New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01

new chanccl makes the whole complete. The
charcel Itself has cost So oOo. In the last nine
months $4,000 has been spent to complete 1t.
When the exterior of the church was altered the
style Of architecture adopted was Romancsque.
Romanesquc Is really modification Of byzantine.
In rernodeiIlng the church choice made Of that
phase Of the Rcmnnesque which approaches most
nearly the Byzantine. The main tower. 40 feet
high Is a woll-known feature In the architecture OF
brooklyn. The lantern Of this tower Ia unique. as
far as that city is concerned, having tho appear
ance Of a circular Greek temple set down on top
Of the tower Tho architecture OF the church IL pure
byzantine In style in far it Is suitable to the
usages OF tho Protestant Episcopal Church
Upon entering the church the most prominent
feature Of the chance Is the great trumphal arch
which separates tho chancc from the nave. This
arch Is sixty feet high, supported on columns Of
gllded steel. which stand on bases OF Eschallion
marble and have capitals OF great beauty finished
In ivory The ivory work Is carried over the radius
Of the arch the designs being cherubIm and folIa
tons From either side OF the great arch springs
o lesser one. from the top OF which are suspended
great bronze lamps one In each side arch They
are exact reproductions OF the lamps OF 50. Marks
Venice. Under the lamps reaching to the floor
are iron grIlls partly screening the choir from the
congregation.
According to Byzantine usage there is 4 platform
I'm front OF the arch extending six feet into the
nave on which are the seats for the officiating
clergy the pulpit and the lectern. The entire floor
Of the chancel and wainscoting OF five feet are
Of different French marbles of great beauty. The
choir opens into the sanctuary. On either side Of
the entrance are two brass columns four feet high.
each barring an angel about three feet in height.
The chancel rail carries out the same idea In
Spanish bra.s work. The communion table was
made in Venice. The top Is of one slab OF
Carrora marble inlaid in Florentinc style. with
onyx and Numidian marbles The front is divided
into five panels Of glass mosaics. The centre one
represents Christ holding the chacc, and on each
OF the others Is archangcl.
Across the whole OF the sanctuary colon
made OF terra-cotta parapet OF marble sustains
the badaC hin. From the eutablature resting on the
columns. springs great arch, In the circle OF which
il a mosaic OF two lie-szed angels leaning toward
a cross. This work was done In Paris. On either
side the circle figures. five feet high OF con
vcntlonal chcrubm. over the table and under the
baldachn is a great lamp OF seven lights finished
in silver Back Of the colonnade Is the corridor
through which the choir marches from the robns-
room to the sacristy. on the back wall OF the cor
rdor seen between the columns Of the badachin. a
procession OF angels with musical Instruments
passes from the sides toward the centre.
Above the balGachin rises the great wndow
e"Ionnade Of masonry This enDoiie' to- Of
Messiah enthroned and SURROUNDED by Prophets'
cvange!ls,s and DOCTORS above all being the Heaven
w Host Al the sides OF the window are colossal
head-paintlngs from Rome. one being OF Paul and
The dimensions of the interior Of the church are
Length from aisle door to apse OF chancel' ~ feet
width. Go feet. height Gj feet The whole depth OF
the chancel IS e feet. and the width 81 feet Ihe
wall decorations are rich. beins mostly In goid o.
produce the effect OF mosacs The organ mas been
enlarged ana moved back into chamber on toe
west side OF the chancel There nave also been
added an ofce .or assistant minister "A stcrsty
choir room. vestry and parlor. These alterations
have added 20 the church 1870 slttlnGs. a.. -,
MIcn oi the work done IN the cnurch ~ the lac,
fifteen years has beer made memorial 70 de@d
members. In the furnishings &C tne chance are z
number OF articles OF this class ihere are tns pun
pit. erected by samuel \ WOOD 90 The memory
OF his PARENTS the lectcrn erected by MIS-. A. NJ
kabilesch 10 the memory OF Mayor kalbneisch'
OF BROOKLYN: two selaa. to the memory of TWO
former rectors-Octavlus Perinchef and Roncrt J.
walker: = lainp. erected by Mr. ana Mrs Th"ii's
Y Dooker 10 the memory ~ Mrs. Rockers mother.
Mary Shaw Fuller. aDp, erected by samuel
Doughty 10 the memory 81 his children another
lamp erected by Chester T. Lawrence 20 the memor;
OF his children: the great window. By Mra. Mary =
iaher I'm memory 81 ngr parents. Nh ahn "ilr
Chor;-s s,chenck Of Brooklyn: The large mosaic
e.cc;ed also b. Mrs IlaLcr 10 her brother 'hafle"
Henri schenck: the chance rail, erecteh by Mrs
Baker to othe, brothers and sisters; the colinun
ion table erected by iir. and Mrs; Hiram Van '
r,rarnan 10 the memory OF Mrs. Phelps the seat
OF the FpistIer by John \. Nichols to the memory
OF ono ~ his children. the seat OF the tiospeier
by James Hall the memory OF his wiie' ana