Daily Republican., 1885-11-05
A.bury ChaFeh Improvement. 4.

Mother Methodist church In Win ing
ton, and as such is venera,ed by all
Methodists IN the city. IL still retains
lie lead IN mem bership, though others
have outstripped 1t In wealth. Located
at Tnir6 and Walnut streets, it Is
the only Protestant church esst Uf
Market street, and between Fourth
stiesi and the Christiaua. Union aud
St. Paui's are her grown up and live y
lchildren Grace, Scott and Brady vine
her grandchildren. and Epworth, Made
ley, Kingswood and Wesley her great
grandchildren.
Asbury has several times remod Q led
aud enlarged, in the vain endeavur 70
sccom ~ odate her large and increasing
membership. When the church was
enlarged IL was as iuil - ever-in TACT
II bas always been RAINING over. OF
Inc numerous progeny OF churches
which have sprung from her, there Is
one she does not care about owning
In fact .he claims no denomin Atiou al
relationship With 1t. II Is located on
Tatnan street, and 10 called the House
bold Of Faith.
Asbury takes pride IL old time
dethodism, and does'nt think II Apy
sin to shout and she utterly sbhors any :
thing ALd every tbing that viii detraci
from the religion Of the Wes.eys.
| The church has always been blesse d
with plain. practical, straight out ne
thOdlst divines. She always tEds her
preacher at home in her own conference
Tor las she bo-R hard TO p!ease in this
respect. She generally takes those sent
TO her without complaint al d she gen,r-
| ally makes out well with them. She
has always had her greatest success un.
der such plain aud practical preachers
as, isevs. Cooper, Dram, GesIy, Roach
hennedey, Atwood, Quigley, Eooin-
4 son, " tlsou, btuDos, Hill aud Murray.
the last the present pastor and by 70
means The least aIaonga pastors Q ( As
| Unry.
For years past the subject OF .Rlarg-
| iug the church Was prominent IN tie
| cLatchs colusels, but IL was not uuIil
! The present year that d.fierene-s were
harm OIL ized. aud the chGICh Improve
| lneBt now about compile led were agreed
upon.
The az mex making the church an L
shape and extending 10 rhird street
from the rear OF the main tul.dlng
iccnmeaced on My 18th, tie pT-s-ut
| year The extension is - feet T. inches
| by 81 feet, and is three stories hish.
Tie extension adds some a feet
additional 70 the lecture and
! sunday schooi room, and that Toom Is
now one Of II not the very tinest sunday
school rooms In the city. 1t viii aeAs
com tortaoiy SEQ persons, and without
much Inconvenience. t.U I.e ~ Is
hand dsomely furnitured with modern
setiees, every other one with revcIy-
lirg back In the middle OF every other
4 4 - s.z.- ~
day school class, SO arranged that the
teac her a. way faces his o; he. ciass.
The 4 ~. is covered with very hand
some red Ingram carpet. The vesIi.
ltu.e contains a convenient library
roc,n, for the use OF tho Sunday school.
The second story OF :he annex is de-
voted 10 an infant Sunday school room
very handsomely ArrAcged and furbt
tured, and will comfortably seat 100
small children. The third story Ia de-
,o.+,d TO con- mittee rooms and chu!ch
lparlors, divided by sliding doors and
lhandsomely furnitured and carpetod.
The building is OF brick aud 10 plaster
ed ou tside . pea green, and laid OF in
blocks 10 correspond with The main
bu uudinR. The nee part Of the cAurch
vas omplstot come six weeks ago,
lsnce which time all the ssrv.ces have
o. en- held In the new lecture and SUI
idAy School room, and during that time
me uaip audience room and class
ooms have been overhaa ed. The
sc ats have been re.varnished And ths
"A sor covered with a very hSndsoint
green ingram carpet
Tee moet noticeable improvement, I,
however, is the frescoips, whist nus'
be admitted 10 not equa.ed In beauty oi
+ design and execution Of workmanship
!. in the city. Cou d the old fathers o
Me hodi.m nov peaosful.y Y sleeping IN
r their gravee, and Who wotshi pad n
a Ashury, when their look upward va
. met by the bare rsfters, b1t wake u
now from their dusty beds and STE n
. Goldsb-rg's handsome iresc1ihg OF mi
chur.h, Ihey would tear open their EYE
n Gston.sh ment, and wonder vnet1e e
j. they were in a Methodist churca. Th
= main audience room is no larger By 'h'
IeNtepslon 10 Third street The COS. o
= Tho annex An1 other Improvements !.
= tie church amouIts 70 about ', 0!o
TIE n-S buading cost lees than Ia
n Of that amount.
!, The erection Of the building al eal
pEnyer work was TN ief the II. II ~ a.
Isuperluisrdency OF Lewis 7. Grubt
:. The brick work was done By James :;
"a i'Ioyd. and better job OF bricE ~.
has not been done n this city. Beg9
4 - Almond furnished the brick. Th
70 = asserting uss done by White & Bui
> ses- the pAiutinR by +. z. Der, al
: 81 p umt1ng by GaTthrop x Bro he
CfsGor - e.. furnished tue carPetin
aud j. g. j. n. Hsrm.n furnished III
:. D. p.t iurni.ur- Q sofa and se7e.a
bra I'i fuI chars,
Joan Wise and {. W. Weld
- furnished the iumb Der, james q Bs'
;. tbe bard ware, and A. II. Anirews I
:, jC8., Of New Y rk, the se.tees- tt
- s.ttels cost S6la.ls. The fresroirg GO
!, 500
> Aebury c4arch vii. be re ded.elte
next sunday. Tne epsning sermyn ~
- preached ia The morning al - e
lcioek a half hou: earlier than uria. Z
CGauce,l sims, d. d. L L. .,
. SyE+cu.s University, New fork y
.c ) II preac ae1 once before II A-oG'
ic chI rcL, when Rev. En0ca stabh7 ws
. paatpr, AID extensive InnrOSrm en1
~ we're then made. Bishop II w. W a
y zen, II. y. OF New York viii preach
u 81 4. IA, instead of j. Richards Boy.
- d. Il nt Grace church ss had Dee
~ previously announced and the iatt'
N wiz preach L the evening =.
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