Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-29
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Description OF the Edlnce-openlns
Service.

The elegant new church just com
plcted by the First Congregational
Church and Society Of Los Angeles, on
the corner OF Third and Hill streets,
will be opened to worship to-day. The
formal dedication will take place on the
18th of May next.
The services will commence to-day at
II A. NJ. conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Al. Wells. Prof. J. e. Fiske will lead
the vocal exercises. The edifice, which
is one OF the most beautiful in the city,
is in extreme dimensions s0xs2 feet, in
cluding the projections of tower and
roof. The tower is handsome and one
hundred feet in height. The audience
room will seat about 400 persons, and
besides there are two class-rooms and a
lec!ure-room, which together will fur
nish 800 moro sittings, making total
seating capacity of 700. The lecture
room is separated from the audience
room by three pairs OF large folding
doors. The class.rooms, located on
either side, about the center Of the au-
dience-room, are also separated by fold
ing doors. The size of the audience
room is 56x56; the lecture-room, 24x40;
class-rooms, each, l0xl4. The infant
classroom off from the lecture.room is
l5xl5, and also off from the lecture-room
is library, 6xl2. On the right Of the
pulpit is the pastors study, l3xl3. On
the left is the organ loft, Sxl0, and posi-
tion for the choir. In the loft the
society proposes to place pipe organ at
a cost of about $1,000. Below is cellar
and kitchen. The cellar is 20x20, with
entrance under the rear Of the building.
The kitchen is 1920, with dumb waiter
running up into the infant classroom.
There are two windows between the
infant class room and the lecture-room,
which can be thrown open as occasion
may require. The main entrance is at
the corner of Hill and Third, under the
tower, the vestibule being l2xl2.
There are also four auxiliary entrances,
which will afford sufficient egress in case
Of fire or accident. The building will be
heated by furnace placed in the cellar.
The pews are trimmed with black
walnut, block ends, arms and cap rails.
The windows are beautiful specimens of
genuine stained glass, not painted. The
carpets are rich, but plain and beautiful,
and all the appointments appropriate.
The cost of the building will be about
$4,000. The building is all paid for,
and the society is out of debt. The
evening services will be conducted by
Prof A. ]. Nelson, Of San Jose, at 1880
D o'clock.
On the 18th of May the Congregation
ii Association of Southern California
will be held in this church, when the
ledieatory services will be held, DR.. C.
D. Barrows, of San Francisco, preach
ng the dedicatory sermon. This will
be memorable occasion and attract
arge audience.
The floral decorations are of the most
elegant and beautiful character, and ar.
ranged in an artistic manner. The
building is arranged for the use of the
electric incandescent light, which will
add to the beauty of the edifce in the
evening service.
The church is exceedingly fortunate
in obtaining the services of Rev. A. ].
Wells as pastor. Mr.. Wells is one of
those sincere, cheerful, liberal. cultured
gentlemen, whom it is a delight to
meet, and who is doing an excellent
work in our beautiful city. All who
know him desire that he may long min
ister to the flock over which he is now
placed as shepherd.
The Congregational Society has done
a noble work in ornamenting Los An
geles with this ornate and beautiful
church. Mr.. w. o. Burr was the builder
and w. R. Norton supervising architect
of the edifce.