The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-01

are finished, and the whole building approaches
completion. It Is situated on the west side of
King street, south Of vsnderhorss, and measures
l45 feet in length and 66 in breadth. The nave is
90 by 81 feet, and the chancel "a by II. The ves-
try room, 12 by Is, is to be on the northwest cor
ner OF the building. Heighth Of the arch in nave
81. There are three entrance doors in front, and
two on the Sides The galleries will be on the
north, east and south sides. The steepe will be
2sak feet In height, higher by over 90 feet, than
any other In the city.
STYLE oP ARCHITECTURE.
The church Is built In the pure German style OF
ecclesiastical architecture, in many respects not
unlike the stately Cathedral in Broad street
which was laid in ruins by the great fire.. The
principal door OF entrance is placed in the centre
OF the tower. which occupies the middle OF the
front elevation. The organ is to be placed IN the
tower. The order OF architecture is marked by
the pointed mullioned gothic windows. or these
there will be two rows; single windows under the
galleries, and double above. The walls are sup
ported by buttresses, terminating In plnnac!es,
contested by battlemented parapet
The windows will be Of stained glass-she front
window in the tower twenty Eight feet high.
Above the main centre richly ornamented ''ro-
set'en or "bulps-eye" for the clock, and large
gothic window above for the belfry.
The roof OF the tower. from which rises the spire
in an octave Is In the form Of cross. ~" chan
eel is pentagon.
Capacity OF church from twelve hundred to If
teen hundred seats Standing room for three
thousand. The church Is built of brick, and re-
and for its walls. The cost Is estimated at about
sixty thousand dollars.
The appearance Of the inside will resemble that
OF the Citadel Square Baptist Church.
The ceiling will be in fresco; the galleries viii
have bauIsters OF wood clahorately carved In lace
work-all corresponding with the characters of
the architecture. The galleries will be supported
by clusters of iron columns. The pews IN oak.
The ground plan Is similar to that of church
edifce in Lauenburg, Pomeranls. This resem.
blance however, is accidental, the plan for the
| new Lutheran Church being entirely orig nal
OLD ST. MATTHEW'S.
Old St. Matthew's Church, which Is destined tc
give place to the ncw st. Matthew's we have en-
deayored to describe, was built at the corner o.
Hasel ard Anson streets, IN 1872 The Rev. b. F
w. HeemSoln, Tue urSt Ps1Sloi' oei'eu INC Nf ~
till the spring Of ls4s, when he returned to Ger
many, and he is now pastor In Mlsselwarden
Amt Dorem, Hanover. Pastor HeemsOth was sue
ceeded by Rev. L. Muller who has served the CON
gregation acceptably during nearly twenty-thret
years. Mr. Muller Is naive of Rhenlsh Bavaria
passed through the gymnasium Of Deux Points
and completed his studies in philosophy sns
theology In the University OF Utrecht. lmme
dately upon his graduation he came to the United
States, was ordained in New York In 1872, snd
served congregations In New York and Brooklyn
I'LL tho spring OF ls4s, when he was called to thi
city.
| The Fair.
From the time that the first stone Of the new