The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-13

South and Second East streets and the
entire congregation marched TO the
ccnlc on Brigham street.
Congregation Consulted.
No important step has been taken in
he work without the unanimous con-
sent of the congregation. The general
( work has been in charge Of the SEES
sion. a board of twelve elders. This
session has been Subdivided into sew
eral special committees. The money
has been handled by a general finance
committee consisting of Frank Pierce.
W. g. Lyme and William +. Cotton.
The erection has been done under the
direction Of 2 building committee con
sisting Of II. G. Mcmillan, Thomas
w cir and William =. Cotton. The 9th
er members of the session are William
r. Alexander, Ledyard NJ. Bailey. F. w
Francis. J. z. Hill. Albert s. Martin
Edward Y. Silver and George 3. Swea-
zey. Former members who assisted
during the building, but who have since
left Salt Lake. are MesSrs. r n. Ter
hume, deceased; Robert J. Caskey and
B. a. TWOmey, who have since left
Salt Lake.
The Ladies' Aid society. consisting
of all the women of the congregation
have contributed an important share of
time and financial aid toward the
church During the past five years the
women have raised over sc. 600. This
X.
women worked in the kitchen, at the
counter. at the lunch table. arranged
fairs and entertainments and solicited
individual subscriptions. Subscriptions
are still coming in. A complete and
detailed amount of all the money re-
ce1Ved VIII be published later.
Many New Features.
Features have been Included in the
plans and specifications and now ap-
pear IN this structure which are not
embraced in any church structure in
Salt Lake. The Red Butte stone quar-
ried in this state has been used in the
construction. with terra Gotta for or
namental work. The church is 100 feet
long, 90 feet wide and 50 feet n gin from
its base to the point of its highest /
tower. The auditorium main VIII seat |
100 with ease. There are nine exits /
two on the east, three on the west and 4
four on the west sides OF the room /
auditorium. The lobby is large. The |
tiled and covered vestibuleS with its /
iron gates is unique in church archi- (
lecture.
Rev. Paden was in earnest when he
said a few days ago: we expect to
have grass growing. around our build |
ing within few weeks but not inside /
the church. Neither will cur men be /
found growing weeds"
The Sunday-schOOl rooms. thirty i'm
number, have a combined seating ca
pacity Of $50. Entertainments a val
liable adjunct TO Sunday-schoOl or
church work. have been considered
carefully in arranging the Sc rooms On
the ground floor OF the SUndav-scbOol
buildings are located the heating plant.
a double kitchen, pantry ard large
well lighted, cOZily furnished room This
hall will be used for the primary de-
partment and when needed as Il dining
room. In the eignborhood Of 300 per
sons can be seated in this nall.
The basement of the main auditorium
is rtady for use on week night confer
enc6s, services or any entertainments.
The basement will seat 400. With two
additional large side rooms the church
can accommodate at one time 1000
souls.
Furniture Is of Oak.
The church is furnished in oak. The
pulpit furRiture and communion table
and chairs are the gift of a friend i'm !
the east They are quartered oak. hand
with solid, rich appearance.
one OF the most striking features of /
the auditorium is its windows The
traCery, which is a copy in minfture of |
the tracery found in the windows of the /
Carlisle cathedral, is itself a thing of /
beauty The seven arcade windows are
the finest west of the Mississippi river /
They tell the story of Christ's life Re |
ginning at the entrance of the SUNDAY /
school room they are: first. The In
fancy; second, Hoffman's Bow Christ
and the Doctors; third. the Inviting
Christ. or the Christ Of the Sermon on /
the cunt; fourth, the Seeking Christ.
OF Christ at the Door; fifth the Find
ing Christ. or Christ the Good Sben-
herd; sixth, the Thorn-crowned Christ
or Christ the Light of the World; sev=
enth, the Ascending Christ All these
figures are of opalescent or Tiffany"
glass, and are the work of Giles of Min
neapolis.
The large west window contains the
story of the nativity. 1t makes the
church a church of incarnation. The
east window contains a vision of the
empty cross and the empty tomb 1t
makes the church church of the
atonement and the resurrection These
two windows contain the heart of the