, 1883-10-20
The Few r-ess.t.r,.u Church

Nix EDITOR As you have kindly r..
/ questsd statement In reference to the lew
Presbyterian church edi6ce nov being erect.
ed on the corner Of First and Birch street.
chserfully comply:
The lot upon which the building now
stanes was porcha-ed from Mr.. Z. B Whit
man on March q, 1881, for the su,n Of 81
80. This amount, with int, est ~h,cn &c.
eamulated 10 November 20, 1882 has been
fully paid A design. with pi.n,, detailed
drawings and specncations was secured last
Fall from Mr.. I-aAc Purcell, architec. of
/ Phila., vino has done much work in TIN. line
Tor the Presbyterian Board of Cnurch Erec.
ton, and who was Recommended to Us bv
SAID Board.
Daring last Sprils the Boad II Trustses
OF the church. which is conpvs,d Of Il xrs.
Jas ) Senple, Wn. b. Upton, S. I. Bow
man AND Robs. Boyd, let two principal con
tracts. one included al. excavation, srou,
and brick work and was award, 4 70 Messrs.
Barbof and Lennon. Tse o'her, con, risiuy
! all wood work, to Mr.. William Glassfort.
Mr.. q. T. ThompsOu was employed as su-
perlntendent, and Messrs. ). 5. Sen,ple. J.
B. Thompson and Robt. Boyt were appoint
ei As Building COMMITTEES.
| Operations for tuiidi, by Way Of clean
lag the ground commenced July sth. The
| frnt brick upon the stone foundation Was
aid Angus. LIST, and the layiag 81 me cor
nsr stone took place with a2propriste cece-
MONIES On :he evening Of August 10Th. To-
| day the edIfce Is ready fJr the shingles
Tne excavation is sufncisnti, ample Tor
I -ss'ing purl oses and wood o. coal c=iiar
| The brick walls on two ii Il the .hree sides
! 9f this excavation are seven feet high end
nearly two feet thick. The girders upcn
which the f0or ioist rest are very hesYy
| :inbers ard are supported b. stone ari
brick piers. The tine iror columns winch
! support the main or ceLtral part of tie 0 {
were cast by the tl'm Of Marshs & Rob
| ects Of .i.;s city and weigh ab5u, 4, 900 lbs.
They are embeddei 10 ziae .;o .od ret up
On iIon plate eighteen iuches square ana oar
inch thick. Tits plste snrr:curts a stone
and brick pier, which is two fee, squarc aud
SIX deep. The Diagonal and ether rsiters
| sre of no mean material, for some will weigh
not less THAI 200 pounds each.
The structure is s,liSing'y x -hIc - ttie.
Thi, is the prevailing sty ie ot church ars.i-
lecture IN Europe and America and Is well
named Pointed, by reason OF the sEsp- Of
its doors and windows, its low walls and
high gables. For world reno" ned ,xampes
Of d,corstlve ar in this style we need hut
cite You The magnificent eitsri5rs OF York
and Pisa Citbedr Is also I" Wes'miuster
ALhey and 10 the erander and mere besnt-
ini interiors of Notre Dame AID Chsrt-rs.
While France may excel al Other n.tion
in her gothic srrh.tec ure. vet this stylr
,.lsys most conspicuous part in En- land,
Syeia, Italy and Germany.
The p.rpose of oar b ard Of Trustees MAS
no tc bClii ex:ravaga.tly and ySt - erect
,n eriict N harmony with the m;r0reuert
cf our city. aI:d ~e 'ne.;eve the pU.iic Wi!i
more heartily second Our # ,:tS IN rearing
brick al of frame building, although,
as ver, hut comparatively SINAI! anoant
has b. en contributed outside Il the cturch's
Il 4. IL, ,I
the outside m .ssuremen. OF the structure
is 20 feet inch,s by 50 ieet. The to"er Is
IL feet square and with the heliry viii BE-
SPOUT - feet high. The inttrior viii be dI-
videl into three rooms; VIZ. sudIence, lee
ture OF sabbath school, ard infaht rcoIis.
Tho for.ne. is 4Sx5S f.et and has : bsveieei
floor towsrds the pulpit With faa oi 70
m, i,es, AID viii have semi-circuias ?ews.
The pulpit and choir platforms are IN the
corner diagonaiiy opposite the main Gu
frances q. the touer TheJ art i'll this posi-
.icn Tor The combined purpose of econ'uiE-
ias space, OF placing shs sn'aker nea. IT,
lecture -oon in csse that roo" Is Geeied ~
cor jancticc With the audience lIom, aEd a.
aiding in the acoustic properties Of the
building.
The Sabbath schoal rooms Ill the reTr Of
,he ,i.dco s,s of socdiy proportions an X III
be OF great sorvice. .eGei'
III doors, and shingles will be .; 4i'I
F.aors. w.insco.ius, r,il.ngs, pulpit p.U-
oews OF whltc pire. TIE eiDdo7s "h-
hat.y be of anam,lled sEd colored sisss.
Some Of Your many readers mty have
cen overlooked hy car Soliciting Commit
t,s AID ys. be wiling &c contribute to me
enterprise. IF they w3a8 hand their otter
,ug. 70 Sheriff J. b. Thompson, Treasurer,
We would be grateful. i"ura,
OSE oP THE BOARD.