Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-01-08

shortly afterward revival service was
held, and there Were conversions at
the altar. Bishop Andrews pronounced
the benediction, and the dedication
services were at an end
THE INTERIOR.
The SEATS, LIGHTING AND HEATING
ARRANGEMENT.
And the church, monument of
rare architectural beauty in massive
stone, and an illustration of the spirit
which animated a godly and liberal
people, stands forth to-day completed
"a finished temple of worship. The
contractors were Messrs. Smith & Con-
over, who have been most fortunate
in constructing the whole edifice with
out any serious accident during its
construction.
The edifice externally is picture of
beautiful outline, and has already
been several times described.
The architects were: Messrs. Hazel
hurst & Huckel, of Philadelphia, and
the designs were drawn by Mr.. Harvey
N. Smith, son of D. Edward Smith, one
of the building contractors.
The internal furnishings of the
Church are all of the most modern ia
style and completeness. The seats,
which are of massive oak, are in semi
circles, facing the pulpit; seven aisles,
(two of them side aisles) radiate from
the circle around the pulpit.
The pulpit is in the west end of the
church, and faces toward Bank street.
The platform is. enclosed by a lower
platform, which is surrounded by a
heavy oak and brass railing. The pull
pit platform is covered with a heavy
Administer carpet, while the church is
carpeted with q heavy ingram; the YES.
tibules are covered with cocoa mat
ing.
On the north side of the church is
the choir and organ platform, which is
a counterpart of the pulpit platform;
the railing to this is heavy oak and
brass, from which suspend cloth hang.
ings. This platform is covered with
ingram carpet and drugget. The pull
pit desk and pulpit furniture, and CON-
munion table are of antique oak; the
upholstering is of Gobelin blue. At
one end of the pulpit is a book stand,
at the other a flower stand. The
chairs, pulpit and pulpit furniture and
carpets came from ]. B. VanSciver s.
Co., of Camden.
The elegant furniture in the ladies
toilet room, was from the fine furni-
ture warerooms of Messrs. Pierce &
CARL, and the carpet on the floor Of
this room was from our carpet manu-
facturer, Mr.. Francis Seeley.
There are seventeen circles of seats
on the middle aisle, their numbers de-
creasingto ten on the outside aisles. The
seats are all cushioned, the cushions
coming from Strawbridge s. Clothier's
Philadelphia, as also did the linen
which covers the carpets in the aisles
and the hapgings from the choir rail.
ing
The seats were made in Wisconsin,
and came from L. M. B. Lees s. Co.,
Arch street, Philadelphia.
The church Is magnificently lighted,
the large memorial windows described
in the PIONEER a short time ago, af-
ford ample light for the daytime.
These were manufactured by Mr..
Henry Lemke of 5O4 Arch street Phila.
The workman having charge oftheir
being placed in position, was Michael
Ubelhar, German.
At night the beautiful electrolier
and combination gas and electric light
ing system, constructed for the church
by Findley Braden & Co., of German
town, will light up the edifce.
These fixtures were fully described
in the PIONEER short time ago.
Mr.. Findley Braden was in attend
ance himself Sunday night, to person
ally oversee the lighting of the gas.
The big chandelier in the centre, a
model of beauty and resplendent with
seventy-two burning jets, is the larg-
est chandelier and electrolier ever
placed in position. The circle of 10
incandescent electric lights were not
lighted. All the side and vestibule
lamps were lighted, the gas system
working admirably.
Besides the gas jets, there are so
electric lights of 5a.candle power each,
and 9-electric lights of 16-oandle power
each, which equals 100 electric lights
of 16 candle power each. In the Bank
street vestibule are four switches, by