The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-27

browns and the ornamentatlon is gothic
designs in light bluffs, shades of blue,
orange and red. The border under the
cornice is five feet wide and is made up.
of the same general design of the win
dows except that Grecian pattern per-
tains to it. This makes very elaborate.
piece OF work that extends around the
entire nave and choir gallery, from tran
sept to transept. The effect is to set off
the apsidal chancel in sharp contrast to-
the other portion of the interior. The
line of demarkation extends to the roof
and in the ceiling the trusses form
positive division. The effect of columns,
added at this point would make grand
division. These may be placed in
at some future period when the present .
superb plan shall be enriched. The
narrow borders on either side of the
windows, in the same general design as
the aforesaid border, end in a Roman,
cross at the lower part of the cornice
border.
There are sixty-four medallions in the
ceilings, panelled by the trusses and
roof timbers. These medallions are
quatrifoil in form and are situated at
certain distances, the centres being
adorGed with emblems Of symbolic in
depreciation. These medallions are out
lined by Bremen blues, yellow and rose
tints-light buff being prominent feat
ure. These medallions are uniform in
size and those not containing emblems
are shaded blue in the centre. The
main ground work of the whole ceiling
is oil Te-browns in shades, with gothic
ornamentation. On either sides of the
truss timbers are vertical bands in the
same colors as the medallions with the,
addition of Antwerp blues. The princi--
pal groundwork coloring of all the
timbers is two shades of olive with the
champers of Venetian red.
Above the choir gallery are four en-
blems: The Irish harp; opposite an an
cient Tyre. INRl; opposite Lbs. About
the ceiling of the nave and sanctuary are
ecclesiastical emblems, of which we
name: Cross and crown, j. NJ. J. mono
gram, pillar and scourge, mitre and
keys, chalice, Holy Bible, crown of
thorns; the instruments of the Passion
(sponge, spear, etc.,, grouped.
But the greatest elegance is reserved
for the sanctuary, within which is to
stand the altar and reredos, which we shall
refer to soon. The ceiling and walls are.
colored and decorated to conform, in,
general effect, to the nave and choir, with
emblems of the Pelican, Agnus Del dove.
etc. There is to be an arcade border of
rich gothic design supported by col
umns, below which is foundation trim
med with drapery. On the one side
amid this drapery (Which sets off the
window, will be the figure of the Vir-
gin, under the Medallion of the Sacred
Heart of Mary in the ceiling; on the
other side, in like elaborate setting, will
stand the figure of st. Joseph-medal-
lion in the ceiling "Lillies." Above the
chancel arch will be painted THE All
Seeing Eye The front of the chancel
arch gothic top, is ornamented with
The Vine and grapes, emblematic of the
Holy Eucharist. This arch rises IS feet
from the floor and the depth of the chan
Gel is 81 feet-the width being about go.
feet, less only the projections forming
the transepts.
In the midst of these magnificent sur
roundings and just in front of the central
window will stand the elaborate reledos
and altar, gothic in form and adorned
with gothic OrnamentatiOn--crea and
gold. The reredos is l6i feet wide by ~
feet high, and is built one piece of furni-
ture with the altar - the latter APP
preached by three steps from the sane
tuary floor, which in turn is elevated
two steps from the nave. Above the
steps rises the altar and just back of the
centre is the tabernacle, with row of
elaborate panels running to pedestals on
either side. Upon these pedestals will
be the figures of 'adoring angels" The
long panels above the tabernacle are !
three in number. The crucifx has thc%
central position, the statue of st. Francis
de Sales the right and the statue of St. !
Patrick the left. The gothic tops of
these three panels are filled in with
finals from amidst which rise threS
spires, the central one being double the :
width and twice the height of the right
and left. Crosses finish these spires as
well as the finals.
Upon pedestal that has the appear
ance of being supported by the altar be-
low, in the central spire will be placed
statue of Our Lord, and in the panel
above an archangel with trumpet. In
the same relative position on the right
and left spire will be cherubim with out
spread wings. This altar is now being
built in Amsterdam, NY, and will be, as
anyone can readily see, very handsome
piece of church furniture-worthy the.
place and sacred use to which it will in
due time be consecrated.
We suggest to the people of this
church that the proposed appointments
about the sanctuary will afford them an
ample opportunity to make memorial
gifts towards its Ornamentation and
uses. Nothing less than carved or
brass altar rail will do to harmonic
with the altar and reredos.
Work has begun upon the pews. These