Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-10
Episcopal Church Structure Of st.
Peter and ST. Paul Will BE Larger
Than Most European cathedrals.
Lighting Of Interior to Be Striking.

at the bishops house. The proposed
edifce when completed will have cost
more than $4,000, 900. The diocese al
ready owns the ground. The small
church, the sanctuary and the buildings
for the cathedral school near by rep
resent investments and endowments Of
an expenditure of nearly 81 ,OOo, 900.
The building will overshadow many
Of the European cathedrals. The total
length will be 476 feet and the width
135 feet. The central tower will rise
2S0 feet above the foundat ton. The
interior has been planned to give the
greatest amount Of space possible with
In the four walls. The apex Of the
supporting arches will be ninety-three
feet above the floor. The total seating
capacity is to be 5000, allowing an am
pie amount OF space for each person,
and Of this vast audience 1850 will be
able to see the preacher at the end OF
the nave, while all can hear him.
In style the cathedral Is, as was
wisely desired, Gothic Of the four
teenth century" say the architects, "a
style Of architecture, as we think, the
most beautiful that the world has ever
seen In its dimensions it will be lar
ger than most Of the cathedrals In
England or on the ntinent.
The plan is that of nave and aisles,
transepts, choir and two chapeIs. Dou-
BILE aisles are planned for the nave.
These latter will be specially useful
for monuments and memorial windows
and tablets. The choir terminates In an
apsidal sanctuary. The building will
be yaulted in stone throughout.
1.-THE lighting Of the interior is de-
signed to have fine effect, being by
ample clearstory windows. The light,
thus coming from 50 high a level, will
be striking. There are lower windows
in the aisles, but they are quite subor-
dinate. Then there will be a striking
effect Of light in the sanctuary or east
ern part of the choir. 5:5s.
Eve propose two chapels at the
ends Of the choir afsles. The south one
could be the lady chapel and the other
the chapel Of st. Peter and st. Paul.
who give title to the cathedral, or the
north chapel could be the chapel Of ST.
John the Evangelist, the two chapels
thus symbolizing the scene of Calvary.
An aisle terminating in a mere wall
always has a poor and an unsatisfae-
tory effect. It will be great advan-
tage to have chapels here at the east
ern ends of the two aisles, each with
their screens and altar In the reredos
"The bishop reminds us that as
Washington cathedral is at the capital
of the nation and will inspire combined
religious and patriotic feelings it would
be well In some parts of the cathedral
IL place could be made for statues, bas
reliefs and other works commemorate
ing great American heroes and states
men of the United States and histori-
cal incidents OF colonial times and aft
er the Revolution which are dear to
the hearts of the American people.
This could be easily arranged and
suitable places found.
THE site is a remarkably fine one,
very commanding and beautiful The
cathedral will be a conspicuous object
from the capitol and other parts Of the
lefty. When complete, with its sur
rounding buildings, it will be 'as q city
set on hii1.'
| while the exterior surroundings of
this lower part Of the west end are
massive 1.-THE richer part being kept for
the top of the towers). whose glory is
| in their height the interior of this cen
trail portico can be rich and stately and
| be made beautiful with its many fig
| ures and pictoriaily carved subjects.
/ Passing along the north side Of the
cathedral externally, we would speak
of the height of the walls, the interest
OF the window tracery In the clear
story, the massive hut not too heavy
flying blttresses and pinnacles, OF THO
light and shade given BY them and the
bands OF rich work In the outer aisle
4 Of the nodded piinths and windows
i and inches and the carved canticles OF
4 the church's mathis and eEensong and
the traceried parapets.
"And now to enter the cathedral at
h the west through the great portico we
!, have spoken Of and through the shelter
Il Of tie Internal oak lobby The first I'M
preston win be the entinuous height
Il of the main or central pal amaly,
the nave, choir and apse. The next
4 and nearly as powerful a one will be
A the width. for, with the outer aisles
Il and the double range of columns on
lsither side and the transepts, the effect
3 of the width viii be considerable !"
h Plans for the cathedral have been
4 under consideration for ten years
Il Bishop SatterIee of the diocese Of
II washington has been an untiring
81 worker IN this great project
Il searchiiehk With New Featare.
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projects beams dit the same time IN on
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