The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-15
TEMPLE "AEAWATH CHESED."
aging Of the Corner Stone of rho Building
Description o. the Proposed Structure.

LIZ ying Of the Corner Stone of rho Building
Description o. the Proposed Structure.
The laying Of the corner stone OF the new temple
"Ahawatn Chesed," corner OF Lexington avenue
and Fiftyatth street, took place yesterday, at half
past en O'Clock, In the presence OF great number
OF the Hebrew members OF the community
The building viii be 95 feet wide, running back
the whole depth or the lot, with two side wings,
which to reccde from point nine feet from the
front linc The highest point OF the roof from the
street Will be IS feet, the front IS the walls
OF the 80, and the side walls 81. The archirec-
tnre ike that OF the Fifth avenue temple, is Eyzan.
tine moresque, with two towers, 1O7 feet high
and IA square, on each side or the GEN.
tral 'front.' which Is 33 feet wide. Outside OF
each VIII be stairway l6 feet wide. The main en-
trance win be through portico 10 rect high, and
resting on three arches Above this Will be the mid
die 'front.' with "rose" window, Ia feet In diameter
o. cut aud stained glasS Each Of the towers will
have rose" windows OF smaller size. Between
these towers and IN the centre or The man cornce
two labics. with the decalogue engraved IN Hebrew
viii lie paced. The spires above The towers will
ca III reach IN altitude OF l5o feet ana are to bp SUR
mounted with the shields OF David. The vestibule
INSIDE the porico is to be IS feet wide by II deep.
Thence 81 clous doors win lead into the main body
OF the temple, "a by 10l feet without the outside
Asses, chan e and the lark" winch latter Is TO
be ii feet deep. There are TO be four double
rows Of pews and I'VE alsics, TO accommodate Alto
getter 1900 people. The organ AMI choir will lie
located over the vestbule and the root OF the nave
arches. The ''ark'' wi!l in ltse be a temple the
repos, tory OF the sacred scrolls and the 'thOra,',
and II be he architectural feature of the structure.
me fronts, both on tae avenue and on rifty-
hith street, viii be ia eel With Belevilie free
some, and the interior Is intended to be decorated
in poly chromc. The pews gallery fronts, stairs
&C.. are 10 he executed IN hard wood. rne or
the building when completed, viii be $4,000.
temporary platform was erected for the cOnve-
ntencc OF those engaged In the CEREMONY which was
adorned with flags. Mr.. ignatz stein the Presi.
dealt read the history OF the congregation, and stated
thai the original founders were a few believers In
the Iaith from Bohemia, who gathered IN the build
Ing NO. 90 Ludlow street. In the year 1917, TO
slD God according 20 The religion OF their fore.
fathers The total contributions for that year
amounted to only sos ~, white the donations nc q
NEE ing he d last month were over $4,000 The
pastor OF the cOngteRa Ion the Rev. DIR. A. Huebsca)
then pronounced an Impressive prayer in German,
alter which an elegant silver tr wei WAS presented
to hi ~ Mr.. X. Wylnan, chairman OF the Building
Committee, who made some appropriate remarks
The Rev. DR.. A. Huebsch then proceeded to Jay the
corner sioI into winch he place box containing
the following artices:-"iisiery Of The C0ngrega-
ton, by Ignatz Stern; Constitution OF the United
States, LIST OF MEMBERS United States coins, from
one cent 10 five dollars; copies OF the HERALD and
other dairy papers Jewish papers, programmes aud
TIE architects ana builders names. The ceremony
was incrSuersed with music and chanting OF hymns
under the leadership OF the cantor the Rev.
MI Weisch, who sung several solos In an eXcelleu0
manner.
After an grafton by the Rev. DR.. Isaac NJ Wise the
ceremony concluded with the hyinn oil ''Pralse oil
ye Ills holy name" Acknowledgement.