The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-07
A MAGNIFICENT EDIFICE.


new Methodist Episcopal church Is
completed Caldwell will have an &C
clesiastical cdjhce that will not be
surpassed in any city in Idaho In
deed, it will compare favorably with
any church building in the whole Pa
cihc Northwest.
The walls are now assuming fine
proportions Ten more feet and then
they Will be completed. The white
brick with black mortar gives a splcn-
did appearance and the cut stone trim
mingS enhance its beauty considera-
bly,. The front of the building even
now looks quite massive and when
set off with its large columns VII pro-
duce a most substantial effect In
fact, the building even now looks mas
sive and substantial and one can i'm
aglne what it will look like when COM
pleted and the surroundings thorough
ly cleaned up. Mr.. Emmett and Mr..
Kyle are certainly dong good job
and the edifice when finished will re-
fleet great credit upon their workman
ship.
The interior will be finished in gol-
den oak. This will also be the color
of the pews. The man auditorium
will be furnished with pews and the
galleries with opera chars. The gal
lery is semi-circular and will be capa-
bic of accommodating 400 persons.
The seating, according to specifca-
tons, will provide for exactly 35 per-
sons on the main floor of the audi
forum, and on occasion extra chairs
can be so placed as to accommodate
600 people. The choir alcove will HAY,
ample room for 40 singers. The large
$4OOO.OO pipe organ will be in the i'm
mediate rear of the choir alcove and
Will be among the best in the whole
state. The Canyon County Electric
Company, through their expert, will
install an excellent lighting scheme,
and this when all lighted will make the
auditorium seem a fairyland almost.
1t appears that the building committee
will leave no stone unturned calculal-
ed to add to the beauty and utility OF
the structure.
Ehe basement will be completed Just
as soon as the roof is on and sh ngled
The fathers will be at work in the
course of few days, so that the plas-
terers will ne able to begin work at
the earliest possible moment. 1t is
the intention to worship in the base
ment until the auditorium is finished.
The basement is a large room capa-
bic OF accommodating between 6O0
and zoo persons and will be divided
by a rolling partition so as to pro-
vide room for young mems club
By New Year it is confidently expect
ed the club room will be ready and
will be opened every evening for the
benefit of the young fellows of the
city. 1t will be equipped with con
siderable of the paraphernalia of the
regular Y. NJ. c. A. buildings. The
city is certainly in the need of such
an institut on and ought to appreci-
ate the interest the Methodist church
is taking in the young men of the
place in thus providing for then
needs. The sooner the edifce is com.
pleted and in working order the better
for the community at large We do
not anticipate there will be the slight
est difficulty in raising all the funds
needed to thoroughly complete and
furnish such building, as it vii be
a great acquisition to not only the re.
ligious life of Caldwell but to its So
cial and moral life as well.