The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-05

fence. The "model Sunday-school build
ing" as II Is called. Is the result OF a meeting
OF the Executive Committee OF the Interna-
tional Sunday-school Con vention and a con-
ference ofthe sunday school workers held at
Chautauqua, n. Y, In August, 1891. IL was
there decided to request the Sunday-school
workers OF America TO unite in erecting a
model Sundav-school building In connection
with the Worlds Fair, first, as an ilustra-
tion OF Sunday-school work and a. n speci-
men To be copied second. TO show the pres
ent condition OF the Sunday-school work IN
the different parts OF the world. and third,
TO illustrate the growth and progress OF Sun
day-schools.
When the proposition was made before the
Sunday-school workers OF Chicago they
greeted II enthusiastically. and voted 20
raise $4,000 rs Chicagos contribution.
Four prizes were offered to architects for the
best four plans, the first prize going 10 III.
Curtiss Hoffman and Frank Upman, OF Chi
cago.
Sunday-schoos throughout the country
responded TO the request sent ont from
Chautauqua, Illinois, outside OF Chicago.
giving SlsOO, Massachusetts $1,000, PennsyI-
yania Sl3Gl. New York SssG, New Jersey
S5il, Ohio 1868, Michigan s2G7 Rhode Isl
and 1872 and other States more or less
amounts. Quebec sent 800, Ontario SI22.
and ~ came from little Prince Edward Isl-
and. The total amount required TO build.
equip and carry the enterprise TO n success
iul end was $780, 900. aud OF this $40 900 was
raised, leaving 10000 to be gathered. This
deficiency IL being gradually taken up
The building combines an ornamental ex-
terror with remarkably well-arranged in
terror. Architecturally II is u handsome
structure, although there is little about IL 10
suggest sunday-school or church, for, In
reality, the building is church which can
be thrown open for Sunday. school In a
lew mlnntgs I'm aithnr al Of al,
auditorium are polygonal wings divided from
u by sliding partitions Extending under
the rear gallery is another section separated
from the main room by sliding partitions.
Thus, when all the partitions are down, tho
auditorium IL OF the conventional oblong
shape, win spacious gallery extending
around three sides.
In use, the partitions are raised. Thev
slide up ana under the gallery seats. giving
the main ioor three times the seating capac-
ltyt had before the partitions were raised.
For Sunday-school work the auditorium Is
used Tor the intermediate department, the
junior and senior departments nre in the
polygonal wings, and the primary depart-
ment Is under the rear gallery. All these
departments can be subdvlded into class
rooms by curtains hung on brass rods sus-
pended from the gallery The gallery itself
can be used for class-rooms II desired This
hexibls arrangement throws tho entire sun.
classes, each class having its own Individual
room when desired, the changes being made
In few minutes.
Every Sunday afternoon, beginning at 8
o'clock, sunday-school Is held IN tho
building. The pupils are adults, tor the
ouhday-school Is something OF a normal-
school order. II teaches teachers. The les
son Tor the day Is taught by some noted
worker, and Is printed on leaflets, upon
which are also printed something which Is 10
make people think.
The library, between the two entrances is
large enough 10 be used MS u reading room.
nnd the stairs. halls and Hobbies are broad 10
anord easy exit In case OF fire. Toilet-rooms
are provided for visitors rs we'll as scholars,
anu 10 All appearances there is all that can
20 desired In the way OF light and air. Tho
building will easily seat 1900, but twice that
number can be accommodated, for there is
scarcely place under the ROOF that cannot
DO seen from the platform.