Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-10-16
The New Churches.

Inc New Churches
The new M. E. and Baptist church
buildings are almost completed and
both OF them are credit to the city.
Services have already been beld in the
Baptist church and the Methodist
church Will soon be ready for use. Be-
low we give few of the features of
each church.
THE METHODIST CHURCH.
The fret church built in Barber coun.
ty was the little brick Methodist Epis-
copai church IN Medicine Lodge. II
was built in 1879 and served its pur.
pose until it was torn down during the
past summer to make room for the new
building, although it had been consid-
cred unsafe for the past two or three
years. The new building which will
take its place will much better accom-.
modate the congregation. It is frame
structure on brick foundation with a
cellar underneath for furnace, fuel,
etc. The cellar IL walled with brick,
with brick and cement floor. The
walls OF the building are fourteen feet.
and the arched ceiling twenty feet and
eight inches high. The auditorium il
32x50 feet; tho lecture room is 1880
feet. An addition to the west of the
auditorium 73x3S} feet gives space
for pulpit and choir and q small study.
The auditorium will be seated will,
pews manufactured by De of Gar.
nett, Kansas. The $50 feet OF pews
will be built on the chords OF n circle
and the manufacturer says will furnish
seats for 240 persons. 1t is estimable
that from 80 to IS chairs can be placed
in the auditorium to furnish additional
seating when necessary. The lecture
room has room for about 100 chairs and
opens into the auditorium by means of
Wilson's patent rolling partitions. The
cost of the building exclusive of furnl-
ture and brick used in the foundation
is $500. A disappointing delay In the
plastering has prevented its being com
pleted at this time. 1t very beauti.
members of the church on their energy
and progressiveness. The building IS
| not only benefit to to the members of
the church but it is a great improve.
ment for the city, and the members of
the church, especially the ladies who
gave their time and talent to raise
funds to carry on the building, are en-.
titled to great praise for the work they
have accomplished.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Baptist church stands just east
Of the Grand hotel. This is one Of the
most up-to-date modern little church
buildings in the west. 1t has been built
at cost Of about So 500 all told. The
description of the building is as follows:
A nice large basement with furnace
for heating the entire building; nice
store room and room for the ladies of
the church to hold their society in
The auditorium or the main room, is
an elegant thing with bolle shaped floor
and circular appearance In it's seating
This room is 47x45 feet and seats $50
Then there is an opening in the audi
forum, a lecture or prayermeetine
room 1890 feet which seats 20, max
ing a seating capacity of about 800 in
all. Then in connection with this there
Is one of the finest kinder9arten rooms
We ever saw. This room is 1SxA and
has all the modern equipments fol
teaching the little ones. Complete it is
q model little church-one that not only
the Baptists should be proud of but ev.
cry citizen of Medicine Lodge, for it is
an ornament to our town, and we com.
mend the Baptist people for the decora.
| ton they have added to our little city
and especially do We honor the ladies
who worked 80 earnestly and faithfully
for the completion of this beautiful ed
itice.