The Portland daily press., 1897-09-24
THE EoIFlcE.
Description of Its Modern and Attractive

Description of Its Modern and Attractive
The attractive edifice of this new church
is best shown by the picture which the
PRESS prints this morning Of the in
terror 1t is to be observed that the church
is constructed entirely of granite and is
built on broken lines, SO there is no
monotonous plain surface. The main
vestibule is triangular, with it's two
shorter sides OH the two streets, an en-
trance on Congress and another on Nun
joy street. The larger side of the triangu-
Jar vestry furnishes space for several
green swinging doors. which lead into the
4ndin auditorium. AS you pass in you
face the pulpit in the opposite corner
looking along the diagonal of a nearly
trfec5 square, the room being about 20
by 70 feet in dimension. Back of the
pulpit is the organ which was in the old
church, but which has been rebuilt and
T'r'ctically made a new instrument. 1t is
TO be blowa by an electric motor. The floor
~uilt on sharply inclined plane with
the pulpit at the lowest point and the
pews surrounding it in a semi circular
from. This stamps the church as up to
date and calls attention to the fact that
no other church in Portland has floor
SO much inclined as this one.
The ceiling is supported entirely by two
great arches and there is not post to OBJ
struct the view. The walls are of terra
Gotta shade and the two arches are of a
lighter tint. The ceiling is wildwood
stained dark. The pews are of oak, with
quartered oak ends and arms. The floor
is covered with dark brown carpet
There are three rose windows and the
stained glass windows give a beautiful
light to the room. There are several
memorial windows, one in memory Of
Deacon Henry FL. Burgess, another in
memory of Deacon S. Clinton Merrill,
third in memory of Susan H. Gerrish and
fourth in memory of Deacon Arthur
Libby. The Sunday school gave window
and the Christian Endeavor society and
others. The church Is lighted by
electricity.
Passing from the church into a vesti-
bule, with the entrance on Congress
street, you enter the chapel which is a
neatly decorated room, furnished with
chairs like those used in Assembly hall at
the High school, the sets being on hinges
SO that they can be raised to allow people
to pass along. This room is decorated in
pleasing shades of buff. Adjoining is a
small and neatly furnished room, which
is for the use of the smallest children in
the Sunday school. The library room is
also hero.
Next you go down stairway and find
yourself in the basement, which is also
reached by main entrance on Congress
street. Here are large dining room, d
commodious kitchen, neat toilet rooms, q
gentleman's coat room, and ether smaller
apartments. Nothing has been forgotten
and everything has been provided needed
for the practical operation of modern
church.
The church cost s37, 500. The architect
was Mr.. A. B. Jennings of New York.
The contractor was Mr. George Kicker of
Bloomfield, N. J. The mason work was
done in highly superior manner by
Blackstone & Smith. The painting was
done by Isaac Weber and the plumbing
by Martin Meehan. The Portland Stove
Foundry furnished the furnace which
heats the entire church