Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-19
A NEW CHURCH.
One to BE Built for the syyedenbor-
gfan Denomination I'm This City.

One to BE Built for the sxyedepbor-
gfnn Denomination I'm This City.
Late this summer or early in the coming
fall work will be begun on a new edifice for
the Church Of the New Jerusalem. the home
of the Swedenborgiar denomination in this
city. Ground was secured some time ago
for the new church. and the plans have al
ready been drawn for the building, which.
though small, gives every promise of being
enc Of the most substantial and attractive
in the city.
The church at present occupies a smau
building on a triangle of ground at Massa-
chusetts avenue and Dupont circle The
new site is at the southeast corner Of lcth
and Corcoran, with front of eighty-eisht
feet On 18th street and depth OF ll0 feet
There is a parking OF forty feet In front.
ana the site is a most desirable one In every
way. On this lot IL is intended to erect a
structure 80 by 10 feet in size. with q
large square tower and steeple on the cor
ner In the Remaining space on the south
OF the church building proper there will be
a commodious chapel containing the
library, Sunday school room. reception
rooms, with kitchen in the basement
The Building COMMITTEES.
When the old church on Capitol Hill was
burned the suggestion was made that il
would be good thing for the general
church throughout the country to have q
building In this city that should be in every
way credit to the denomination AT the
following convention the suggestion was
taken up and received with the greatest
favor. The result was that a committee Of
frteen members was appointed to consider
the matter, OF which the local members
were Mr.. Job Barnard, DR.. r. b. Donaldson
and Mr.. Jno. Joy Edison. From this a SUBJ
committee, OF three was appointed TO take
charge OF the plans for building. The
Washington member is Mr.. Edson. A num-
Der OF sketches were submitted by archi-
tects from different parts OF the country.
but the one that found the most favor IN
the eyes OF the committee was one sub
mitted by well-known Boston architect
This plan, while it has been adopted sub
Ject to tine action Of the next convention OF
the Swedenborgian Church which viii be
held in Boston next month. Will probably
be followed out in all its essential oct tails.
Plans of the New building.
The ground on which the new building IL
to be erected has been purchased at a cost
OF So. 900 and is practically free Of all in
cumbrances- The plans for the building
call for an outlay Of about $4,000. exclu-
sive of thetcost of furnishings and the or
gan. OF the entire sum necessary $4,000
has already been raised. $751; having been
raised IN this city. The church is 10 be "
marble or blue stons, just which has not
Yet been definitely decided upon, but IL Will
be the same throughout. AS wholeit viii
De rather simple structure WIN little n
the way OF elaborate display, but st will be
all the more imposing and everything Rin
be OF the very best: There will be an cn-
usually large, vestibule. fourteen feet in
depth and this will be eTnbelished Nith
handsome mosaics. The chancet will be
twenty feet in depth. and will also be treat
ed in mosaic work. IL Is Rot certain Gust
how the walls will be finished, but there
VIII probably be q. stone wainscoting with
hard-nnished plaster above. The front OF
the building wall have a handsome portico.
with stone pillars. that will give IL a most
attractive aPPeacance.. The chapel viii De
in the rear Of the Se-foot lot. 1t VIII be
built to harmonize with the church. The
main moor viii contain the book room and
reception room, while the Sunday school
room will occupy the whole Of the upper
floor. and Will be high and airy apart
ment. The church now has a membership
OF upward OF two hundred. though the con-
gregetions are considerably larger. The
new building will have Seating accommods-
tions for about six hundred. This should
be entirely ample. though the new move is
such step In advance that 1t is expected
TO have marked effect on the growth Of
the church.