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II architecture, and n original
I La haautifu}. IN is aiuii1ai l.,

pews eovon foos square, and Inns beautifully
plnrcod parnrot III front betwoon tho nRvo
columns. Tho navo nrohos, triforiun,, and c1cvo
oarttals boing beautifully follatcd. Tho coflins
ih NcEenty foet from, tho eor, and Is nrco rnrt
OF tho tiuber-work showing. Tho trnssea rost
on small columns with folnlod caps and mbll-
Cd bnsee; md in their t,tn arc carried By beau:
with rich trnoorios.
Tho teotMrc-room building III .rrhugod m fol-
lows On tho right Of tho entrance yostibulo IL
tho latiea' rocoptlon-roon., % foot BY "a; d.
rect1y III front you onter is tho door into tho
IS teet 9y y,,i IS feet ana north Of
BY, A., On the second floor Is the Sab
brary-roon,, infant'e class room, with ail
necessary Recommendations. THIS basement is
silation Ina boen eccured BY haying ducts un-
dcrncnth tle church floor, and connecting It
1ith the yentilating shaft, which is heated BY q
coil OF pipo.
Tho whole Of tho church and loctr,re-room
building Is finely decorated. Tho wallis hayo a
1t The spripging OF the windows, and round tho
Atohee of windows and DOORS with bants OF
high colorB. Tho noldinga Of tho several cor
nicos are brought out IN tuo reliof by juaicoua
buff, the covea and chambers being. palnted rcd.
brown, and rod. Gold has boon usod on tho
higher parts Of the folinge.
At tho sprlnging Of tho roof arches, and on .
limo with caps Of tia columns, 'is Q beautiful
a Sasos standing Out in briianf reliot. T&e ine
arcade Of cleyo story windows is q wonderfully
Of light which streams through thom, and illumi-
na.es tho warmer tintB Of the trfor1lnl, and the
beautifully cool color Of tho cobalt ceiling, with
It's ultramarine borders and edgings OF white md
buff, mako charming scene, on Which tho oyo
gazos without fatigue and teproach.
Below, tho oxtremply. well chosen design and
colors OF the carpets, tho cushions to tho seats,
fulnesa and good taAte whioli is evlucea In tho
most minute dotaii, Il can bo fairiy said that
everything which entors into tho composition Of
tho noble structure has an Intrinsic value whicl,
Will ropay the trouble OF Investigating, and
leaves nothing for good taste and knowledge to
deaito. 81 ..>. "
In the timc to come, whom Chicago will bo
surrounded with buildings on whioh knovlodgn
and GOOD taste will prevail, tho Second Pres
by&erlan Church will always bo polnted to
saore e sna'rk II Of tes aa snG
will be III enduring monument to tho good taatn
and diacrimination OF tho Building Committee,
and tho ability Of tho superintonding architect,
John Addison. Tho cost Of tho building il about
e175, 5,oOD. Tho Building Committee consist OF
Clark, Carter, Kellogg, and Douton..
TIE REV. bf. n. Y. PATTERSON.
