Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02

AoAtS, the most cOmmOQlOuS, mod
ern and complete in Harrison
county is not sufficient. It car
have few equals in western Iowa
1t stands upon the site of the ole
building, it's ground dimensions
beng 70x92 #. The building
rests upon foundation of beauti.
tiful pink stone brought from
Kesota, MINI. The water table
and stills are of gray stone from
/ Bedford, Ind. The walls above
the foundation are OF buff pressed
brick from the Hydraulic Pressed
Brick Co., of Omaha, The tone
of the entire exterior is very har-
monious and pleasing. At the
southwest corner rises the beauti-
tul tower, in which has bean p'ac,
ed the same sweet toned bell wlish
for so many years has called the
congregation to worship.
Ascending the broad steps, we
find over the main entrance the
inscription: "First Presbyterian
Church, lS69--1S9S." Heavy doors
give entrance to vestibule
through which one passes into the
auditorium. At the north end of
the auditorium are the choir and
pulpit platforms, Near the south
east corner of the building is an
other entrance leading through
q vestibule to the ladies' parlor
and the Sunday School room.
These rooms, with the infant class
room, occupy the entire east side
of the main floor. The choir en-
trance is near the north west cor.
ner of the building, and from this
hall opens a commodious cloak
room, with dainty, rose tinted
walls. The choir platform can
easily seat rs persons. Large
sliding doors separate the Sunday
School room from the ladies' par
lor and the auditorium; by the
opening of these doors, the three
rooms can be converted into one
magnificent audience room.
From the vestibule adjoining
the ladies' parlor, the visitor can
descend to the basement, where is
found q dining room capable of
seating 100 guests, and we'll ar
ranged kitchen equipped with hot
and cold water and dumb waiter.
The dining room opens into q
large hall, through the south end
OF which door is to be cut which
will enable guests to pass in and
out of the dining room without as
cending the stairs. Opening
from this hall is complete toilet
room with all the modern conven-
fences. All these apartments are
we'll lighted and ventilated. These
like the rest of the building are
finished in hard pine, and the
wallis are daintily frescoed in pale
olive.
Reascending the stairway, and
passing through the vestibule, we
ascend another flight of stairs,
reaching spacious hall from
which opens the pastors study.
This is a bright, sunny room, with
windows to the south and east.
The walls are frescoed in a pale,
cool, olive gray, and upon this
ceiling appears the only floral de
coration to be found in the build
ing-sprays of pink roses running
from the corners to the center of
the room. At the end of this hall
is a yet unfinished room, which is
above the Sunday School room
and of the same size.
The rooms throughout the
building are beautifully frescoed
in different shades and colors ex-
cepting the auditorium and Sun
day School room, which are done
in shades of dull orange. The
choir and ladies' parlor are finish
ed in olive and the infant class
room in light blue. The decora-
tions while not profuse are dainty,
in exquisite taste, and reflects
great credit upon the fresco ar
list, Charles Morris, of Des
Moines. Over the arch between
the choir and pulpit platform il
artistically painted the words, Cor
earth peace, good will to men,"
The arrangements for electric
lighting are in every way modern
and complete, there being several