The daily sentinel., 1902-04-11
HOUSE OF WORSHIP
The Handsome New Christian
Church is Finished and Will
Be Dedicated Sunday.


After several months work, the mem
oers of the Christian church have at last
erected in this city house OF worship
which does great deal OF credit to the
place and which is far ahead OF any sim
liar editico ever constructed here. Strict
Iy speaking, the present building is the
fret church that has ever been erected
by the denomination in this city and
they may we'll feel proud OF their new
house Of worship.
In the first place, aside from the use
which the new church will suoserve in
tho promotion OF Christianity in this
city, the building is handsome one and
one which has been constructed with
the idea OF extending its capacity in the
future. The pans used in it's erection
provide for an addition just as large as
the present proportions.
The exterior of the church should be
first dealt with in attempting TO describe
it, and it is certainly worthy Of notice.
The tower and corner porch are hand
some, being finished for beauty as we'll
as strength. The tablet, which takes
the place OF the corner stone, is placed
It the corner entrance OF the building
1t is made OF oak and is engraved with
the date OF organization OF the church in
this city and also the date OF tho erec
tion of the new building. Back OF the
tablet is a box, made Of galvanized iron
and covered with asbestos, containing
the church records, bible, papers and
other important documents.
But the real beauty OF the new build
ing is not realized until the interior has
been examined. The entrance at the
corner takes one into q hall or passage
way with doors leading into the main
audience room and a circular stairway
to the gallery. In the main room OF the
church, which is 40x44 feet, the arrange
ment for seatir is on the circular order,
with the pulpit choir loft and baptistry
in the northeast corner. The floor Is
laid with an incline Of IL inches toward
the pulpit corner, which will make de-
CT led advantage when it comes to the
placing OF the chairs. The gallery ex-
lends along the south and west sides OF
the building and will seat quite large
number of persons.
The walls are tinted in harmonious
colors, and the castings and ratings ar,
fiuished in the natural wood. The floors
are of Texas hard pine, with carpet
along the aisles and on the platform.
The lighting OF the church is especially
we'll arranged, there being seven separ
ate switches, by which one part OF the
church can be lighted without all the
lights being turned on.
Three large dormer windows with ca
thedral glass furnish light for the build
ing. The tints OF the glass harmonize
perfectly with the walls and other finish-
ings OF the rooms.
Aside from the main audience room
md gallery there is the robing room
which is connected with the baptistry
oy hall and curtained from the main
church, 80 that persons entering the
"a ptistry cannot oe seen by the audience
until th. are entirely in the water. The
ba ptistry is elevated. which is great
Improvement on the old fashioned ones
which we're placed u oder the floor.
The PASTORS study is located in the
lorth west corner OF ths building and is
a very pleasant room.
The building will be heated with fur
mace and is in every way modern
.tructure. The other portion OF the
church will provide large Sunday
school room and several class rooms, also
a dining room and kitchen for the ladies'
aid Of the church. which will be used for
social purposes.
The main work for the new structure
in order to obtain it, has been done by
Rev. Lsopard q. Thompson. who has
been untiring almost in his efforts to sec
the now building a success. and It IL Ger
tain that the present house OF worship
10 a credit to him and to the members OF
the church as we'll as the entire city.
The opening exercises will occur next
Sunday afternoon.