South Bend pondered what to permanently do with the tabernacle at the beginning of the South Bend campaign

Citation: reported in The South Bend Tribune. Thu, May 01, 1913 ·Page 11

TABERNACLE MAY BECOME MARKET

PERMANENT RETENTION OF BUILDING IS URGED.

Disposition of Large Structure When Sunday Campaign Ends, Causes Speculation Among People.

The permanent retention of the Billy Sunday Tabernacle as a public market house is one of the latest suggestions made relative to the future of that very large structure.

South Bend has been experimenting for some time with a public market and the interest which it has created makes many feel confident a permanent market in good quarters ought to be established. Those who favor the use of the tabernacle believe that while the location may not be the best, it is probably the best that can be found at the price and under existing conditions. Surrounding the tabernacle is sufficient space for a hay market, while the interior of the building is large enough to accommodate an indoor market for many years to come.

This is only one of a number of suggestions that have been made for utilizing the tabernacle when the Sunday workers are through with it. The possession of a structure as large as this is beginning to be regarded as a great advantage to the city and it is not impossible that before the Sunday campaign ends a movement may be started that will result in the retention of the building for a market or some other purpose.

The South Bend Tribune. Thu, May 01, 1913 ·Page 11

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TABERNACLE MAY BE LEASED FOR SUMMER

Business Men Believe Building Can Be Left Standing for Time.

Business men and members of the different political parties in South Bend are still in favor of securing the Billy Sunday tabernacle here at the end of the campaign and using it for public meetings this summer and fall. As a rule the tabernacles are torn down at the end of a campaign but it is thought that if a combined effort is made the building may be left standing for a time at least. The tabernacle belongs to the St. Joseph County Evangelical association and it is probable that some overtures will be made for securing the building for public purposes before Billy Sunday leaves South Bend.

The South Bend Tribune. Wed, May 28, 1913 ·Page 12