The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-06
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Plans for New Structure Com
pleted and Bids Asked.

The plans for the new Episcopal
church have been completed and
bids are advertised for. Architect
=. e. Wetherell has been engaged
for the past four weeks upon the
plans for the new church and they
have been completed aud approved
within the last few days.
Mr.. Wetherell has spared no pains
to make the plans and specifications
complete in all details. Parts have
been submitted and considered by
the vestry and church members and
in addition to this outside Judgment
has been called Einto service. The
completed plans now call for the
prettiest and most complete Episco-
pal church that is to be found in all
Iowa. Bishop Morrison inEexpress-
ing himself concerning the plans for
the building stately that I"oskaloosa
will have the most churchly church
that know Of in all the central
west.n
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000
and this is in keeping with the orig
inal intention of the promoters of
the building project. The Furnish
ings, the chimes and the pipe organ,
which are separate items, viii make
the worth of the building fully $780,
600 and it will be one of the best and
most notable churches to be found
in all Iowa or the central4west.
The church proper will be erected
to the north of the former Ichurch,
which now stands on the!extreme
south of the lots at the corner of
First avenue and Sd street. The main
entranc will be on the east side of
the building, where the new building
unites with the old part. The nave
will be 20 feet wide and 81 feet long.
The dimensions Of the chancel which
Will be on the north, are 20 feet wide,
80 feet long and 35 feet high. There
| is a great tower at the northeast COR
ner that will have a height of so feet.
In this will be placed splendid set
of chimes the like of which will not
be found in Iowa. There will be ten
bells having weight OF $4,000 lbs.
The bells will be operated from the
"chimes room," that will be below
the bell tower. A foundation foot
ing of,six feet in width will sustain
the constant weight of the tower and
it's bells.
The outer wall of the church will
be of the hard brick purchased in
the Oskaloosa market. The walls
will be laid up in special bond that
ia known as Flemish Black head
ers' will be used and the appearance
will be quite striking. The old church
building that is to be left standing
and to be for the use of the Guild
and the vestry, is to be veneered in
the same fashion.
The roof will be an example OF
what is called an "open truss" The
chancel furnishings will be elegant
and elaborate and are to be of quar-
ter sawed oak. There will be Rood
screen separating the chancel from
the nave. The choir and the pipe
organ will be within theI chancel
The organ will be one of the finest
that has been brought to the..city an6
it's decorations will be in keeping
with the interior tone of the edifice
The building will be heated by
steam after the modern and most ap
proved plans. There has been moth
ing omitted in the plans of the build
ing that may be conducive tola per.
feet church home.
Il The architect, Mr.. Frank Wether
ell, has closely adhered tosEpiscopa
traditions and history in his plans
He has carefully studied the subiec
that was placed before him land tn
plans that he has submitted and tina
have been adopted, are the result o
many weeks of research and study
He has omitted no detail and over
looked no piece of furniture that vii
be considered in the furnishing o
J chancel, vestry or nave. Everythin
is specified that the bidding may b
upon known grounds.
The seating capacity of the build
ing will be about three hundred an
fifty, including the choir and all offic
ers. The nave will have the reguls
ton row of seats with the cente
aisle. The pews have been specific
and will be modern in all respects.
The completed edifice will be on
, of the most imposing that is to b
: found in the city of Oskaloosa. Rev
lW. II. Frost and his people are to b
Congratulated upon the successfl
cuIminatson of their plans aad the,
. ambitions.
A Great Blood Remover
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