Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-17

A time of great change Is this. truly.
 Not long ago we despised tho alleged advantages of the Old World, now we try to gain all we can of these whilo sac rit1cing none of our own. Has 1t oc- cured to you that We change even in re- llgion?
 Only a few years ago our religious struction of granite palace for the Methodist Book Concern. Yet such q structure is rapidly approach ing comple tion here In New York and we ali think we'll of the fore sight of the great denomination which has thus correctly measured itself with the demands of the times.
 sI It stands at the southwest corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street on a plot of ground 1O5x175 feet. The archi- lecture is simple. yet grand In it's sim plicity.
 Dark reddish granite Is used in the basement, and a lighter shade of granite !n the wrought work of tho superstruc- ture, terra cotta, Is introduced. A quaint appearance is given by the laying of the bricks with white joints.
 The openings of the ground floor arc undivided and covered by flat arches of considerable span. These give conve- nient space for store fronts. CerbelS are projected from the piers to receive the arches.
 N Two stores comprise the basement di- vision. The upper story is a mezzanine. The openings on the avenue front, five in number, arc directly over tho openings below. To strengthen the effect the outer openings are segmentaI, while the intermediate openings are round arches.
 A feature of the basement front on tho avenue is the central entrance. Batter ing piers flank the doorway, and above 1t is all order of two pairs of pilasters, with an exaggerated entosis supporting an en- tnblature and fanklng narrow, Seg- mented arch.
 Above the basement the plane of the wall is withdrawn from that of the granite. This is to permit tho bay win dows toproject beyond the plane of the adjoining wall.
 On the avenue front there are three bays. These are inclosed In openings extending through four stories and crowned with round arches. Tho line of brick mouldings.
 A central group is formed by these three bays. An isolated double opening marks each story on either side of the central group. This opening in the lower three stories is framed In jabs and lintel of light granite, ornamented with simple TOW of dentils.
 A triple opening occurs Ill the 1OurLN story. It has a central arch with subor- dinate openings at the sides under the impost. On the street side tho same treatment Is repeated.
 An attic wholly of granite completes the middle division. The lintelled open. ings, arranged by threes, come over the | central arches. Between the openings | are carved panels.
 Still another attic comes above the | cornice, forming third division of the | structure. This has arched openings l grouped so as to continue the divisions l below. Coupled granite pilasters come | over the main piers. Tho arches art | grouped by threes, the central being O. l granite, with brick piers and spandrils l the lateral being entirely of granite. l Panels of terra cotta on the street s1dt
 bear emblcms denoting the purposes O
 the structure On thls side the windows l are very tall and double-transomed. l An cntrunce in tho center of the street l front Is q prominent feature of the build l ing. Tho interior is being fitted up fo
 the purposes for which the several floor
 are designed.
 l Rooms arc being arranged for the ofll
 ces of the Methodist bishops They wil
 be simply but impressively furnished
 Rooms will be provided for the Methods
 missionary society and for the cditoria
 and publishing departments of tn
 Christian Advocate. We are all ready to admit the need 0
 such structures but how different it al ] Is from the imaginings of John Wesley o
 Rotcr Cartwright?