Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-28
The Calvary Baptist Church.

The Rebuilt Edifice-Its Prominent Fea-
tures-A Description of Its Present Inn
proved Appearance-The Rehabilitation
Sunday, December 10 Free from Debt.
On the 18th of March last the beautiful
house of worship of the Calvary Baptist
church was destroyed by fire. Within three
DAYS of the fire the insurance was adjusted,
the contracts for the rebuilding were signed,
and the work of restoration was begun The
work has been prosecuted vigo- ously in the
meantime and is now so nearly completed
that the services of rededcation are an
nounced for Sunday, December 10.
Many improvements have been made in
the work of reconstruction. On entering the
house the visitor notices that the front doors
have been changed SO as to open outwards.
The floor of the vestibule has been laid in
tiles. At the foot of the aisles, opening out
of the vestibule, are swinging doors of gar
net plush with cathedral glass lights, giving
pleasant impression of the interior of the ed
ifice. Entering the church the visitor is i'm
pressed with the changes that have been
made in the pulpit. The organ and choir
gallery some ten feet higher than before,
and under the organ gallery are robing
rooms and an open baptistry with marble
coping. The furniture of the pulpit is up
munion table and chairs are of the Venetian
Renaissance style, of walnut and antiqu
color. The organ is a large and bea l.
tiful instrument, from the factory of
Hook & Hastings, Boston, and combines with
the elegance of its exterior design the most
modern mechanical conveniences and effects.
public exhibition of this organ is to be
given on the evening of Wednesday, Decem-
Der 9th, un8 II the direction of MIR. FL. r.
Shelley. The pews upon the floor of the
| house are of walnut, and of neat and COM
Portable design. The floor below, as we'll as
| that of the gallery is carpeted with an in
| grain fabric of fine quality, red and black
| colors, and was furnished by Mr.. James
Fairman, of the house of FL. B. Armstrong u
Co. The frescoing was done by Schenck,
| and is in the old English style. The panels
in the ceiling are of a sky-blue tint, with bor-
ders and corner pieces. The walls are laid
/ out in drapery patterns, with borders of var
/ ious designs The border around the arch
| over the platform consists of vine of con-
| ventional design and is an artistic bit of
| work. The painting, under the direction OF
F. A.. Gilbert harmonizes well with the fres
| Going. The windows of cathedral glass
| from designs by Charles E. Langley, and
were furnished by Cook, Reddlng & Co., OF
| Boston. The north window is the largest
and most elaborate. In the upper circle OF
1 the window is the figure of dove bearing
an olive branch, and symbolical of the Holy
| Spirit. Below this circle and on either side
are the Alpha and Omega monogram, ano
the loaf of bread, the cup and the bunch OF
grapes. band of jewels divides the win
dow at this point, the remainder being
executed in conventional design. The fix
lures were furnished by Bradley & Hubbard
of Meriden. They are of polished brass, con
ssting of six corner lights suspended from
the pendants of the ceiling. On either sid'
of the pulpit is a standard of four lights
The work of rebuilding the edifice has beer
| under the direction of Messrs. Larklns q
Langley. Mr.. Larkins, of this firm, was tn
builder of the original house and the thorough
| ness Of the work then done was ampl
guarantee of the character of the presen
work. Upon the society's committee, con
sisting of T. F. Booth, Leslie Moulthrop
Milo d. futile, Ward Coe and Julius Twiss
has devolved much of the care and RESPONSE
| bility of the work of reconstruction. TIL
| hearty cooperation of the members of tn
church and society, however, has served t.
tighten very much their work. T.
the irdefatigable exertions of MI
F. r. Bliss the society is largely indebted TO
DIR. w. d. Anderson, whose accurate knowl
J edge of the theoretical and mechanical con
| struction of organ is we'll known, ha
been available to the society's committee
Mr.. Fl. J. Augur, of Evarts Cutters art store
. has been of service to the committee in man
suggestions, which have been adopted an
which display his proverbially good taste
The entire sum necessary to pay for thes
, improvements has been raised and the hous
| will be rededicated free of debt. The none
necessary to pay for these improvements we
! raised last Sunday. Among the larger dono,
were two ladies who gave 1000 each an
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