The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-24


Winkler & Macdonald, architects, of Pitts
burg, were engaged to draw plans and
specifications, and on June 9th the con-
tract was awarded TO the Building and Con-
struction Company of Franklin, Pa, for
the sum of S239SO, which did not include
the windows or furnishing. Ground was
broken July 9th, and from that date the
work was pushed as rapidly as possible to
completion. The edifice is a gothic struct-
ure, the extreme dimensions being seventy
by Seventy-five feet. Native stone was used
for the basement and Hummellstown brown
stone above the water table. The basement
is eleven feet high, well lighted and con-
tains large room for social meetings,
cloak room, storage room, the steam heat
ing plant, lavatories, etc. The auditorium
has a bowled floor with circular pews
seating 325. Directly in the rear and sepa-
rated from it by rolling partitions is the
Sunday school room with $50 chairs. To
the left of the auditorium and separated
from it by rolling partitions is the Epworth
League room with 100 chairs and over it
gallery seated with pews which will ac-
commodate IDS people The basement has
an outside entrance. There is also a rear
entrance to the auditorium, which opens
into waiting room for the choir and pas
tor. The inside woodwork in the base
ment is yellow pine, finished natural. All
the rooms above this are finished in golden
oak The memorial windows were fur
nished by individuals and purchased from
the Haskins Art Glass Co., of Rochester, \.
V, and cost about 81 400. The pews, pull
pit and pulpit furniture were manufactured
by the Kittanning Seating Company and
are finished in golden oak to correspond
with the inside finish. The floors of all
rooms above the basement are carpeted
with a two-tone red brussels carpet, with
the exception of the veStbule, which has
tile floor with a marble base. As soon as
can be arranged for a pipe organ will be
installed, which will make the building
complete. The total cost of the church,
including the lot and furnishing but not
the organ, will be about S3S,OOOOO. The
members of the congregation are busily
engaged in raising money to furnish the
church, which they are expected to do with
the exception of the pews. 1t is not ex-
pected that it will be necessary to raise a
lar e amount on the day of dedication.
THE MEMORIAL WINDOWS.
Representatives of The Haskins Glass
Corpapv pophastar n V bova inst
completed the work of setting the beauti-
full memorial windows, (the work of their
Rochester studio), and already they have
been the object of many complimentary
remarks and will surely make many friends
for the house that made them. The glass
used in the construction of these windows
is what is known to the trade as first quail
ity American opalescent and the prevailing
colors throughout are amber and green.
These colors, while giving a most beautiful
effect under strong light are easy to the
eyes and have none of the glare which is so
Objectionable in old style stained glass
windows.
While in most churches the size of the
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known as the great" window, in this case
there are three of equal size, one each on
the West, North and South. All three of
these would have had some figure of Christ
or Bible character, but the one on the
South being cut in two by the gallery has
a bust of Hofmann's "Christ at Twelve" "
showing above the gallery. This window
is the gift of G. f. Watson and bears the
following inscriptions: At the base of the
center section, George f. and Anna Wat
son and family; on the two side sections
at the base, "a. b. and Eva Elizabeth
Root, and Frank and Cordellia Watson
The large window on the West side o
the building, opening into the Sunday
school room, is the gift of Truman DouC
Collins and bears the names of the donor
his wife, Mary Stanton Collins, and hi
son, Everell Stanton Collins. The cente
one of its three panels shows Plockhorst'
figure of "Christ the Good Shepherd" Will
the lamb in his arms and sheep at his side
and will preach its sermon as long as tn
church stands. The figure section, as wei
as the balance of the window, is WORKED
out in the natural glass, with the exception
of the flesh, which it has been found i'm
possible to reproduce true to life withou
the use of paints. The painted portions O
all these windows are thoroughly and rc
peatedly fired in n special kiln, whicl
burns the paint into the glass, so that ther
is no danger of its scaling. The nam
plates are similarly treated.
The large window in the North side {
the building is the gift of Hon. Frank y
Kreitler and bears the names of his pa
ents, Bernhard and Maria Kreitler, an
Rev. c. C. Rumberger. In the center SCI
, ton is figure of "Christ Blessing IL
Children" reproduction of the famol
painting by Holman. 1t shows the Chri
5 seated, with child in his arms and a Sc
= ond one at his side, and is a most creditab
: piece of work.
a Facing the street and at either side of II
q Collins window are two given by o. v
, Proper and Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Doutt, OF
q with a cluster of Easter lilies worked int
> the background and the other with a co
responding cluster of passion flowers. @
the Proper window is the inscription rs
=. rah A. Proper" and on the Doutt windo
, "Joseph and Jane b, Grove"
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hi
have given the window to the right of IL
North large window, the emblem being
! dove and the inscription "Charles A. an
y Mary J. Hill.
D To the left of the North large windo
D is the Grove and Hunter window, with