, 1869-03-27
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
1he New house Of Worship Com
pleted Ready for Occupancy.
An E3sEant and C0mmodlous
EdInca Coating e15o, 900.
The Church 10 b. Dedicated To-Mmruw
With Imposing Ceremonies
Interesting Description.

tie fnttl churches In America. This pastor Of
GsAee Church, Eev. Cll1'en Loete, D. D., for
several 5ea.1 conducted services In The wo.d-
er structure on ths euntr o! Petk eou't SID
Wxta.t svtrue. until tie rapid a3gnentatl.n Of
tie toe.ctJ IN 1unbe1s and wealth neeet&ila,ed
rt1c coe.Eotioss temple Of worshlp. TIE old
ed:tce w.s to1e. with tho eronrd on which It
itcod. to The Hebrew Society, md has strea been
teerplec by ,heu. The prslens tt.e OF the new
Gtaee Gtu'eh MAJ Iurceasec. aId - Ae.trs Lot.
!ru>td the oetiF iFrs 0. the uooo.ed Few ex1e.
tire. Ht.eh has Just been tnlthea.
TIE txfERtok.
ba+ mn taSc OF S ictt On Wsos.h s1cnas Ia
etp,h Ct 10 ttet. WITH tee exception Of q strroE
tcate oe either side which le lett for the parp ose
the tt3s known u that Of ths shf.teerla century.
or ntolpsA period. TIE style IL thst ti thn
Ere-xst Es1t;{ I'd Y .seafa,s, srs.eEyea IN ~
~ ei lce eL.erlor c1Ia1eItal Wosk II Of loxA
EEb:e, tIEctnccd In this lHttlLee t.r tha ntat
tEe n this ett.. The fto1t l. ri car 1t ,ne. Tee
r1Atn to#ex Is plzc as tie southwest eosttr. /.
y twclty feet tquNc, ard ttsea to the height OF
It1etJ 1ett, from The summit Of witch ap!re
1ises eighty test hgh; n.f.1e the entire height
OF the spsre Ito ltes IT'S tower cltfsnce although
xA31g IN ds,aal, = tira.ssr IN 9znssI dctixn Z,
the Tr:reapss ea:Esaee, ~Eirh will b. ds-
tesd h. h;tt,ff n.,;:, oTsr t.. eoos.y
fnppsrted bJ Ic.i,tes ,na,6:e coianis. Osef
C{E$J3EBSEI
1'ealJezz1cd stene tzaee:J, ard hsnssts ,Eee from
tse!cEcs wall 1te Esole ie,nln1re. IN stnne
Gus: Tie towes Lrooer teImiaa:es IN an!.lf,
u1EaE-e1!ed With srou work The rp,1e IL rooied
~ ornsr1t t:ed tia'e, md Terminates IN nn1sl
& oo,E E''5tn'zta -. an,,, sos, te;.,'x o1ns,s .nd
IS 1o;ssss.t s0s1si Of sse T. t!o:s t@'s s.l1 Il
nd u,per:ed By four calunc. o. sto=c- Tns
RIO IL OF shte, termtnlEcg IN front 41.h heavy
st.ne eo~inss, sustained hJ oEnamental s.ons
OF the roof twelrc &1d q h1lfteet nigh, and tup-
1o1nd b. brake. lung. heaTJ with orna.
Ettta ion. TIE Esin fsurt eats1uee consists Of
w.ose Top IS I Itigct @. Il zee: from the ground.
1te raLu doorHay Is II fee: in te:gh,. and Ia
neaea, .ts a.e:ss sa2sos Cd by ts..e column
Is tlan. ftet Get p. and Tie isubs are panelet, or
s,cne. azd thzse feet wtac. Ao5re tne arcn Of
III etis r e.:d Y fe.isa s sns
The ro,! Of the torch cans'ss Of o7cthasg,ng
ctpI &, restt.x Oh dou le m.ttle 'lnans. sup-
te,e IS u,anin :e.t rose widow, twettJ feat
In disEeteE, wrought ia uscery lrk and set
with st.intd s'ah- Ah .Ee this circular window.
uss below the srth OF lhe tnan O., II lntesstd
ui1aR1lsr window. having diauete. Of four ard
4 lA1 ite:.
