The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10


is q very handsome structure. both outside and
within Its exterior style is early English but ITS
interior il modern having in combination tie
elements OF grandeur, grace, harmony ana va
rety. The edi1ce has front OF 200 feet on Fifty
nth street and 100 Fifth avenue. Tne main front
Is on tue latter tnoroughiare and Is nanked by TWO
towers OF different Dimensions. the Que at the
southeast angle OF the church being 20 feet square
at It's base. This tower lie not completed but It Is
intended TO rise height or about 300 feet about
fourteen feet higher than the spire OF Trinity
church. The tower At the northeast angie "a
aDous 16oieet high. Al both the southWestery
and northwesterly angles OF the edince tnere IL
tower the former being LOG and the latter 100 ees
nigh. The exterior OF the church Is built
OF brown stone, quarred at Bellevnle, n.
j. The main entrance from Fish
avenue is through four double doors. which are
app cached through q porch, or nartnex, forty
feet WIDE This Is led up to Dy easily rising steps,
which project to the end OF the widtn o. a court
yard which viii be ado at the 'front.' and rear OF the
church. Tue doors open from the porch into a
handsome vestiDule, forty-nve feet seven inches
long and sixteen ieet SIX inches wide. The cell.
ingof this yestiDule Is groined, the arches being
supported by BY low columns, having sculp tured
capitals The arches are enricaed with nodded
ribs, loated bosses and other architectural orna-
mentatiou. the spaces between the arches In the
ceiling are colored SKY blue, illumined with
GOLDEN stars, while those between the columns on
the walls, have maroon color, and are decKed
win nant colored clover leaves. The flooring OF
the vestoue Is a mosaic OF English tiles, and Is
very skiluly made
TIE AUDITORIUM
Entering the cnurch from the vestibus very
beautifully proportioned and decorated auditor
ium comes Into view. Everything mas the grace
conferred on objects by llghtness and the zine or
beauty 30 angles meet the eye, but every feature
or the interior - curved ana seems TO low
naturally INTO TIE current or the whole picture.
After passing beyond that part OF the furihest
gallery which overhangs tie entrance, the eve
Is at once attracted to the roo by the hood or
light wticn pours down into the church aud gives
tie impression tnat tue building 10 open 10 the
sky. Then the extreme beauty Of the whole au-
ditOrium breaks upon the eve ana mind. The
dome = Almost long Oval IN shape ana the walls
reach up TO u uy series ofiong, gentle curves.
liza Geld is broken BY q Use or renectors which are
FRAMED ~ rREI11LY STAINED CLASS,
ana which derive the nFut which they throw into
the auditorium rom lines OF windows on either
side Of the crest Of the roof The ceiling is
psneIied. the shape OF the panels varying from
rectang es TO truucated trangles. 1he fields OF
these figures are painted blue ana decorated with
stars Tho lover curves or the roof which IAN
gently toward the walls, have neutral tint
scmething Ike French gray, while the walls
themselves have shade something between drao
rather its ceiling, Is OF wood and is supported Dy
the trusses OF the general rool. Although ~ Is
quite massive IN ChhlACteft us oIuhmeHtatl0n
imparts 70 " "A pleasing appearance OF ligntnCss
ana sefgupport. All the JOiners WORK In the
interior I'll the church Il MADE or the best ASH
wood sKlliully polished. The pews are arranged
on c0ncentric curves all placed 40 as 10 command
direct view q the minister. The ground floor
ana galleries are also inclined Tor the same
reason following IN that respect the form OF the
'dsac1ustic curve" which has been m1themat-
icany ana expermentauy demonstrated as the
best form to allow OF hearing ana seeing. The
ptt Is 81 generous dimensions aud or rich de-
sign; tue centre panel has beautiful piece OF
sculpture, Al eg0rCaily representing the four
eyangelists ana the holy communion. There Is a
CANOPY over the pllpit, wnIch IS finely carved and
acts AZ q sounding board, ana above this IL the
gallery Tor tue pTecent0r AMI choir and an organ
OF hTst class dimensions ana power.
THE WINDOWS
which LOOK into the church proper are all oil
stained glass, and no two Of them express one
design. The color OF gold hM pesn w~d .