches- Roches- Roches Rochester Rochester Rochester V ter N x Y a three thrle million dollar million building with WIlh 11 floors ot of offices am four tour floors floor devoted io to church purposes is located In the heart ot of Rochester Rochester's business center The Tho First Baptist church or of Syracuse N Y V is unique In that Its upper floors are used as a hotel The l II CT h floor connected with the tho Y M C A The church buildIng burdens borne borno so o cheerfully by the tho genera genera- generations that are arc gone con are being lilted lifted from the churchgoers In Inthis inthis Inthis this great day of o re l estate state |