The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-22

the east side Of the street, Just about
three quarters of a mile from the square, |
and full mile from the other churches.
The outside of the building Is faced
with impervious brick of brownish
color, with stone trimmings. The build
ing practically has three floors, base
ment, chapel and school rooms. Three
large vestibules are on the west or front
side, the central alone leading into the
main aisle of the chapel while the two
smaller ones on the side lead respecti-
vely into the basement, chapel or school
rooms on the upper floor. Opening the
main vestibule and walking into the
chapel, the beauty of the place is at
once apparent. 1t is spacious In it's
| dimensions to permit an assemblage of
more than 500 people. The floor Is Of
polished hardwood, finished in natural
| color, and the pews are of similar wood.
On the right side Of the main entrance
Is the large vestry for the choir. The
| gold and white affairs occupy the front
or further end Of the chapel. A plat
| form slightly raised above the floor
extends across from side to side, at
each end there being large vestries on
the left side for the officiating clergy
and on the right for the vestry boys
or visiting clergymen.
To the left of the platform is the
altar, in pure gold and white, devoted to
the Blessed Virgin Mary, while the
smaller altar to the right is that of st.
Joseph. In inches in the wall above
each altar are representations Of the
respective devotees to whom the altars
have been consigned. The entire CEN
tral portion of the platform or chancery
is occupied by large altar also in white
and gold, arranged ith steps. On
either side of the platform are gates
leading through handsomely finished
chancery rail extending across the
width of the platform. Eight support
ing pillars extend along two rows from
the rear to the front of the chapel.
They are enameled in pure white and
upon each one of them is fastened a
newly and recently invented device for
lighting purposes. The large reflector
is circular in form and in front Of it
are four electric and three Welsbach
incandescent lights, the peculiar form
Of the reflector casting all of the light
down upon the people seated below
rather than upon the ceiling or unused
parts of the interior. Costly and brill
liantly colored stained glass windows
are on each side of the chapel, provid-
ing sufficient lighting for purposes dur
ing the day. The ceiling is of sheet
stell and is stamped in panels of a
flowery nature. 1t Is finished in white,
: blended on the corners of the wall with
, a pink shade. The walls Of the chapel
are handsomely finished in colors and
there is a most attractive frieze design
, extending around the sides.
The school rooms on the upper floor
are large and airy, and will seat from
so to so pupils. They are arranged on
either side of the hallway extending
, through the upper floor from side to
side, each two rooms being extended
with large ante or cloak rooms. Black
, boards of real slate are fastened to the
! walls in each room. The rooms are
all well lighted and the ventilation is
the best that modern sanitary arrange
, ments or hygenic appliances can make
, them. On the floor above are storing
; rooms for whatever purposes they may
! be required.
: The basement of the building contains
a modern steam boiler through which
! the building receives it's heat. A large
room in the central and north side
, of the basement is fitted up and recently
: has been used as a chapel while the
; upper floors have been completed. In
the future it will be used as a meeting
J or assembly room for the church men,
bers.
An excellent provision in the school
room floors is the filling in OF cement be-
tween the floors so as to lessen materi-
ally the tramping of feet over the floors
in case services are being held in the
J chapel below. Many of the very fine
J fittings in the chapel are donations from
J kind interested citizens. The large
bell in the cupola is gift from the
; Messrs Dornhecker.
While the chapel may be used for re-
ligious services for some years, it Is
the intention of the congregation to
erect another and more grander build
ing in the near future on the ground ad-
joining the school house on the north
side, where a plat of ground large
enough has been reserved.