New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
srAMFORD'S FINE GOTHIC CHURCH.
A HANDSOME STRUCTURE FOR ST. JOHNS PROT
EsrANr EPISCOPAL PARISH.

ESTANT EPISCOPAL PARISH.
The people OF Stamford Conn.,. were startled the
afternoon Of January "a last by the burning OF 81
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church. structure that
had stood since 1S43 Now the old story OF inc
Phoenix is exemplfed In the rising walls OF the new
structure on the site, for the building already IS
20 far advanced to give promise Of the beauty OF
the completed work. 1t will be large ana cosby
church. purely Gothic In treatment. and by the rch'
ness Of its materials. completeness OF appointments
and elaborsteness Of design will srpass all but IT."
church structures in this city and Its vicinity. INC
cornerstone will be laid next Tuesday al 4'o'
p. m. by the venerable Bishop OF Connecticut 'ohn
Williams, assisted by many other clergymeh.
The town OF Stamford granted permission Tor the
Arst formation OF this Church Of Englandmen. ana
also plot Of ground for the erection OF chufch o"
December g, l742 This building served the socie'!
from l747 until 1s43. The first rector was the Kew
DR.. Ebenclcr Dibblee, who mlnstred for h'ty'ohe
years. from 174s 10 1903. Until late IN THIS century
tho parish Included the towns Of New-Canaan Daren'
Greenwich and Stamford. the three former be-
Ing now independent parishes. set OF PARISH
buildings was begun In 1868, The H"s'
being a chapel or parish house. and in le74 s'o"e
rectory was built, both being OF naive stone uco
with browns,one. similar to the materials OF the new
church now being erected. Other evidences III
chnrch activity were the building Of st. Andrews
stone chapel half mile in 1850, stone chapei
At Springdale in 1867. home ana hospi'~ III 'o""
Stamford and the chapel Of ST. Luke the rhE>iol' II"
South Stamford the lter being erected by the family
of the late Governor Minor as memorial 10 h' ""o
was one OF the parish wardcns for years.
The present rector Of the parish Is the Kew. Dr'
william TatIock native Of England. who was al one
time a classmate of President Garfield. He has hcid
the place since 1866 having previously oeeh 80"
toned at North Adams, Mass ana al 81. re'e'
Albany His assistant Is Edward Riggs :. 1. D.! an"
another assistant will arp int d. The church mas
nd ny
are Robert Swartwout and Charles brown The YES
trymen are George II. lIoyt Samuel d. Hr'wh' u ~
IIawley W. W. Skddy, :. Merritt. Walton tcrsuso''
E. r. L. Carter. Edwin Holly and H. ~ hihe
The nave and transept will contain pews TOT S'o
PERSONS TIE length of the nave VIII be 9? feet ana
NJ the choir l43 feet the width Of the nave bhe 81
and nj the choir 81 feet. 1t will lie seen mat the
church will DO cuciform. The walls OF 'hc h"'c
and choir are to be carried on stone co''"hs ",'"
arches the arcades opening into the a>ies ana on INC
south side into tie chapel for daily prayer. lhc'c
are three ont RANGES ir the west end OF the chnfh
Through the tower, the centre ana 'he h"r'n"C>'
,orch There is a side entrance TO the chapcl 1"r
daily PRAYER through the porch of baptism ne'" "h
the font Is placed. There are amPIc H'""'o w
what is a somewhat novel BIZ; most convenient ""'''e
OF the exterior arrangement an enclosed open space VI
c,ostc- garth surrounded by covered acadeN OF '"he
councc :iuc the parish house, rcctory and the 'arrN
,or,, With the church and Attending protection from
Tho weather us well M architectural HEX. Inc
organ will lie in the north SIDE OF INC 'h"'r' i,v
west wall has lsrgc rose WINDOW ana .he cast ",
of .he choir trio of lancet windows. In inc >""'"
tr,nscnt vii, be a magnificent window with elaborate
Stone tracery, while the north trtnNc"pt VIII >h""
tb,rc short lancet windows AID rose window III 'A'
c,hle 2loyc 10th nave AID choir have lancet VIII
dows In the clcrc story
Tho roof is of timber showing the entire c"nstTic
uo, tho navcmcntS being all of cnc4u>,c tie ana
marble mo,aics The wainscotinG. pc"S screens ana
will p uf
ard paces are of stone and marble; the icrcdc> altar
scdi,. and c,cdcucc being all Of carved ston"w"rh
Elaborate oak screens Will separate the oan 'hAii C.
aud chapel Of daily pia:c! nom &c 'H.."an
choir the later are all finished iE>c" III Wih'-hi
rail and k,ecing steps j. led up i" ~ i;icr pa
or steps all Of stone runnn: across NE ohnlr. l'
altar being pace, above the Sanctuary "Nc! ai'
ION races above the nave pavement. yr'e II command
INK altitude. The sedlia and crdence are >'t N r.
tended 10 he filed with glass Of Loadon manufacture
Although the completion of the tower ana pre-
not called for in the present. comt WHcM nra l%s
prDvisions for chime of heli- TIE rerrd%>. rhnr'
mosaic an orSan IT to which fi1 WITT wi don,es be- irnic
Gv pr;, ate people as memorials, will swell the cost
Of the church tn over $1,000. A.. o,,uo,
At present the ordinary = 'ncwork "f inc rht ~,
presents a dark. blush gray lint but IT ch;ns'~ L"
hnc approaching dark slate or ndi-"; IL J., guar" '
about a mile away and is called Latin rocH ,"n'
Meadow hrownstorc the effect is exceedingly rich ~
colo. The bIowI.stone pillars fanhins az rTpp';ini
the arehc over the cnira'ce r WIN , nav u,res @
necessary by the st:e 81 architecture H." CORE pom,
with the solid effect Of tn" dark naive '"h"'
covered cerriagcway connecn: h| the a',ne W..
tho church is shown ia The architects criwnt mN
is possible that mature dc.,craf!"i !, VIII u"
drolped from the design. The architect is VILLAIN ~