The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-04-10
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We are gratl1ed to nsunce The COM
pletion Of the work on tie insi1e OF fhe
Episcopal Church in this city lich has
been accomplished through tht ! perse-
verancc and uutiring energy OF 49, A. e
SICKLE. who i indeed . live man. and To
whom Til. parish owes debt 81 graft
tude.
The plan taken CATER the Norman style)
was conceived and drawn by Mr.. stuart
who ranks among the first-class architects
Of the south; Mr.. p. McHenry BoIiner was
the contractor for the whole job. and exc
cuted personally the carpenter work: Mr.
/ Fred. Lynch did the plastering; Mr.. John
/ Lee. painter, embellished the beautiful
I chauceI window: Mr.. Emil Freeman did
the painting. and Mr.. John Page the -plen-
+ Jid granting. All of these gentleman are
residents of this city. and We are praua to
be able TO boast OF such master mechanic
as they have proven themselves 70 De, by
the beautiful design and splendid execution
oi the same in this work.
The ceiling. made Of rich yellow native
pine. finished in oil. i nat and OF carved
wood. and has heavy wood cornice IN fae
angles, enriched with the billet moIding,
ana other holdings peculiar To the Norman
style, and j. supported ard the whole build
ing strengthened by seven heavy circular
wood LrusseS. resting on pentagon shaped
corbeS, moulded from cement, and which
have the appearance Of stone. The door
and window finish and the wainsc0tH2 i
beautifully enriched with holdings The
clustering is done with i'm ported POrti3Hd
cement, the walls being blocked our 10 re
prese mt stone. In the north wall there i
the segment of an arch. divided into three
panels, with circle ia the centre. ia which
there j. large Roman cross. Above The
ehancel window j. an elliptic arch, resting
on ornamenJed caps The mullious ~ the
window being paneied with an ornanIentea
bead, and each angle having plain bead.
all Of which beading is handsomely giIdsd
and rest upon blue ground. presenting al
together a most gorgeous display, refie t
ing credit upon the artist who conceived
tbe plan, the plasterer who executed the
work, and the painter who bcautitied and
adorned it.
The pews are capped with walnut. and
the backs OF the same, together with tIt
doors, windows and wain-cotng. are Splrn- F
ldly grained in imitation Of the same I
beautiful wood. The chauccl furniture is /
ct walnut, and is in perfect harnaus win /
other parts Of the building The floor oG +
the chance! is covered with Il beautiful
brussels carpet of oak. green and &ola +
c0lOr@. and handsome Turkey-red carpet F
tdorns the floor Of tile whole body 8f tae I
building. Fourteen gas fixtures, with slx I
burners, Of bright co oTs of gold, blu ana
red decorate the walls. Appropriate a4ot-
toes and emblems are also to be seen.
The entrance is also after the Norman
style, with an ornamental railing, and rose
paneled piers carved 10 represent sen rock
The style and finish of the entrance j. in
deed attractive.
This style of church building dates tack
to the year $50. When the Lombard were
united under one government, their Q1een.
Iheodulinda, embraced the Catholic faith.
and endowed numerous ecclesiastical cstsb /
lishmnntS. This mode OF construction pre- I
vailed after Chariemagne expelled the
LON bards in rs, and became the prevail
jn2 style through Italy, tfermany aaa
France, under the appelIation Of the LON
bard style. On the cession Of Normandy or
NeuStra TO the NormanS, in 9l2. AMI their
t. Christianity, they strove to
exhibit their zeal ia the new faith thew had
adopted by tie extent and splendor ot their
ecclesiastical buildings. The Norman
monks were 20 partial to architecture that
they studied both the theory and practice.
In their Own structures they worked rs ar
ttfctrs and maSoHs They adopted the
heavy style of the Lombards, but on a
grarder and more noble scale. adding uu-
merous ornamental accessions OF their own
invention. The ornaments were chiefly
used in the doOrwAvs and windows, and
also in the cornices. The general character
of the Norman style is the uniform preva-
lence of the semi-circular arch. II