Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-07-02

pitch faced rouble work, and relieve,
I by Ohio brier stone trimmings, butt
! resses, etc. The roof is covered will
slate, and the tower extends TO {
height of 90 feet, being surmountet
by cross. The tower is arranged Sc
that clock can be placed therein
and four dial faces shown.
The church has frontage on
Washington avenue of 81 feet, and
extends back towards First street 103
feet. In the basement is a large room,
well ventilated and lighted, for the
use of the Sunday school scholars,
and has seating capacity Of $50. In
the basement there are also rooms for
the furnace, gas machine and for stor-
age purposes.
The main church room is raised
above the street several feet. 1t is
easy Of access. The nave is 36x57
feet, and in it are placed 36 oaken,
cushion seated pews. Each pew is
divided into two by partition, and
the long pew will comfortably seat
five full grown persons, and the short
pew three. This gives the seating
capacity of the nave at 2SS persons.
Each pew is provided with soft
cushion. Three archways, II large
one and two small ones, lead into the
chancel, which is 15x38 feet. Back
of this is the altar recess, 10x2i feet.
The altar recess is lighted by the
beautiful illuminated memorial win
dow, in which is fitted the picture Of
the Good Shepherd, made with color
ed glass 1t is the gift Of Mrs. ]. S.
Minor, and cost 5000 This memor-
ial window is in full view Of the con-
grcgation, and is u work of art The
ceiling of the chancel and altar re-
cess is gothic shaped, painted blue and
star decked. A gothic arch on the
left leads to the transept, 12X16 feet
and is for the use Of the choir. A
stairway leads from the transept to the
basement. To the right of the chan.
Gel is private room for the rector,
wardrobe and other necessary apart
ments. The gallery, to which access
is easy, will seat about sixty persons,
The trusses and perlines that support
the roof, are in full view Of the con-
gregation, and they have been neatly
polished and oiled. These trusses
and perlines divide the ceiling Of the
nave into thirty squares, and each
square is handsomely polychomed.
The work is known as diaper work,
all the figuring being in the gothic
style, so as to harmonic with the
church which is of the gothic style of
The whole effect is beautiful, har-
nonious and symmetrical, and is very
pleasing to the eye. The acoustics
arc first class, and Il person
n the gallery can hear distinctly
what is said by the speaker in the
pulpit, even when he speaks in
moderate tone. The whole Of the
nave, chancel, altar recess and tran.
ept is carpeted with handsome
Brussels carpet, of dark red pattern,
very elegant and appropriate. The
pulpit, and all the pews, seats
,tc., arc Of solid oak. The windows
,re all of stained glass. The inferior
will be lighted with gas, but all the
fixtures are not yet in place.
The first services in the new church
we're held last Sunday, commencing
It ten o'clock in the forenoon, There
we're present at least four hundred
people, and chairs had to be set in
ach of the three aisles. Promptly ,
It the hour, the choir sang the OPEN
ng anthem, and as they were singing,
he vestry, visiting clergy, rector and
he bishop, entered the ediice. On
.rrival at the end Of the nave, the
'estry formed two lines, and the cler-
" passed through to the chancel and
liar recess. Rev. w. w. Rafter, n
ormer pastor, but now at Mt. Glenn .
ms, and Rev. j. Evans, Of Grace
Mission, took seats on the left Of the .
hancel, Rev +. G., Mock, brother of
he Rector, of Adrian, Michigan, took
seat to the right, and the rector and
bishop entered the altar recess. All
he clergymen assisted at the services,
Rev. +. G. Mock preaching the SER
non. A few remarks were made by
he bishop, in which he expressed his
.ratitude at the good work done by }
he congregation in erecting the new {
huroh it was work in which those {
concerned had good reason to rejoice
yer; the most beautiful edifce in
he city had been erected to the wor-
hip of God, and he would take pleas
ire In spreading the tidings among
he people Of the diocese. He stated {
hat it was the usage of the Episco- +
'alian society not TO consecrate :
to God until it was free from :
|ebt, therefore they were unable to !
onsecrate it at present. 1t was no {