N.ltn ot ,he sin ea:zan,e tiers Is ,estisuse
window. uLatx which "a pl4e:d 1s.ural dr1nk-
s1e fountain Of 1ox Marble, typical Of tee wsler
oi 10 i.pt1sed within. -
abe io4:n nN : IL r1SBtd bnt n ut tout teet from
the PROM level. 80 that the pastes By, p4ax,nz
~ iooH Al the open pcrta:t. .aay It i glanee
cEh:ace
4Hx rSTk8roh
EEtarirg throug, lhe rnatn snuancs at the
tower ctot. the vaaitor pAstes into vessioa' e
fourteen feeI tqaa,e. .he rtoe ot utleb FORMS =
co.re1. ia O i. .ea.d windows OF stained glzss u
!he uehi topt!J he retibale 9Th light w.ils
Tn e. xs =. i: 5as as
frtmtrE 4 ting nutsh and cc1sr. piece 70 the
aeastntot It y throaeh. th.. entrance
sassese.asa aSt a.usn.e ia to nsp infor ep opss
the E.aId potta'a except n3o1 rpectal oces,.sos.
1ne.e, Eoutvrr. viii Al l uEaes be thro N open
fer the Iu,posc Of e1tt all Of the ao..s oei-c
con. n.uuced 70 II to aide Into The val and sl1n
al the dosIs OPEN the andlt run NAY be emp
ited II f:e n,Eutts: Tuning 70 ne Ter. va ea-
scrcts ;hc frort Of the ehnren. On the VII II
e,thd1 SIDE ol The fn1.r entrance door. ia !oued
.at!et teas1ne the 1taes Church monoEan. At
the 1T, and lhfo7gn the 'rt nern hntres., IL a
third GLtrk1c A16 II tsIoats a. SIN ssr alxe Fash
ttE as!de h: sliding doors. ptcturs CT rare
atsu'5 mcets fhs eye.
g Ee sH:tEef tno. frss 1.tfsctH attention.. It IL
p 9 III Y etze. au.sugo1ti In shspr. a.d
E,lttt At,he b,cE Is ihe et.oeel wirxos,
Which II compo~td cf :hree n.hss. Oses the
ee1e1r f. thc dos., The en- ,leu q the Hnl, ant
AArk, Like It'd Juhc In The cc1raI p1.e ID 1
lie iii: dxe1e Of Christ 1atlco To toe Ct rs, VII
= Ne* Jetutalem IN t:e cista1t backs:outd-
AZ the FEtt l. 81. DO n. and At tna ltf The Virgin
AiIy, trc utensicu being 10 rrpreten. perte I
mtu' oo1 ard perfect vomar ho a II the 10 1t ol
tic tEo:t. oEsr the W.nto :, ID l:lumtIaad lot-
teIS tol mig IN trch, te tie inscription: De
tfat feltTtth on nc hsth evrrla.t1ns If. II
FIac upun tee ws1i 1t either tldc a,c NoeAie
len, under The Ronc ;rN hield, il ihe bitho -
sl:sld. tro walnut "s,.!ie." a m.srin :ez1
oe1t1e ., The dans. 1he n5or il Covered viss
e7sns.n velvet carpet.
ttAtts ut The rcsr Of the rhsreel, cir.ctly below
the wing ow. Ind II eacted bg I 1rereoea dos ~ O.
ftcn. Vi trabrt!dtttc bosdc.. he &'tas II 8
psa .1s t. nsss a. tas s:
EoneEtsn; u lhe left Alpbe- aad n II 11zt
Z i ai,t ,e' IL r.. = .hiss r. II, Or =
wn'k- IL i,ort Of ,his IS IA. eaa1c.l railing {
blue AID geld. with walnut rail
rr1r1r AND Lxctx1N.
