Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-26

The new Union NJ. L. Church, ut Fifth and
Washington streets, will be ready, from present |
appearances, in very short time to receive its |
furniture and its congregation. The final coat |
has been put on the walls and ceiling, and the |
whole of the latter and great part of the former
have already been handsomely frcscocd, while |
the painters are busly at work rapidly finishing
the ornamentation
ST. Peters Catholic Church, at Sixth and West
streets is being greatly enlarged, rnd tile work
men arc now engaged upon it, The nave COR
main body of the Church is to he extended out
to Sixth street and is also to be extended about
twenty fec. farther back towards Fifth street:
The transepts are also TO be widened so as to be
within few feet Of being on a line with the rear
wall Of the nave These alterations, We believe
will make this much the largest church in the
city. In addition to the improvements already
mentioned a new roof will be put on the church
and tower be built on Sixth street
The cellar is being dug for the First Unitarian
Church, on West street, above Eighth and we
believe the contract for building has been award
ed
Grace VI. Il. Church at 9TH and West appears
about the same at a glance as when we last noti-
ccd it, Its beautiful exterior being about finished
and the interior a wilderness Of poles and seat
folding. closer examination however, reveals
the fact that rapid progress is being made towards
finishing the interior, and the hopes that it will b.
ready for occupation by the last of October seen
in fair way for realization. Every visit w
make to the church however causes us TO rcgre
more and more that shcd-like ycstibulc. w
really think something more handsome Nigh
have been done there,
By the way we recently heard gentleman VIII
has seen most of America as well rs the greate
part Of Europeasse that Grace Church was til
handsomest church he had ever seen. He wa
not Methodist, so his opinion in this matter ma
be considered disintercstcd one.
Inc ueiawMc Avenue Baptist Church pre-
PRESSES steadily towards completion, but not S
r"pi'iy IL seems as tht others, smaller force
men appearing 70 be employed upon it, TIL
walls are all up the masons beino now nj wor
upon the tower. The roof is abou, ready IN RI
ceive the Slate and the joist are ready Ia r.ce;y
the flooring boards on the interior Prearo,;on
are being made to plaster the lower story, or ,.o
tule room, from which we infer they intend fiji
lshing this part of the church first and using
until the main audience room is finished.
The Hanover st. Church will soon be ready
be occupied by the congregation. The whole
the walls and ceiling have been newly frescoe
the figures, however, are the same as they us,
to be- The aisles are also to be newly carpet,
and beautiful chandelier, with Is burners. W
DC suspended from the centre Of the ceiling. I'll
Lecture and Sunday School Room is also beir
painted, and the room of the Infant School
being RENTED and raised platforms put in for Il
benches
of the Second Baptist Church we did not !
the interior, but the repairs and improvements
the exterior are making rapid progress. 4
steeple has been entirely slated and the spire
gilded, while the tower is being covered vi
sheet tin TO protect II from the weather.