The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-16
The First Baptist Church-WOFk Re-
sumed.

The First Baptist Chureh-WOFk Re-
sumed.
The work on the First Baptist
Church in this city. which was sus-
pended for long while, has been re-
sumed. and it is intended to push it
to an early completion. The work of
completing the building is under the
superjntendence Of Mr.. I. f. Talbot,
(the gentleman who put up the boxes
IN The Post Office and he will no
doubt carefully carry out the plans Of
the architects. Through the kindness
OF Capt. S. K. Leavitt, we have been
shown the plans and specifications
for the unfinished work, and we must
say the design is both chaste and
beautiful
The entrance to the Church is
effected through wide door in the
center Of the front on Third Street,
which is reached by an easy fight of
stone steps. From the vestibule, two
1 doors, on the right and left, open into
tho auditorium. On the left hand
side of the vestibule, as you enter. is
a small room, which will be used for
a study, and on the right hand side
are stairs leading to the gallery above,
and the basement below. The base
ment is yet in an unfinished state,
although the congregation have used
the same to worship in for some time.
When the Church is finished the
basement will be used for festivals
aud Church parties.
TIE general plan Of the inside
work, as at first designed, has been
somewhat changed. The gallery will
be over the vestibule, In front. and
viii project beyond into the audito-
rium about two feet, and will be con
strueted IN circular form.
There ARE four large windows on
each side, with arches and mouldings
over the tops of them, and brackets
raining down from the ceiling to about
the center Of the windows, which will
also rest on brackets of plaster paris.
The pattern of glass for the windows
has not yet been decided upon.
The walls viii be wainscoted all
around as high up as the window stills
with yellow pine and black walnut
with a black walnut cap, and the cell
ing will be laid out in beautiful panels,
with yellow pine and black walnut,
which will be oiled. In the calling
in addition to the other lights in the
church, will be placed two large
double refectors, of corruscated glass
from which brilliant light will be
diffused over the entire auditorium.
The pulpit viii be finished in a
circular form, and will stand on a
platform which will be reached by
i two steps. In the rear of the pulpit
viii be Baptistry," or a baptismal
font, about three feet deep. which will
be descended into by stone steps. This
baptistry is designed for the purpose
Of baptising in the Church by INNER
sion, and the baptistry will be covered
with earpeted platform, which car
be rolled off and replaced at pleasure
Water, for the present, for use in the
baptistry, will be supplied by pump
from a eistern in the cellar, although il
isintended, at some future time, to fur.
uish the water from tank which will
be over side room on the left of the
pulpit as viewed from the front of the
church. The choir will occupy the
space Immediately in the rear of the
baptistry. On each side of the pulpit
are two small rooms, which viii b,
used for retiring rooms for convert.
to prepare for baptism.
The seats will all range In a circle
so that every one will sit directly
facing the. pulpit, which will b.
, "a very convenient arrangement
There will be an aisle on each side
and broad isle in the center.
When finished, the First Baptis
Church viii be one of the most beau
; tiful temples Of worship in this city
and ii is expected that it will be com
pleted early in September Mr.. Tai
be. has quite a number of workmer
employed. and will do all in his power
to finish it at an early day.
We are glad that this congregation
are at last able to have work resumed
with q good prospect of its being
ready for occupancy in few months
They deserve success, for they have
labored hard to aohieye it. We learn
however, that although sufficient
funds have been raised to put the
work under final contract, the congre.
grtion viii be compelled to call on
the members Of other denominations
10 aid them in raising money to make
the final payments. Our people are
liberal in all matters of this kind
and we have no doubt that many will
extend substantial aid to so good q
work.
We have already extended this
article to greater length than We
frst intended, but as the work pro
crosses we will again speak on the
same subject.
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