The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-02
20 YEARS OF CHURCH HISTORY
Continued from axe one
Sabbath School Orqanized

SdbpdtH SCHOOL Was organized IN
May, following the opening, with
Professor Teiy as superintendent.
This important factor in church work
las grown from a membership OF fif-
~ to over six hundred
TIE Epworth league was organized
August Z, 1890, with less than a doz-
IN in nnmber and has nov reached
rempershlp Of l95.
The Ladie2 Ald society held their
iirs9 meeting December ", 1888, the
Moman Home Missionary society
| Ap.il ,, 1891 and the Woman's For
e,gn Missionary society April 2, 1904.
Since the church olganization the
Following ei5ers have served in this
teld. hev. G. B. Swartz, Rev II. f.
Eill, Rev. + Palmer, Rev j F.
Riley, Rev H Al l)oty ana Rev. Il
Ij Rankin who is In his third Year.
Twenty Years After.
Work on the new church began
about the first Of March, a year ago,
at which time the contract was let
to local contractors, Billings and
snyder who have pushed he work
right along under the superintend-
ency OF b W. Pulse. who, strange
as II may seem worked as a car
penter on the old building nearly
twenty-one years ago.
The building as it now stands
completed or nearly 50, Is conserv-
atively said to be worth $65 600 and
in the style of architecture, both re-
garding beauty and convenience, is
said TO be one Of the best In the
Southwest Before beginning the
construction much time was spent III
making investigations of other
churches in The largest cities in the
United States and after final com
parison Of all information obtained,
the present style was chosen, much
to the entire satisfaction Of all in
tefested.
No Expense Spared
/ No expense has been spared in the
way Of obtaining the best and most
las ing of all materials used in con-
3lrucion as can easily be seen by a
careful examination. The building
3 cons.ruc, ed Of buff pressed brick
Mo-, sand stone. The foundation is
II solid concrete and the floors rest
on steel columns, with fourteen inch
4 steel girders The trusses OF the
roof a. e also Of eel and the roof Is
sheeted with red tile
The building Is 50 solidlyN con
/ 'truc,ed that nothing short Of an
ar lquake can shake IT,
/ The interior decoration is buff on
I The side walls and ivory on the cell
ings, with ten immense columns SUR
I mounted by bronze caps. A heavy
irieZe OF ivory adds 4 pretty finish
ing 10 the walls.
Magnificent Pipe Organ
The wood work Is of tiffany green
i qua les sawed oak aud the paint is a
hree coat work, fire and water. proof.
The roof is carried up on four
arches. sulmounled by an immense
dome. which seems TO hang in mid
air, fif fee, above rhe level of the
loor of the main auditorium,
The magnificent organ now being
ins allied is one OF the largest and
lates improved in the Southwest
fhe ooms are heated with three
large gas furnaces and lighted with
2N5 incandescen tungsten lamps,
which make Them almost as light as
day.
pae windows were made by he
FcI1 ART Glass company, Of Mime
apolis, Mimi. and are without ques-
ion -he finest in this section OF the
tinted States
Furniture Made in Guthrie.
The furniture is source of pride
10 all interes ed in the city, having
been manufac ured by the Guthrie
FuInitu company and is equal to
any 10 be found The main audi
tolium II seated with circular pews,
Of quarter sawed oak, he gallery OF
lhe main auditorium is seated with
opera chairs. and the Sunday school
rooms with assembly chairs.
The building is 50 constructed that
>. go persons may be comfortably
sea cd at one time, making its sea-
ing capacity one-thrd the largest in
the state, the Viii G Temple in Ok
lahoma city. which has always had
The la gest seating capacity in Okla
homa, can only accommodate l,750.
- ruly Equipped Nursery.
~ sUGNldi AthlNtN VI thN Nhui vi -
fully equipped nursery, carpeted
with a sound proof carpe; and here
the mo hers can leave their babies
and know hat they will be cared for
nrough the service, free of cha ge.
This mpor.a ant feature was studied
on by lhe pastor, who expects great
results therefrom
Another feature is a fully equipped
gymnasium, with showerbath, lockers.
etc. to which members of the church
aud Sunday school viii be admit. ed
free. Othe rooms fully equipped
a.e pastors study, library, paror,
A ladies aud mems cloak and toile
rooms and sunday school rooms for
all classes.
Credf Due Rev. Farchild.
II is perhaps superiluous to say
that much OF the credit for his
stately edifce is due 10 the efforts OF
me pasto Rev Fairchild who came
here lhree years ago from New York
fof The purpose of building this
4 church. He Immediately began the
preparatory work necessary FOR such
/ an undertaking, which the completion
Z nj .hic htti1dinU hae hppn fnQ uual rf.-