The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12

come so large that the old building will
not accommodate 1t. large numbers being
frequently turned away even after the
aisles and gallery and all other available
spaces have been filed.
While the damage done by the storm
was unfortunate, yet it presented to the
members of the congregation an oppor-
tunity of providing the much needed ac
ccmmodations, and it was decided that
larger building was a necessity that could
no longer be postponed. A committee was
appointed to make recommendations to
the congregation, and the first decision of
the committee was that if a new building
is TO be erected it should be a thoroughly
modern church, having all the comforts
and conveniences introduced in the new
churches of New York and other northern
cities. and with this end in view the best
architectural services were sought, with
the result that the design prepared by
Messrs. Eichberg & Whoever has been
selected by the committee and will be
submitted to the congregation for ratif-
cation at to-days meeting.
The design of the new building is the re-
tects and the building committee, and will
give to the congregation of Duffy Street
Baptist church a building of which they
will have every reason to be proud. The
drawings have been on exhibition al The
present church for some time, and have
been viewed by nearly every member of
the congregation.
The building, as designed by the archi-
tects, will be one of the most conveniently
planned churches in the south, and will
be the only strictly modern church in this
section, and in that Savannah and the
members of Duffy Street church area to be
congratulated, as it indicates another
undermining step of progress out of old
Tut6. The accompanying illustration,
though small, gives a fair idea of the ex-
terror of the building. The design of the
architects is to obtain impressive effects
by beauty of proportion and outline, and
the church Is to be of pressed brick,
which, with the large grouped windows,
gables and towers, will make most beau
tiful building, a pride and credit to the
congregation ard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to the southern part of the city.
The building will have four main en-
frances. one at each corner and one in the
center of Abercorn street front, in addi-
ton to a private entrance for the pastor,
choir and candidates for baptism. All
doors open outward to facilitate escape In
event of fire, and besides the regular ex-
its the gallery and infant class
room are provided with special
fire escapes The building is planned in
two divisions, the main auditorium and
the Sunday school, with class rooms, Ii
brary, robing rooms, choir, cloak and UNI
brella rooms, toilet rooms, pastors recep-
ton room and pastors study, and a large
room on Duffy street front for ladies' par
lor and reading room, all so arranged with
disappearing partitions that the entire
building can be thrown into one grand au-
dtorium, seating over a thousand people,
all having full view of and facing the pas
tor and baptistry. This is accomplished
by the seats being arranged on the 'am-
phitheater plan" with soping floor and
pews arranged in curve. The pastors
rostrum is to be at the western side Of the
building and is centrally located as to seats
and in equal hearing distance TO all parts
of building.
The cellar will contain fuel and furnace
rooms. The main ceiling will be in the
form of twin domes having a large ventll-
ator in each, with electric lights artistic
ally grouped about them-the lights assist
ing to create a draught to the ventilators,
thereby assuring perfect ventilation to the
building. The building will be well lighted
by windows on all sides, the pastors ros-
trum being lighted from above.
Tho members of the congregation are