The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-23
CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION.
Opening Services ON Christmas Day.


Opening Services on Christmas Day.
g'he new Church of the Incarnation at the corner
% Broad and Jefferson streets, will be opened on
Sunday morning next, on which occasion interesting
by Bishop Stevens. The new church is a beautiful
specimen of the pure early Gothic order of archi-
ware County, with dressings Of Beeyiiie brown
stone. The church is cruciform in shape with nave
aises transepts, choir, and clerest0ry. The whole
width Of the nave and aises 81 feet the depth ia
feet. The distance across the transepts or arms OF
is in the northwest corner of the building and is 26
feet square: this is to be surmounted by stone
spire rising 200 feet from the ground to the point
On the southwest corner is handsome porch.
The gable walls are "A feet to the point. The front
gable is surmonnted With With an an ornamental, carved
ases % feet high the roof springng to the clere
story wall "a feet from the ground. The wall of the
This wall is supported by large Gothic arches SPRING
ingfrom handsome cluster pillars with rich fOliated
The main entrance door in the west gable is
richly ornamented in carved stone work with
lumber Immediately over this door is the great
west window, Il feet wide and 20 feet high, with
heavy mulons forming tracery in various beautiful
patterns. This like all the windows in the building
is filled with stained glass OF the most elegant de-
feet wide and 22 feet high, and over the choir au-
other OF the same width, but not so high as the
in the west wall. The aisle and elere-story walls
are also pierced with windows, the mullions of
which are OF odd patterns
In the finish of the INTERIOR sodity, beauty and
durability have been very happily combined The
roof is open clear to the ridge POLE exposing view
all the timbers which are OF yellow pine, dressed,
ch8nfered, and faced with heavy mouldings. The
spandrls of the rafters are filled With carved
tracery in trefoi quatrefo and cinquefoi patterns.
The inside OF the roof is ceiled with yellow pine
boards, ploughed and grooved No paint is used on
the tinbers or ceiling they are simply oiled, bring
ing out the grain OF the wood.
In each transept is gallery, one of which is to
be used as an organ loft. The chancel occupies the
choir or head OF the cross it is raised two steps
above the floor of the nave; one step above the
chancel moor is the communion rail enclosing the
is the altar making five steps from the main floor
TO the foot pace surrounding the altar. All the fur
nture OF the ehancel is OF heavy carved and oiled
oak work. The pews and other furniture is OF
heavy oak, carved and oiled.
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES AT THE NORTHERN IIBER-
TIES BOYS, GRAMMAR SCHooL.-The Christmas exer-
cises OF this school took place last evening at the
school building on Third Street, below Green. The
programme was strictly followed.
The Country Aunt" and "The Yankee in France"
were excellent, and the tabeauX were, through the
eXertions OF Miss Sale Hicks, the talented elocu-
zionist OF the school, almost faultless.
The boards were handsomely Ornamented, by the
pupils Of the different divisions, with crayon draw
ings OF chemical and philosophical figures, also with
geOmetrical problems and maps.
At the close OF the exercises beautiful cage
tanning splendid songster was presented to the
principal Andrew ]. Morrison, py Mr.. Fahy, in be.
half of the Senior Department; an album to Miss
Slater by the pupils OF the First divison gold pen
MatSeWs ESQ dor having earned tSe SH
OF honorary member OF the school for the last term
Also large turkey to Mr.. d. H. Barnes, the gentle
manly iauitor in behalf OF al, the pupils.
The following is a list OF the distinguished and
meTitorious for the term Just ended.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Department-E. @. Freyer-
muth. % William Widmaier, 9T'6; William III.
FIRST Diyision-B. F. Moore, 97.2: Alexander
Third Division-Charles j. schmitt, s2.S; Louis
Boss, 90s; Samuel j. Eckert, sO'6
Fourth UVision-Fred Bender, 9T's.
NERIToRIOUs.
SsnGr s9, Besds' neSs oeb s ATed smith NJ s
Samuel Breidenbach, S21 Abr. Moor, SOL.
First DiysiSnWilism BRrks SIS Louis Trupp,
Second Divsion-Winiam Hauber, ss'l j. Jones'
SO; john Brown s4; II. Ringe, sl'5.
Third DiVisiOR-GeoTge Miller, S9'S; ID. Cannon,
s93; 7. Franendiner, 50; en-. Stehle, IS; Harry
FourtR DIVISION ohm Taxs, SI'l George Spaeth,
S3'1 William Kretger soc.
THE NAuoKAL RAILWAY COMPAEY.-The right of
way for two tracks has been secured by the National
Railway Company for nearly the whole length of
the contracts for tie road have been awar rded to
James Moore, Sidney pillon & Co. This firm built
the Union Pacific Railroad, and as 1t is composed OF
energetic and reliable men, the work upon the Ma
tioDal Railway viii undoubtedly be pushed forward
as expedtiousy as possible. The contract papers
have all been made out and the building OF the road
will shortly commence. The National Rail way
Company nave taken the upper doors OF the Cam
street, below Waiaut, and their oce WIN be located
there after the hrst OF January.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF SHE NATfeNAL RAIL
WAY COMPANY.
Henry Lewis, President; Jacob Riegel, Treasurer
Robert x. COTSOD, beCTeldfy.
Directers-Messrs. Henry Lewis, Matthew Baird
Robert b. Cabeen, CoGin Coaket, Charles Gibbons
Charles M. Dupuy Charles Smith, and Jacob Rege
Of PhadelRhia Messrs. A. Il. Iiyington, Samuel X
Wilson, Henry NJ. Hamilton, and J. b. Culver, oi
New Jersey and Mr. A. B. Clark OF Utica, N. Y.
TEsTIMoNIAL.--Last evening the clerks OF the City
Treasury Department, according 70 agreement, met
at the resdenoe.ef David Jones, ESQ.,, Chief Cierl
OF the City Treaskrers once. and presented hin
with a magnificent copy OF Dore's millions Para
disc Lost" which was presented by Mr.. Theop
Hartley IN a few appropriate remarks expressing
ceived by MT. JONES' who replied In his usual hap
manner, after which the company sat down TO
sumptuous repast. Singing and music enliVenet
the evenings enteTtainplenE
ROBBERY.-Leslie Stund mas been held in tlO'
hail by Alderman Diehm, 70 answer the charge O
breaking into and rObbing the tavern OF John BOYD
Managers, Of q clock snd nuncesT OF bottles