St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-02-25

have occasioned, and at the same time
it lends distance and has an important
function in assisting the acoustic pro-
perties. Directly over the long arches
spanning the trausept are two more
open arcades with three arches each.
Standing in the gallery one has in
front the pulpit, choir, and the organ
in its arched alcove, lit up with win
dows at the top; on the right and left
are the sections of the transept. On Ell
Their side of the spring of the arch that
crosses over the organ is small Goth
ic window opening into rooms in the
second story of the chapel-which floor
is divided up into rooms to be used
for social purposes. These windows are
ornamental chiefly, seeming to add va
riety to the whole effect. The root of
the body of the church is framed in
visible open timber work, and is divid-
ed up into six bays by trussed arches,
which are supported by long and deep
arches on either side, two ends of the
latter resting upon clustered columns,
and the third in the masonry, after
spanning the transept. The clustered
columns with their richly carved tOliat-
ed capitals. the motives of which were
taken fIom the oak, the ivy, the chest
nut and the geTanium, carry out IN the
interior the idea of strength and solidi-
ty which is naturally perceived with
greater readiness on the exterior. The
seating, the trimmings and the wood
work of the choir and the front of the
organ are all in native cherry, designed
and arranged by the architect, Mr..
Packard. The pulpit furniture is of
ebonized wood carved and Ornamented
very simply. The upholstering of 1t Is
red plush. On the desk is the only de-
sign in the church, which was taken
from the classic.
The decoration of the interior was
placed in the hands of one of the most
celebrated decorators in the country,
Mr.. w. J. Mcpherson of Boston, who
also furnished tue stained glass win
dows, aud in making good use of the
ground work offered him, he has so
added varied and artistic decoration,
in which warm aud agreeable cOlOrs
prevail, as to make the effect of the
whole pleasant and cheerful. There is
no attempt at brilliancy, but every pOr-
ton of the decoration has been made to
conform with the main idea and the or
church. The organ was n special order
and was manufactured by Hutchlngs,
PIaisted g. Co., Boston. The gas fix
lures are of antique brass, designed and
made for the church by the Archer 4
Pancoast Manufacturing Co, of New
York and Boston. Altogether the in
terror has been given lightness and
delicacy, combined with freedom and
variety of m-appearing in the com
binatiOns of arches, in the fOliated col
umns and the tracery forms of the dec
orations-which give life and animation
to the general style, and also an appear
ance of unity in design. Throughout
the church the requirements of cOnven
fence and good taste seem to be i'll har
mony.
The decoration of the exterior is sim
pie and is mainly done by the architec
tural effects already spoken of. TIL,
stone of which the building is construct
ed-Isle la Motto lime stone from Lake
Champlain-lends itself reluctantly t.
complicated ornamental design, so tina
the simple effects which have been pro
duced by the use of quOins of hammer
ed stone running up the corners of the
tower, and blocks of hammered stone
elsewhere, are more in Keeping. The
chief ornament to the tower is the tur
ret on the angle, and the rounded but
tress-like portion that supports anC
amalgamates it, The roof of the tower
which is of red slate, in distinction from
the block slate of the main roof, il
crotcheted at the angles, terminals
in Il ball for final and is bounded on
its base by a battlement. The latte
finds support in an arcade resting upor
an entabiature at three corners of which
are gargOyles for conducting rain water
which ornaments of II distant era ma,
be carved when desired. The three dor
mer windows in each side of the roof O
the nave are ornamental from the eX
terror and let in light on the ceiling t.
lend it distance.
A brief paragraph of inside dimen
sions is added to the general descrip
ton: Tower l40 feet high and 20 fee
square at the base, not including tn
buttresses. Nave 90X56 feet. Transep
74x35 feet. Seating capacity of til
church 800. Chapel 73X3l feet.