Evening star., 1895-10-24
A HANDSOME CHURCH
The New Edifce of the Sweden
borgians Nearly Completed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING
Fine Memorial Windows Depicting
Scenes From the Bible.
CONG GREGiATION AND PASTOR


magnificent new home. From present pros
poets the opening service will be held on
Thanksgiving day. The work of building
| commenced about that time last year. The
church is not to be dedicated however, un
til next May, at which time the general
| convention is to meet heIe. With the eX-
ception of the tower and some minor de-
tails, the exterior of the house of worship
| is completed, while in the interior the ma
jor portion of the contractors work is
also done.
The ground has a frontage of fifty feet
on 10th street and depth of over one
hundred feet on Ccrcoran street, running
back to an alley. The church edifice COW
ers A feet of this frontage and extends
back to the alley. The ground plan is in
the form OF cross. AT the northwest cor
ner splendid tower is being erected of the
| same material used In the edifice. namely.
| Indiana lin n,estone. The base of the struc-
| ture is of massive Potomac blueStone.
| Just at present the contractor is at work
| on the beifry of the tower. Unlike the rest
| of the church, this belfry is being built of
| dressed stone, and when completed will be
! particularly handsome. 1t has double
| Gothic openings on each OF the four sides,
| apd st the corners are carved pinnacles.
| The tower is is feet square at the base, and
| will have an elevation of nearly hundred
| feet. 1t will be surmounted by spire of
| copper on iron frame work, the whole to
measure $50 feet.
Come Handsome Details.
| A featur of the exterior Of the edifice. is
| the elaborate carving. About the finest bit
| of the sculpter's art has been placed in
| and around the north tower door, where a
| design in Scotch roses has been worked out
| by the artist himself. The main entrance
| is located on the 10th street side, and is
| reached by f1is hit of low, broad steps of
lSfnn al 1Sn fun nj
| Corcoran street, Cne through the tower
| and the other through the pastors study.
| When the plans are fully carried out
| Sunday school building will be built ad
| joining the south trensept. but for the pres
| ent a temporary wall of brick has been
| erected to fill in the end. The arched front
| entrance opens into vestihule. which, in
| turn, opens into the main auditorium of
| the church. Besides this door the interior
| rlay also be reached by a stairway in the
| tower connecting with a gallery.
One Of the features of the interior will
| be the memorial windows. In contracting
| for these distinct plan has been followed.
| The general idea is to have the complete
| set of windows represent scenes from the
| Bible. beginning with the book of Genesis
and ending with the book of Revelations.
| The nave has six window frames, and
| the Sc are to be filled with glass represent
ing Kings and Prophets Of the Old Testa-
| ment.
Memorial Windows.
|
the gift of Mr.. CARL A. De Silver of Brook
lyn. in memory Of his grandfather, Rev.
! Masken L. Carll, one of the earliest min
| listers Of the Church of New Jerusalem
| in this country. The general subject is the
| life of our Lord, the name of the window
being the Gospel window. The window is
| divided into three parts. the central por
| ton reaching to a height of thirty feet
and the other two very nearly as high The
| three panels in the center represent Christ
| as the Good Shepherd blessing Little
| Children and the Holy Comforter" Be
| sides these life-size figures there are ten
| smaller figures, typical of the life of Christ
| from the Nativity to the Last Supper. The
design of the opposite window in the south
transept is devoted to the Passion"
Resurrection" and Ascension"
! At the west front of the church is an
opening fcr a large triple window. This
| will he filled with memorial to the late
| Judge and Mrs Scudder, formerly of this
city. but originally from Massachusetts
| who were the chief contributors to the
| bnildng fund The general subject of this
window is 10 be the Creation" Mrs. Sara
| y. Spencer will give in memory of her
husband, Prof. Spencer, a memorial window
representing the age of Noah. In the chan
| Gel will be seven lancet windows. These
| will be devoted to the book of Revelations
| being the seven gifts of the Spirit to the
| seven churches, as described in Revelations
| I'd and 3d.
The Interior Arrangement.
Like the exterior of the edifce, the archi-
| lecture Of the interior is English Gothic.
Across the west end is handsome gallery.
The apse at the east end is twenty by
| twenty-fouI feet, and has a vaulted roof
| of buff brick with stone ribs, the ribs meet
| ing at the top in q rose keystone. The
| floors of both the chancel and the vestibules
| are being laid in Roman mosaic and the
floor of the auditorium proper Of wood The
! vestibules are built entirely of buff brick
| and lighted with Gothic windows. To the
| north of the chancel is the pastors room
| and committee room. and to the south an
| arched space for the organ, which Is being
| built.
t The walls have a sand finish, and will be
| decorated in a warm tint. All the windows
| are mullioned. and have rich stone tracery
| around them. The roof, which is Of Georgia
| oiled heart pine, Is forty-ive feet to the
| ridge and twenty-six feet to the caves.
! Large trusses Of the same material as is
| used in the open-work roof spring in arches
| from aisle TO aisle. All other wood used in
| interior decoration is dark quartered oak.
| The communion table will be in memory
| of the Lite Mrs. Gurley, one of the early
| gift of the Ladies' Aid Association. 1t will
| be elaborately carved. A brass lectern will
| be memorial to the late Mrs. Tasker.
| Seats for the clergy will be placed in the
! chancel. Immediately outside, on a plat
| form In front, are to be placed the choir
| stalls In three banks.
| Carved I'm Stone.
The GROWING glory Of the chancel. how
| ever is to be the two stone accessories,
ramely, the baptismal font and the pulpit.
| Both have been designed by the architect
| of the church. and are being carved in the
| same stone as Is used in the exterior walls.
| The pulpit is unique in that 1t will be Of
| stone, and will be something like the large
| one now in the National Museum. The bap-
| tismal font is a donation from the Kings
| Daughters Of the Holy City.
| Over the chancel arch at the east there
| is being placed inscription in Gothic
| text, reading as follows: He that sat upon
| the throne said, Behold. make all things
| new" A feature of the interior is a frieze
running around the entire church. and con-
| tanning another inscription, as follows: II,
| John. saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,
| descending out of heaven, prepared
| bride adorned for her husband. Behold. the
| tabernacle of God Is with man. and He will
| dwell with them. /. Jesus, have sent mine
i angel to testify unto you these things in
| the churches
The pcyvs are to be arranged in two sec
| tions, on either side of a broad central
| aisle, and win seat about five hundred. The
| rrollary will have accOmmO tionS for ahOut