Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-09-01

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- the price Of such CONSTRUCTION
was found 70 Do prohibitivs. shs
the archite %. Ar. Leon Dessex D
Washington. Who By the way. 4
one the best In shs capitol city, has
submitted drauings and speciflca
lions for o wooden frame church
finished on the outside with what ID
known 40 pebble dash, combiAa-
tion OF Portland cement and beach
sand. This presents q stone like
appearance and 10 hreproof, thus
materially reducing the insurancs
rates. and doing away with the need
Of painting.
a tower some 20 feet high and
surmounted by Q elided cross, will
stall further set Oh and enhancs the
graceful lines of the new chanel.
This will face the road, and have
three entrances or exits. A con.
fsssional aud baptistory each set
under deep arches. will be- placed
On either side Of the main vestibule
leading into the church, while the
choir will De in an elevated recess
In the wall running along side OF
the sanctuary. This last arrange
ment will obviate the necessity of
she conventional choir gallery usu-
ally found % the end OF church
buildings. The study and sleeping
room OF the Pastor and o duplicate Of
thesespartments al assissantor visit
ing priest will be on the 2nd floor near
she main tower and directly oppo-
site on the other side of the church.
Under these rooms are the large
sacristies.
Wishing 70 use all the available
materials NJ present In the old
building Father Fink and Father
Stanton have decided 20 tear u
down, as 10 Is thought there are
bricks enough in 10 10 completely
lay the new foundations. while many
believe the old stills can be made 60:
do yoemsn service 10 the new struc.
ture. a. all events the old lumber
can serve for scaffolding and per-
haps for sub-fiooring, Many have
expressed o wish 10 have q photo OF
the old chapel. so endeared to the
parish by q thousand sweet and up-
lifting recollections. and steps may
De taken to get good picture of the
ancient fame and It's historic affairs.
The scheme OF denolishing the old
church, however landable 10 may be
from the view point of economy. can
not be carried out till the early
Spriug-say the latter part of March.
Ii Is too late now TO throw down the
old chapel and scatter the conQre-
CATION. Winter would be upon them
before the new building would be
sufficiently advanced 70 house them
for worship. So II those who have
so yearned 70 greet the spire of q
new temple 70 religion will be "a.
tient for o few months longer, they
will rs soon as the snow goes, see
the corner stone Of the much desir
cd shrine laid with all the pomp and
rejoicing the event deserves. In
the meantime, che Pastor while crate
fully acknowledging ell the help re-
ceived so far in the projected under
taking from the advice aud direction
OF the Rev. Father Fink, Superior
at Leonardtown. will amass the ma.
terials needed for the proposed
building. He expects, following
advice OF the architects. 10 start in
right away at p'li1g MP for season.
ing all the lumber he can eet-pine,
OAK. and poplar and 70 cut and |
shape as much Of 10 % possible. IfI
necessary he will pay for the cut
ting down and saving OF the timber. |
unless he can do better. but he wants |
his Pensioners 70 invite him 10 90 |
into their woods and choose his sup
ply. He Ia confident that a they
are not asked to contributs anything
beyond the old fund 70 erect the
new church, they will do O lot of |
free hauling Of sand. gravel, logs, |
etc. Most OF shem have siready pro
missed 10 give certain uumber ofdays
free labor sud they can DO depend. |
cd on to help largely. IL 10 only By |
such generosity and cooperation on
their part, that the new temple 10 |
God can 60 No and It's cost be kept
within the limits Of the donation Of |
the foundress, Mrs. Achibald Bark
lie Of Philadelphia. who has pledg. |
cd herself 10 give $500 for the new
chapel Of Our Lady. The old fund |
for building. and which has been
accumulating 30 slowly for years. |
will be oil needed to furnish the
new church with affairs. altar rail,
baptismal font. furnaces and piping,
. confessional. 50 pews. sacristy