The herald., 1896-10-24

ivy, and peeping out from amid the
green foliage Of its surroundings, was
always a striking point of interest in the
city, and the parshoners of st. Johns
were justly proud of it. But the great
success which has crowned the efforts
and labors of the rector in building up
the parish necessitates larger quarters
and more commodious accommodations.
1t was a very frequent occurrence to
find the little church crowded to the
doors long before the servives COM
manced. 1t was decided to enlarge it,
and the rector and vestry engaged
Messrs. Wilcox & Starbuck, archi-
tects, and Woodsman & Mcneil. con-
tractors, to prepare plans and carry
them into effect. The result has been
most gratifying. At an outlay of about
$4,000 the church has been enlarged to
more than twice it's former seating ca
pacity of three hundred, as it now pro-
vides accommodation for $50 worship
ers. The general design of the former
edifice has been closely followed, as the
accompanying cut will show.
A visit to the church ELECTED informa-
tion from the rector as to the future
plans and policy of the parish. The
present church has been constructed
largely with view to it's future trans
formation into a parish house. The
parish is the fortunate possessor ce a
frontage of 28S feet on Adams street.
with an average depth of 120 feet on Fig
ueroa street. 1t is the most desirable
and best situated church property in
the city of Los Angeles The intention
is to use the present edifice as a house
%1A !, ,f hn1 ~
ish warrants the erection of large
church (or possibly cathedraD at the
corner of Adams and Figueroa streets.
When that Is done the present building
will be used as a center of the many
parochial agencies and activities which
characterize the Episcopal church. But
in the meantime the recently completed
as a place of worship and
partly as parish house. The
large basement, or crypt. is divided into
three large and commodious rooms, the
largest of which is 74x44 feet, and will
be used for the Sunday school, parish
gatherings, entertainments, receptions,
, etc 1t will seat seven hundred people.
: The next largest room, 1Sx24, will be
used for an infant class, for weekly
guild meetings, lady choristers, robing
room, ETC. The third room, 14x1S, will
be used as choir room, mems and boys
robing room, Bible class room and for
meeting of the Brotherhood Of st. An
drew. There are toilet rooms attached
to both of the last rooms. Another room
will be used for the. electric motors
and as a store room. On the same floor
and Immediately under the handsome
Canterbury porch" is a spacious room
with cemented floor made especially for
the safe slowing of bicycles while their
owners are engaged in their devotions
above. This bicycle room" shows that
st. Johns Is fully abreast Of the times.
The upper portion of the church has un-
dergone a wonderful transformation.
The low ceiling has all been removed
and the roof ceiled to the apex. The
woodwork is all in the choicest redwood
and gives rich and finished appear
ance. The church proper is divided into
Z nave, two aisles. north transept, an
organ chamber, priests vestry room
and chancel, the latter being subdi-
vided into choir and sanctuary. Hand
some stained glass windows adorn the
sides of the church and large space
16x0 has been left at the west end of the
church for q rich memorial window in
memory of the late Thomas Bruen
Brown Of this city. which is now being
made in New York. The subject of the
window is to be the cruciixion, with the
two Marys and St.John grouped around.
The cost of the window will be in the
ref4hbprhood of $1,000 and has been CIV
en- by the mother of the esteemed yes
tryman Of the parish, in whose memory
4 u erected. A very elaborate and
chufckly r0odscreen divides the chancel
from the nave. This piece OF work ia
very effective in its Gothic finish, and
IT. ihposing rood. The altar is
Hn1t4G seven steps from the navs door.