Tabernacle 1967

Description:	Back: Memo in upper left reads, Billy Sunday Tabernacle, Winona Bible Conference, Winona Lake, Indiana. Body of message reads, Sat. Hi All! Our time is almost up to depart from Winona. To-morrow eve. It has been a wonderful week. The messages have been so educational and the music wonderful. We to a banquet at Winona Hotel with a Mrs. Singleton yesterday noon. Dr. Ralph Gade in his talk told us some things how Israel won the war and about Israel that you dont get through the papers and news. He just returned from there recently. Guess who is on the other side of this picture. You have guessed right - me: taken last yr. Talked to a lady here on this lawn I roomed with last yr. Mrs. Beck and I are here now. Mom. Addressed to, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Woodruff, 232 Prentiss Ave., Findlay, O. The postcard writer says the Ralph Gade will be speaking on the recent war. Ralph Gade was the director of the American Association of Jewish Evangelism and he would have been speaking about the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt in 1967, the year of this cards postmark.The Billy Sunday Tabernacle was the largest venue in Winona Lake. Most estimates say that it could accommodate 7,500 people. The Tabernacle was built on the site of the former tennis courts. J. Earl Henry of the Louisville, Kentucky architectural firm of Nevin and Henry designed the structure. The estimated construction cost was $70,000. When the fund raising stalled Billy Sunday raised money at his campaign stops specifically asking for money for “the work at Winona”. The site was excavated to provide a natural slope towards the east. The building has steel supporting pillars, the side walls were made from rectangular clay tiles and had horizontal door like structures that could be propped open for ventilation. The asphalt shingled roof featured large louvers that had to be opened manually and propped open. The floor was covered with sawdust and the benches were made from unpainted local lumber. When it rained hard the inside noise was deafening. The large platform could accommodate a large choir. Billy Sunday spoke at the first service on August 7, 1920. WMBI, the Moody Bible Institute Radio station had a broadcast booth on the north side of the platform and broadcast live services to Chicago. The Chautauqua acts and the Bible Conference speakers would read like a who’s who and require a book to list and describe. The building was demolished in 1992.
Origin:	1967-09-02
Created By:	L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/756
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Tabernacle

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