Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-20
For THE Times.
NORFOLK, June 5, 1880.

NORFOLK, June D, 1891
MEssBs EDlToRsrOne OF your correspondents hav-
ing alluded to the dedication OF the Baptist Church
OF our city, description of the building NAV not be IN
Interesting to your readers
1t is situated on the corner of Free Mason and Cath
arine streets. Its width. including the buttress walls
IS feet its length including the tower 105 feet style
OF architecture is the ford perpendicular gothic OF
the 18th century. The linear beauty of outline and the
variety and beauty OF its parts render the most appro-
pirate tor Churches.
The building is approached by series of stone steps,
The ingress in the facade front consists of three open
gs inc man entrance in the centre; the lancetshaped
uoor-Ways on the right and left leading into the base
ment The basement is fiiy-two feet square, and is
lifted up Tor Lecture and Sunday School ROOM In
ne rear OF this are two spacious rooms one handsomely
furnished Tor the Pastors study and the other TO he sed
as committee room.
The naveot the Church is approached in the facade
througha large vesbue, either side OF which tudor
ways are pierced, communicating with the asles
and lateral stalr-ways large central door opens
into the middle aisle The first object which meets the
eye on entering, is the chancel which elevated about
four feet above the floor The platform front is chasev
commented with open-work panels. The chapcel
walls are beautifully painted the grained arches clustered
pillars and tesseated pavement being executed by the
artist in style seldom equaed and never surpassed
The baptlstery placed IN the centre OF the chancel
having on the right and left two robing rooms for the
use OF candidates for baptism.
The floor OF the church is furnished with l24 hand
somey cushioned pews each capable OF seating per-
sons The galleries are decorated with open worked
ing, and contain forty pews. large organ of fine tone
has been erected in that part OF the gallery appropriated
to the choir 1t Is said that this is the first organ intro
duced into Baptist Church in Virginia
The ceiling is flat and chastey decorated with rib
moudngs posses and pendants the right angular cross
lngs OF the mouldings forming square PANELS The
sash frames filled with stained and frosted glass the
softened light and varied coors OF which mpart addi-
tlonal charm 10 the interior.
The exterior finish is bold and effective The tower
rises thrtythree feet, and ssurmounted by shalt run
u 1T
The whole building is lighted with gas and the en-
tire cost was $4,000 Rev. Tiberius G. Jones, we'll
known In your city, is the estimabe and highly talent
ed pastor OF the Church and congregation for whose
use the edhce was erected.
might add, that the erection of this beautiful and
costly edllce, is but of the many indications of the
improvement and progress OF our city. Within few
years past new life and energy have been impaired to
all departments OF commercial and mechanical enter
prise and we induIgng the hope that many of our
old men even, will live to illness the day when this city
shall arise to that rank among the cities OF the Atlantic
States, 10 which its natural position and superior ad-
vantages entitle it. A. B.