The Sunday-school building and its equipment . ing. Pro-vision for bowling should be in the basement andshould be so located that the noise will not disturbother activities. Let those who would criticizesharply the provision for billiards and bowling inthe church-house ask the question of themselves,Are buildings more sacred than boys? There are scores of church buildings todaywhich approximate the service to the communitydescribed above. Plans of the Winnetka (Illinois)Congregational Church and the St. Pauls Meth-odist Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,shown in later chapters, are especial
The Sunday-school building and its equipment . ing. Pro-vision for bowling should be in the basement andshould be so located that the noise will not disturbother activities. Let those who would criticizesharply the provision for billiards and bowling inthe church-house ask the question of themselves,Are buildings more sacred than boys? There are scores of church buildings todaywhich approximate the service to the communitydescribed above. Plans of the Winnetka (Illinois)Congregational Church and the St. Pauls Meth-odist Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,shown in later chapters, are especially good illus-trations. Note the plans offered in all of thelater chapters. There are shown here (Figs. 7, 8,9) the three floors of Plymouth Center Building,Oakland, California. In a very few years thischurch has multipKed its membership fivefold andcrowded its two buildings by rendering the type ofservice indicated above. The plans largely explainthemselves. In the basement there is provision forbowling, a mens league room, several clubrooms. Courtesy of Rev. A. W. Palmer, Oakland, Cal. Fig. 7.—Plymouth Center, Oakland. Cal. Basement /(eacf/r?^ /fooni XZT U I r-\ n Soys Fool To^/es SoyS ar7e/ G/r/sG 0/^7e Tfoont. Sotnc/au Sc/?oo/ /fooz-rr.
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