Evening journal., 1892-10-08
OOPEN GRACE CHURCH
Handsome New Interior Can be
Inspected Tomorrow.
SERVICES FOR A WEEK.

For the First Time the Beautiful Interior
OF Grace NJ. E. Church WIN be opened
for Inspection Tomorrow - Eminent
Divines 60 Omciate During the Week.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
at the residence of Rev. DR. j. Y. Dob
bins last evening, and inquired as to the
exercises at the re-opening of Grace
church tomorrow.
DIR Dobbins said that as the repairs
TO the church were OF such an important
character-the first since the dedication
lit was deemed fitting that there should
be exercises every day next week ex-
cepting Saturday and including Sunday,
the 10th.
AT 1890 a. m, tomorrow Rev w. J.
Stevenson, d. D., Of Reading, Pa,
former pastor of Grace church, will
preach. At p m, the Sunday school
will reopen. There will be special
music and addresses, one of which will
be made by Nathaniel w. Davis and DR..
Stevenson will probably speak. The re.
opening seevices Of Epworth league will
begin at @ 40 p m, at which there will
be special music. Rev. Joseph f. Smith.
d. d., of Trenton, n j., "A former pastor,
| will preach at E. 80.
On Monday there will be a convention
of Epworth league Of Wilmington and
vicinity; addresses will be delivered by
Revs. T. +. Martindale, d. d., and T.. H.
Hubbard, Of this city. and Dr. Dobbins
The music will be led by u double quar-
tette of male voices under the direction
of Thomas Benson.
Preaching at T. 80 Tuesday evening by
Rev. DR. Joshua A. Lippincott the new
pastor of Arch Street M. H. Church,
Philadelphia
Il is expected that Rev. George w.
Miller, ID. d.. of st. Andrews Methodist
church, New York city, former pastor,
will preach Wednesday evening at 1880.
union service, participated in by
! representatives Of all the evangelical de-
nominations Of the city, and addressed
by different pastors, will be held at 100
Thursday evening. Grace church choir
will lead the music, various other choirs
participating
Rev DR.. Merritt Hulburd. Of Spring
Garden Methodist church, Philadelphia.
will preach at 130 Friday evening.
On the following Sunday Rev. George
b. Reed, president Of Dickinson College.
will preach at TO- 80 a. m, and at T. 30 in
the evening the Sunday school and CON
gregation will unite in Columbian SER
vice, at which there win be special music
and addresses.
The church presented beautiful ap-
pearance to an EVENING JOURNAL re-
porter this morning. Carl Kiehrwieder,
Sr., has done an artistic piece of work in
painting the interior of the church
The style pursued in the ornamental
tion of the ceilings is of real Gothic In
! the immense panels the ground work Is
4 of sky blue, and the frieze of light
stone color, the ornamentatiOn being
carried out in raised work The walls
) are Of old gold, which harmonize TO per-
? fection with the carpet and upholstering
I selected by the committee.
1 Elwood Souder had In hand the work
Of renovation, William b. Sharp & Co
furnishing the materials The pew
cushions are of terry, the upholstering
of the pulpit and pulpit furniture Of
q plush, while the carpet is Of body Brus.
sells, all of n new gold color shading of
into a light brown. Everything is OF the
I highest grade both as 10 material and
b workmanship, and some idea of the
p magnitude Of this work may be formed
when the reader learns that $50 yards of
carpet were required in the church
proper alone, and 150 yards of terry
= There are 514 lights in the building.
! Fourteen twelve-lght fixtures suspended
= from the ceiling. with twenty four
inch white porcelain refectors, will, with
twelve five light brackets on the walls,
! illuminate the church proper In the
= Sunday school twelve six-light fixtures
J do duty, while the infant school will be
lighed by three four light fixtures hang.
ing from the ceiling. In each Of the
/ prayer netting rooms are six six-lighi
! fixtures; in each hallway on Ninth street
, one light and in the main entrance OF
West street three six-light brackets.
, Three lights each will be at the tower
/, entrance and the library
The Gawthrop & Bros company, hat
the contract for heating the large build
ing and have provided two AZ inch by
800 inch horizontal steel boilers. fitted
with outside tubes and set in brick work
There are automatic bumpers. gauge.
and improved shaking CRATES. Tn,
o church will be heated throughout by ia
- direct radiators. taking the cold air from
q the outside of the building, heating il
, and supplying it through large regis
ters placed in the floors. The old fue,
. in the building have been completely
> overhauled and enlarged, this being
s necessary in order TO obtain sufficient
Z draft for the boilers and the congrega
e tion may rest assured that in the coldesi
9 days of winter or in the milder days o
; late fall and early spring, they viii
d always enjoy an equable temperature.
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