, 1873-06-08
and that It will cost 100000. The following
description is given BY the architect:

anu LQat II WILL COht @ACV,VUus 4uo 4OAUHL1E
description is given by the architect: -
Tbs proposed nsw buildings occupy tho whole Of the
lot 170x100 and consist Of the church, fronting
Michigan avenue, with chapel in rear, facing Twenty
asta street LnG da ts1.a ond
and chancel. The main entrances are by two large
porchcs hanking the west gable and opening into
1nd vesulo is III feet Width across nave and 1ale
6414 feet; across TRANSCRIPTS, o. feet. The ehancel
proper l. 2s feet deep feet vide With oetasons
Of three divisions. The chancel aud accessories
planned in an entirely novel manner, affording,
TRANSCRIPTS tho side spaces being utilized also for tho
purposes Of baptBtry and for choir, in manner at
once convenient and highly conducive to architectural
vded either side Of the chsnce also side lobbics
end entrance doora. Tho church ia divided OF inter
naily by arcades, consisting Of tron columns
The pews, Which saords abundant Light Of the most
advantageous kind. Tho iron columns consist Of
several slender ehafts, combined with view o. ngns
of effect and arranged as to obstuct the WOW
hut little wide and lofty arches mark the trsnssp.
and cancel The roof Of the church will b carried oy
and caryed corbols The ceiling will bo Of po!ygonal
shape divided into raceried panels BY moulded rosthe
# P5s .n y & Fl ehI Sc eIubofsey grained ii n
plaste4 viii moulded groin rib. springng Of shafts IL
angles apse with rich foalsd eaps AZ alch moulded
dor the wndow-sis, below whiel. the walls viii to
decorated wholly in color, with suitable tnsc1ip-
1ohs, aan shg tha i iienon from The
h The interior Of the church should receive the most
attsnon, md everything h.s been dire cited to that
~ htte walnut one Of the most varied and beautiful
~ native woods and free from tile heaviness resulting
from black walnu. used in Masses The fittings & VII ~
both light and elegant In effect, and thoroughly up
70 to marx Of modern eos1esiastsa E Ts
eS eS.p.1 for WEE Ri seat s'e"sfs .oe hs
chapel In rear extends the whole distance from
tranco porch from Twenty-ei1th street. The roofs
and ceilings will be of handsome designs harnonizng
with tho church The whole Of the building VII 30
Special provisions is made for ventilation BY means OF
large 7entating ana smoke shaft to be carried uR
iine the chief atm has been elegance Of
proportion with but little ornament combined with
eolidity sud durability Of materid. The walls are
faced wth coursed Joliet rock faced stone the window
panels zrches and ali dressed stone work Of the best
Ohio River sandstone similar to tho Chamber of COM
merce. The window tracery will al bo worked in
stone unlike the great majority Of Chicago churches
The front on Michigan avenue viii present gable
ried window each Of threo lights aud richly truce
rted rose window over. Tho hsnking porches are
Wsg beng on, q annsua richly moulded aud
roofs Of aate with rich tron-work aud finals. The
sides present two iers Of windows, those OF tho ases
being richly tzacered, the upper, c1ercatory win
dows forming nearly continuous arcade. The sides
further broken up By The transept gables conto1n
gables OF the chapel complete the general oec
The roofs will be 81 Of slate, the ridges to be finished
tho chancel arch the main ridge is broken by lofty
and elegant baturrot, OF total height Of us feet
The intention has been from the commencement to
dispense with the costly feature Of q tower.
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
Tho Aduance is out this time with numerous
well executed illustrations, among which ls an
excellent likeness Of Mayor Medii, which occu-
pies the whole OF the first page. A double
neg sy1sentad apd
well calculated to excite = lively enthusiasm IN
the minds OF those living in and adjacent to
Chicago. The great wonder is that it ia pro-
posed to complete such mammoth edlfce dur
ing the aeason but il they say they viii, i vii
Hotel and the Michigan Southern &
Rock Island passenger-depot ara very
good, and are just now quite apropos-
Altogether, this is BY far the best illustrated
torially, the current number rises to explain its
views on the 'sSunday Liquor-Law," Of which
the following is an extract:
Society has right to restrain or to prohibit prac-
and even those which are simply dangerous such %
the storing and sale Of gunpowder: This Sunday Law
We look upon In no respect Teg1oMs fntef1ct Il
proceeds upon no ssbbatartan principle. It compels
no man to regard or to observe Sunday as dfs1nely
enjoined Sabbath. He Is not forced by It to go to
.ine Tnnor Il ia simply police regulation Of
pnbc traic, BY the statc based on tangible facts.
# Is found tint The; congrseating o. Of men on on
hodays ut sa]oon1 with money in their pockets and
lestuTe time on their hands, is invariably productive Of
poverty, drunkenness. disorder, and crime. Hence,
in some Of our Sates tho sale OF intoxicating drinks s
forbidden On election dsys, and the law meets with
general approval The same principle applies to Sun
day, which is leisure day, on Which *orklng men,
are specially tempted to indulge IN dissipation, and to
sq1ande1 their in drink to tho injury Of their
stances danger to The community as truly as it on
election day. or % truly a. Is OF powder
At aay time Has tie state no Ight to provide against
:. The Standard for this week pronounces upon
the 81 'Pu1itanical Sunday" The ring Of tho arti-
Gle ia good, and the spirit which peryades the
closing words arc conmendable:
Az to the "Puritanica1 Sunday" 1t is enough to
sense exists longer There is no Christian man or
woman who maintains that the day "Bhau be observed
E en The people Or ey any Of the pe2Rf n.g ~ asy
brightest day Of the whole week; day whose observ;
welfare. The laws 81 the lind guard With this View
eaa init ee ~Sc wish hef to foree her
%bo 9q ths assen R04 from Or ths snS VerS
nischievous character efteetnay checked and public
Our German friends forget thing in all this mat
ter What they trying to do IT, not to protect any
right Of their own law Of tho hnd a1lows them
any such right a. they Claim. They are seeking to
completely change the character Of an American tnsh-
tuition. Can they think 1t strange TINT American
Christians should be unwilling to surrender precious
Immunit1es which have been RacTed In this lAnd Tor
$50 years7 Is it not possible to them that Amc
can Sunday is as dear their German Sunday is
to them There ts no wish or purpose to oppress
feovcittzens Of foreign birth but there u purpose
xed and resoute to keep the Of our faith
efs as from, the fathers We received them.
The Interior is talking this week to '3 Missouri
Presbyterians." It also has few words about
those It's 900 families in its fold that do not sub
scribe for any Presbyterian paper, which is
marvellous fact by the way. It then turns
frowning glance upon one OF our Chicago dai1les,
and speaks thusly:
The Times does more to bring disgrace upon the
reputation Of city than any and all other shaes
and scandals together. Tho Inference is that city
which viii support the fou1est and most daSard1y pa
per in the world must be the most shameless and de-
nrayed city in the world 1ts lbes are not regarded
s. our citizens, hut It is humating to local pride
tint such sheet should be published In this city.
GENERAL NOTES.
It is understood that the Rev. r. ". Patter-
son. D. D., who vas elected to the Chair OF
Christian Apologetics in the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary at the last meeting Of the
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