Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-04-26


WE have from time to time made men.
ton of the improvements to the Presby-
terian Church of Milford, and we sup
pose a large number of our readers have
seen them for themselves. For the ben.
eft of those who have not, and especially
for those who live at a distance, we will
give a more complete account than has
yet appeared. The addition to the church
is brick building 24x3S feet This
stands upon the site of the manse. On
the first floor this is divided into hall
and four rooms, viz: A church kitchen,
library, infant room and church parlor
The last two rooms are carpeted and Kin
dergarten chairs have been put in for the
little folks The windows are of colored
glass on the south side and of white glass
on the north, The main Sunday School
room is unchanged SO far as its dimen
sions are concerned, but the furnaces at
the west end have been removed and put
in cellar, and the new windows, fresh
paper and paint make it most attractive.
Other improvements are in contempla-
ton and when made we do not believe
its accommodations will be surpassed by
any Sabbath School room in the State.
Passing through the vestbule, which has
been frescoed, 10 the second story we first
notice that the two former doorways have
been closed up and access to the audience
room is gained through double doors in
the middle, thus giving a centre aisle.
There are also two side aisles, The audi
ence room is, in its uarrowest part, thirty
two feet wide aud in its widest thirty
eight feet, and has a depth of sixty feet.
At the east end is an entrance from the
street to the choir recess and the PASTORS
study. The walls and ceiling have been
frescoed by the skillful hands Of Messrs. |
Foulk. Powell and MAYHEM and every
one is charmed with the effect, the walls |
being in terra Gotta and the ceiling in |
cream Around the ceiling runs metal |
coruice which has been painted and |
bronzed and which not only adds much |
to the beauty but also TO the acoustic |
proterties of the church The floor is |
covered with an Agra carget, which har- /
MONIES with the furniture and the walls. /
The colors are subdued, the figures small |
and although at FIRST criticised it is now
very generally liked. The pews were
made at Grand Rapids, Mich, and are Of
antique oak, and in the opinion of com
petent Judges cannot be surpassed for
beauty and comfort They are ranged in
form and will with the gal
lery comfortably seat between three hun
bred aud seventy five aud four hundred
persons Nor can we omit to make men,
lion Of the electric light fixtures which
are of FURNISHED brass, the work of well
known Philadelphia house They con
sist Of two electroleers and four brackets,
.wo at each end giving ample iilumlns
ion as we'll as adorning the interior
The windows are Of stained glass, the two
arge circular ones in the new part being
he gift of the Junior Society Of Christian
Endeavor and Of Mrs. Giichrist's Sunday
School class The remaining six (the
work of Vim Reith,of Philadelphia are
memorial windows, those on the south
being thus inscribed: ~ "Gilchrist," (2l (,
Benjamin A. Smith, Eliza Scott. 81 /,
Humes." Those on the north % H.
3 Bunsteiu. " t2) IS Everett Marshall,
a "Richard A. Mallery. These hea=.i
ul works Of art must be seen in order to
,e appreciated They reflect much credit
ipon the maker The total cost of these
and Improvements was four
thousand five hundred dollars, all ofwhich
las been subscribed thus enabling the
:hurch to go on with its work. oil faith
md labor Of love free Of debt. Ii