The Worcester spy., 1898-11-22
Many Visit the
New Church.
TRUE TO HISTORY
Is st. Patrick's Fine Edifce
at WhitinsviIle.

Whitinsville, Nov. 21-G'he new st.
Patrick's Church was opened for public
inspection yesterday. Fully 5000 per
sons passed through and pronounced
the building one of the best in every
appointment they had ever seen.
Words of praise We're uttered on all
sides complimentary to Charles d.
Alaginnis Of Boston, the architect
The new church is of selected brick
and terra Gotta and designed with
strict regard for the best historic pre-
cedents of northern Italy and the
Cathedral of Prato and San Zeno We
roma The tower, which does not touch
the church at any part. is really
campanile. Another striking feature,
the gem Of the whole structure, is the
ootagonal chapel, being modelled on
that Of San Stephano, Bologna, Italy.
In this chapel, which supplements the
church basement, are the baptistry and
two confessionals. A suitable altar will
be placed herein, so that all weekday
functions may be performed in the
chapel leaving the church for Sunday
services only. In the jube suitable ac
oommodations are provided and so ar
ranged that the singing of the choris
ters may accompany the services in
either church or chapel. over the YES
try and approached by the tower
stairway is an apartment capable of
holding 200 persons, which may be
used for society purposes.
The wall on the church side of this
little hall is pierced by a large screen
arch, thus permitting the use of this
apartement. when required, as a gal
lery.
The main gallery, however, and
sb7rT11
front of the church, The sanctuary
will be deep. thus giving ample room
for the exacting and solemn ceremonies
Of hody church; the end of the chancel
is dodecagonal in plan. The entrance
10 the church is from Cross street; the
entrance to the chapel from Church
street.
The church will seat 1000 people, but
pews for the accommodation of only 900
win be placed herein; as for the chapel
there will be chairs put in for over 200
more. 1t is sought in this building to
prove the wisdom Of following true
models of architecture, accepted as
such not only by the greatest of Catho-
lie artists, but also by the most famous
non Catholic critics as well.
AS far as can be learned from expert
opinion. this church is the pioneer of
the north Italian Gothic style in this
country, an edifice causing joyous pride
TO the parishiOners, universally recog-
nized as a most beautiful and decided
acquisition, as well as classic ornament
TO the fair community.
Visitors from out Of town who have
viewed the church both from the ex-
terror and interior, have given great
praise TO the pastor, Rev. p. s. O'Reilly,
and the newspapers have also been
loud in their praise. The style of the
church is purely FIR O'ReiIIy's idea, and
iG 4 c+r ,,f
church architecture in the United
States.
Michael Kennedy of Cottage street
badly burned his right leg Friday even
ing in the machine works foundry. He
was carrying a ladle of iron, when
solnebCdV accidentally ran into him.
which caused the iron to spill over and
burn his leg about the calf,
Cornelius CaJill Of Main street. who
recently drove a nail into. his thumb
IS suffering severely from the wound
DIR. Ralcom has attended it, but 1t has
swollen so badly that IL is feared that
blood poison viii result
The first fatal case of scarlet fever
and diphtheria occurred a. the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs John Timmie of Brick
street. yesterday. The victim was then
otIt cnld, ana lle community eNtenG
their heartfelt sympathy 10 the be
reaved parents. The child was buried
Yesterday afternoon. The doctor sale
It vas one Of the ses'erest cases that he
had ever had.
Rev. John r. Thurston pastor of the
ConSrega gationa church. supplied tht
pulpit both morning and evening al
1915 and O'Clock services in the Con
gregational church at Webster, yester-
day.
Elmer Chase driver for DR. Charles
il Hartman. is confined to his hom,
with appendicitis. Mr. Chase has re
Gently had appendicitis. and mas only
been as work few weeks.
The Ladies Literary Circle has en-