The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-27
PLANS FOR 1T ADOPTED
IT WILL BE GOTHIC IN STYLE
OF ARCHITECTURE.
AND WILL COST COMPLETED $4,000
Changes in The Old Church and the Rec'ory--
The Cornerstone Brought from le-
rusaIem-- Nearly Half Of Build
ing Fund Raised.
ing Fund Raised

ing tund haISeo'
What is to be the handsomest church
etlifice in Raleigh if not in North Caro-
lima is soon to be built on the corner
of Hillsboro and Mcdowell streets.
The plans for it have already been re-
ceived and accepted. They We're drawn
by Mr.. K. W. Gibson, of New York
enc of the first ecclesiastical architects
in the country The great cathedral i'll
Albany, n. Y, was built by him.
A number of very competent judges and
critics have examined the plans and de-
signs and lare unanimous i'll the opinion
that the new Church of the Good Shep.
herd will be a most beautiful and inn
posing structure.
In style the church will be pure
Gothic built in the form of cross. II
will have a seating capacity of go and
when completed viii have cost 5000
lit VIII 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 he 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 be u
fifth entrance through the east trans
sept. Three main aisles lead from the
HillSboro street entrance. Then there
are two transept aisles.
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 chaneel, the
tower and the porch will be paved with
fine marble.
On the east or gospel side of the
chancel will be the organ chamber and
yestry; 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 121 feet.
The width, across the TRANSCRIPTS is II
feet. The width of, the nave is 81 feet.
Height, from the floor TO the top of the
open arch Of Gothic rafters, 80 feet.
These plans are the work of the rec
tor. He has spent several years per-
fecting them before am architect was
consulted.
Work will be begun on the building
when $4,000 has been raised, and So
900 of this amount is already on hand.
and it is hoped to raise the other $1,000
by Easter. A special collection will be
taken Easter for this purpose.
The ST. Mary's Guild lis raising money
for the marble pillars for the bays.
About one-half of the amount necessary
lis in hand.
The large chancel window will be do
mated by the Sunday School. 4 large
sum has already been accumulated for
the purpose and SPECIAL Easter offering
will be taken for it.
A rose window will be put in the
west transept by the Bishop Lyman Me-
mortal Society.
Also the ha dsome memorials. that
have been placed in the Old church will
be transferred to the new church.
Among these is very handsome memo
rial window which is soon TO he put il,
place in memory of Mrs. Rosa H. AISLE
The cornerstone of the new church
is now in New York. Dr. Pith;nger
shipped il from the Holy Land while
on his recent tour through the east. The
stone lis of a limestone composition, bur
it is very hard and capable of a high
polish. DIR. Pittinger found it between
Jerusalem and Jericho, and it lis said
to be much harder and more durable
than the stones shipped from Jerusalem.
which it is claimed crumble very badly
DIR. Pittinger also had a large collection
of small stones picked up about the
Holy Land, which he would use III
making mOsaics for the interior decorat-
ions. These an dthe cornerstone are now
in the possession of Mr.. Il. Geisler. of
New York, and will be cut and polished
at his factory.
while on his tour of the Holy Land
DIR. Pitinger also purchased three olive
trees, which are now also at Mr.. Gels
ler's and from which will be made seve-
raj pieces of chancel furniture.
The building will be situated in the
centre of the lot owned by the church
The old church, building will be moved
to Morgan street and used for 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 AIN inn
mense Improvement to Hillsboro street
and an ornament to the city, but it will
be the pride of the whole State.
1t is probable that work will begin
OIL it at a very early date. The congre-
cation has within the past three years
raised nearly $4,000 for church build
ing-$4 900 debt on the old church and
over $4,000 for the new building. 1t is
hoped that the new church can be cree
ted without debt. Work will be done
along as funds come into hand.
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