The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-05
TABERNACLE NEWS
Extensive improvements
Made in the Church and
Peoples Palace
This Summer.
SURPRISE FOR Mr.. ScUDDER
Important Day Nursery Changes
". 9. 7. .. Meeting in
st. Louis.
SURPRISE FOR Mr.. SCUDDER

Extensive alterations have been made
this summer in the Tabernacle and the
adjoining Peoples Palace. At Easter
Mr. Scudder succeeded IN begging money
to repair the roof Of the church and make
other necessary alterations, which have
been done while the church was closed.
The church proper the large audience
room, has been thoroughly cleaned, the
seats have been oiled and polished. re-
pairs have been made in the pulpit, the
side walls have been repainted. and all
the ravages of storm have been obliter-
ated. The vestibule leading to the lee
ture room has been ~repa2ered and the
lecture room thoroughly cleaned. An adj
ditfonal window has been PUT in the la
room. The room which has undergone the
most change is the pastors study. The
alterations made there are as yet UNI
known to Mr.. Scudder,. and are intended
as a pleasant surprise to him by the
trustees of the church. A wood ceiling
of oiled and polished wood has been put
up and the side walls have been papered
with a handsome light and fashionable
paper. The room is now very cheerful
and pleasant. An alteration has been
made outside h church which the trus-
tees were not anxious TO make, but
which the city officials required. After
Henderson street was asphalted and
bricked, the sidewalks upon which the
bricks had stood were found to be sunken
and the walks were made to conform to
the city grade.
The alterations made in the Peoples
Palac lave completely changed the
building. An addition 10 feet wide n
24 long has been made In the Amusement
Hall. There ara seven large windows in
itfwhich make the ventilation much better
ana It Is heated by steam At one end Is
q room where hats and coats will be
checked. Three pillars stand where the
former wall Of the Amusement Hal was.
Additional pool and billiards will be
placed in the Amusement Hall which Is
On the floor above where the gyTnnas-
ium Is, the boys locker room has been
enlarged. 1t Is now abou Is by 20 feet,
more. This room - also si IS Wei { heated
and ventilated. Next the locker room.
but entered through the new children,s
playroom are two small rooms. One is
for the use of the drum corps. and In it
are kept the belongings OF the corps. The
other room is a f~unigating room where
the matron Of the Day Nursery fumigateS
The children's playground is one Of the
most pleasing changes. A passageway
from the Day Nursery leads into a room
10 I6et py ~. LIS mas q plain board
and seven large windows, which
slide to the side. AT present this ali that
can be said of the room, with the excap-
tion that it now contains one hobby
horse. 1t will be supplied with toys Of
kinds for the amusement of the chill
dren, and later in the rear swings win be
erected there.
The Day Nursery also has undergone
important changes. Three new win
nave been put in. A new oilcloth
been put on the 1oor and a new hath
tub supplied with hot and cold water has
been put in.
The Peoples Palace has been closed all
summer for these alterations. The OPEN
reception to which the public viii be
will be held the latter part of
September on the first of October.