Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

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large windows on one side, has tive
skv- lights which are glazed with col.
ored art glass Of appropriate design
The pulpit is located ut one OF the
buildings and back Of il Is the choir
loft and organ At one side of the
pulpit is room which has an outside
entrance, and which can be used as 3
coat room . for the pastor and choir
Directly off this room is large
case for the storage Of choir music.
The sunday school room, is 81 by
80 feet with seating capacity Of 200.
In addition to the tower entrances al
ready SPOKEN of. it has separate
porch, and entrance on the opposite
side. This, practically. will be the
| Sunday school entrance. The library
is located off of this entrance. and has
a WINDOW oDeniDg into the hall so the
scholars can leave their books upon
entering the building. If desired. and
call them at the same window at the
close of the Sunday school session. The
infants department is also located off
this entrance. aud is about II by "a
feet. Whenever it is desired to in
crease the seating capacity of the Sun
day school room. the entire partition
between the Sunday school room. par
Tor. infants class room and five class
rooms, can be entirely thrown open,
and made a part OF the SUNDAY school
ROOM At the extreme end of the
church is located small kitchen. IL
by 2 feet. and off of same is a small
pantry. with china case. also sink for
washing dishes This room, has an
outside door that opens rpon the large
lot, or drive-wav, at the rear of the
church, aud will be found very con-
venient.
In designing the interior finish of
this building. as little wood work is
used as is practicable, which is GER
tainly advisable. What little is used
for interior finish, is hard wood.
LIGHTING AND HEATING.
The entire charch is lig hted with
electric lights, using special system
of concealed lights. The plumbing
work is of the most recent type. and
the building is heated with steam
from the heating apparatus. located
III the rear portion of the church.
The electric lighting system was put
in by Mr.. Harry Shade The switch
board is located in a small closet off
the foyer. The fixtures are all of
dull colored brass of the latest design
and especially made to correspond with
the building and It's decorations. Be-
sides chandeliers along either side of
the auditorium there are three large
glass globes suspended from the center
of as many gracefully ornamental ven-
tilators in the ceiling by heavy. large
| linked brass chains. Over each OF the
two large skylights are 4S 32-candle-
power lights backed by strongr efiec-
tors casting soft and pleasant light
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and tho heating apparatus are the work
of Mr., G. @. Keedy, The heating is
bv direct radiating system bat the
radiators are fiat, and arranged against
the wall and almost lost to sight by
the decorations being the exact shade
of the walls,
INTERIOR DECORATIONS.
In connection with the interior dec
grafton and furnishing, one cannot
help being impressed with the perfect
harmony not only in the design. but
color scheme OF every part of the
building. The color scheme of each
part has been selected to harmonic
with the wood faish, and in carrying
out the design of the art glass, care
full consideration has been given to the
points of the compass together with
| the selection of the glass, so that
strong or soft light would harmonic
with the shades used. In the audito-
rum particularly, commencing at the
floor. the covering of which is one
shade of green, the upholstering of the
furniture is in lighter shades of the
art glass windows. In the browning
feature of this room. which is the dec
Grafton of the exposed timber work of
the roof trusses this same green pre-
dominates. In the design of the art
glass. memorial or figure windows
have been omitted, and all the glass
has been treated in an architectural
manner. and the detail made in per-
feet harmony with the architectural
stvle of the exterior of the building
and the color effect has been empha-
sized by the using of different grades
of cathedral and opalescent glass.
The furnishings of the church in
cluding the pulpit furniture and the
organ case. were designed by the ar
chitect, as well as the scheme of the