, 1873-11-16
Description Of the Building and
History Of the Society.
AQegorica1 Chicago---Religion
and Politics.
Programme of Services in tho
Churches To-day.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

to lilo solemn sorytees OF Almighty 40d. 1tla the
Church of tho Messiah. The exercises will take
place this morning, the Roy. DR.. Bellows, Of
Now York, o1icia!ing.
On Sunday, tho I'd inst, VIC gavo . detailed
description OF tho Memorial Chapel, which Ia
CONNECTED with and forms part Of tho Church
or tho Messiah odihco. and now wo give
concise description Of tho church proper,
which will bo dedicated to-day. Tho odilce Is
eituatod on tho southeast cornor Of Michigan
avenue and Twonty-third street. Tho plan Of
tho church is reotangle the auditorium Ia %
10y o. feet; the pulpit s pacod at the rear end Of
tho auditorium, aud at tho south Bido Of the pull
pit ia the organ cnancol 10 feet wide by 10 deop.
At tho front corner Of Michigan avenuc and
Twenty third street stands campanio, through
which is one OF the main entrances to the
church, with grand doorway foot wide. Tho
interior Of Tits campanife forms largo vcBti-
bule, 10 feet 0 inches spRu. From this vostibulo
VIC enter NIL inner vostibulo 10 foot square, md
from this can bo entered the auditorium through
large doorwaya. At. tho corresponding south
wcst front cornor III vostibulo built in projec-
tion, with entrances. the same. Tho audlto-
rum is arranged to seat 800 people, thero being
no galleries. and is lighted by five ;win-
dows On each slde, and five In front for tho
lower section, aud large window. above.
The organ chancol is lighted by a
large window. Tho south wall of tho church 10
p1aced feet 8 inches from the lot limo tho
front wall ia Q feet from The wall on Michigan
Nv, and tho north wallis % foot incheB from
the limo on Twenty-thiTd street. Tbe corner
campnnie projects from the front wall line Of
the church feet, and - foot from tho aide wall
toward Twenty-third street. The .yeshbule a.
tho other cornor projects feot from tho front
wall of thc church. Tho seats aro arranged for
thrce aislos, tho centre ono G feet wido, and the
othor two s foot wido. Tho pulpit platform ia
8 fcot high, whilo there is platform 8 inches
high around tho samo, with chancal rail. Tho
choir platform is raised foet inches above
tho floor, On the top Of which is paneled
front, foot nigh.
EXTERIOR DESIGN.
There ia retaining wall on both the street
fronts noxt to tho sidewalk, eject high, Of lime
Btoup, laid in regular coursoB, rook-faeed work,
on the top Of which is a massive cut-stono
coping. The base line Of tho building is sot
feet inches above tho level Of tho sidewalk, and
from tho top OF tue rotaining wall to the base limo
of tho building there Is sloping torrace. Aand-
sornely aodded. which presents q hue appear
nnco. This feature is quito novel md very ap-
propriate in our city, whero tho ground surface
ia 40 leyol for, while 1t gives q variety OF put
limo, it also presents q massive base to thD
structure. There are two entrances to the
church in addition to the ono through tue Me-
mortal Chapel. These pre reached by wdo
flights of stone steps, aanked on either side by
solid stone buttreassSs, Tth Sn,,on, pqYa9ge Y1aos
those novels aro t. sao stand 9rnsmentm 2rt,na
iiamp"posss i n,',so " faot hiph al around the
oaso a! N.1Isai.N ,nsda ~ anftfacad atnnn-
WorA; dne pla1r s IT, Inrnont on.rriea laid in
Will roa, asIa1 and tIo trim
regnlar couIsesi sorae of no
n, H. ~ ~ 40 ntar-taiIa fnnt birh. with
stan, sins. wash. ruI,o 40 "A''-''o'' o~~' "
Ine , ho ~ ao 1hnt T. ia sterro w;th
oase ana u msns oo SUI snt :. ~ n;Saa ~
aolo nutfose acin eaGn =, s a of
sfu'eI an soty With is ohsraetersto Of
tend up to the oght Of feet when a; t1e to"5 our
walls start s1uaro Of 20 1soe 9et ~ e.> - to
ea,eno mp she TGis forms ~ '' fho iownr aoc.
f1on or lever sss' ssEts' s;da 'a1 ~. e". tsb;ch
no, on tno noltn a'''o z',.,,, y. IN
y r. or ene anu xo ados ara Iiacoa snco windows
ne otnUa n s rMT o 1 av to
is ia naa1dsa MOI bslt course, wnieh striSes liz
door sr a nontcd wnIow-oans
AEovn I'm lnwor eenntinn. ar first sntory: ID a
.aoss,vo nv 1,,n11ni cnt.atnt,a hcit nonrsn r. cor.
4,nn . foot o,, with .hoavy W. nrniect;on an1
AZ ibis III nt Tho cnr,ora Of III, eenmnanile arc
nIacc1 nnrlo i,inokn of stone. tie -tons Of whcI,
ern roundni1 IN to renoivn the cna,.lfor OF tho
-n,s nnsrora % ahoyn. This nha1nfor Ink Bouara OF
fnot' md continues M for distance Of foot,
nt,a,, tt;ara is n,au Getk course OF sandstone.
inches vida. wlch Ia On v lpyal with the sprius
f ~. a,ooS ~ tn windows in thia stcry. Erom
th;s ~ nnint tho ciiamfor inoroavog until at tle
s boiat ~ tho tnn Of tho second soction or STOW
~ lin cn nn,,,aniln Novt in A heayy onrnicn tlrne
feot md si1 inches Iigh, with lpayy nro]ootion.
Thia co1,ncotn with a cnrrespondinr. ono on thte
fr5nt Uaj1a Of tllo church. Which forms tho con.
NJ Of cortain nnrts. Next aboyo thia story ID
h5G, hd,frv sInrv ar soctiDn:' tic cbamfored cor
nv, 'cnr{tnno In for distnndo of is feet, whom
t1'a. t1,ay. oc cnaao anJ to canpaniio osgunes tho
sa;aro amy ] nraIn.M11 feot square, Above this il
r1ncad n HwiIto moulod ent stone bnad 8 foet 8
fncnna I,icI, Mnnn Wluch e,riugs tile rruni
arches ] over @ tho bofry-oporlugs. Ihis story Of