The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-06

Messrs Mills d Savage, Contractors.
VIII Begin work Tomorrow on the
New Church-A Growing and Pro-.
gressfye Congregation.

gresstye Congregation.
The zeal of South Side Baptist con-
gregation during past year has been
marked by continued steps of progress.
All Of their labors in their different
phases have been interesting, but their
last stride in the years undertakings
is interesting still, ii. e. the
erection of a new church. Together
with the people their pastor Rev. +.
II. Harrington Endorsed their ideas
and through an earnest presumption of
their need of a new building to the
First Baptist congregation, they in
their liberality, donated a beautiful lot
1872 feet on Fifth street and 80 On
Wooster, with the prOviso hat said
church convert their old building in
to a home for the purpose of a Bap-
fist old Ladies Home, and place it on
their reserved lot facing Wooster
street. All of this has been complied
with and the "Old Ladies" are INSTALL
ed in their new home. The "old
home" proper has been ,Old to MI. c.
G.. Parker and moved on an adjoining
vacant lot on Fifth street where it
will be improved into a cOmodious
and convenient home. This clears the
lot, given by the First church, of build
ings, SO tomorrow morning the o
tractors Messrs. Mills & Savage
will begin work ON the new church.
The church will be paced in the
center of the lot running north and
c0I,th anl 9aoino NTH ctroat n ouino
on each side a space of about 35 feet.
The front will be about 20 feet from
the sidewalk which will be approach
ed by a wide concrete walk. The
grounds around the church will be cul-
tivated into a beautiful grass lawn,
and concrete walks will also run in a
circle from the front steps around the
church on each side to a rear entrance,
all of which will give it a very modest
appearance.
The building will be a depression
from the usual order. 1t will stand
with the long side of the auditorium,
which is 35X55 feet, to Fifth street. In
the center of this front side will be the
vestibule, Skis feet, distinct from the
main body of the auditorium surmOunt
ed with a we'll proportional tower. On
each side of the tower on the main roof
will be decorated with different shaped
shingles into some attractive design.
The windows will be the beautiful
gothic type having n piece of glass
only for a sash. A beautiful design
of ground glass will be used.
The interior finishing will be at
tractive, yet very plain. The entrance
being from the side of the auditorium,
the rostrum will likewise be in the
opposite side. Wainscoting will ex-
tend from the floor four feet around
the walls and plastering from there to
the ceiling. 1t will be ceiled from the
plates on false rafters from all the sides
and the ends at an angle of As degrees
until a height of 20 feet from the floor
is reached, then acrOss the windbeams
which will be in some beautiful design
of paneling, all of which will be fin
ished in natural paint.
1t has not yet been decided whether
electric or acetyline gas lights will be
used. A pool and dressing room will
be built. Behind the rOstrum will be
a hall running between the dressing
rooms, from which the pulpit will be
divided by a beautiful curtain. The
pews are to be of the natural pine, and
built very plainly, yet very beautiful
ly. The entire plan is arranged with
an eye to simplicity, and when exc
cuted will be a credit to the contrac-
tors, the church and the city.