Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-20
DOMESTIC.


RI, .,:sa r.can,Iy com pl,ted by this body Of Chris
,ians is 10 be dedicated tomorrow 10 the sac'ea Use
for which il was designed For lhe e'alinca''o" -
n- d,s,n, renders especially We ake TINS oppcf'uh'-
70 Of describing the building Itself early IN Inc esu
1 week wc shall sketch general notice OF the ded-
caiory services J., ,; ;,b;,
and without The model was iuthshe1 ~ i'J''s
vbo bas of late wears executed many specimens Of
architecture So purely Greclan Inc orignai ""ch
The exterior is copied mostly IN TINS instance, Is tue
Temple ofTheseus Athens, which IN the opinloh o'
RI Sir Jno Hobhouse, the most perez
The world Ills built in the Dorc style, the ehaste beau
70 nj WHICH IS not according 10 the judgment OF the
most cultivated minds be equaled by the gfaces oil
any OF The other orders
The copy repeated in this city IS sixy-our feet wide
and one hundred feet deep, from the colonnade sup
oo,,ng the Northern front the corresponding. antu
facing the South. ,
In the basement there are, besides the sub-vestbue,
three rooms and entrance rom tie rear lhe Lee
lure Room is tythree feet by iity-nne square, per-
ba,s the LARGEST basement room the State. his IS
6,ted nm IN neat and commodlous style with pulpit
and pews. Adjoining the large ROOM there are TWO
smaller Ones placed each SIDE OF the rear entrance
and occupied the Pastor 5 STUDY ana ny Tue Dung
Mems Library Association, literary society
with tie congregation.
Standing on the Main street, you behold a colonnade
Of six ued Doric columns four feet and nail IN d.
ameter at the base, and tweny-our feet nlne lncnes
pD.et
" upon the pavement of the elevated pronaos IN front
Of what the anciens would tenn ihc cell Of the TEN.
ple You reach the floor of the pronaos, or outer vest
| bule by flight of granite steps, fanked by massy
cheek blocks Of the materIa on when large can
deabra placed TO illuminate the whole iacade ne
entire exterior is skfully grained in imitation OF differ
ent kinds Of rock The columns and front wall, PLAIN
Quincy granite; the the sides and rear varie-
gated Egyptian; the pedIments and recesses between
| the ani,e common granite laid in regular courses Of
| mi her y,
the elegant interior pasterng and stucco hnish, was
executed by Mr. Waller Wilson, who gave to our city
the FIRST specimen Of the kind in the Exchange
| There are only eight windows in the main bod? Of
the house four each side In these there is Sink
ing illustration Of the architects taste and skill 1t
| was necessary 10 have galleries III the house. and
| these extend along the sides Of the interior :
It would, therefore, TO be necessary either TO
have two Of windows che above the other, or
TO place 4 PANEL in the middle OF each 10 hide The
galleries from without. by making the windows
wide and high, and by placing colossal cross IN
each, putting the transverse part opposite The gallery
frame ork, harmony preserved and taste gsatiied
All the members OF the exterior enab!ature below
The cornice are gIaatzed, and the copper water
conductors hid the wall, that nothing inter
eres to break the Symmetry Of form or harmony OF CO.
or The covering OF the roof is metallic, from which
rises majestica!y tower for the bell, and pyramda
steeple hundred and sixty feet high This being
an architectural feature entirely MODERN was desra
BILE that form should be chosen harmonious pos
sibc with the antique. The one here executed IS sc.
morally regarded most perfectly beautiful thing oi
the kind. Immediately from the ROOT supported By the
two walls that limit the inner vestbule piinth twenty
two and half feet square, to elevation Of about
five feet On this placed square tower, relieved by
Dorlc plasters, and surmounted by full eniahlanre
of the ORDER and rising nearly tweniy.eght ieci
In this hangs one Of liolbrovk sweettoned BELLS the
sound Of which escapes through apeFlures periorang
each side of the Above, the steePle proper,
like an obesk Of white marble with the corners cut
twelve and half feet square at its base, mounts
up dizzy height nsenslbly diminishing IN SIZE until,
at an ndIysibe point, feet above the golden ball
and trumpet, all Of It's lines meet and terminate.
Let US 20 inside. Passing between the exterior CO.
umns, you the proanos paved with stone Tagging,
and through magnificent oaken door enter the vesti-
bule which extends the entire width OF the house On
the right and left winding stairs lead 10 the choir loft
and side galleries Other starways under these
duct TO the sui. vcstbue and lecture In front,
three doors, corresponding with the usles open INTO the
nave of the church. As soon as you step within, you
are struck with the beautiful contrast in architectural
| forms Without, the and najes Dorc awes
you Within the graceful Ionic copied from The temple
OF Ceres the llisus, with It's waving lines describing
every side moulded plinths, aued shafts flowing ca
ptas and other characteristics OF TINS order, standing
out here palpaby and dying away there 10 the finest
lines meet the eye. coIonnade and appropriate enta-
bature adorn each end Of the church, besides full CO.
onnade of Ionic columns supporting the three galleries
Ione would feel the harmony OF the old Greek taste
site the middle entrance. Let the eye he slowly eeVa-
ted from the cbance TO the ceiling, glancing over the
rosees under the pulpit, the carved pulpit ITSELF the
columns each side and the ante beyond, the cntao
laure above with laurel wreaths and other members,
and along the PANELS head to the richly oliaed
centre piece and the soul of sensblty will glow vivid
" with new sensations Of delight Standing the
pulpit, you the finish repeated, reduced
scale, in The rear Of the choir above. The pulpit IS in
the form Of small classic altar, and stands spa
cous open PLATFORM which extends behind well in
front of the coonnade Just described Under the pull
pit and between the central columns, is the baptistry
Private salrways connect this with the two small
below Candidates enter upon the platform from these
and By simply removing the desk, carpets &c, the or
dinance administered in manner which gives It ali
of its significance, and takes from all that supposed
10 he lnJelicate.
The pews are all cushioned and arraycd uniformly in
The hues of drab damask and polished mahogany.
The candelabra and suspension lamps, with which
the house splendIdy lighted, from the manuacto-
~ of Mr.. Cornelius, in Philadelphia
Heat is generated in furnaces below, and admitted
through gratings in the floor sufficient abundance 10
suit the comfort Of the congregation
The curtains are made Of waxed linen, with orna-
mened borders. These neither rattle III the wind, nor
break the unity Of effect They soften the solar beams
to mild, mellow tone, and reflect rather than absorb
, the light aricially employed.
On the whole, we regard this structure throughout
as great city, and most sincerely hope
that enterprise which has erected will be aPprec
ated by our citizens and by them be sustained.
[Saturdays Compiler.
TIE NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
We are most happy 10 be able 10 perceive, at last
sensible practical suggestion BY agent of one OF the
f,fi ha nrn