Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-10-10

God and for man. For the principles
~ Justica aud righteousness. For an
Bible ~ the word OF
God. For the maintenance OF religious
liberty. For separation OF church and
state. For the recognition Of the lh-
dividual and the local church. For the
ordinances as committed 70 us IN the
original word. For obedience TO
Christ.
THE AUDIroRIUN
will seat $50 10 the pews. but sliding
doors InliIize al the old part Of the
church and 1900 were seated easily.
There are Eve ways Of ingress and
eeress, two front, two side and one
rear. The room is octagonal, the seats
in semI-eiTele. bowliu floor, and
graded. The sioswSlls are light olive,
with dado and fri,ze in darker shades.
The ceiling is pearl, panelled In very
light Prusslan blue. The dome IL
memorial window from Deacon Kin
ney, one Of the founders Of the church,
aud contains 300 square feet OF ari
glass os a very elegant design, the offer
ing Of the family. Underneath the
dome Is a Bailey gas rtflsctor,7 ~ inches
in diameter, and full prisr1ed, lighted
oy electricity. The acoustic Lroperties
are nearly perfect.
MEMORIAL wINDOws
light theI church on three sides. IL
the south and north are large three
mullioned art glass windows, twelve
oy thirteen feet. The south cOrner b.
from the family Of Thomas Kay, the
surrounding windows being given b,
Mr. sleeves, Mrs. Gwynne, Indepen
ience and OregonClty Baptist churches.
rhe north center window Is memosi
al offering Of members Of the churci'
10 Mrs. J. p. Farmer. 1t was surround
ed by memorials Of Deacons McNarY
Berry aud Stephens, and Mrs. John
Brooks. To the east is four mullioned
window, the two centers are memorial
Of DIR. aud Mrs. s. II. Jessup's children,
the one south, 20 DIR. 5kifi's and 10 tbe
North Mira. Savage. The west wall ol
the auditorium contains their sliding
doors that throws open the main room
Of the old church, which now appears
only as small side room Of the new,
out IL seated In full view Of the pulpit
and Is lighted with beautiful Windows
the same as the new church. 1t will
seat 800 people and Is In every way a
pleasant.
THE PULPIT FURNITURE
and pews are solid antique oak, up
holstered In heavy OLIVE plush. The
pulpit, communion table and the chain
are richly carved. There are also 1
bible stand and two flower stands. Th'
/ pulpit and entire auditorium are car
peted with An olive ingram carpet
Over the pulpit is the rOom for tn
orchestra and Estey organ, and will
hold 80 singers.
THE BAPTIsrRY.
Just back Of the pulpit platform
which is raised 2l inches, and semi
circular, is the baptistry, with step
leading out and In at each end, eael
one 70 q different roblng room, one 70
gentlemen and one for ladies. Tn
baptistry, when not In use, will b
decorated with ferns and palms. heav.
silk curtains Of rich olive color can b
drawn. completely hiding the bApti'
NAL fount from view.
THE BELFRY
Ia so feet above the street, the pinnacl
point being 80 feet higher. The ol
Baptist bell, one OF Meneeley's be-
Troy bells, cast In 1856, and Weighiu
02s pounds; il on the deck OF the be
tower, and that II will send out its cal
70 worship for scores Of years to com
|, is the wish Of all.
HEATING AND VENTILATION.
As the main auditorium contaiI
100, 600 cubic feet Of air space, powe
+ hil combination furnace will furnis
heat to two large registers, supplied :
22-Inch pipes In the main aisles- III
heating is aided by perfect system
( ventilation, An exhaust drum beir
Z placed in the yentllatlng dome Ov'
the center Of the bniidlng, and coI
9 nected with air pipes Leading from Il
0 door at different pOlnts Of the buildin
: Provision lie also made fer bringing
cold air in six different places in Il
}. Aisles of the church, which will gi'
! fresh air without exposing anyone
drafts. The dome takes out the 70
y and heated air constantly. Anoth
6 furnace heats the Sunday school roor
II is Of n smaller size, but is adapted
: heating the western portion OF q
, church, 90 that this part Of the ehnrc
which win also be used for lectures Al
9 prayer aud basiness meetings. can /
= made comfortable when the main ~
. Is not In use Tue entire basement
q enclosed In solid brick walls, whi'
. rise four feet above the ground. A u
. made shows that In four minutes q
n hof air Syaa naaalnO intO All parta Of Il