New-York tribune., 1909-03-21
TO LAY CORNERSTONE.
Bishop to Perform Ceremony for
NezO Church of st. Barbara.

The cornerstone OF the new Roman Catholic
Church OF ST. Barbara, which is being erected at
Central avenue and B!eecker street, VIII be laid
to-day by Bishop Mcdonnell The building, 1t is
reported will the finest church structure in this
City Of Churches. It's cost has not been an
uounced but 1t is well up n the hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars.
The architectural type OF the building is italian
Renaissance and it was planned by Henle & Huber
" the Montague architects after the direc-
tIons OF Father James T. Hanselnan, the pastor,
who studied many churches OF this and other coun-
tries before deciding what he wanted his church
to be like
The church will be crucIform in shape. Its ex-
terror will be of cream colored brick and white
terra Gotta The depth Of the building VIII be ia
feet and the transept will be 100 feet. The height
will vary from 90 to IS feet. The main entrance
will be finely carved, with angels standing at each
side In inches Above the doorway there will be
a group Of figures representing the Sermon on the
Mount At the main entrance there will be three
doorways. The doors will be bronze
feature Of the exterior will be the two steeples.
each 175 feet high surmounted by glass crosses.
which may be illuminated st night The steepies'
or towers will be highly ornamented and VIII pear
clocks and observation balconies. AT the rear or
the church will be a large dome. a miniature Of
that at st. Peters, Rome, formed OF red Spanish
plass and with excellent Illuminating properties
The roof of the church will be Of red Spanish
tiIing
The interior of the building will be decorated
throughout in hgh TeIleI WORK. COi4SSLL4iS IA SNi
ceotions worked cut in plaster on the curved cell
ings on the bases in the naves. etc This form or
decorative work has been used in this coun-
try heretofore It is said. The ceilings and walls
viii be decorated well with paintings. There
will he twelve pillars in the church These will be
of marble for the most I.art. At the foot OF each
VIII stand a figure representing Apostle. The
stations of the Cross will be formed OF statuary
groups giving the effect OF a procession.
The floors OF the building will be of mosaic thing
and The pews and the confessionals will be of oak
There will be four chapels each side OF the ed-
ace The affairs OF the church and the chancel rail-
ing will be OF marble.
On the church property, which occupies half a
block there stand convent. a rectory and a
school beside the basement of the church, which
has been in for time. The three old build
ings are to be torn down or remodelled. The rec
tory will be used faculty house for the Broth
ers Of Mary, who teach the boys There to
be a new convent, a girls school. boys
school and a rectory. At present there are
three hundred girls In the charge OF the and
three hundred boys studying under the Brothers.
The parish organized in 1898, and contains
three thousand parishioners. Father Hanseman
has three assistants to aid him with the work of
the church. The father belongs to a prominent
family OF the Eastern District. Four of his broth
ers entered the ministry and two of his sisters
are nuns Two OF the brothers dead. The
other two are the Rev. Joseph Hanselman S. j.
provincial of the Jesuit Fathers of the Eastern
Province and the Rev. Thomas ]. NJ Hanseman,
pastor Of ST. MtS5's Roman Catholic Church, ia
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