The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-20
BETHESDA CHURCH.
The Opening Of the New Bethesda Presbyte-
rian Church, Observation-Disclosures Of the
BuiIdIng-Its History.

The Opening Of the New Bethesda Presbvte-
rIan Church, KepsiDatop-Pnrti Of the
BuiIding-Its History.
The new building OF the Bethesda Presbyterian
Church, just completed, situated at the southeast
corner OF FrankfOrd road and Vienna street, Will be
opened for public service for the first time on next
Sunday morning, the 25th instant. Tne pulldlng Is
of the largest and most handsome IN tnat sectien
of the city, and the congregation worshipping In it
is in most 1ourishing condition.
The church is under the pastoral care OF the Rev.
w. T. Eva The efforts of this reverend gentleman
in the building up OF this new enterprise have been
In every way SUCCESSFUL as tne now completed
house Of worship testines He was formerly In
on Girard avenue, known as Chandlers Church,
from its first minister, and while there was also very
successful on December 4, 1867, the Bethesda con-
creoation was formed as q colony from the first
church, and this portion of the Old body TOOK with
them the PASTOR The cornerstone was laid on the
first of July 1865 and by May, 1862 the work was so
far completed as TO admit OF the occupation OF the
lectureroom, which Was aeaica1ed & on tne eleventh
ward and is now completed. The main audience
room and the finished building will be formally dedi-
Gated with appropriate services on next Sunday
The building is from designs by Addison Hutton,
architect, and is built of hewn Trenton brownstone,
in the Philadelphia Norman style. The dimensions
outside are 110 by Ga feet The main audience cham
ber is 60 by II feet The ceiling of the audeJce
room is IS feet high ana is i'm a sloping form the
highest portion holding the lighting apparatus of the
church, which consists OF three sets or rings of gas
burners mounted in strong renectors The height of
the basement ceiling is eleven feet
On the main floor there are $50 sttings, exclusive
of the gallery. The entire sitting capacity of the
ClurCn is eStlmateu Is JOOuRnJ
to be about the comfortable figure. The windows
are of stained glass, inclusive OF one very large one
IN the front of the church, and are from the manu-
factory Of Brownholtz, Acken Ransom. Between
the windows, and running to the ceiling, are large
plaster ribs in the romanesque style. Tne galleries
run around all four sides OF the church, and the
organ gallery is at the eastern end, immediately
back of and over the pulpit In this goodly-sized
instrument by II. Knauf & Son has been placed,
which will be opened on Thursday evening next
with a concert, In which MIR. Michael Cross the
organist of the Cathedral, and several well-known
lofu uNrfnf faEn ri
The pulpit desk is Of solid polished white marble
by Vanderhelt, and the pulpit platform is finished in
solid walnut. The pulpit and other furniture is
from the house of G. Sanderson, and the uph0ster-
ing is by Walraven This last is in dark red for the
main floor while in the gallery the pews are fitted
cushions capable OF withstandng much hard wear
The carpeting, from j. Ketchenman, is very pretty
and also substantial.
The main audience-room is reached by four wide
flights of stairs to the sidewalk. The basement has
an additional entrance to it and through it to the
auditorium, which opens on Vienna street. Directly
the corners OF the two streets is an unfinished
tower now run up to the top OF the stone work and
when completed will be continued into spire alto
gether in the neighborhood OF $50 feet high. The
builder Of the church was Mr.. w. b. Ginnodo, and
hill hill p''''' '''>' '''' w.
creased in NUMBER since its formation and it is
among the largest in the city, Within three years
Its commpnicans ,t have % been u more r than DOUBLED
Councilman William Bumm and the treasurer is
James Irwin
CoRoNER's INvEsTIGATIoN-THE CASE OF GEORGE
II. BoEHM.-Coroner Taylor this afternoon began
an investigation into the case of George Boehm who
died on Friday OF injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived at the hands of George Blakeey, on Thurs
day morning last. at Baldwins locomotive works
From the evidence, it appears that the deceased
had been at work with the night gang IN the steam
hammering shop. Between 2 and O'Clock on the
morning OF the occurrence, Boehm went into
Hamilton street, and in few minutes George Blake
ley came along mat street and had a conversation
with him. 0uarrpl enSupN and Rlakelay made
threats to whip deceased. The latter asked him to
fight. tussle was the consequence, and the fore
man OF the shop separated the combatants. Blake
ley then Threatened to cut the foreman, who had
hold of sim. In the meantime, Boehm secured an
iron bar, and coming towards Blakeley the FORE
man seized the bar for the purpose of wrestling it
from him. Boehm left go the bar and went back
into the shop, followed by Blakeley.
Whatever occurred subsequently must have been
done in the dark, as none OF the dozen witnesses
striking Boehm. The witnesses all testified that
attention was attracted to the deceased by his
groans, and on going to the spot where the SOUNDS
emanated they discovered him lying on the
Dr. Shapleigh testified to the nature of the wound
which caused DEATH and that the injury was the re-
suit of blow from some heavy blu0t instrument.
The jury rendered verdict that the deceased
came TO his death from blows inflicted by an instru
ment in the hands Of George Blakeley.
SALEo REAL ESTATE AND SToCKs.-The follow
ing are the sales of stocks and real estate by NJ
Thomas Sons, auctioneers, at noon to-day, at the
Exchange
10 shares Girard Fire and Marine Insurance
shares Kensington and New Jersey Ferry
70. ............ SZ
$1,000 first mortgage Freedom Iron and
Steel Co., with accrued interest. ....... "a per ct
$4,000 Connecting Railroad Co. per cent
Coupon Bonds, March and September 81 per ct
$4,000 Delaware Division Canal Co. 6s, Janu-
ary and July -. IS per ct
/ share Point Breeze Park Association. S9
13 shares Central Transportation Co. ...... 1922
567 shares West Hickory Mining Association 253
1906 Ogden street ...............e'.... s276
THE ALLEGED RINGLEADER IN CUSTODY.-Abou
six O'Clock this morning special officer McGrane ant
policeman Gallen, of the Ninth district arrested
John McMullin, the alleged ringleader of the ganI
who committed a murderous assault on Office
Rooney, at Twenty fourth and Spring Gardel