The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-28

which is entirely out Of sight, will
be the Sunday school department. This
Sunday school room will be octagonal
In form, containing all the class and
primary rooms necessary to school
work. The arrangements of this de-
partment will be such that all the
class rooms will face the superinten-
dent and can be thrown into one large
room for any service needed. The ris-
ing partition is a peculiar feature be-
tween this room and the auditorium,
by special mechanism this partition,
nearly as large as one side of the
auditorium, can be lifted entirely out
| of sight into the room above the Sun
day school, so that practically when
needed, the Sunday school room and
the auditorium become as one, and
with the gallery above the class rooms
| of the school, will increase the seat
| ing capacity OF the whole TO about
800.
ASSEMBLY ROOM.
The basement will contain an as
| sembly room as large as the auditor
iuin proper, beside a large dining
room. with kitchen. etc, under the
Sunday school rooms. All OF the
|
arate apartments, easy to get at and
to work, yet cut off from the other
| rooms around 1t.
The lighting Will be by electricity
and gas, and the heating and ventila-
tior will be of sucn a character that
the entire air of the building will be
renewed every 20 minutes when the
church or school is in session.
t.. 90,
feet freedom from the effects of any
lodgment of snow, ice or rain, there
will be no impediment in the direct
course of either to the ground, from
point to point.
The whole building Is proposed to
be a model of neatness, compactness
and utility, and though comparatively
limited in size and extent, will con-
duct to the comfort and ease of SER
vice to a comparatively large number
that can by it's peculiar arrangements
be accommodated at any service.
The architects are Brown, Burton d
Davis, of Cincinnati. The contractor,
A. A. Fletcher. who is the builder of
the First Methodist church of Wilkes
Barre, now In process of construction.
The work will be done by sub-con-
tractors and mechanics of Scranton,
The full contract price of the building
without furnishing, is $10,05O. 1t is
expected that complete and furnished
the cost will be $4,000.
HAD a BIG DEBT.
The fire found the church struggling
to pay<off its bonded debt on the old
structure. The amount of the insur-
| h. IE,l,t fDid {
only SO 900 Within "a hours after the
fire the members subscribed nearly S2,,
900 to begin with. A subscription which
was opened to the public at -large
brought pledges that amounted t.
about $4,000 more. With a heroism ant
sacrifice that knew no such word a:
fail or retreat, but only advance, the
church bought and paid for the choice
and beautiful lot No. 15e South Mai
avenue, belonging to the Mott estate
and began the work for n newer anC
better ediflce than the one destroyed
Everything has been sold that the so
| cicty possessed to accomplish it's pur
: pose. The Scranton street lot, theil
comparatively new and large parson
{ age on Hyde Park avenue, and witt
{ resolute determination they have ex
| eTIsu themselves W lllt dllllpSS II
building an edlflce worthy of thei
t faith.
by the hospitality and good will o
/. the First Welsh Baptist church, th
Plymouth Congregational church an'
+, the Robert Morris Lodge Of Ivorites
4 the society has had a home and shell
= ter secured to it for it's varied inter
: ests during the interim of building.
3 The society has become prosperou
;. under afflction. More than ever unit
= ed IN purpose, members both by bap
, tism and letter having been added 4
4 their trial. And It is the hope an
l we'll grounded expectation of the so
3 clety that in the fall they will tax
e possession Of their new edifice with
e live and vigorous membership, an
e will possess again a church home.
e The church has been fortunate 4
3 having a most excellent building com
mittee, who alert and wise, hav
spared no efforts in carrying out tn
=, best plans obtainable with thei
u means. The committee consists O
DIR. q. q. Beddoe, chairman; A. I
!, Holmes, secretary; Charles p. Ashel
= man, Charles Bush, Jabez Floyc
=. James NJ. Eaton, Lawrence Pratt
!, william C. Davis and Robert Peckins
3 a MEMORIAI, SERVICE.