, 1866-08-10
not been even tccntiatc, and at present Is not.
so far nR can hsccr;a1n, fn comuluntoa with my
Methodist Er!scopal Church Of this city. +. ".
THE NEW CHURCH IN N1sLWAU.
KIE.
Tic Is First Baptist t'-Tlle Eniltlins-
Dedication.

The tocicty nna congregation Of tho First Bap-
list Church In Milwaukee have nearly completed
tho erection or the mo.t beautiful church edi1cs
pi.on. - j: H., formorl; Of he Union Il 1ask baptist @
Church In this city. The Milwaukee S-n'lnt gives
the following description Of the rtrncturs:
completed the present scason. 1tis, without CT.
crtlon, tic h1ndsomest church cdiace in the city.
sna IT. ,% by good sss ao5e sho l. haul
wholly 81 pressed Istck, and is ~ By feet !n
sic. Tho main audience room above Is 81 by u
feet, Witl rssess for ,ho nnlpit aua ,aG gallery
SfS She ssss 81 isI' 4 Il wsi viii
pnrii iT aa' and pulpit % 'nitate i ali 81 s.eS Walnut
iiciiy carved and beautifully. nnished, aud Is the
,iche.t church q Mtnrn!ture In The city, The shairs
md " cot srs Of eraiaed oak. nc aooTs
az black walu9t g1ain, sp1esddy e.eeHisa The
Ttndows ART Fl r. sd ss1ined gass
paIntur, she gas lishEs being in the ceiling above
md the Light reflected down npon the audience.
and md brghi but moi nos eafins There arc thres liEhts
With Twelve burners each, in the whole houae. The
arrangement is novel bat 70 perfect that wo UT
'f1a Il. Te room Sa Si sent u: com}of;abiy, aud ca,
be made 10 contain 1eU more hy cEowdins The
seats arc all comfortably upholstered: The orcan
larscd and improved, being grained oaE, and Is
pow one Of y she san s"cetcet toned In The West It
Is valued Rt $I.elU. "
"1le lower floor cf Tic church has lecture
pnslor's stndy, and two Others THIS will be 0c-
cupfel by the Sunday School, and Tor prayer
Iectings, etc. twill be as elegantly d'ted mp as
the upper room.
The building, when completed, will be sur;
fifty fest hiell-the only real church spsre In the
city, The eiilcc is IomanIc In STYLE and Is t,uilt
after the model Of tho First West philadelphia
Church. pronounced the most elegant In America.
lis total cost will b. about Sl5, ,0o0.''
| occupancy, and on Sunday next tho service oi
dedication will BE- performed. Rev. DR.. Dixon
will preach the ucaicatoEy sermon III thr morning,
und The exercises will t participated ill., by Rev.
Dr. Hodge, Jnrc4yille, aud other enucnt clergy
men from abroad. The evening sermon will bt
| preached by Rev. Dr.. HoyI, who IL we'll known In
| Ills city AZ pastor and good epeaker. Or thu
estimation in which Ut. Dixon Il held In Mitwarl'
kec, as an ralneai worker In the cause Of flclson
ti,e Sentinel epcaks In tho following 1isttc1ins
at is due mainly 10 his ctorts that this cdifct
has been constructed, anu he takes great pride In
I It's progress. he hat. dnsin. his ministry oi
about year and a half built the Baptist ehnrct
city. 70 one Of tho 1cost prosperous, aud we pre-
| dict TINT under Ills care 1t will one dag raul
among the largest and wcalthiest IN the city, anJ
| will send cut It's arms and establish h7pnel
'chNrcEts throughout the city"
IN Chicago. contemplate visiting Milwaukee to At
tend the dedication Of the new church. F0r tl!f
purpose IN arrangement has hecn ejleclel Whereby
| passage may be secured IN tho steamer O-ion,
TO 60 there Saturday evening and return Mnnda,
mo,nius, at . reduced fare: Tie "ofion" vii
ing elvice, reaching this city at nine o'clock Of
NuEday morning.