The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-02


nam are listening in attitudes OF rant at
tention. This window cost sI2Oa0 The
faces were painted u Paris Tho central
panel Is feet wide and rs feet HIGH. and
the side lights are of the same width and
Is feet high. From a gentleman who has
viewed the as yet uucompeted window
and assisted the Goulds In their plan OF
erecting memorial church has been Sc
z cured this description Of q $4,000 win
dow.
Each face, said he, is laid on the glass
and burned in. The draperv is made bv
com limitations of richly Col0red glass. and
almost everywhere at least two thick
neSses are used to bring out the richness
and brilliancy for which the window will
be remarkable, In England the prepond-
erance of gray light from cloudy skies
make the ordinary window effective. but
many Americans have been deeplv disan-
pointed upon ordering window and ex-
posing the English glass to the bright sun
SHINE OF this country. In the Gould win
dow this difficulty has been overcome and
great depth and tone and brilliancy has
Deen obtained by com bining the glass of
both continents and making free use of
the opalescent glass, which is scarcely
known In cathedral art broad The result
is a wonderful representation of garnetand
DIue velvet robes, with all the play of
gives and which the painter can but feebly
portray. Metal armor is most trnthfullv
counterfeited with opalescent glass, and
deep green foliage will appear in this win
dow with faithfulneSS to nature never
before attained in glass work The whole
effect is rich beyond comparisons and will
be famous far and wide without a doubt
The pulpit has been in all ages an i'm
portant feature of church furnishing, and
was in use in the earliest times. Ezra
stood upon pulpit of wood to read the
law to the people; and at the dedication
of the Temple, Solomon offered the dedi-
catory prayer standing upon a brazen
scatfOld. In the early Christian churches
the pulpit or ambo was the usual station
of the preacher, and was used also for the
reading of the Gospels, Epistles, edicts of
bishops, and communications to the con-
gfegations by presbyters, deacOns and
sub-deacOns; though in the earlier cen
turtles the bishop was accustomed to de-
liver his addresses from the cathedra, in
the centre of the apse, or from a chair
in front of the altar. 1t has three-fold
importance, intrinsic, symbolic and me
mortal. The Gould memorial pulpit will
be very handsome one combining the
various styles and symbolisms which
this important portion of the furnishing
of the church permits in one harmonious
whole.
OF late years the style of seating for
the pulpit platform has been modified
The sofa is thing of the past. The set OF
three chairs the central one larger and
more important, has superseded it. The
upholstered chair given way in many
cases to hardwood-Oak being usually
preferred. This idea will be carried out
in the Gould church, the chairs being
richly carved. The communion table
will be very handsome one, elaborated
by texts and appropriate symbolisms In
front of this table is a square of rich mo
sales treating of sheaf of wheat and
the grape.
The church will be completed in about
year There will be no ostentatious
ceremonies, the Goulds wishing to make
the matter strictly private. A preacher
of the Presbyterian church will occupy
the pulpit.
On the cornerstone will be inscribed
the following:
To the Glory Of God and in
: Memory Of
: jay Gould,
Our beloved father.
In the interior will be the following in
scription in suitable place:
Erected by the sons and daughter
to the memory of their
parent.
: Till the sun grows cold
: The stars grow old,
: And the leaves of the Judgment Book
a.: unfold.
: 1--WE preach not ourselves but Christ
: Jesus the Lord" .
..-.-A
l am informed on good authority that
the Goulds will have spent quarter of
a million dollars on this memorial church
before they have completed their self-in-
spired task. CURTIS j. MAR.