Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-20
NEW $4,000 STRUCTURE ON TAB.
ERNAcLE SITE TO ECLIPSE
ALL CITY CHURCHES.
WILL HAVE SEATING
CAPACITY OF 1,4oo
Outer Walls Will Be of Buff vitrihed
Brick, and Will Set Back on Lot
With Trees and Lawn in Front -
Description of the Observation-Disclosures
About January I.

The new Central Church of Christ,
which will be built this summer at
Main and Third streets. on the site
now occupied by the Sunday taoer-
nacle will without doubt be the most
beautiful church home in the city. The
church will cost all of $4,000, exclu-
sive of the ground, and will seat 1,400
people comfortably.
The outer walls of the building will
be of light buff vitrifed brick. set off
by artistic art stained cathedral VIM
dows. The inner walls will be of hol-
low tile. and the roof Will be of slate.
Finished in Mission Oak.
The entire interior of the church will
be finished in mission oak. varegated
with cyprus around the front Of the
balcony. The main entrance will be
from the northeast corner and the
speakers platform will be diagonally
across from the entrance. The main
auditorium will be seated with pews,
arranged semi circularly. as will also
the balcony. The choir loft will be TO
he left of the platform, and the pipe
organ will be built in between the
.peaker's platform and the choir loft.
Back of the platform will be a mod
srn baptismal font. with robtng room
10 the rear. To the right of the speak
er's pistfarm will be arranged the big
Sunday school room. When the great
doors thar separate the Sunday school
room are opened the seats of the Sun
day school room will be as near to
the speakers platform as those in the
main auditorium.
The Sunday school superintendent
platform joins on TO the speakers plat
form of the main auditorium. In the
Sunday school room the seats are ar
ranged in semi-circle. chairs being
used.
Many Sunday School Class Rooms.
! All about the walls OF the main floor
and gallery are 10 be arranged Sun
dayA school class rooms. These are TO
be Constructed 50 thar they can be
openedNby ACCORDION doors and thrown
into the auditorium proper.
Arrangement Of Basement.
The basement will be one ST the nice
features Of the church. and will be
modern in every way 1t will be pretty
of light. The basement will be used
for Sunday school purposes, and ex-
Pc tends under the full dimensions of the
church. The basement will be ar
ranged so that the rooms can be
thrown into one large one, when the
occasion demands.
In the basement will be built apart
ments for the choir, toilet rooms, and
a woman's rest rom. The building will
be heated by steam. and lighted by
clusters of electric lights in each angle
of the domes.
Begin Work Soon.
The basement plans will be fur
nished the building committee within
few days. and just as soon as the
church can get possession of the prop
erty. following the close of the Sunday
meetings. Work will begin on the ex-
cavations. Ii is expected that the
church will be ready for dedica tion
about the first of the year.
The accompanying photograph of the
building was made of the Church OF
Christ at East Orange, y. j., of which
the Marshalltown church is to be exact
counterpart.