Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-03-20
doors lead into the body Of the church.
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strikes you, and you appreciate the
excellence of the Romanesque style.
Naturally the eye is first attracted to
the main altar. 1t stands at the ex-
IRENE end of the apse or recess in the
middle of the chancel, and it Is GER
tainly beautiful creation made Of but
ternut in natural wood finish, with trim
mings of gilt, the cross on its top is "a #.
from the floor, and it extends from
one wall of the apse to the other. The
colors of the wood blend so beautifully
with the trimmings that at times it Is
hard to tell where one ends and the
other begins.
Surrounding the altar in the center
is statue of Our Savior of the Sacred
Heart. The figure stands with arms
outstretched and heart exposed with
pleading face which seems to say
Come to me all We who are weary"
In inches little lower to the left
and right are statues of st. Peter and
of st. Paul. On pedestals, to the right
and to the left of the altar table is a
statue of the Adoring Angel. An open
ing at each side of the altar furnishes
passage way into the sacristy. These
opening arches are curtained in green
and in niche above the arch on the
right is a statue of St. Benedict, on
the left one of st. Patrick. The wall
and ceiling Is stencil-frescoed in blue
with stars here and there on ceiling.
In front of the altar below the table
are three relief pictures. The center
one represents the last supper, that to
the left is the Sacrifice of Melchise
dech, that to the right portrays the
Sacrifice of Abraham.
The side affairs are built on the
plan Of the main altar. They stand
Just outside the apse. St. Joseph's
altar is to the east 1t has on it 8
fine statue of the foster father Of
Jesus. In lower niche on the left
stands the figure Of St. John the evan
gelist. In corresponding recess or
the right is that of st. Aloysius. The
frontpiece of the altar is the death O.
st. Joseph in relief work.
The altar of the Blessed Virgin il
opposite that of st. Joseph. 1t is ad
orned by a beautiful statue of Gu
Lady of the Immaculate Conception
The smaller statues on this altar ar
St. Agnes and st. Catherine. The re
lief piece is the resurrection.
The pulpit and communion rail ar
of butternut trimmed with gilt. Bot
match the altar. The pulpit stand
at the extreme right of the sanctuary
close to the communion rail. Their
is handsome hand carved sanctuar
bench and twenty tools for acolyte'
A handsome sanctuary lamp hang
from the ceiling in front Of the alta
and the figure of an angel at each en-
of the rail supports an electric cande
bra. The entire sanctuary is covere
with velvet carpet of delicate gree
shade.
In the body of the church stan
four rows of handsome oak pew
with their proper book racks ar
= kneeling benches. The three aisle
= dividing these rows of seats are co
y cred with cork carpet in green shad
The seats will accommodate som
thing over five hundred people.
The sidewalks of the nave are dol
:. in stencil fresco; the wainsot in t:
and pale green in conventional fgu1
but above it the tan alone is retain,
I and it shades upward to the ceilil
e where pale blue tint is secured. T.
effect is beautiful.
e There are six windows in the DO
Is of the church all Of art glass; T.
ID religious subjects represented are
e follows: East side beginning in san