The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-10

led IS farm hands There are othei
stables On the farm sum Client to sasltel
the COWS and The horses and imple
ments used In tilllng The SOIL Thv
new stable Is situated on the site 70.
merry occupied by the Old one, JUS
outside the southern wall Of The insti
tuition.
What Is a Church Without a steeple;
Some OF the church structures re
Gently built in New York City indi
cate that the old.fsshIoned steeple /.
not popular with modern architects
The Maels4a Square Presbyterian
Church, the pastor Of which Is the
Reverend Dr. Charles H. PaFkhurst
which has an immense dome, Is an
example Of the new style Of eccleslas
tical architecture. Situated at the
corner of Madison avenue and Twenty.
fourth street. 1t is one of a group oil
the most striking buildings In New
York. To the southwest. little more
than a hundred yards away. Is the
tall Flatiron; across Twenty.tourth
street Is the Metropolitan Life. one Of
the largest Office buildings In the
world; two. blocks to the north is the
Madison Square Garden; and across
the square Is the Fifth Avenue Ho.
tel, the oldtime rendezvous of Ma
tional politicians.
The church proper and the parish
house are Joined so as TO form one
structure. The exterior is Of brick
upon marble base. The floors and
dome throughout, and the partitions
Ia the parish house are made OF terra
Gotta tile blocks SO at absolute
safety from fire Is assured. The cost
OF The church and parish house was
1925. 600.
Another house of worship even
stranger than DR.. Parkhurst's is the
Broadway Tabernacle Congregation
all, at Broadway and Flfty.sixth street.
1t has the appearance of a combina.
ton church and office building. 1t is
also of the most modern rIreproot con.
struc,ion, being built Of steel protect,
ed by hollow terra Gotta blocks. 1,
cost sa5O.OOO.
The Tabernacle has tower, but not
the sort commonly associated with
churches. All Of 1t is put TO use. On
Its first floor are the, Sunday school
rooms. Between them aud the l,eifry
there is room for all the activities Of
the church organization. Mission
rooms and q ladies' paFlor are on the
third floor, the Young Mems library
on the fourth, the pastors study, re,
ceEtion room and church library on
the fifth, the sections living quarters
on the sixth and museum on the sew.
enth. Above that Is the belfry. In the
basement are two spacious halls for
all sorts Of gatherings.
Far ou,strippins either Of these IN
cost is the First Church OF Christ
Scientist. better known as the Chris.
tian Science Church, at Central Park
West and Ninety-sixth street. One
million, three hundred thousand dol.
lars was spent on this building, ex.
elusive Of the cost of the land. Il is
not accurate TO describe Il definitely
as church, because II has an organi.
zatsoR that treats the sick. keeping
open seven days in the week. 1t is
said that 5000 persons come there for
treatment from the Christian Science
practitioners every year.
Marbles were brought from every
corner of the globe 10 line the walls
OF this edliice. Huge steel girIcrs
support the dome and the galleries.
Terra Gotta fle of the finest variety
makes floors and walls Irresistible IN
fire. There are about forty rooms. be.
sides the auditorium, in the building.
There Is no branch Of Christian
Science which is not represented there.