The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-29
Friends New Meeting House.

by the poillencsatQl IQHN NICHQLSpNDs
We were shown through this large and #
neat edifice just erected the past season, !
and now being afnished and furnished, !
on South Firth between Market i
and Walnut SITS -in--this city. The !
structure comports1 the general |
character Of the Society who purpose
worshiping sthere,aand is at once plain
and substantial Thebaaement is design,
ed for the accommodation eof the scholars
attending the mission Sabbath School"
and VIII conveniently seat about five or
six hundred Scholars There is 5 a tsli !!
ding partition in this room, when clos !
ed; the east room thus formed, is de- /
signed for the exercises Of the infant
class Of the Mission School The little
folks being by themselves only at the !
opening Of the school or closing, when
the partition is moyed and all are then
together. This is an excellent arrange
ment.y Both, rooms, are TO be. provided |
with comfortable, seats for the children,
and, on an elevated, platform at the ems
trance on the west ehd Of, the room, Wis.,
itorssand parents of the children will be |
seated, commanding q view at a glance
of all the scholars and teachers.azrTh
basement ,storyasis LII feet high, andl
both it and the upper story, are to bel
Thoroughly warmed by heated, air from 2 /
furnace--the Iventilategss supplying each /
being separate, 50 thai, pnre heated air |
goes into each room. i ar1sa 4of tnsm34a1
Two easy flights Of ateps,son the right
and left sides of the entrance in the
basement, lead into the room set apart
for public Worship, and two doors open
into this from the vestibule. This room
is 20 feet in hight from floor to ceiling.
There are four tiers or seats, and 16 4
seats in each tier, from the doors to theei
pulpit, and four seatseon each side ef'i
the pulpit, and one short seat on each |
side Of the door as1you enter the room, 1
making in all IA sentsaaeacii one ofs
which will comfortably seat about seven,
50 that they will hold not less than SIS |
persons. The aislcs are broad, and, on
an emergency they can be occupied by
at least 200 more. There is also gal
lerry over the vestibuie, capable Of hold.
ing comfortably about 100 more-7so
that an audience, of & little over eight
hundred can find room sufficient -..I
The benches are made Of ash wood
and vanished, and the natural grain
ing of the wood, makes the most beauti 4
fui OF css.ss-- prettier ~ far than ~ g |,
have ever seen IN sAez finest churches.
The pulpit is, made Of the same materi-
al, and is strikingly handsome sltho'
very plain-its beauty consists bats
very plainness, and, is just replace. to
ouHtnotion from which oto preach plain
gospel truths Is sa4oqs1 Il 3aA5 bHs sid
The stairs, vestibulas,a isles, and in front
and rear of the pulpit, are all to be
carpeted,' and the sests' are to be fnrn-
ished with cushions.ce Both ebasem ent'
and upper story, are to be iislwith gas !
The recess in the gallery, that our friend
ornthe Winchester Journal, facetioaslyT
remarked was asleft for "a large cchuYch.
orgnny' is intended more TO relieve the
appearance of the ceiling over the ves9l
thule, making it lesscsharp and abrupt
than for the purpose he indicates. The
only organs Friends viii ever probably
use, are the organs of speech, and il
our FRIEND NEFr again visits our city and
will attend Friends meeting, he can have
the opportunity ofohearing them from
the pulpit--the only place cleft for
that purpose in this building ss2ifaqAz
The pavement in front Of this Meeting
House, is paved with New Paris Stone
there is tc be'a gravel road around the
building-a brick pavement on the South
side from the front to the rear or side
entrance to the Basement for the &C
commodation OF the Sabbath School
Scholars Cistern IS TO be sunk in the
rear of the building, SO as to have water
handy for scrubbing the floor of the
basement, DC. A row Of sheds across
the two lots on which the Meeting House
stands, has been erected, for the accom-
mediation Of those who will purchase the
privilege of having shelter for their
horses and carriages, when attending
meeting. There Is good and substan-
tial paling fence IN 'front.' with gates for
the carriage entrsxue ana 'egress at the
Sides, and gates fronting the main en-
trance to- the building and at the paved
walk above alluded to- 6oi8p soie ia
The cost Of theoiots,u building. de-,
will be about fourteen thousand dollars,
and tits not only N ornament to the
city, but reflects credit on those Friends
who conceived the idea and have car
ried outtAeir plane atosso successful .
consuMnstion. sfBysths 18th Of next