Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-06

believed. will add greatly to the utility and
convenience of this chapel on wheels. The
wagon is 20 feet long and feet wide in the
clear, but the roof projects IS inches front
and rear, making 1t % feet long, and the
side projections increase the entire width
to over feet. The roof Is built with a
greater curve. and is higher. much hand
somer and more graceful in outline than
the old one. The railing, attached to the
platform, Is self adjusting raising and
lowering with the platform. The entrance
is at the side opposite the platform. in
stead Of at the rear, and the steps leading
up and into the wagon are built on to the
door, and so arranged that when opened
| the steps fall into place to permit entrance
or exit. and when the door Is closed the
steps fold up inside. Iron frames are at
tached to both sides of the wagon, extend
ing along its whole length, to which the
curtains when lowered may be fastened
and when outstretched they form an avn
ing 1-2 feet wide and 20 feet long, suffi-
cient to protect all the workers from the
rays of the summer sun. Poles and fix
lures have been made for two wheel horses
and two lead horses. or for three wheel
horses, as may be desired.
Interior Fixtures.
The benches, with folding seats, are ar
ranged in three rows, capable Of accom-
modating eleven on each row, or total
of thirty-three persons. The exterior Of
the wagon is finished in dark green pan
els, black holdings with hair lines of a
rich crimson, while the interior is finished
In oak. The seats and the organ are of
oak, to correspond with the interior Of the
wagon.
The mission. board feel very grateful to
Mr.. Julius Estey. president of the Estey
Organ. Company, who has presented
through the company agents. Messrs. San
ders & Stayman, another organ for use on
the gospel wagon. The organ originally
presented by him was destroyed in the
fire with the old wagon, but he promptly
sent the new organ when informed of the
less of the other.
The new wagon appeared yesterday,
drawn by four horses, wearing new and
beautiful set Of harness, specially made
for the team by Mr.. Kicks, a convert of
the mission. The wagon was constructed
by Messfs. Pcarce & Lawton Of 271O NJ
street. West Washington, who built the
old wagon. Every stick Of timber and
every piece of iron or steel entering into
the construction of the wagon Is the very
best, and has passed under the critical
eyes of the board members from day to
day, and Messrs. Pearce & Lawton have
their thanks and approval for their faith
full and painstaking labors. The cost of
the wagon, with seating and harness for
four-horse team, was $s24
Effective Work Anticipated.
The mission workers have been waiting
very anxiously for the completion of the
wagon, and the opening of the summer
campaign, and 1t is believed. that better
work and more work will be accomplished
this year than ever before.
The history of gospel wagon work in
this city embraces the history of scores of
homes made glad and prosperous, and
hundreds of men and women changed from
careless, vicious and dissipated lives to
become sober, industrious and useful citi-
zens.
The cost of four-horse team and driver
is s. per Sabbath and 50 week nights, and
the board would be glad to have persons
volur teer to pay their expenses from week
to week until horses are secured without
hiring. The mission owns two horses, and
if the board could secure the use of two
others for their keep 1t would save a
part of the expense. The board would be
glad to hear from any one having one or
two horses that the owner desires to have
taken care of during the summer.