Evening star., 1896-07-04

Peck. John B. Sleman ard David 8. Carll
Deaconesses-Mrs. N. E. Young Mrs F.
L. Campbell.
Standing committee. pastor. deacons, dea-
conesses and the following members-at-
large: Sanford w. Smith, w j. Bowman:
clerk William H. Ronsayille: treasurer
Washington D. Qunter.
Officers of the society-President General
Ellis Spear: trustees, N. E. Young. F. L.
Campbell. T. c. Dulin, L. S. Emery H. H.
Parmenter; treasurer. George U. Rose, jr. !:
financial secretary. VIM. H. Ronsaville.
The New Edihce.
The church Is to be built on ground
which is situated on Columbia road Just
west of 14th street, is so feet by 100, and
faces north. The building. which will
have a frontage of 20 feet and a depth
of the lot, will cover all Of this ground
when the projections are taken into &C
count. The general style Of the building
VIII be Romanesque, and the material en-
ployed will be of a fine grade of press
brick and Hummelstown brown stone
The stone work will be used up to the
window sills of the second story At the
northwest corner of the building there ls
to be square tower of brick, with an
open belfry at the top. This tower will
face of the church will contain a central
projection finished with a gable This
feature is to be repeated on each Of the
sides. while at the northwest corner there
from the basement to the second story
The tower and the bay window will be
handsomely ornamented
- Fianked on each side by the tower and
This entrance will be through an arched
circular doorway. protected by wrought
iron double gates. Brown stone will be
extensively used In the portion of the
front Immediately adjoining the doorway,
and the latter will be deeply recessed
AS the floor of the main auditorium will
be raised six feet above the grade line
there will be nine broad stone stems to
the front entrance.
On the east side. which is bounded by
an alley, there will be an entrance leading
by means of corridor to the auditorium
The entire building will be covered by a
slate roof. brokep here and there by ga
bles. The structure is to be two stories
and a basement in height as far as re-
is to be in the rear and will be reached
by main corridor ten feet wide. This
corridor will be twenty-four feet long
and will open directly into the arched
recess of the doorway.
The Sunday School Room.
To the right of the entrance will be the
PASTORS study, occupying all Of the lower
portion Of the tower. The next room
beyond the study will be large reading
room having an entrance into the eorri-
dor and into the auditorium. Correspond
corridor there will be parlor twenty-one
feet by twenty-eight feet nine inches Be-
tween the parlor and auditorium is an
other and smaller corridor. opening into
the side entrance and containing stairways
leading to the floor above and to the base
ment underneath.
broad staircase Of oak will lead to
the Sunday school department., which oc-
cupies the second floor in the front Of
tn tne ,ooa4ad ouladng t ,, In the tower room is to
mediately adjoining 1t will be the library
The rest of the space. forty nine feet 6y
thirty-four feet six inches, will be divided
into Sunday school class room. separated
the side of the room nearest the audi
torium Is left open, and therefore the
school room can be at any time used as a
the church proper. In order, however
that the sessions Of the Sabbath school
may be conducted without any interfer-
ence from services that might be held in
sashes.
The dimensions Of the floor of the main
auditorium will be sixty-three feet nine
mean distance from the sioping floor to
the ceiling will be about thirty-three feet.
The ceiling will be finished with steel
panels. The end Of tho auditorium viii
be occupied by large pulpit platform,
while to the right will be the place for
the choir gallery.
Supper Room and Kitchen.
The walls Of the auditorium will be pam
eied and wainscoted to height Of seven
Feet. The architect has prepared special
designs for the wood work and also for
decorations to the organ case. The pews
Will be arranged in eemi-circular order,
with two wide central aisles and two side
aisles- 1t Is expected that $50 people can
be seated. and II found necessary gal.
leries can be erected. The wood work OF