Evening star., 1869-06-10
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The New Southern Methodist Church
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The New Southern Methodist Church
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The rev church edifice ~ the corner OF Il
and 9Th streets, recently erec:ed by t1e ; ,uthera
Methodist congregation, Vsh ch has for several
Years past worshIpped ON II street, near 9ta
where they erected 3 neat frame en- ip-l on
leased grOuDd,) il to b. dedicEted on Sunday
Bexi, when n IS expected thaf Raw. W. T. Num-
sey, Dr Duncan and MT Holland will officiate
Tne building Is about 90 feet IN height and q ,
frst wide and 50 f,eL deep. erected on iot OF
go feet sGuare, purchased AZ nearly Sn,0m,
and the cost of % will be neaIlv lOOss. ma y
the total cost about 5000 The buIldin0 n a.
- pressed brick front. With browns.one door
and window trImmIn-s, and the coruice IL of
orIes; On the ground f1or is the Sunday
school room- about 60 feet square. with neat
s.ftees furnished with reversIple backs. The
entrance to this floor, - byi the from: on X
>'Teei as also by side door on sih street. Oa
the leit OF the main entrance - the infant class
room. l. by - feet, in which the seats are
me above the other, arranged IN saml-
crcles. Sash doors separate this room from
the schOol room. and they may AZ am
Tari m the exercises of the school proper Oa
the TIght Of tnIs entrance a room 10 ps s.d
az the church paIlor or business room. I: is of
the same sIZa as the Infan- class room. IL tne
north end Oi the bGilding Is n large roo n ii I'd
M fST The library. aud stafrwayS a>cenu on
'insr side 10 The auditorium a d galleries
N nlie ample provision has beSu made for the
comfort and conyeni-nes OF the children. Tne
main entrance 10 the aUdItO-ilm ~ IRON h
stree, by two cOmmOdI1us stlirways: I'd this
TCom SEATING about $50 persons below aai $50
NOR" in ih- galleries, - plainly hdt naa. ~
hnlsh-d- The galleries, ex . 0ding around bO n
,icr> and the south e0d OF me room, a-- of
walnut and ash, as II also the pc vs.. pulpit; and
altar rail. poll he'd and oiled. TIE pulpit,
handsomely dssiSncd one, IS sa: IN a recess at
the north end The gallery ftclng tue pulpi,
~ se' apart Tor the choir. which will be undrr
the direction OF Professor Joseph ii. Daniel
ana II u PROBABLY the bes: arranged choir
gallery IN the city. It's form is clip C..
Wiih a projection in the centre for Ihs leide >,
so that he can see his SrtIre corps. There ara
accommodations for 6f singers and convenient
room for hats and clOaks Is on one side. W hile
sn tie ., her IS a stairway 20 Toe lightinS appa-
Iatus sbOvs-tne edifice beng llgnted by burn
er. and refieCtOTs in the ceiling (21 burners TO
riss tne.e are burners. The arrangement for
hghtiBg i a new one and II Is contsmplstei
tha. tnr gas consumed shall aid i a the ventila-
fiOD. The seats are circular in form. facing the
pulpit and are handsomely cushioned in green
while neat csrpeting 10 on the floor. The gen.
sral plan and arrangement OF the edIfice is by
Mr. ;. T. q. MOrsell, architect. Nessrs Nor
sell aud D-eripg are the carpenters and con.
tractors; MeSsrs. Jones and Collins did the
brick work; w. III. Hines the pIasisrIug.
"A. Shepherd 4 Brothers the gas fttine rhoe.
W. Miller the plumbing; Georse +. KIrk the
painting Calf and Son the slate roofiag and H
zimmerman L Co, furnished the Cushions
and carpet.