At The extrtHc Tekt slRods The prayer deeE
Nhile jnsi forward ard mon tcr edge OF t.
cttree! .ttcps, ts the ceru. Or retdsoR-dcsi
bcm Of ST. Johc, car,ea VITA oatepfs.a Wing
pes Hin era lenlal paae. rnis ", u
TAB is, ncrt Of hArl.t Tobes. The pulpit Is {
walr ut snd s+h. oesusttu u cartd, sa1 relieve
With iu 'rucf-1 u1te1J, c1o.s IN ttue. aaort
s:A etrE It tie foot ot ehs.cc! s'eA, ant
psn. anes ies L. 1s,o u
,erlp:!op. 1T. OF pure ~risa Ittllan n,rtle
eS'stu 20 Hi1e'sns "a into.nss eates lis. who,
eup fcin,rs ihe u1a. Tte tioek is 20 ID I'D - -
easyirx u ,t1qTtre. It Is .ar Fits Of Msl
CHM 81 bsten, OF Ills city, AID was wrougs
II plteed 1t the LETT Of tne ehlnee', r.Acatn
IesrlJ 10 the TOP cf tho r1dz Wall. Toe p,p:s II
4 q rtndh n
wabui cstvtd md t1scsts work. rns ia.txume:
con ans tstnsy.te1sn a,op.. kLd II iton tbs eel.
tcr, II ia ria TO be one Of e1tr. sfalrasy parss
Ape power. Directly III frors Is fhe raots Wh.c
on1 IL aas sa
open taarJ work, through wa:ch the sou,
71z vE.1ax. 1xc1U1E-sco1, ETC.
At the FtRhs OF the charcel1s tae xes.rr. white
IL nelslJ eaE2eted aad iu1Iisset. anu, bc1otd
ne i: nc sId suedty &c ooi so3m. s.n1soa
DEtcll5 ever re yrs'f1 l. ls1ge, wc.-l:eht.
ON, utt1pned fer occuptrc5 curing tie wsek
IN l1iant eesoo1 goon, aud on s.rday u 4
Eut able TO eoturr tbe tat,Rus Of sitting IN DC
my stclire upon sofa tno euj ~ the tetsic-
x,h ~ ss se ~ es
leeLJ ctp site ..-.
tcn'AttG 1SS ptWr. 1r1 posed OF hlstk W&fpp
haioscne , ornare.ied aud up1olel.ted VII
c.Eclsec Er:s d c1ssicuR, a21 eau.olc Of seatlL
GAG tsons.ni p*..ors. rhe esnt'e su!c l. =
and the n%r throughout is sRrpesed w,:a c11n
fon nsatt Il Of . t,ststui pa.s:to. Al tae Tist
9s.3 e r. Ss'ssf s. s,ss Sls ;t .s 70
sias ' elssnd STUDDED ri .,ia f'is ao.s:
1is.n ,-olt ii tie osttf i: q 1t each side Of Il
Go:htc brots - or sn:eSal tsab.; Tnreo
ftckt. tho death pf DR. Jot
B1tnlehof who died Az 11 1867 III Winds
ID ew1k Of German arust Vi Ner Yotk. II
tom bten eqaal Cd. Faj..ze dsn.e, ol s. ! /
suu x Luke are xsl.nco upor lne doube nzhi
III eEs1n G. o sas in dssT
bttu5 fac sImtiet Q! h.psas,s cae1u7a; While
nud, en sht op2ce!tc s1se Q! the church, IL
1ba ta ia = II Il NM osleals. aafcs isSs. ss :
eDb enns ieaDR afount aea anencs. lbs retnaint1
nlp1sws os.s apo. tel:e syns %. std christi
Gothic heoa cfesch 3ndo~. In a'Ee i]ium1ua'
crsse, 70 1t e2spssslrg 2: 4: The t'eh: x:sn ::
.:nurd lie eEttre ceurcn. the ercs3 IL dnlsae
uEctt 10, tas- ol eseh truss q IA. roof IL Il,
eosd, Win Idsi:se.e e. or nd sr.:s'e , pe.eps
III, OF the p.ias'er: Of tho gA.'erg Ire neeeo
h4niete herring The L. Ia ero.s o. lhs e.rly Car
,as s!: a;ss5 ed o,.f
ao,,ee o1ss t. e. "a 'aS r. t1e.eoed .se :
!rhksy II q il the uain tower u The etuaJ Of r.
NJ XIX, r. testss ;s e..' spa1uass; h.
hs!re Is f>c: tt:u tie 4 CT aed the side x.lls
feet Nigh. y Y sunpoite1 bJ gstuea 9o,h
etced via Isrm,ll,er. re pue II ~ eseh tn tn
re+ta up1u massive It ne csrorls elAhoralt
e:rvet Attte back q rns gallery Is The Era
r te wircow. vh'eh II 70 feei IL ullneter. ard
er HSet AT &-e.tUea OF Artistic dcs!ra md RI