The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
BEGIN WORK At ONCE
The New Church of the Good
Shepherd.
RAISED EASTER
Lille 80 NMl IS
THE NECESSARY S1o.oo HAS
BEEN PASSED.
HALF OF THE TOTAL Cost Is RAiStD
CONGREGATION of the Good Shepherd Church
Surprised by the Large Offering
Yeste day-.-TotaI Cost is
to be About $4,000.

The erection of Il new nouSt VI Woi
.hin for the congregation Of the Church
Of the Good Shepherd is now assured.
Aside from the devotional services IT
this church yesterday the congregation
took a step forward which begins a
new epoch in its history.
The annual Easter offering. 1t had
been so arranged, was to be devoted TO
the new church fund, Of which about
$4,000 had been previously subscribed.
The yestry had decided TO begin work
on The new edifice as soon as $4,000
WAS raised.
The Easter offering yesterday out
claSsed the most %sanguine hopes of DR..
pittinger and the vestry. and the an
nouncement that over 81 600 had been
pledged or contributed. and that the
necessary $4,000 had been left far
lcnind. has given great JOY to the
church'S congregation.
lhe church has already accepted plans
for the new building, which IS to be
erected on the corner of HillsbOro and
Mcdowell streets, and it was stated last
mgnt that work on the new building will
be begun At once.
The plans were drawn by X. w. Glib
son. Of New York, one of the first eccle-
s%iaStieal architects in the country. The
great cathedral in Albany. Y. 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 :;
most beautiful and imposing structure.
In style the church will be pure Goth
ic. built III the form of a cross. 1t
VIII have Il seating capacity of G1O and
when completed will have cost SO. NOO
1t will be built of white North Carolina
granite, rough. with buff brick and mar
bic trimming Oh the inside. The wood
work., including the open arch Of Gothic
%raftcrS. will he Of North Carolina pine.
vanished.
The church will front with two en-
frances, Oh Hillsboro street. though
there will also be two entrances from
Mcdowell street. There will be q
fifth entrance through the east tran
sept. Three main aisles lead from the
I~illlsboro 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
ofed GeOrGEa 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
restry: on the west or epistle side will
be the sacristy and baptiStry. The
size Of the chancel will be 81 by 3
feet. The whole length of the church
including nave. transepts and chancel
is III feet. The width across the
transcpts is - feet. The width of the
nave is 81 feet. Height, from the floor
10 the top Of the open arch of Gothic
~rafterS. 30 feet.
These plans are the work Of the rec
tor. lie has spent several years per-
fectlng them before an architect was
consulted.
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 Il chapel
after modern PARISH rooms have been
added. The house now used for a rec
tory will be moved zach to the corner
Of Morgan inc iMcDowell streets and
remodelcd and renovated.
This handsome granite church. with
its picturesque tower, surrounded by a
beautiful lawn, will not only be an inn
mense Improvement TO HillsborO Streer
and an ornament to the city. hut it will
he the pride of the whole State.