The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-11
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The New Church of the Good
Shepherd.
$4,000 RAISED EASTER
THE NECESSARY $4,000 HAS
BEEN PASSED.
HALF OF THE TOTAL COST IS RAISED
Congregation Of the Good Shepherd Church
Surprised by The Large Offering
Yesterday Total Cost is
TO be About S25 900.

The erection Of Il new house of wor-
ship for the congregation OF the olufch
of the Good Shepherd is now assured.
Aside from the devotional services ri
this church yesterday the congregation
took a step forward which begins a
new epoch in its history.
The annual Easter Offering, it had
been so arranged, was TO be devoted to
the new church fund, of which about
$4,000 had been previously subscribed.
The vestry had decided to begin work
on the new cditice as soon as $4,000
was raised.
The Easter Offering yesterday out
classed the most sanguine hopes of DIR.
Pittinger and the vestry, and the an
nouncement that over $4,000 had been
pledged or contributed, and that the
necessary $4,000 had been left far
behind. has given great joy to the
church's congregation.
Ihe church has already accepted plans
for the new building, which is to be
erected OH the corner of Hillsboro and
Mcdowell streets, and it was stated last
night. that work on the new building will
be begun at once.
The plans were drawn by i. w. Glib
son. of New York. one of the first eccIe-
siastical architects in the country. The
great cathedral in Albany, n. y, was
built by him.
\ number of very competent judges
and critics have examined the plans
and designs and are unanimous in the
opinion that this new church. will be II
most beautiful and imposing structure.
In style the church will be pure Goth
ic, built in the form of cross. 1t
will have seating capacity of 610 and
when completed will have cost $4,000
1t will be built of white North Carolina
granite, rough, with buff brick and mar
bic trimming on the inside. The wood
work, including the open arch of Gothic
rafters. will be of North Carolina pine,
vanished.
The church will front with two en-
frances. on Hillsboro street, though
there will also be two entrances from
Mcdowell street. There will he a
fifth entrance through the, east tram
sept. Three main aisles lead from the
Hillsboro street entrance. Then there
are two transept a:sles.
On each side of the nave will be five
bays, with open arches supporting the
clear story. The pillars supporting the
arches forming the bays will be of col
ored Georgia marble. The chancel, the
tower and the porch will be paved with
fine marble.
On the east or gospel side of the chan
Gel VIII be the organ chamber and
vestry; ON the west or epistle side will
be the sacristy and baptistry. The
size of the chancel will be 81 by 81
feet. The whole length of the church
including nave, transepts and chancel
is III feet. The width across the
transepts is ~ feet. The width of the
nave is 81 feet. Height, from the floor
to the top of the open arch of Gothic
rafters, SO feet.
These plans are the work of the rec
tor. He has spent several years per-
fecting them before an architect was
consulted.
The building will he situated in the
centre of the lot owned by the church.
The old church building will be moved
TO Morgan street and used for Il chapel
after modern parish rooms have been
added. The house now used for a rec
tory will be moved back to the corner
of Morgan and Mcdowell streets and
remodeled and renovated
This handsome granite church, with
its picturesque tower, surrounded by a
beautiful lawn, will not only be an I'M
mense Improvement to Hillsboro street
and an ornament to the city, but It will
be the pride of the whole State.