St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-29
THE MoRRIsvILLE CHURCH.
Its Dedication and Description Of the New
Building.

called February, 1896, to erect new
church edlfce on the site OF the old one
Pledges sufficient to warrant the under
taking were obtained and a building
committee was chosen consisting OF H. A
Sayton, chairman, Rev. G. N. Kellogg
Dea. H. P. Munson, f. S. Robinson, Mrs
p. K. Gleed, formerly Of st. Johnsbury
Mrs. G. w. Hcndee and Mrs 6, NJ. Pow
ers. After due consultation the commit
tee accepted plan submitted by Arch
tect G. H. Guernsey OF Montpelier. anc
contracted with F. II. Parker Of ESSEX
Junction for the building Of the house
Mr.. Parker has executed the work faith
fully and most literally.
And now, not quite a year from the
date Of its inception, the new church
stands complete, symmetrical and i'm
pressive in form and proportions and
artistic in color. The accompanying cut
correctly represents the external archi-
lecture Of the structure. which as whole
disproves the popular idea that to be
beautiful a church should be built of
stone and cost great deal Of money.
The exterior walls and the tower are
painted pale gray, suggestive, indeed, of
stone, and the pointed roofs Of tower and
turrets are already dark with the moss
Of ages, anticipated in paints. The cell
ing Of the open tower harmonizes in
faint blue with the prevailing gray. and
the subdued tints of the large stained
glass windows as seen from the outside,
impart a degree of brightness and
warmth to the lighter hues in which they
are set.
Passing into the interior Of the church,
one feels its perfect adaptation to the
beauty of the exterior. The audience
room is finished in Canada ash, the pews
and pulpit are OF oak, walls, arches and
ceiling are painted in shades of olive
green and in gold bronze and suitably
frescoed
The most interesting feature OF the
are the memorial windows.
They are nine in number, the eight larger
ones being arranged into three broad,
handsome windows of two and three
each surmounted by a
single arch, circle head.
One Of these is an ancestral window,
presented by Charles and Willis Geed of
Topeka, and hears among other honored |
names that of Rev. John Gleed Of Eng
land, who, coming to America in 1882,
was pioneer worker in northern Yer
mont for temperance, abolition and reli-
gion.
The center of the front window is sa-
cred to the memory of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. |
5. Robinson, the adopted parents OF Mrs.
Emily Montgomery, a well-known mis-
sonary to Turkey. Mr.. Robinson was
the beloved pastor of this parish from
1885 to 1861. A deacon on either hand
Of this minister is Christopher French on
he LETT and on the right Abel Camp, who
ived nearly century, 1S01-1S90.
Beneath the fair white lilies OF the CEN
raj window is inscribed the name of
)ea. Ohm Terrill, who served his church
rom 1860 to 1894 AT the right of the
1leed memorial window is much smaller
me, the size of the three remaining
tanned glass windows, in memory of
drs. May Moves Clark. 1t shows
ross standing on high summit, above
which in the distant azure hovers the
ymbolic dove, and is as lovely in color
S was the character it commentaries.
hese windows, twelve in all, are of fine
eslgn, colorng and workmanship.
The seating capacity of the auditorium
somewhat increased and every seat
lade desirable by the circular arrange
tent OF the pews. About 800 persons
an be well seated and this number
early doubled by pushing up the large
oor leading into the vestry, an extern
on gained by the removal of the old
hurch to the rear of the new.
Right and left from the vestry are those
ocular annexes of the modern meeting. 1
ouse- the social ladies' parlor and the
itchen with its Offices.
The cost OF the church is estimated at (
bout ten thousand dollars. This in
udes generous gifts from many sources
work, pulpit, communion table.
memorial windows, electroliers, and
robably some contributions in other
,rms.
With house OF worship so admirable
! its appointments, good music, and an
oquent, devoted pastor, the church
assesses in an unusual degree the best
onditlons for growth. Its borders and
S usefulness ought to be correspondingly
nlarged it should exempliy better
han ever before the teachings and the
prit OF Christ.
WEDNESDAYS CONCERT.
A well attended concert was given ,
Wednesday evening, the Goth, for the
eneht OF the church building fund to
'hlch it added some sixty dollars. Prof.
avis of Burlington was the organist.
nd rendered several fine compositions
nth his usual artistic skill and taste.
lie opened the programme with Clark's
larch "Aux Flamhean.n a sniritnd torch