Evening journal., 1893-04-19
ELEGANT NEW EDIFICE.
Epworth's Handsome Struc-
ture at Tenth and Lombard.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR

McCloskey aud Brother, of THIS CITY,
Contractors and BuiIders-To BE Dedl-
Gated the Middle Of May.
The new Epworth Church at Tenth
and Lombard streets, IS large, hand
some Roman Greece structure, size 6D by
so feet IL is of brick aud English
sandstone, with slate roof
Rev Isaac Jewell, the pastor. accom-
! panied a representative Of the EVENING
Juu sNAL Ia an inspection of the hand
some edidce yesterday
A Model Sunday school Room.
The Sunday school room commands the
admiration Of church people all over the
city. The furniture Is Of ash with wal
nut backs and foot racks. hat racks aud
reversible seats for the teacher II has
a seating capacity Of 651 persons The
walls are Of terra Gotta. which blend we'll
with the light blue ceiling
The carpet Is n neat ingram, a comb
nation OF brown and yellow. Each sun
l,day school class contributed handsome
memorial window, of stained glass, each
of which marks the position of the class
First on the Lombard or west side comes
the pastors class then that Of Mrs
Isabelle Shewbrook. Annie Bowers, Susie
springer, the Wide Awake class. taught
by Niss Jeanette l. Springer; "rhe
Olive Branches. Miss Annie V. Sergeant.
teacher: Miss Annie l. Minker aud Miss
Martha r McDonel
On the east side of the building are
the windows given by the classes Of Miss
Mary Gees, Mrs Ada c Jewell, Emma
L, Susan Faucet, alfred Cochran. L.
May Miuker, Annie II. King, George V.
Anderson; and the Mite Gatherers,
Margaret s Hilles, teacher
Apartments for the Primary School.
The infant class room is eighteen by
thirty eight feet and is divided from
he main room by the Wilson rolling
PARTITION of ash, as are also the library
room, size l2xlS and the two class rooms,
the dimension OF each of which Is IA x
10 feet At each corner Of the room
Is door, making different modes Of
egress, which is very convenient.
A Beautiful Auditorium.
Two stairways, one from the east and
the other from the west, lead TO the
audience room above This room is 60
D by so feet with distance Of q feet
I from the floor to the ceiling. The floor
has an incline Of nineteen inches
{ On Tenth street is a large gallery
5 shich will comfortably seat $50 people
s There is an incline of twenty inches, SC
e that no one is hidden from the speaker
and at every angle Of the building there
t Is good view of the pulpit
. Ia the gallery on the Lombard side the
i seats will be placed orosswise and vii
q seat fully 10
just back Of the Lombard street gallery
Is the meeting room of the business
committee
The Ceiling Adornments.
a The walls are stippled, in color a pale
lemon, which blend admirably with tbs
q arched ceiling Of polished hard wood
, Across the ceiling are three carved
Gothic spans.
S The memorial windows will be OF q
y fine grade of stained glass One vii
Il be put in by ID Drummond. In memory
10 Of his son, George Drummoad Others
!, will be given by the Epworth League,
u the members of the Ladies' Aid So
y ciety ana Rev. John l. White
b On Tenth street the women Of the
d church will have one placed in honor oi
% their pastor, Rev. l. Jewell
The second window from the west OF
b Tenth street will show figure Of thu
old church Of 1869, contributed by th,
d class of r d Drummond Another will
$ be dedicated to the memory Of DaviC
j and William Bush who have contributed
generously TO the church.
Chancel and Altar.
. The altar is Of oak with ash balusters
II is thirty feet, and almost surrounds
- the pulpit, agreeing with the angles oi
~ the galleries
Within the altar will be table and
two altar chairs, which are now being
s made.
-- The pulpit is in the centre in the real
IS of the room. with the choir on the righ
# and the "amen corner without whicl
! no Methodist church would be complete
= on the left.
A carved sounding board is placed a
n the southern end, above the heads of thl
a speaker and the choir, which in so largi
church, is Of great advantage.
Q Pews in Amphitheatre Form.
10 The seats will be arranged in a circu
e lar form. They have carved ends of oak
10 with seats and backs Of maple.
They will be supplied with foot an,
back rests The great convenience i
considered one Of the beauties of Tn
church The seats are furnished by h
o Globe Furniture Company, of Northfeld
d Mich, and are now on the road Tn
pa pit will be furnished with three oak
leather covered chairs, and table
a The iron columns are grained oak 4
l. blend with the walls. The carpet ha
l. been ordered from William B Sharp
10 Co., and is blending Of oak, yellow ant
:. brown to harmonize with the roof ant
u walls
b In the audience room there are tw
g Star ventilators-the only ones in thi
s city with the exception of the one in the
II New Century Club Building
a There are two main entrances one o.
n Tenth and one on Lombard street Tn
ii steps leading TO the street will be o
Brandywine granite. On the Ten
street side is private entrance for th
+, sexton The whole building Is heated b
- steam. there being nine radiators in th
,e audience room. Gas and electricity bot
70 will be used to light the new building.
10 BlLLlARDlST RUDoLPHE DEAD.
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