The daily gazette., 1883-02-17
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
ITEMS GATHERED ON A RAlNY
DAY.
NEW CHURCH TO BE DEDICATED,
Hookessin's New ~. Il. Church-A Neat
Observation-Disclosures OF the EdIfce-
The DedIcatory Services.

The residents of Hockessin may we'll fee
proud over the completion Of their neat lit
tie M. e. church just finished, and which
will be dedicated with appropriate ceremo-
MES tomorrow. Tho contract for the
building was given to Thomas M. Robinson
of that place, last August, and the work
has been pushed by him SO that the church
now stands ready for worshipping. The
building is small frame structure, 80 by
80 feet, painted lead color, Gothic style,
surmounted by the most unique bell tower
imaginable.
On entering the main door two small
rooms open out so as to form vestibule.
These rooms will be used as class rooms,
| and are so constructed that they can be
thrown open as to afford a larger seating
capacity in the body of the church, the
partitions being SO arranged that they
can be folded up. Immediately over this
part of the church the balcony is situated,
with a seating capacity of about so persons.
The main room has a seating capacity of
700, and is very cosy. The walls are nicely
plastered and the pulpit at the end of the
church is made of hard wood, in fact the
whole inside work of the church is of this
material. Six windows afford light by day
and at night two chandeliers Of the most
improved style will furnish light by night.
The building is warmed by large heater all
of which tends TO make the church as
homelike and comfortable as any city
edifice. In the right hand corner, and at
the side OF the ALTAR is small platform upon
which Beatty organ stands and which will
also be used by the choir.
The benches are of stained wood and are
covered with raw silk. The floor of the
church Is carpeted.
The church taken altogether is one of the
brightest edifices in the county.
The sub-contractors are as follows !:
Thomas 81 Taylor of Kennett Square fur
nished the heaters. The carpenter work
was done by A. 7. Williamson OF Hockessin.
The painting was done by Samuel jackson
of the same place. The plasCering is the
work OF Ellis z. Kinsey, also of Hockessin.
The Capelle Hardware Company of this city
furnished the hardware and glass, and w.
Il. Sprague of Williamsport, Pa, furnished
the lumber and wood work. The chancel
rail and altar is the work of Charles Evans
of this city.
The total cost of the entire property is
closely estimated at $2,650. OF this sum
there has been paid into the treasury, from
all sources, 81 ,425; there are unpaid pledges
now due, amounting to 1926; the Board of
Church Extension will probably donate $500,
which will then leave a deficiency to be pro-
vided for of 5000.
The Building Committee in charge Of the
construction were D. w. Chandler, Edwin
Goldeny and I. Waters Ferree, who are also
members Of the Board Of Trustees who are
as follows
Rev. VIM. H. Hendrickson, William
Howard, Alban Dalton, D. w. Chandler,
Israel Durham, T. Waters Ferree, Edward
Golding, James Mcdowell, Ellis +. Kinsey
This evening there will be jug-breaking
festival at the church. Little johnnie
Robinson, the five-year-old son of Thomas
Robinson, win present a jug to the trustees
with the following original lines:
This IS my first appearance on tho stage.
j bid good-by to my little Jug,
And, for one Of my age,
/ have done the best could
The dedicatory services will consist of
discourses as follows:
In the mornng,by Rev. Theodore Stevens
of Philadelphia. Rev. NJ A. Richards of St.
Paul's church, this city, will preach in the
afternoon and Rev. Adam Wallace of Ocean
Grove, N. j., will occupy the pulpit in the
evening.