The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-13
Our Church.

the erection of the church and par
sonage. The former will be built as
soon as practicable, the latter as soon
as needed. Our efforts now are to
secure to our citizens commodious
house of worship. The Church Ex-
tension society of the NJ. E. church
have prepared a series of lithograph-
ic designs for church buildings, vary
ing in cost from $1,000 to $4,000.
The following is a description of the
one which the Board of Trustees
lave considered suitable to the
wants and pockets of our place. 1t
is called photographic plan No. l"
in the church extension annual.
This is a neat, plain frame church,
30x50 feet, IA feet posts, raised cell
ing, giving 20 feet inches in the
center, gallery across the front end,
with vestibule in the center, and
class room at each side. communicat-
ing with the audience room by slid
ing sash or doors, making all: the
room available, and giving good ac-
commodations for the Sunday school.
1t is built in cheap but substantial
style with or without beltry. The
audience room contains 10 sittings,
the gallery so, and the class rooms
each 20, making in all 260.
This building requires 1880
bricks, 5000 feet Of joists, studs, &c,
5000 feet of timber for roof framing,
&C., 4,300 feet of Misunderstanding,
finishing lumber, &C., 2,250 feet Of
flooring, 1900 shingles, and 400 yards
Of plastering.
The seats will be arranged i'll semi
circular form, so that each one in the
audience will be facing the pulpit,
and at the same time relieve the room
iron the common square or angular
appearance. It will he lighted by
ten windows-fonr on each side,
and two at the front cnd-of stained
glass of beautiful and chastc design.
There will also be a circular window
Of stained glass Immediately above
the vestibue in the front end, which
will add greatly to the general APP
pelrance and at the same time light
the gallery.
The room will be heated by Il fur
mace in the cellar from which hot-air
pipes lead to registers in the aisles.
|" The orgtn and choir are placed
Immediately behind the pulpit,
whic!, is surrounded by an elegant
altar railing.
II we can receive them at reasona-
bic cost, we will have the room light
ed at night by two chandeliers with
large refectors,. thus throwing the
light down upon the congregation,
and dispensing with side bracket
lamps and rehectors which so often
shine full in the faces of the people
and cause great uneasiness and inter-
fere with their enjoyment of the
services.
We want to build this neat church
at once and complete, leaving no
part unfinished. To do so will cost
from 81 200 to 81 500 including labor.
We, want not less than $1,000 in cash
or material, and we venture the as
sertion that when the building is com
pleted and dedicated no one will re-
greet having invested his money in
it, however large his subscription
may be-. There is not a church build.
ing along the line of the N. P. r. R
between Duluth and MooreheaC
which will be such all adornment tt
the town in which it is built as this
one will be-:
/ We hope the citizens Of our towl
and vicinity will enter heartily into
this matter, and if necessary make
some sacrifice in order that it may b.
successfuiIy:completed.