, 1876-04-02
RELIGIOUS.
Approaching Dedication of tbs
First Baptist Church.
MIR. Moody Is Put sn tha
Witness Stand.
And Relates the Best Way to Man,
age Prayer-Meotings.
Excuses for the Misdced8 Of III
Jewish Patriarchs.
The Great Cathedral OF st. Patick's Al
New York.
Notes aud Personals at Home
and Acknowledgement Ser.
vices To-Day.
MIR. Moody Is Put On tha
Witness Stand.
The Great Cathedral OF St. Patrick's Al
New York.

anu ADIOau~~.tQuFCQ Ser
vices To-Day.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
DKD1cAToRY sEnV1cEs NEXT SUNDAY
Tho new building Of tho First Baptist Church
corner OF South Park avenue and Thirty-first
street, il to be dedicated next Sunday with ap-
prop11ate ceremonies, when soveIal celebrated
ministers from the East will be present to assist
Tho lot On which the building stands has front
of ITO feet On South Park avenue, and rams
back to dopsh OF 165 feet, the church improve
nent, including auditorium and Sunday. .schooI
room, covering the entire ground. The res.
portion OF the lot is occupied by 4 two-etor1
bniding, which includes the Sunday-school and
lecture-1ooms. The latter is on tho first loor,
and is 81 by 100 feet, and "a feet from floor II
ceiling. The Sunday school floor is also 81 b
100 feet, and 16 feet high
!: The auditorium OF church proper is 70 By .!
feet, and so feet in height The entire sncturei il
Of stone rock-faced, with dressed margins .. al
the angles the door and window trimmings and
other details arc Of cut aud dressed sandstone,
tie holdings, carvings, ETC., being Of the zaua
material Tho roof is siate-covezed, aud ths
inner walls ire Of brick.
i On the northwest corner of the building Ia
located the main tower aud bo1fry, 1G0 feet IN
height. It is purely Gothic, but Of = design de-
cidedly original, rreated in such mnnner ~ to
appear very pleaslng and artistic, and OF
such character aa to attract attention At onco
from the paaBcr-by.
The front of the church has threo 1arge md
beautifully stained glass Gothic windows. On
the southwest corner Of the building is a szua!l-
or tower OF less pretensions- though sv1nmsl-
ncal in appearance, 60 feet in haght. Thero il
largo entrance doorway at the base Of this
and two in the main tower. The sides OF the
building are divided with buttresses and 1arga
windows, with q smaller turret, OF tower, 100
feet high, located between the Sundav-schoo!
and the church, with an open bc1f1y-deck- 81
the base Of this there arc two moro larye On.
frances to the Sunday school and church.
The exterior has been mado as nea,ly Frs
where stone could not be- The carving Of the
capitals Of tho columns and pilasse.s Of this
church Is acknowledged to ba thA nae- -9o$h1o
work ever executed in Chicago
The auditorium is provided with five 1Ar3o en-
frances, each being equal to 40 lineal foet Q,
doorway The floor OF tho auditorium des:ends
3 feet inches from the front towards tho pull
pit, ard tho pe~6 are arranged in semi-circuler
form, with aisles radiatns to the various door
Ways. The auditorium is provided With gal-
{ lery constructed after the amphi:hea.ro style,
which does not in any manner exclude tho
light, and appears graceful the shape aud alopo
being perfect in their way. This portion OF tho
church will seat 800 people. white ], 1,000 more can
thus aGording q seating capacity for l.500 per-
| sous without crowding. The Introduction OF:
the amph,theatre stglo OF gallery in churches is
something new. Tho gallery and pe1s afo con-
BtEucted Of black walnut, with whi:o holly c1na-
menrs, other woods end vcueera Being used On
the moldings-
Immediately back Of tho pulpit is arranged oaa
of the most complete, original, and coaTenio".