The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-20
CITY INTELLHG ENCE.
HEBRAIC.

inR-Sketch of the Projected EdiGce-HistOry
Of the Congregation.
This afternoon at O'Clock, the cornerstone OF
the new synagogue for the German Hebrew Con.
gTegation "Rodef khOlem.' at the southeast corner
OF Broad and Mount Vernon Streets will be lau.
The ceremonies will be those ordinary to such occa-
sions, but still very interesting. They have been ar
ranged as follOWs:-
T. Hymn Sung by the choir of the congregation.
2. Invocation; BY Rev G. Jacobs
9. Sermon. Delivered by Rev DIR. NJ Jastrow.
T. sermon lin Germany. Delivered by Rev. DIR. S.
The chairman requests the president of the congre
. ~, cation to lay the corner; stone.
The yicepresdent treasurer of the congregation
The laying of the cornerstone.
TO- Singing.
Most of our citizens adherlng to the Jewish faith
are expected to be present and participate.
BIT OF HISTORY.
The congregation erecting the new edidce has
already attained the age of nearly fourscore years.
Its first synagogue on Cherry street. west of
Thlrd-a building which soon was found too small
and lnconvenent; and, consequently, many years
did not elapse ere larger place of worship was pro-
vided, the congregation going westward on Cherry,
and locating above Fifth street. Thence the necessity
for more room still increasing, a removal was made
to York road, north of Vine street But rest for the
people was not yet found. Again they were forced
to pull up stakes; this time going into Julianna
street. between Wood and Caowhill There they
worship, and will until the building, the corner
stone of which is to be laid this afternoon has been
completed Expectation is that it will be finished
by September, 1870. 1t is estimated that it will
SloO,OOO.
THE PROJECTED SYNAGOGUE.
The building will be erected after designs fur
nished by Fraser, Furness d Hewitt 1t will be in
the Saracenic style of architecture, with FROM of
SO feet on Broad street. and a depth of t64 feet.
There will be tower ON the corner Of Mount Yer-
non street, 26 feet square and 1875 feet high. The
audience room will be 100 by SO feet exclusive Of the
organ gallery and it is estimated Will seat one thou
sand persons.
The foundation walls of the tower are to be laid
upon bed of concrete two feet in depth, composed
of brick stone, broken to uHiform size OF about
II inches sqnare filled in the trenches, well rammed
and gTOuted with best fresh ROsendale cement and
clean sharp gravel or sand.
The walls OF the tower to be disconnected with
the other walls Of the building with fiat iron bars
built into the walls to form a lateral tie.
The cellar and internal walls, the backing and
plain external facing, and other stones are to be of
Trenton brown sandstone. The stones on the ee-
vatons to be of light Ohio stone The shafts for the
entrance porch. shafts for three large triple win
dows and for the window in the front gable, to be
of the red Aberdeen granite highly polished. The
alternate door arch stones are to be OF red Seneca
sandstone.
The arch over the recess for the shrine and organ
gallery and recess the front vestbule to be Of
stone, laid header and sretcher, and ring stones to
be two feet deep. All the arches to radiate truly
from their centres.
The corners of the tower where it changes its
form from a square to an Octagon are TO be sustained
upon rolled iron: beams ~ inches deep, 1875 pounds
per yard having five to each corner, averaging nine
feet long each, with cast-irOn separators, and
Cast-iron crestng for ridge of roofs the feet Of
which are to be made to the slope Of the roof, to
down to the roof.
There are to be four rooms in the tower the josts
of which to rest stone courses projected for
that purpOse the gallery floors to be framed, to be
supported on brackets built into the walls, and Sc
curely anchored into large stones, which are to be
provided for that purpose The roofs to be framed
principals which are to be spaced about 12 feet
inches from centres, and one at each wall, with
purlins.
The principal door OF entrance to be framed of
two thcknesses of white-pne plank two inches
thick, and sunk on both sides, chamfered and
stopped on the inside, and filed in with rosettes and
jig-saw ornaments. The other external doors to be
made in the same way, only that the plank is to be
inches thick they are all to slide into recesses.
The inside doors to be framed OF two-inch white
pine plank in open panels three and four in height
as required, for covering with material to match the
upholsterng of the church.
eends OF the pews on the main moor to be cut
out OF black walnut plank two inches thick, with
moulded cappings; those for the galleries to be of
white pine plank two inches thick. The seat-boards
TO be fourteen inches wide and and threeelghths
OF an inch thick; the backs to be and one-eghth
of an inoh thick, of black walnut where the ends
are made Of that wood, and white pine for gallery
pews.
The rail enclosing recess for Shrine, ETC., to be
formed of black walnut and butternut three inches
thick, with small arcade of trefolled arches cham
bases, and shafts capped with rail four inches
thick and eight inches wide, moulded on both sides
two gates are to be formed in the rail of the same
design, with posts GX6irChes.
The widows are all u be glazed with stained glass;
ana where stationary TO have piyoted ventiator in
each.
All the exposed woodwork in the church is to be
furnaces