New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23

Johns Chapel connected WITH the Calheurai VI INV
Immaculate Conception. yet unbut, and Including ths
handsome Bishops house, estimates Its properly al
$500 900. The highest held by any Protestant
church is S4O0 900, by St. AIMS Protestant Episcopal
Church in Clinton-st Within the last two or three
years several churches have been built at cost Of
nearly quarter OF million OF dollars. Among them
are the First Reformed. Emmanuel Baptist. Tomphns
Avenue Congregational. 81. Augustines Roman Catholic
ST. Luke's Protestant Episcopal and ST. Agnes's Roman
Catholic.
To the list OF expensive and handsome church build
ings In the city must now be added that OF the
Roman Catholic Church of the TRANSPORTATION at
Marcy-ave. and Hooper-st. which is to be dedicated
to-day.
This structure Is OF the Romanesque order OF arch
itecture and represents an expenditure OF nearly
5000 600 beside the cost OF the site and the value
the old church adjoining one side and the rectoy
on the other. The building is completed save TIE
spire. The work OF erection has taken three years
the ground having been broken July 4. 1882 ana
the cornerstone laid on November 3, in the same
year. The building Is substantially constructed Of
llght.colorcd pressed brick and brownstone. era!
granite pillars being used 10 support the massive
brownstone arches Of the main entrance In Marc!
ave. The dimensions are rs feet front and li2 lea
depth. the transept being a feet wide. The srouna
plan is cruciform and the apSs 80 feet The tower
when complete will be 1872 feet IN height. The croS
on front gable is so feet from the sidewalk Ihefs
are six entrances for pewholders- -Four lead Into te
broad vestibue and one on each side leads direeu!
TO the transept seats. over the main entrance are
three large Windows hanked by two Others. and ler
Is a large rose window In the gable. All are nlieS
with stained glass There are great windows IN essl
end OF the ransept, the one on the Hooper-st sue
representing the TRANSPORTATION from which the cnSS
takes Its name, and containing figures Of onrlS
Moses Elias Peter James and John. as they appeareo
ON the Mount OF TRANSPORTATION IL Is rich IN eolors
and elaborate in design. There are number OF o'ne
The tower when complete Will be copy OF me
famous dome OF the Mosque OF II. sofia In Cors!snu
NOBLE Ii will he covered with red tiles ana suI
mounted with a cross. There will be openwors beios
the cap Of the dome and iancliu araDesqueS IN w
square portion of the tower 1t IS proposed 10 ssof
chime OF sweettoned bells. \ handsome in'e s%
has been secured for the structure and unusuay ss
acoustic qualities owing TO IN. use OF "ooa "i, est
OF plaster for the ceiling, I. F. iiOughtOh tne 49, IT,,
tect saws that the wooden ceiling costs more as a
plaster but it is more desirable As 70 the ihe,ea'
danger of fire from a wooden ceiling. he says, =. ~
amounts TO nothing as by tile time fire could les,A
the ceiling the building would be dooin.u "a, a1 snsy
The structure Will seat 200 persons In the nnep
finished cherry pcws on the main moor. iheIe "a "a
no galleries save "A narrow one across tne ich. No.
of the building for the choir ana organ. M rcsS
* dome shaped above the chancel. rOuluto 49,
I'm the centre holds the main altar and similar s nai,
ones on each side the side affairs. The main a- s
is of marble highly polished. and the side aIlas nv
also OF marble Tie church is nghted with eIecr.ns
and gas. The walls are hard plaster i,os,ns
scenes in the life of Christ Nestry rooms anu '''
iessionalS are provided In the building. founded /,
The Church Ol Ulc TRANSPORTATION WIS in.sS "a
1874 when thc Rev. John Pagan was dlrrteuu AZ
organize a parish. Ten lots were purchase. S
Marcy-aye and Hooper st., ana a building ol "" an
90 by IS feet. was erected. The INST pastot nn
Quoted services I'm 1t for three years ana sie" nov
death occurred. The Rev. William D. dins ssnt 70
nastor OF ST. Paul's in South Brooklyn, was sen, xss
Succeed him and remained until ISL when ne a
made president of Mount II. Marys 'o. DIE ,v,,
Fmmetisburg Nd ON February :, lcel, tne s and
John NJ Kely, the present pastor, tooA clNs sstcrl
he has made a phenomenal success oi has ppcssso.
work The rectory had been butt by his Tns
and n debt OF $4,000 left upon the parsn,, .r.n
was paid of by 1887, and then steps We'c which y
secure the structure now ready ior use
already half paid for. ,.oors old and
Father Kelly Is about forty.hve years ON usiIssJ
native OF Ireland He studied at Noun, ny isS
and All Ualows' College near Dublin. anu ~ al
he was ordained when twenty-three ye,,,sd b
lie AT once came to this country ana s ChurcA
prookiyn where lie first assistant IN u'e IN fhe
OF St Mary, star OF the sea- ana s .nen FOR ay
Cathedral OF ST. James, where ne ren iahh Of ~
wears lie was then assigned TO the onu ,s nast6
Visitation in South Brooklyn. ana wa, III ,se Mas
for 1--WE wears before he appointed 10 INC -
ho ''T programme OF Interesting exercises mas ~
prepared for the dedication OF the hanaso'm, ehM
~ ricture There will be music by spe.i@sa, ~
~ trained voices supplemented by me sss,sndb
sirnced instruments. The services VIII Ds irt
hv half "A dozen bishops and archpisnoPs.. mead
bishop Ryan OF Philadelphia, Is expec,sa .,,arsN
The sermon, and Bishop McGOvern, OF m air.s,n
saw the mass Bishop McDonnelk OF br CCiesn q
c0nsecrate the building, and Archoishop "a rhuf9
New York viii assist In the services. Inc Sr m
.djoiping win BE- turned into psr9cms4 ssA's-