Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-27

Fourteemsh street m. r.. Church.
This church has been organized only about
ak monshs but during this time it hssaccom.
plished much towards building up ani rna>
king its organization useful. They first
put up 4 temporary building. which they
Insed during the winter and spring. This
has nov given place TO one Of shs most ele.
CANT church edi6ces that We have in the
city. We so,ne time ago gave detailed ac-
count Of the plan Of the entire church rs is
will be when completed. facing upon Brady
street and running back on l4.h street to
toe end part, now completed, which runs
north and south. being 40 by 60 feet, with
large double entrance on li,h street -
This takes you into the entrance hall, from
which stairs lead east and west 70 the audi
torium, which occupies the entire building
above. The pulpit rests on raised plat
form in the south end OF the room. while
the choir will occupy the eievstion oppo'
site. Tie ceiling is oval in form. and rich
! ly decorated by ornamental ffescs work.
The walls are Of light color, and the room
is lighted BY ten large oval topped windows
Of colored glass-the centre being white,
wtilc the top. side and bottom lights arc
colored red, blue and yellow alternating -
This makes the room pleasant and inviting
the light being tempered and subdued,
producing that agreeable effect SO noticea>
blc and desirable in church bui.dEgs.
The room has been built an1 finished
with reference to making it easy to speak
ina thing which is beginning to receive
the attention Of sll practical builders. They
think the room 10 oil that can be desired in
this respect. There are two doors from the
entrance hall below opening into the lecture
room, which will b. used for Sabbath
School,, class meetings, etc. This is prob>
ably the best lecture room in the city-it is
divided inta two rooms, separated by win
! dowed partition. The smaller room will be
used by the infant class the noise Of which
crnnot disturb the school-whilo at th 9
same time the Superintendent can see the
whole school by this Arrangement. II is
the only thing Of the kind in the city and
cannot fail of working admirably.
The probable cost Of the building thus fa'
sill not vary much from $4,000, and when
the entire plan is carried out the Society
will have one Of the finest church edificei
in the West. Great credit 10 due to Mr.
s. l.. Mitchell, who has superintended the
work, for the able manner in which he In!
discharged his duties, sparng neither tim,
nor pains in seeing tha. every thing wal
done as it should be, besides .subscribint
Iliberallv towards paying the expenses.
The Rev. Il. Miller, formerly of Dubuque
but moro recently Of LeClaire, who WAS as
signed to the pastorate Of this Society q
the recent Des Moines Conference, has sr'
.ived in town and will ofiioiate next Sab
bath. We congratulate the Society upol
their success and their good fortune in hav
ing Mr.. Miller assigned to them. He hal
the reputation of being one Of the best pull
pit orators OF the Conference, and Of bein,
an able and efficient worker. The publ,
will welcome him to his new field Of labo
With the wish that be msy be the means o
accomplishing much good in building W
the new Society.