The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-30
cnIcAeo,s CHURCHES.
Wilmington Christians Can Learn
Mach on Church Architecture.

/ have not seen Chlcago'e great
churches. but. having attended tie
First Presbyterian Church, corner
Sixty-fourth street, and Yale avenue,
the NJ. L. ct Sixty-fourth and StewaI t
avenue, and the Englewood Baptist at
corner of Stewart avenue-one on
each OF three Sundays, | seize time,
that am sure Of, to advise Whining
ton Christians to go to Chicago and
learn how to build churches. These
three are OF recent build, very attrac.
tive and probably improvements on
the big, older ones.
| These have pleased me better for
practical usefulness than the rich ca
thedral architecture of centuries'
standing, so successfully Initiated and
improved upon in the costly temples
of worship In the great cities OF the
Atlantic coast. Especially do l com
meud the Baptist.
Five years ago 1t had $50 members
and church realty; 1t sold for "a, 400.
1t now has $50 members. plus 800 in
Sunday school. and a church property
l,of $4,000, including lot at cost.
which has enhanced In value more
, than one-half of the mortgage OF $780,
The main auditorium Ia 95x100 1t,
: The whole, including Sunday School
rooms built as gallaries, useable by
sliding doors and windows, Is 100Xl2S
feet. 1t is OF granite and natural
! wood. There are four entrances. the
! principal one being on the northeast
,lcorher opposite the pulpit; organ and
SINGERS gallery In tie southwest cor.
ner OF the nearly square auditorium.
The main lloor and balcony, including
Sunday school rooms, form one sym
me ricnl circle, embracing the circles,
and SO arranged that when 1900 per.
sou are seated in the main auditorium
and gallery and 500 in the Sunday
school room and 500 in the Sunday
school gallery, every ono can see the
: Ipaator and choir
This ediiiee follows no standard
style OF architecture and no previous
pldns. although my escort, Mr.. G. Ii
Knight, wholesale jeweler OF @. II
Knight d Co.. Columbus build
ling. corner State and Washington
stIeets. Informed me that they visited
several church ediilces while studying
fot plans, and the one that helpet
them most was tie CongreGationalist
corner Fortteth street and Grand Bou
lerard, which suppose Is one of Chi
cago's great churches, as the Congre
gationalists are strong here.
The stained glass windows are
splendld and memorial with portraits
4 Ne lighting is byelectricity dliIused al
over the building in cluster and singl,
. lights uncludlng under the galleries
I'm preference TO central chandellt +
The kitchen, dining room, steam heat
ing and fan-ventilating plants are al
in the basement.
-Four class rooms and infant schoo
room and ladies' parlor, are on th,
outer circle of tho Sunday schoo
rooms. All space ia utilized. Its de
preston is mastery one. After tn,
forenoon service the Sunday school IL
clnsses used the whole edifice. 1t wa!
busineas.like and progressive. 1 wa.
delighted with everything, including
Tile pastors sermon on Rev. VII, ii
These are they that have washed thei
robes, etc., by Rev. Myron NJ. Haines
~ D.. who Is thirty-seven years old
strong and healthy III physique.
i was glad to be introduced to hin
by Mr.. Knight, for his sermon had de
nj onstrated that he is mostnmbitiou
student. splendid in literary aud ora
torical development and results. Hi
informing sermons are all printed ver
bhtim and complete, in the Chicag
Weekly Ploughshare' at 81 per year
they are like tho sample heard.
advise preachers to buy and rea,
lem as hard study, educational an,
= scholastic inspiration and for rhetori
ell method.
John c. HARNESS, Reporter.
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