The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-29


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New Park-PInce Methodist Church.
TIE HANDSOME EDIFICg RAPIDLY APPROACH
ING COMPLETION description OF THE
CHURCH-A NOBLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TION OF TIE CHURCH NEXT MONTH, &C.
This new church edifce is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. 1t is called chapel,
or what is to be the chapel portion Of the
Park-PIace church when the main au-
dience-room shall have been added to it;
but, in point Of fact; it is a fine church edi-
fee in itself. It's outer dimensions are
seventy.s1X feet in length by thirty-eight in
width. The interior is arranged specially
in reference to the accommodation OF the
Sunday school, but also for the comfortab Bile
accommodation of at least four hundred
persons attending public worship. The
main audience-room of the church is fifty by
thirty-eight feet. It has choir gallery at
the end, fronting the pulpit and chan
eel. In the rear Of the pulpit there
is large room, intended for pas
tor and Bible-elass purposes, separated
from the audience-room by movable
sash, which, as occasion may require, can
be added to the capacity of the audience
room. Above the Bibe-class room, and
extending entirely across the end Of the
building in the rear Of the pulpit and chan
eel, is large infant-class room, with seat
ing capacity for seventy-fve children. This
room, by movable sash, can bo converted
into gallery looking down into the au-
dience-roOnl, and in case Of emergency can
be used for the accommodation OF the con-
main entrance ball, or vestibule, the pas
or1r f,,I, ic pph ~
within the outer walls has been so econo-
mized as to make it available for the pur-
poses of public worship. The audience
room OF this chapel Gf we may call it such)
is finished with vaultcd ceiling rising
thirty-tive feet above the floor. All the
windows are to be filled with stained glass
OF neutral tint, except the windows open
ing into the BiblG-cass room, iniant-class
room, and the pastors study. These are all
to be filed with whte-enamelled figured
glass. The large end window next to Pine
street-which is twenty-eight feet in height
by nine feet in breadth-will be filled
with dark-tinted glass; with ornamental
border and figures wrought in the centre OF
each panel or sash. The large, circular win
dow in the gable, and the roof-windows or
gablets will be filed with designs Of stained
glass. The movable sash separating the
Bible-class room and the infant-class room
from the audience-room will be filled with
plain ground-glass.
The Messrs. Gibson, well-known builders
in this city, are getting up the pulpit as
a contribution to the church. The audi
ence.room will be furnished with chairs OF
a handsome pattern. Mr.. Jackson D. Gate
wood, OF Broad street, furnishes the Gothic
chairs for the pulpit as 4 free contribution.
The carpeting and mating will be put
down by Mr.. r. p. Richardson. The whole
will be completed in about two weeks, and
the church will be formally dedicated on
the fourth Sunday in November. 1T would
be opened sooner but for the fact that DR..
Edwards, the pastor, will be absent at the
session of the Virginia Conference to be
held in Lynchburg on the 14th of NoYem-
ber.
Mr.. Albert L. West is the architect OF
this church. The brick-work was done by
the Baltimore Brick Company. Mr.. u.
Neal has executed the woodwork, which is
done in admirable taste and style. Mr.. S.
H. Ligon put on the slate roof, and there is
not q handsomer or better piece OF work OF
its sort in our city. Mr.. Bowers does the
plumbing, gas-fitting, and setting the fur
mace. The church will be lighted with q
centre chandelier and wall-brackets. We
should not omit reference to the finish OF
the interior walls, which is Of light-gray,
blocked, presenting pleasant feature to
the eye. This handsome job was executed
by William Banks, and it reflects high
credit on his taste and skill. The painting
and granting is the work OF Mr.. A. j.
Vaughan.
The main audience-room will front on
Franklin street, but for the present the
space to be occupied by this portion Of the
edifcc is being graded and enclosed. This
church is an ornament to the west end OF
our city, occupying as it does one OF the
most eligible and conspicuous lots on
Franklin street, in the heart OF fine class
of private residences, and fronting Monroe
Park. We cannot forbear saying that the
lot and the building are contribution by
one of our noble and wealthy citizens, who
is as modest as he is generous. He has pur-
chased the lot and built the church at his
own expense, for the benefit OF small con-
gregation hitherto worshipptng in little
chanel known as Sidney Methodist church,
on Main street between Laurel and
Cherry streets. Rev. DR.. j. E. Edwards,
hv snecial request and arrangement at the
last Conference, was assigned to this pas
toral charge. The congregation has grown
and the membership increased; and now
in few weeks the pastor and his flock, by
this noble act OF generosity on the part OF
one OF our citizens, will occupy their new
church, which, for taste, comfort, and con-
yenience, will not be surpassed by any
church in the city.
Rey.Dr. Edwards is soliciting funds to
aid in purchasing the furniture and to de-
fray the expense of upholsteripg. he
reports cheerful response to his appllca-
tions in his efforts to raise thousand dol
lars for this object. ...
STATE BoSDs IN THE MARKET.-Treasufe
R. NJ. n. Hunter. on Saturday, through
Messrs. Williams 6 Gibson, sold $4,000 OF
Virginia consols lately belonging to the
New Jersey Mutual Insurance Company,
and which were deposited in the Treasury
for the benefit Of virsinians insured In the
company. Five thousand dollars OF the