Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-26
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In order to obtain a larger site, the form
err parsonage, which stood on Seminary
street just east of the old church site,
was removed, thus giving plenty of
ground upon which to set the new church.
The cornerstone of the new church
was laid with appropriate ceremonies
on Tuesday, September 81, last. Rev.
j. Nj. Webster, the presiding elder of the
district, had charge of the services, in
which large number of the clergy of
the vicinity participated. The sermon
was by Rev. DR.. j. Ii. Coleman of Troy,
n. Y.
The building is of rock faced stone
and brick. 1t rests upon foundation
of blue stone, the material for which
came from the Weybridge quarry.
Above this is a belt course, four feet
high, of red sandstone from the Willard
quarry in Burlington. The walls thence
up to the caves are of brick. The gen
eral form of the building is that of a
cross. Like the majority of modern
church buildings, it has plenty of roof
and gables. The gables and the
roof are slated. Its outside dimen-
sions are IS by So feet, the longer 'front.'
aye being north and south on North
Pleasant street. There are three en-
frances. The main one is through the
base of the tall and substantial brick
tower near the southwest corner. The
general effect of the building is altogeth-
er pleasing. 1t is at once apparent to
the observer that the man who made
the plan knew what he was doing and
that those who selected the various ma
terials had an eye to their harmonious
blending as well rs to their utility.
The ample vestbule, entered through
the main doorway, gives access to three
rooms. The one at the right of it is a
cloak-room, Intended chiefly for the ac-
cOmmodation of those coming from out
of the village. 1t will be warmed in
winter by a stove, and it is provided
with abundant facilities for the care of
wraps. From it leads the stairway to
the kitchen below. On the left of the
vestibule is the door to the main audi
ence room, 46 by 56 feet in size, which
occupies the whole of the northern por-
ton of the building. 1t is lighted by
two very handsome windows, of opal
stained glass with jewels, one in the
eastern and one in the western gable.
The platform is at the north side. The
floor slopes to the platform. The seats
are curved, of red oak finished in the
natural wood. The woodwork of the
paint. illumination is furnished from a
brass chandelier of tasteful design, sus-
pended from the center of the ceiling.
The ceiling is of steel. The floor is car
peted and the walls tinted to correspond.
At the rear of the platform are the sing
ers' seats and the pipe organ, a first-cass
and sufficiently powerful instrument,
which is cased in oak. The pulpit, of
black walnut, was saved from the old
church. A communion table. of the
same wood, to match, has been purchas-
ed. 1t bears on the front in raised let
tiers the words, I'm Remembrance of
Me-" Nothing seems to be wanting to
make the room all that could have been
desired in shape, size, finish or general
effect.
Immediately behind the audience-room
is the Sunday-school and prayer-meeting
room, % by 30 feet. 1t is or may be
separated from the audience-room by
doors that extend across the whole of
its north end, These doors may be rails
ed so as to make the two rooms practi-
cally one. This room is lighted by a
third stained-glass window in the south
gable. 1t is furnished with settees and
is admirably suited to the purposes for
which it was designed.
The other principal room, that for the
Epworth league and the library, is IN
the southeast corner, extending from the
largest room south 10 the Seminar V
street end and east from the Sunday
school room to the east wall. 1t is II
feet wide by % feet long. There is an
entrance to it from Seminary street. 1t
is fitted with bookcases and all other
necessary fixtures.
Aside from the rooms described, are
two small class-roOms at the north end
of the building, one on either side of the
organ. The western one may be entered
from North Pleasant street.
In the basement, under the cloak room
is kitchen, where food may be prepared
for social gatherings. A dumb waiter
stairs easily. The heating of the build
ing will be done by two furnaces in the
basement The lights throughout are
incandescent electrics, so disposed in the
three porches, the vestibule and the
several rooms as to give ample illumi
nation.
The plans for the building were made
by Walk & Son of Brooklyn, N. Y
The contract for erecting it was taker
by Messrs. Smith & Piper. MIR. G. w
Rogers had charge of the mason worl
and Mr. Henry Smith the oversight of thu
carpenterwork. Mr.. q. w. Bennett O.
Manchester did the decorating and tn,
Messrs. holland, under his direction, tn,
painting. The stained-glass Windows
were made by TyndalI of Washington, d
c., and the organ by Hutchins of Boston
The seats were made by the Glob,
Co. of Worthwhile, Mich. The Mid
dlebury Electric Co. furnished tn
chandelier for the large room and tn
rest of the lighting fixtures. Mr.. Cal
houn put in the plumbing and Farms
worth & Co. refitted and set the furnaces
Every one concerned in the erection O
the building is to be congratulated upol
the success achieved, and the people O
the village upon so great an addition t,
its public buildings.
Much work yet remains to be done II
the way of grading and turfing tn
grounds, laying sidewalks, etc. Till thi
is work is finished the best results In ap
pearances are, of course, not attainable.
Ihe promptness ana certainty OF 1T
cures have made Chamberlain's Cougl