, 1864-07-02
THE NEW GRACE M, {. Church.
Description Of the Edl1oe.--Dedieatory Ser
yIea Tomorrow.

Tho new Grace Methodist Episcopal Church edi
tite eituntcd on the corner Of Chicago aycnuc aud
Lasae street, ls so nearly completed that the con-
grcgatlon st present Worshipplnc In the old frame
building on Indiana street, will remove forthwith.
Annexed II description OF the b4'dlng. It must
A. the chapei and that the principal structure is
to be erecied fronting Chicago avenue.
The f,ent Of The chapel, p, Is purely gothiG; In
rough, stone with buttresses and center su1mo1nt
cd with atone plnnaclcs. The seysse appearance
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posed wholly Of br,ek. There are two stone tablets
set in the front wall; 0n the one to the right is
Church. is55, " and On the other n commonlcttera,
"This is nay Rest Forever"
Theent.ance is through hail. on either sids Of
which Is > room u BY 19 feet That On the left
damp proof safe for the preservation Of th- ch,reh
rtcordE, communion ee1ricc etc., the other o1e IL
intended as Glass; room and Sabbath sehoul Il
othel @ convcnienees. These are sep separated By fod-
Ing doors, which, when thrown open, form. with
ha lafe apa5%9sn5t fo1 pfayfr meetings.
The main room consists OF tue gothic sudito.
rum, seventy feet By forty, and any-sersa feet
lover we I ioor % thero are eighty pews and N end 81
pewe. .AKoeethef; the number Of aiI!tnssisM ~ q.
modelled from those of tho Wasnsh Avenue church,
and are cushioned, but the backs are not uphoi-
stored. The front Of the end gallery Is very elao-
Tie ceiling Is sharply gothic, with open timhers.
The epaud1tls rect upon stone cArbels, and from
them spring eome beautifully carved oak raftcrs.
The obfons panels between them are 10 be freBcoed
In pia3n well blended tnts. The elevation for the
chancel is encircled BY black walnut rail, with
thirty.two inches from the floor. It Is smaller
than tho chspcel platform, and Is one step above
The windows are chiefly M stained glase, and
are beautifully executed. II the observer stands
At the pulpit patform, the window to the rl;;ht
bears Tue Latin monogram, P7ter ct Deus, F.!lus
blazea IL Hebrew characters, and at the top are
the letters I. e. 8. On the left window is palatcd
The Cross, the Anchor the Dove, symbols OF Falth
decorated with the Lamb, the Danner Of tho Cross,
the open. unbound Bible Is the symbol Of uoeea1ed
Truth, and the keys Of the authority OF the church
narT e,ained glass, while aioft. above pulpit and
organ, Is circular window, most beautiful In iia
DESIGN. while groups the Gross, the Anchor and
Hope unconquered. which well symbols the htsto-
The church l. lighted by two rows Of gas.llshts
being covered With globes: while the upper spring
from the base oi The spandrtle.
The organ is placed in a recess directly behind
the pulpit and fronts the audience. It was built
BY the rothers Pitcher, at cost Of 81 800. It. II
| OF oak, with gilded pipes. novel arrangement
the q tes c9 aRd sas PssnE
to secnre congregational singing aud for the hell
Of Sunday School singing. 49,.
da5, July 5. Bishop simpson viii preach the Ded
icatfon Sermon in the morning. p. Tiffany VII
preach at 9 o'clock p. m., and DR.. Eddy in III,
evening. At quarter before O'clock.
THE KsABE PASo.-The following compltmen
tary testimonial 10 the Ealue Of the KsAnE P1Ast
was received on Saturday last By the cnterprisin,
f.m-Messrs. William Enabe g. Co.-from Mt.
Anechntz, the celebrated critic and musical diret
tor Of the German opeEa:
Mcssrs. WIZ. KNABE g. Co., Baltimore:
GENTLEMEN: uartng recently had opportuni
ties Of testing both yonr new scale grand ant
square pianos, It gives me great pleasure to stat
that taye found them to combine all the quail
ties to make q piano as perfect as possible. AMI
unsurpassed by any that hare seen either il
this country Or Europe; For great power ant
roundness Of tone, combined With that pcrnlia
| in pianos they are really unsurpassable, and II
tonch everything that can be desired BY the mos
brilliant player. Wishing you every SUCCESS,
1remaln truly y9Huss, Hxs,,an7z
| Musical Director Of the German Opera
We COPY the abeve from Baltimore exchange
It is an additional testimonial to the value q IN
KHARE PIANO. Mr. Julius Bauer. No. % sou'
a the %ass re- e
test The qualities Of the piano for thens alTes'
ADJUSTMENTS.
| THr ITALIAN OpERA.-The "Balbcr OF SeVte'
will he produced next Thursday evening al Ac
Vicker's Theatre in magnificent style and Gag
yery strong. Adelaide Phillips, Rosinai basnoll
poa bsse Ndn pa
| n17rer. rni Nine. Zapucci as Rertba- For light
comic opera there could not possibly oe a. Ssonee
ss + feRs 81 Ts ene% sas t. {
aftnost ko carrying Goals TO Newcastle 10 tndorat
her Her voice is magnificent yo'ame ahs ,S4. sf esn
setrs.s. @ s. she Is purely q American a.tlst aad
S, sss f. 5sss ss9tstfs ~e
fnr M to add to h{s long established reputation
It il his farewell tour, previous to bis departgtt
En5opfS 1se 9ee
Of to-day, will be always a welcome Ttsitor here
and Mancusi comes to ue With good reputation
anticipate fpisna 49Gae - orft ,he Gestoo 1est
. Matilda Hegon's engagement az MeYlckers Ihea
ter, when she will appear in the f4vol,te play
Aurora Floyd. The same play Will also be PEI
2 | formed In the afternoon.
4 Woop's MUsrux.-Une.e Toms Cabin has bee
( run for the paet week ut the Museum with decide
success. The cast is & most excellent one. It vi
! fo11neF occaston for he more particular gratinc
ton Of the Juveniles.
VA1uET1Es.-Eleyen stars have been shining
the Varieties for the past week, and will cont1uI
. to do 20 for the appruac ching holiday week.
= Aid for the Freedmen,
We gladly give place to the following co1espon
;. euoe With regard to the action Of Meesss, Al
b.ose & Jackson, ,we would Sag, 81 Go thou and
4 1ikewise:'' ..........
: CHICAGO, July !, 1854.
e Mrs Major Booth:
Encioted you viii ind fifty dolarz' for the bene
OF the widows And orphans whose husbands a
fatbcre were rnaseacted at Fort Pillow. Use Il
your Judgment may dictate, and rest assured Il
II your good work yoI haye the sympathles a
viii long be spared to labor for the cause, We
l. main Sincerely yonf friends.
l. WuIlAN AMHnoaE and ASDRKw JACKSON. u bou
:, Clark street. , :.
Nesste. Ambrose & jackson: