The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-23

Now that the artists who were en-
gagged in placing the stained glass win
dows in the new church of st. John the
Evangelist. at Pittston avenue and Fig
street. have taken their departure. ana
the men engaged in tiing the vestibule
have also ended their labors, the prohi-
bition placed on visiting Rev. Melley's 3
new church has been in Il great degree
removed. and Il Tribune man was
among the privileged few who visited
the sacred ediice yesterday.
The church Is to be dedicated on NO.
ve,nber 16. At least such was the state
ment that the pastor made at the
masses last Sunday. and the Workmen
engaged in putting the finishing touches
on the interior of the building. when
spoken to yesterday. declared unani-
mously that this would give ample time
for everything to be in readiness.
1t has been frequently stated by those
who We're obliged to attend the old
church of st. johns, that will soon be
completely utilized for school purposes,
that the faith of the worshipper would
have to be such as to move mountains
to make the visit devotional. but this
will no longer hold in that particular
parish. The recognition is instantane-
Gus that one is in Gods house, and IL
there be any virtue in surroundings.
such as those referred to above would
have you believe. there should be an
increase of fervor shown soon among
the Catholic people of the South Side.
From the present unfinished cpndi-
tion one can get n good idea. of what
the whole is to look like when COM
plcted. and there can he no doubt Of
the satisfaction that the parishOncrs
will feel on the day of dedication
Nearly onc-fourth larger than the old
church. there is not. and can not he
any comparison between the appoint
lncntS.
A Vaulted Roof.
The roof is vaultod. n gothic type of
architecture. aud while some objection
may he raised because of the pillars
that will obscure the view of the altar
from different parts Of the church. this
is not a serious objection. IT was the
intention to build II church without
such pillars and plans were drawn for
church to be erected in the Roman
esque style of architecture. but the
fancy prices asked for steel made this
impossible, or nearly SO. 4 church of
tho latter description would cost fully
s25,000 more than the present editicc ia
To cost.
Many have seen the exterior of the
building. and reference to such would
he Il waste of space, but few have seen
the interior Everything going into the
church is to be absolutely new. The
windows. representations of scenes
familiar to Catholics, are beautiful in
their conception and execution. are of
glass three -eights of an inch thick. st.
John the Evangelist. after whom the
church is named. is very conspicuous
In the representations. The two large
windows in the transept. one repre-
senting the vision o" heaven as given
by st. John in the az calypso, and the
other, 'The Ascension" are given by
Rev. f. j. Melley and James Crogan,
Father Melley in memory of his par
ents, while Mr.. CrOgan's gift is in re-
membrance of the late Mrs. Crogan.
Windows have been donated by the
following persons: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Boland,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Ruddy. DR.. and Mrs.
John Walsh and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Melody. The late Martin McDonough
is remembered by his family by a
memorial window, while the L. C. B.
A. and the c. r. and b. A. each con-
tribute a window. In the above order
the scenes represented by the windows
are as follows: The Anunciation: Christ
Favoring Children; Commissioning St.
Peter; The Nativity: Christ in the
Temple; The Visitation; Christ Taking
Leave of His Mother and st. Patrick.
Five Hundred Electric Lights.
In addition to the foregoing, there are
forty-two additional windows in the
body of the church, while at the rear of
the choir is window thirty feet in
length. There will be close to five hun
dred electric lights in the church. The
power was turned on for the first time
Tuesday night, and the result was most
LIZ, al, L.. l.