New-York tribune., 1871-08-08
IRON-CLAD CHURCHES.

TIE ARCHITECTS OBJECT TO THEu AND PRO
NOUNCE THEM FLDMsY
At time when so much money is spending
in building churches subiect OF deep interest TO all de-
nominations is the relative value OF the various maeT
ais used for tins purpose, and the advantages OF the di-
ferent styles OF architecture warm controversy is in
progress privately between certain old and new school
architects on these matters Tie "TOn.cad" church
built last year in Brooklyn for the Rev T. Dewitt Ta.-
mages cOucIeCat.O and which, though seating $500
people, cost only S35O is attracting much attention,
and is the chief cause OF tie controversy mentioned;
since many congregations not overlooking with wealth.
but desrous Of having handsome charchesare discussing
the propIey of following the example of the owners OF
this Brooklyn Tabernacle" Those who have already
determined build il tss way, OF who are actually at
work, follows:
Kost Chus Beiosve Brookyn $4,000 TO be ~ BY
I5eGy Baptist Church J. Hyatt Smith pastor be GO by 50 feet
Greenport Baptist Csub ,t Taycr ODE co y 100
feet to 900 and to cost sE Geo
Dr. H. H. scudder Of the Ormond place congregational
Church has also announced that his Society is about TO
build iron church with an un0roken rOoI OF 100 ieet
span 10 cost $4,000 The plans for these churches are
all made by an enterprisng young architect Of New
York II is claimed for this style Of church architecture
that such buildings be put up for oneha the cost OF
stone churches and that thds the adoption OF TINS style
VIII aid the cause of religion and morality
1t is Objected to Mr.. Talmages church mat u LOOKS
more ike c,rcus than place OF worship; bat its
friends say that il ie certainly handsome lldnc, ana
what tbcy want is convenient, TOomy meeting-housc
They do not feel hound consider whether the Structure
viii be all ornament 10 Brooklyn thousand years from
low.
mi. tabernacle was erected in the foJ -ng manner :
frame work of tInbcr raised and niaiu yih blck
Boarding was then nailed on diagonaliy outsN1 an! ID,
and en,ed iron was nailed over this 1t is claimed that
bo futed ron il great aid the preacher the same
voice will be much easier heard in such building than
IN nf he
tered. -, ..,.... =. ,i,,, d, o,. ti,oo,s do
yeon the fact that the majority OF them are greatly 0p
,oad ,n mis- nev and "nsy' church architecture. The
rTst one seen expressed the following conservative
views. "Cas,-irOn viii DO wei enough LOT stores, cs-
,acioiy when mason work ia high but IN building
wealthy congregations are supposed 20 nave
something else iii view peslue inelc T n,id I'D
Goomona desire TO make worthy OHellug anu give
lasting and substantial proof OF ther fngious zeaI.
- ali hc urincip!cs OF good taste are violated IN the
pskiu eays that edice begins 10 look feay wen ul
III 1880 years old bnI me yo y 9ou an ma rpsnranro
~ noe te fate sealed It's only hope ls III iIcs lihi
some body must be ever gong aDout IL W ait P po, o.
!ooIo sbrcIs and dissolution. As wei would II be
fr ttn sculutor when he s1odeing hne human hg,
me 10 put one good leg on II ana SET up pam iron To
Tor me other because it IL just as sIOhR S !V tc III
To eneoIrage any such bochwork IN tins o0un-
try where wealth H. longing to express us power i'll
ioTms OF ion uTonouIced az false the theory Mat
tho iron-sided the speaker 10 De heard au ~,
DIS wood used always for sounding poas' , f -, =,
rIcan ord urnucr distribution, rs IN the Nlo!lL ana
piano wood alone II hitting hgin ~ ,bd Cnly tron@r
buildings are often lined with wOCh, as thc u,E poP'i
scent nesf 10 mir for the distribution OF SOUND A..
This architect raised the fdTtheI ogoo'ion i't & CIV
iron beng simply nailed on would 20 sSVn ~, ,ras uscd
Eyen IL the more eIpentiye galvanized IRON "'s ue'
tbe sdc nIars would soon rust al the edges ana nail
holes ais final word that II GIeciah ana f""A'