The daily gazette., 1879-07-09


Mt. Salem Church With din yesterday
afternoon that almost drowned the music
Of the moving machines outside. Rev.
g. r. Sheppard and honest John Mack
lem, with their faces beaming with hon.
est pride, stepped about among the
carpenters tools and paint pots and ex-
planned the building to GAZETTE re-
porter The church will be dedicated to
Gods service next Sunday, and the day
will be one Of thanksgiving on the part
Of the faithful and earnest folks of
Pastor Sheppard's congregation, who
have labOred@ Increasingly to repair the
damages the fire wrought their beautiful
new church, last winter Only few
finishing touches remain to be put on
and the building is finished.
THE TWO CmJRCJIEs coNTRAsTED. 4.
Speaking in general way, there is
not much difference between the church
that was burned down last winter and
the one that has almost like magic risen
from its ruins but those who worship
ped there or had attentively looked the
other building over will find quite
number of changes. In the first place
the general appearance and architecture!
effect is changed in measure. This is
due to the fact that the side walls are
two feet higher than before and the
peak of the roof two feet lower, which
makes difference of four feet in the
pitch. Again in the former church
the walls at the gable ends extended
above the roof and were capped from
the peak Of the roof clear down with flag-
Uipu Nom r1,o oHsvo n t1a rnnf l.,
tended out over the walls. Those who
have zen both buildings remark that
these Two alterations make change that
is striking. Inside the church things are
fixed somewhat differently also. In the
main aud ence. room there is ceiling
now, where before, the room extended
clear 10 the pitch Of the room. The
lecture room Is larger than before, as two
down stairs class rooms have been done
away with. In one more respect does
the church building differ from its pre-
decessOr: there are four class rooms up
stairs, where previously there were none.
With this contrast it may be well to give
GENERAL IDEA
OF The build ng. The architectural effect
Is very fine, aud every thing is in perfect
harmony and keeping with the rest. Mr..
L. u. Chandler, the gentleman, by the
way, who is building the new Court
House is the ar chitect, and people need
have no fears of his wO;k if he does this
well all the time. John Macklem,
member of the church has had supervi-
sion of the building, and the masonry
has been done under the direction of
| Charles Bonham, member of the con-
| gregation and builder of experience.
Mr.. Macklem may compliment himself
tor he has surely ''builded WELL" The
material from which the church is con-
structed is Brandywins blue rock fur
nished by Mr.. Philip p. Tyre, member
Of the congregation.
| The ground plan is the same as before
with the main audience room lying to
the west and the Sunday school and lee
ture room to the cas-. and the building
entered by door in the tower in the
south eastern part OF the church proper,
| whose first floor Is a vestibule.
- Above this door is the lettered inscrip-
ton ant. Salem M. 4. Church (; lS47,
1878, 1879" The first date indicates the
building Of the first church the second,
the building, dedication,a and burning last
wear the third, The erection OF the pres
ent building. The main audience Dom
Is handsome room that cannot
fall to strike the eye pleasant
ly. Isis quite large and roomy, being
U3x65 feet in size and 25 feet, inches
to the ceiling. 1t is lighted by four large
windows of stained British rolled cathe-
dral glass, which, side, by side, are placed
IN the north and south walls; and a
lumber of smaller ones regularly dis
tributed. The finish of the room is uni
que and elegant. A number of massive
Georgia yellow pine trusses, 8x12
inches, which rest level with the floor on
iron pedestals, run up one side of the
room, and arching regularly down the
other. This gives the room a massive
appearance much like old English in
,erior archite .ture. The ceiling is of
wood and laid in transverse diagonal
manner and wainscoating h Delaware
pine runs around II. All the wood work
is highly polished with hard wood fin
sh called elucidite. The pews are ar
ranged in circular manner with radia-
ting aisles which start to diverge at a
point Just back of the pulpit. The pews
are of ash with walnut trimmings and
arms, and were made by Franklin Ma
gaw, q member of the congregation. The
pulpit which stands half-back in niche,
In the western side and upon an elevated
| platform, is a beautiful piece of work
inanship, and is made of English walnut.
The altar rail, running around in front
of the pulpit, attracts much admiration,
and Is in keeping with the pulpit. 1t was
fmade by the Jackson and Sharp Car
Works Company.
The lecture room is reached through
folding doors, so fixed, as to fold back
when necessary and ] ave the church
proper and the lecture room one apart
ment which will be convenience on
crowded. occasions. 1t is 28x4O feet IL
size and is nicely fitted up. One thing
which gives the congregation much sat
isfaction IL that the altar rail used In
Mount Salem church, has been put IL
here. By = stairway five feet broad The
class rooms upstairs are reached from
this room. They are pleasant and airy
nnartmsnts two of them being 2txli
. | feet. and one 3Ox15. This latter room
will also be used as room for the ,nfan
school. There is also class room stu
ated In the tower. =,
r The tower is 81 feet hight and is II
feet square. When the church wa
surned the tower did not fall, and as i
still stood firm it was not rebuilt ant
il still dsed in the present structure. Tut
ton of the tower Is finished in turretet
stvle. that looks well from tho ground
From the top grand view can be had
reaching into five counties and fou
States. The counties that can be seei
- No.., No.tIa county. Delaware and