It ia proper, at this point, to say word re-
specting tho worthy pastor Of the Church. THO
Essi Essi Il rehaesses b. ss'.S j. ig14. P is' IT,
sgs Of years the ''prairie State" became hia
homo and OIL it's broad plains he spent his boyr
hood. What has boen tho effect Of tho far.roaoh-
Ing yiews, everywhere presented in tho stAto Of
Illinois, Of zufpging With purely '' Western peo-
p!c |" all through bis carly lfo, no ono can toll,
but II Is n observable fact that DR., Patterson IL
eyery whit . Western man, md tho prodnot Of
Illinois Aa oPp9rtqn'tiea, for education wore
Gud him mastering his eAriy lessons With
out even q toachor. At tlo ago Of IS no
fnd him in tue preparatory department. Of the
College at Jacksonville. where he graduated iu
1887. After spending year ~ tutor in this in
tprian Theological Seminary IN Cincinnati pro-
pairing for tho niniatrT, and completing bis
studies thore In lSd0, nt wlich tiyno lis conncc-
tion with Chieago virtually began. In 1850 tho
nEhi@t @ eqmpse esea b essns sn s M SE Dop SSoa u
SUCCEED tho celebrated DR.. Bceoher in tbe Chair Of
Theology In Lane Seminary, position which
ho was, evan t}lon. eninont}y qualified to flll,
and III which, no doubt, he would hayo distn-
Utter this, from Hamilton College, ho received
tho titla Of DID,, and is in 1853 chosen Modera-
tor Of tie Gonorai Assembly Of tho Presbyterian
Church Of tho United States Of America. In re-
spoot to his charaeteristlcs and abilities aa 0
nniuistor it has. been !, faiA that Ao, rbe,
He is not much addicted to. idealitE, and has
an ld-fash!onod habit Of calling everything by
Its right name. His style iB d good saxon-En-
glish, plain, simple, straightforward, hitting al-
stye It I the i beginning of Ii Sa 60 career, aaa has as
stuck to 1t ever hillce. Io has mover asceuded
to the forid or Romnncsque, but hos been cou-
tont tint hia church should exhibit that in an
architecture Of stone, whtle lo pre-
He holds tho hard Presbyterian. doctrine mud
proclnims 1t boldly. 1t .is as he. believes, the
Word Of God to tho salvation OF souls, aud he, as
Qod'e minister, mutt preach ii plainly and in all
singleness, OF PURPOSE. 'This ho' has done now
boon oIeeted to tho chair Of Clr1stian Apologot-
ics III the Presbyterian Theological ge,nlnary Of
this city, and will entor upon tho duties Of that
new field in January poxt, at which time his
elroct. No 1uau haa done moro Tor tAs Presby-
toran Church III ths Woet than Or. Patterson.
No man il better acquainted with tho growth |
and history Of that Church in tho West. aud 1t is
not Loo much to say, that 10 man is moro ell
d .sSs S 1d q GPYasa M 5sna o5 ds oc,p pSson % thu m
has grown upy aud whose religious
faith la hna been so influential In moiling. It
Inns beon appropriately said only Inst Monday
evening, at the moeting to receive Ills reaigna-
tion. BY ono who has known him long and well,
Gov. Bross,-"I hayo aeen him In tho
privacy Of the 1nost lntimato friendship; haye
bcpn With him undoi tho eladow of st. Pctor'a
III Rome, and elsewhere In Europe and in this |
country. and on tlle broad Atlantic; aud it ia
proper that say here md now, in parting witt, |
him as pastor, though ho needs no suoh
words from mo, that I never Appw him |
to do = single. act or Ray one word tllat
was not In strict !, accordance With tie |
truest typo Of. o gentleman, or derogatory in
tho least to my highest ldeai Of minister OF our
holy religion. This Testimony, which conea from
tl,a deepest recoHscs Of my heart, muat, think,
be thAt ot eyory man, woman, and chiil who
hears NO."
Among tho leading members Of this con-
brpswp,. 8 ys11 1ndge Mark stlnp9or, Judge roster,
Mayor MaqIlI Senator Trl,nhull tic Hon. Nor,
man u. judd, tho Hon. John Wentworth, ex-
Gov. Droas, The Uop, 9. B. Farwell, Prot.
Edmond Andrews, the Hon. \. ". Raymond. tile
Hon. ]. II, Durham, Judge II. 7. Mather, JOHN
0. Williams, r. 3. Carter, Q. Groyor, Fl. N.
Gould. John Mcatnnis, Vim. Dlair, Peter Page,i
I. II. Dnreh. Judge Van II. Higgins, DR., n.sN. |
[aham, tho Hon. +. Ihllan, Goorge ". Snow, Dr.. |
n II Hal f,,it,