Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-02

Is an event important enough TO any
community TO call for some detailed
chronicle on the part of ;he local
press. The opening OF the new
Methodist house OF worship ON Sun
day was certainly an event III the his.
tory OF Rocky Ford as well as OF
local Me,hodism. IL should mark 4
new era in the religious life OF the
local church society and also prove \
force in the moral upliii OF the COM
muni,y in which Il is located.
The Building.
The beautiful auditorium and the
Sunday school annex. which are only
separated from each other by large
sii,lin.. door or rather drop curtain
OF psneied wood. is certainly All invii-
ing sanctuary for worship. II IS
walled In 4 structure Of red pressed
brick. built upon cement foundation,
tia, should be almos, as abiding rs
the religious instinct for the promo
ton OF which /, stands. II Is built
upon the siraigh, classic lines OF arch
i,ce,urc. with such modern adaptations
as sui, i, to the combined use OF \
house Of worship. a Sunday school
and social gathering place. united
under one roof. Situate At the juno
sion Of Elm avenue aud Ninth street.
IL is very centrally located with rsla-
tion to the town. II has entrances
upon both streets. the main one being
that beneath the spirc. which Is upon
the street corner: tho other on Ninth
street. midway Of the building. so
as to provide double vestibulc Tor
church and school room. and ladies'
parlor. with stairway TO the class.
room. gallery and to the basement
apartments. fitted as dining hall and
kitchen. In the rear and opposite.
another entrance to like vestibule
opens to a gallery and basement stair
ways. to the choir room and thence to
the choir gallery. while at the same
time providing direct rear entrance
to the auditorium and the school
room. Still another entrance is To-
Gated on the southeast corner OF the
building, which admits to the foomy
pastors study and thence "a. the main
audience room near TO the pulpit
piatform. The gallery encirclinG three
sides Of the school room Is divided
above and beneath into ladies' par
Tor. a school library. and Sunday
school ciassrooms the latter separated
from each other by movable parti:.
tion walls. There ere fourteen OF
these class rooms and from all but
the four rear Ones a good view OF the
speakers platform is to he had. so
that their space is all made available
as auditorium room when so needed.
A simple iron railing protects the gal.
lery without in the least impeding the
view
The Interior Finish.
The walls and ceiling arc sand
finish. with timbcrcd panels overhead
and an artistically simple cornicc in
staff. The wood work is hard pine,
oil finish The walls are tinted in
green of light tone. and the ceiling
in light buff. Sixty-scven electric
light globes gfistcn in che ceiling.
The Windows.
The windows are arched and the
two main gables of the auditorium
have central triple sash with trifo'l
arch and circle. These central win.
dows are each bordered by two OF
narrower width. in all making gen
erous lighting OF the main room. The
glazing is Of opalescent art glass.
mating tints in borders and filings.
which harmonizes we'll with walls and
woodwork. The illumination of the
main south window illustrates the de-
livering of the Sermon on the Mount,
a reproduction from Plockhurst's no.
table picture of the same theme. The
side lights of this window will bear
memorial inscriptions of the late Mr..
]. ]. Elser and Mrs. Ida Hickox.
The corresponding east window was
given by the Sunday school of the
church and has appropriately full.
size figure of the Christ as "The Good
Shephcrd," reproduced from HoH-
mans we'll known picture. The face
of the Christ is swectly benign one
and when lighted by the strong. west
ern sunset makes beautiful picture.
The two themes pictured could not
ing the ideal aims of modern Christ
ianity. OF the smaller windows, one
is n memorial to the late Miss Ethel
Jones. and another to the late Lydia
willard. Another bears the inscrip-
ton. 'Tn honor of Father and Mother
Goodirr." Still another has the name
of "The Ladies' Union" In the Ia
dies rarlor a small window bears a
fine portrait of John Wesicy.and the
name of Bishop Berry. second prcsi-
dent of the Epworth League. This
window was donated by tic local
league of the church. A beautiful
circle window in mullioncd design fills
the gable of the arched organ loft.
The handsome organ, that is yet to
be. will he pined to RIGHT and left in
sr~t a yv-.- ~ show . .'ing:
"~'.-"-cl windcw richly digit
Shedding calm and holy light"
The Furnishings.
The seating of the auditorium is
with pcws of dark oak veneer. making
rich furnishing. New pulpit furni-
ture and the organ are a considera-
ton for the future. The kitchen has