New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-05
GRACE CHURCH.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN PROGRESS.

lhIORIANI tdANuEo IN hOphb'''
A NEW sANcrUARY-A GREAT oRGAN-NoVEL IN
pERIMKNTs IN ORGAN BUILDING A M"
CHAPEL.
Some alterations and additions have peeh
made in Grace Church since its closing which are OF
much more importance than the repairs that are orua
lily made in the metropolitan churches during the SUM
Iner months The first OF these and that which Is
nearest TO completion, Is the addition OF what 49, III
purely technical phrase, known as " sanctuary
THE NEW SANCTUARY.
The church owns strip OF land. seven feet WIDE east
Of the chance wall Of the church, which has htherto
been unemployed II was determined to utilize 1t, ana
Mt the same time add to the amount OF room IN the
chanee To accomplish this. structure has been
erected outside the old wall OF the chancel extend
ing to the limit Of the land owned by the church. Inc
old chance window has been set up IN the east wan Vi
this structure. technically termed sanctuary INC
lambs OF the window in the old east wall ha'o
been cut down to the floor, thus making
complete arch, the size of the old window, which
opens into the new sanctuary. The communications
will be moved back into this latter and viii stand az
before lust under the old stained glass east-windoW'
which preserved intact The additional structure
will be lighted only by the large east-wiDdow but
ly two lancet-wndows each side There VIII also DO
two stalls on each SIDE under these windows The amer
aons this part OF the church are rapidly approaching
completion, and tho architects, Messrs Ren"lcK ana
November.
THE NEW ORGAN.
Another important change the introduction OF new
organ IIIlbome i. Roosevelt IS at present at WORK
upon IT, end the instrument, with its connections
will he by far the largest in the city, and one OF the
largest in the country. Its location is at the angie
formed by the south wall of the chancel and the east
wall of the south transept outside which house has
been built 20 receive Tho old organ. which stands
in the gallery at the south end OF the church'
will not he removed but VIII be cohuecieu
By an electric attachment with tho new one, ana Doth
will be played from the same keyboard well rs the
echo-organ which is to be placed in the roof, at the
junction OF the TRANSCRIPTS chance and There is no
example of an organ whose different parts played from
one keyboard either far from each other or from
the performer (who i'm the arrangement at Grace
Church placed in the chanceD, and the arrange
ment must he regarded az an experiment. the result
OF which is doubtful For it is possible that the
sounds from different parts OF the organ coming to the
ear OF person not situated Just midway between the
two Will become somewhat confused, and the effect be
spoed There another danger, too 10 which the or
oanst NAV be exposed In the outdoor organ of Dr.
Winans at Newport the arrangement originally was
that the organ situated about two hundred yards from
the house should be played from keyboard in the house
itself connected with the pipes by electric action IL was
found by experience however that the sound reached
tie orcanst 80 long after he had struck the notes rs
to confuse him very materially and the arrangement
had to be given up and the organ played from key
board situated in the same building with the organ
There danger that difficulty similar in kind, ii not in
degree. may affect the Grace Church organ though Mr.
Roosevelt will attempt to obyiae ii as far "a possible by
anticipating somewhat in the old organ the sound OF the
new bv making il sneak the mcrest fraction OF time
sooner but should not and should there he no conus
ion caused the sounds by tine distance apart IN the an
ferent parts Of the organ it viii be possible TO produce
very many novel and beautiful effects with 1t. The
scheme Of the old organ, manufactured by Erben. Of
this CITY is "a follows.