The daily gazette., 1883-04-30
A NEW CHAPEL.
Laying of the Corner stone of Rodney
Street Chapel Saturday Afternoon.


Street Chapel Saturday Afternoon.
The laying Of the corner stone OF the new
Rodney street chapel was performed with
appropriate ceremonies Saturday afternoon
in the presence Of a large gathering. The
building is located at the southeast corner
Of Rodney and Thirteenth streets, facing
east. At o'clock the services were opened
by singing "All hail the power of Jesus
name."
Rev. A. N. Keigwin read the s4th Psalm,
which was followed by prayer by Rev. M.
Il. Boyle, pastor of Grace M. L. Church.
Rev. j. II. Nixon, D. D., of the Central
Presbyterion Church, made short and
appropriate address. G. G. Graham, one OF
the architects, followed with q description
of the new building and an explanation Of
stated that work had been com
menced about three weeks ago. The
building is to be of the Norman style OF
architecture. The base will be of granite
and the superstructure Of brick with Ohio
stone trimmings. The walls will be IL feet
In height beneath the caves and the build
ing will be covered by a steep slate roof.
On the front right hand corner will be
erected tower and belfry nine feet square
and 81 feet high, the base of which will be
the main entrance or vestibule.
The main building or chapel proper is to
be 22x52 feet with octagonal annexes front
and rear. The main auditory is to have a
circular ceiling "a feet in height at the apex.
The infant Sunday School room will extend
into the front annex, which is l2x19% feet,
and will be separated from the large room
by glass partition which can be raised at
will. The seats in this room will be elevated
toward the rear. Adjoining to the left will
be smaller room for the use of library and
teachers. The rear entrance will be through
lobby at the right of the pulpit platform,
and persons passing IN by that door
can either enter the auditory or the
Bible class room, 16x16 feet, which ex-
tends into the annex In the rear of and on
level with the pulpit. A glass partition
there is readily thrown aside, making an
auditorium with total length of rs feet.
At the left of the pulpit is convenient
room for the Sunday school library. The
various rooms will be warmed by heaters in
the cellar and ample provision is made for
lighting all parts of the building. The
windows are to have border lights of rolled
cathedral glass with centres of figured
enamelled glass.
A galvanized iron box, inches deep, 6T
inches wide and 12 inches long was tn EN-
placed in granite block by Rev. DIR. Nixon
SIN the name of the Father Son and HOLY
Ghost" Rev. Lafayette Marks, of Hanover
Church made brief prayer, and the bene-
diction by Rev. J. J.Brownson, of Washing
ton, Pa, closed the exercises. In the
box were placed copies of the following
newspapers: Sunday Star, DAILY GAZETTE,
DELAWARE GAZETTE, EUery EUeni,eg, Daily
d Weekly Republican, Daily 81 Weekly NeDS,
Deld'Oare State Journal, Wilmingtonid,t,
Conference Worker and Christian Com
pGniOn. There was also lists of the follow
ing committees, etc. Building Committee
William M. Candy, George W. Bush,
Thomas McCorkle, Jr., Frank Stout, VIII
liam Bush, L. E. Wales.
Advisory Committee-Rey. j. H. Nixon,
D. D., G. G. Graham, Miss Cornelia Bow
man. Miss Sallte E. SDruance,
Architects-C. Graham q Son.
Bricklayers and contractors-T. B. Hizar
g. Son. .=t
Carpenters and ntraetors-Newman g.
Co.
Granite work-Archibald Wilson, of
Wilson q King.
Cut stone-Davidson 81 Bro.
Officers of the Sunday School-C. G.
Graham, superintendent; Frank Stout,
secretary and treasurer; W. H. Seidel,
librarian; Samuel L. Rogers, leader of
music; Miss E. r. Mcdowell, organist.
A photograph of the old chapel, at Four
teenth and Rodney street, and list of the
letter carriers in the city accompanied the
other papers. A fve-cent piece of the new
issue, placed In box with a note stating
that the coin was presented by Martha Price
Stout, 2 years of age, completed the articles
sealed up and hidden away for the eyes of a
future generation.