The daily gazette., 1878-06-24

""" .ho ohdpcI, or Ounuay ScnO0l room,
on the east. The main room will be 81
by As rect, and the chapel 80 by 38 feet
| On the South, in the recess between the
main building and the chapel, will be the
| tower liz by 16feet, the masonry of which
will be sixty feet high. The height to the
top of the spire will be 40 feet In the
| rear of the chapel, on the north, will be
two class rooms. The pulpit will be on
the west end of the main room, and the
seats, which will be in semi-circIlar form
Will accommodate between 800 and 900
persons. Folding doors will connect the
J main room with the chapel, which will
have the effect of affording additional
accommodations on occasions that at
| tract an unusual attendance
Inside the church the walls will be
plastered but there will be an open
ceiling of wood, covered with schalac,
| which makes u very handsome appear.
ance. The roof will be of Washington
slate, and the windows will be of the old
Gothic style, glazed with stained glass
| The entire building will cost about So.
from the sale of the old church material,
and it is expected that it will be ready
for occupancy by the first of October
| next.
The church is being erected under the
| supervision of building committee,
| composed of Messrs. John Macklem,
y. q. Peirce, VIM. Mayne, X. II. McCart.
| ney, VIM. Healey and Levi Garrett. The
architect is Theophilus Z. Chandler, OF
Philadelphia, sonin-law of Henry II
DUPONT, Esq, and the sub-contractors
are as follows: Carpenter work, j. JET.
ferls q Son, Wilmington: stone work,
John Macklem; sash and door work,
jackson ~ Sharp Company roofing,
Mitchell ~ Bro, of Wilmington; lum-
Der, VIM. Brinkley, of Greenville. The
contracts for other work are not vet
awarded
Previous to its demolition the old
church was photographed in varieus
sizes, copies of which are for sale and
may be obtained from the members. The
new church has also been photographed
and presents very handsome appear
ance.
THE PASTOR.
The present pastor of Mt. Salem
Church is Rev. G. +. Sheppard, who is
now in the second year of his ministry
there. He is gentleman of culture and
education, affable i'll general demeanor,
and cordial in manner. He has been
very successful thus far in his ministra-
tons, is well-loyed by his people. and is
in every way worthy of presiding over
the handsome church edifice which his
poOPio, WIN Ills fdiudoie dSSlSJduct, are
now erecting.
ST. PAUL'S.
The Rev. Mr.. Caldwell preached yes
terday at st. Paups NJ. L. Church from
For this cause / bow my knees to the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, &c" The sermon was very fine,
illustrative, experimental, practical and
very much enjoyed.
In the evening the Rev. Mr.. Eldridge,
from the Wyoming Conference, preach
ed from "What dost thou here Elijah"
The sermon was very characteristic, de-
scriptive and full of eloquent, new and
startling things-suited to the character
of Elijah, the preacher and the design
of the sermon--marvelous, heroic and
affecting, and rounded off with collec-
ton for his church Indebtedness, which
had been struck with the crash Of hard
times. The collection was by the bas-
kets and was very creditable.
AT THE AIMS HOUSE.
The meeting at the Aims House was
well attended yesterday afternoon. The
service was conducted by Bro. Thatcher,
who addressed the inmates and the peo-
pie who assembled there from the words
found in 1st Peter, 9th chapter, and 9TH
verse: "For He careth for you" His
remarks were attentively listened to by
the audience, who appeared to be bene-
fitted by the word. The Rev. Mr.. Young
followed with an eXhortation and the
balance of the time was filled up with
experience and singing, the inmates
taking part therein, and all appearing
well pleased.