The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-11-13
TIE COMPLETED METHODIST EPIS-
COpAL CHURCH..
THE DEpicAToRY SERVICES OF NEXT SAB
BATH.

|
BATH.
"You rais'd these haliow'd wallsi the desert
| smiled,
Ard Paradise opened ia the wild.
No weeping orphan saw his ia ther's stores
oar slrincs irrasiia:e, or eiIblaze the zoos;
No silver ss,nt by dying Tnisers iiyen
| Iiere Siibe the rage OF id 'eqni.ted heaven;
| But such PLAN roof, a piety could rise,
And only vocal with The Maker S p aise."
One OF the most conspicuously prominent
ediices Of this young city, whose gothic
spires and roofs are the first seen from all ap-
mental in no small degree i. The new place
Of worship erected by the VI. L. c. congrcga-
ton the past summer. The building il Sc
verely gothic without and within, of pleasing
artistic proportions. and finished III the most
| thorough manner for wooden building. The
general plan assinilatcs cross, with steep!e
ninety-six feet high on one side Of the main
entrance. and tower sixty feet high upon
| the other. Both tower and stccple contain
| veStihules, one l.x16 feet and the other l0xi4
| feet square. which are entered from porch
| of steps SKIS feet. The steepe and tower
are covered with iron. surrounded with pin
acles. and mounted with large gilded yancs.
| and are beautiful in proportion and design
There are also two side entrances and one
rear entrance The main auditorium is 5SX72
feet. spanned by arciic1 ceilings twenty five
feet high. The doors and window castings
are elegant. being constructed Of solid ash
and walnut. There are eighteen stained
glass gothic windows, the arch OF each fur
| nished with illuminated biblical embem-, a
| are the six stained glass IransoEs over the
doors. Back of thu main room is an infant
class room lGX25 feet. and also a yestry llGi6
feet. All the rooms and the ycstibulcs are
irescocd throughout, a portion of which
work is very fine. The altar consists OF a
double das. which Is surrounded by unique
gothic railing. made OF walnut. oak and ash.
of high finish. which taken with the pulpit,
that is of solid carved walnut, finished in
oil. and the three high-backed gothic chairs
of the same material, the eject borders on
the grand. The orchestra consists of plain
platform and railing. The building Is heated
by furnace of the Rutan system. The
whole building is lighted by two chandeliers
suspended from the ceiling, and furnished
with two powerful reilectors. In the fur
nishing frcscoing, stained glass and carpets.
effect while little brilliant j. still of the sub
iued. quiet order. The sealing is very conf
Portable being manufactured in Chicago
after the most approved pattern. The floor
Incline, twenty inches from the main en-
frances TO the altar railing. All in all this
church is the finest and most complete in all
its designs aud appointments of any church
cdince in the State that we have any knowl-
edge Of. while the entire cost viii not exceed
eight thousand dollars.
10 the skill and artistic and mechanical
gifts orc. II. Abbott the contractor. com
| bined with the experience. observation, and
taste, Of Req. john Kirby. are the people OF
this city indebted for this attractive temple
which add much 10 the perspective OF the
city. Kirby Chapel il ought TO he named.
80 quiet and unpresuming has Mr.. Abbott
-eeen since his residence here that the archi-
| tccturai ability displayed in the erection of
this work has taken ever, body by surprise,
and il shonld insure him plenty of work for
| all time to come.
The house will he formally dedicated next
sabbath morning. rs heretofore published,
| the following being the programme
Anthem jehovah Praise.
First Lesson
Hymn $50.
Prayer.
Anihem-Fathcr. o. hear l..
second Lesson.
Hymn 500.
Sermon-Rey. " II. II. Adams. DID.
Anthem BLESSED be He that Comcth.
Dcdicaiion-Hcv \. II. Walters.
Responsive Readings-l'salm l22
Solo-Witlin this Sacred Dwelling.