, 1873-06-28
ANOTHER new CHURCH,
Tho EliflCc Of tho Ada Street NJ. E..
Society.

Description Of the BuiIding--.Cost,
| 500, ,0G0.
While tho fact is wcll known that Chicago is
rapidly becoming d city Of olaurchos +" 1t should
not bo overlooked TINT tho Woat Division of The
city is ono Of tho primo 1aotorB In tho hastoning
/ Of this credtnblo fact. Around that beautiful
spot, Union Park, thoro oluBtora to-day some Of
tho finest church odticos in America. In fact
this pnrk BeomB to DO tho ecclesiastical contro OF
tho West 6ido. Tho Union Park Oongrega-
tlonnl, tho st Johns Episcopal, tho
Western Avenue Methodist, Union Park
! Baptist, Union Park Presbyterian (U. ~
the Now Joruaalom, tho..ooming Ashland Avonuo
Presbyterian, and othor church bui1dnge, arc
all contiguous to this celebrated litto park, To
this already long, aud atil growing, list Of oon-
sooratod ohurcles, another has just boon added,
Tho Adj Street Methodist Church, Of which
tho public havc hoard before, through the lber-
sdas % s ooee mSneefsp sa sns ho saSFfSe b a Sf M
tho carnoatnoss OF It's paator, the Rov. T. II.
strowbrldgo. ia nov complete and 1oady for oc-
1he building ia 1argo two-story brick, with
elegant stono trimmings, heavy buttreasos, ttr-
rotH, cros8t ot0., locntod on Ada street, block
and q half east Of Union Park, in largo, open
lot, adorned with shado-trooa and lawns. Tho
church lot proper, ia oox125 feet; tho church
walls. 62x11o foot. Approaching By tho grand
east 'front.' tho main entrance is through apa-
olouH and elegantly arranged portfco, crowned
with atono ornaments, into 4 large vestlbule from
which the main audience room is reached by
| enBy flights of Htairwnys.
The basement below contains q large lecture
room, two class rooms, infant and Diblo-olass
rooms, and Sunday school library room all rich
s s'sSs aT4K nGs seam 9%ssas Is saay sssnS
ornhmontoa with appropriate mottoes aud Scrip
ture quotations. having on the north wall "Tho
s' sower 1l39' Sewing tho sood" and "Rsbocca at
s aons "' Il osy ill., sinstaa ns tug aorsn
tion;" .'open, Thon, Mine EyeB, Tbast May
Behold Wondrous Things out Of Thy Lnw -
proGaue IS unto p Yoa and Un'2 Yos 4 dfon
the south wall tho mottOeH representing tho cRll
Of Samuel, and Moses looking out from Mount
Pisgah:
| vonionce and adorned with tic soripturnl quo
! tations in the aamo lotters /: !" Tho Lord IL My
| Shepherd Shall Not Want n J" Suffer Little
gl Children tq G; Gene Unto hlo. and Simply to
Tho Bible-class room ia quite spacious, and Is
ftescocd with quotations from the Bible. among
Strength; :" !" Overcome Dvil with Good" aud.
from the 3" Rock Of Ages hymn,
Ref1 fsf ne Of sis A. m1ssn s;st fGp n r. %Sso
Those mottoeB and quotations aro all in tho
most brilliant frescoingg and occupying largo
panels, aud which, along with the furniture and
other fnishingB, ronder tho basement o ohoar-
ful and bonutiful place for worship or Sunday
school exorcises All tho rooms arc ndjustiblo,
and can DO thrown into one largo and oommo-
dious lects1te-room.
fN1-. o-r1n
seating capacity Of 1000. Tho main door con-
tainB 210 pews, finished in ash and walnut, hsy-
ing curved backs, ornamentod scrolls, and
raised. panclsd ends. Thoy wcro .p1r-
4Soms9n from sne Co. osope'sh Of 1aa a
| They aro upholstered In rich crimson rep, in
harmony with the Venetian. carpot and
crimson plush Of tho pulpit. Tho carpotinga in
| this room nro perhaps the hnost found In any
church in the city, md the only pattern Of tho
| kind In Chicago.
Tho gallery extends oil around tho building,
descending at tho west end, whore is located tho
organ-loft and pulpit Il is finished, In harmony
with tho othor wood-wori Of The building, in ask6
and walnut, and Is decidedly an ornamental fea-
ture Of tho main room.
Tho ceiling is panolod and froscood in bluo,
greon, dr1b, yellow, chocolate, Lavender, aud
maroon tints, with ornamental stucoo, al tho
wood work that ia visible being harmonizoa in
colorR with tho froscongs, forming ono design.
This adds groatly to tho general effect Too
like great ralters grained or otherwise paintod,
oyor which is thrown the froHooings, like q tent
covering, In this tho wood work is "frescoed
Tho pulpit furniture consists Of two pulpit
stands, two easy chaira, d sofa, aud marb1c-top
communion table, with the altar, usual iu Meth
odist churches, surrounding In front. The
choir-box il in the rear Of the pulpit, mud con-
make % from s Weataold, Maas. Il ia pronounced eei
tho bost organ Of it's kind in tho city. Over this,
In the form Of an aro on tho WALL is the insorip-
ton, "Thon God soest, No. IN the German
large Gothic stained glass windows and BY night
with double row Of gas-burnors (oyer 300) in
tho apex Of tho ooiling, extending tho whole
length Of the room from cast to woBt, just above
ventilation. By this arrangement these oroa-
ingB become the chimneys to tho gas-b.fners,
and very much facilitate both tho lighting and
yentilatiug.
sub-basemont below, whore nro also tho kitchen,
church,
the finest and most convenient Of tho city. It's
cost, including lot, is about 100000. Tho
pppor room han boon finished in the
short time Of twenty,four weeks, and
their pay Tho auccena Of tho enterprise is
largely dno to tho Building Committee, which
consists Of but two mon, to-wit Ira Brown and
Samuel Brown.
The dedication will take place next Sunday,
DR.. Fowler preaohing in tho morning, Bishop
Bowman at s o'clock .. M, md DR.. IvoB ut 7:45
in the evening. Several othor prominent divinos
will be present at the services and assist.
A Fine Display.
ANY at all ohaerya1t could not pssa down State
stroot without noticing tho Ano show Of "aumner
sylos" at A. J. Nutings clothing establishment. Cor
tany tho variety OF ao syes Ia not surpassed by any
Similar institution that we know of; and
such goods ~ he Bhows In his wludoWs are
not . {ow spoelmon Rnrmcnta mAdo up for