The Detroit times., 1910-04-23
SPLENDID CHURCH
WILL OPEN MAY |.
North Woodward Baptist, Costing
100000, Will Be Dedicated With
Special Series of Meetings.

Churches now IN course OF erection
within few blocks of one another in
the North Woodward district-the
Ncrth Woodward Baptist-will be for
mally dedicated at a series of speciai
meetings during the week beginning,
Sunday, May /.
This edifice, which cost upwards OF
$4,000 is one OF the finest church
Buildings in this part OF TIE country.
|, is built of grey stone on plain and
classic lines and stands on an eleva-
ton that gives II imposing appearance.
The interior arrangement puts TO rout
all conventional church architectural
designs, and the auditorium is unique
In its general plan. Ii suggests al
ompitheater, with a gallery that ex-
tends around the entire auditorium
meeting at the organ loft. The seat
ing Is In handsome pews. The roof
Ia dome-shaped, with magnificent
center OF stained glass. The walls are
! tinted soft wood-brown for the dado,
gradually shading To yellow with a
conventional design in Pompeiian blue
and gold where stencil decoration ap-
Lears, which is seldom. The wood is
early English oak. the entrance doors
OF wood-brown leather, studded with
dull brass, and throughout the build
ing this coloring is maintained with
excellent taste and effect. Stained
glass windows employ the same tints
OF brown, yellow and old blue The
entire building Is lighted with Tung-
ston lights in dull brass electroiers.
The organ is magnificent instru-
ment, costing about $4,000. and Is the
only one Of It's kind in Detroit. Ii was
built by NJ. p. Moller, OF Hagerstown.
Md, after designs by w. Fl. Donley, or
Indianapolis, Ind, and one of it's
features is an echo organ. Below the
organ is built the baptistry, of Sienna
marble with Pompeiian blue mosaic
erect, said TO be the second one OF
its kind in the United States, the other
! being In the Delaware-ave. Baptist
church In Buffalo Back OF the font
are individual robing rooms. The pas
tors study is to the right OF the bap-
tlstry and pulpit. room designed es-
recially for the use OF the choir Is to
the right OF the organ loft Through
out the building every effort has been
made TO have large. well-lighted, we'll
ventilated rooms for every purpose
that could possibly be necessary part
OF church life. The rooms number "a.
The lighting of the building is one OF
Its best points, and the members pride
themselves that there is mot a dark
corner" in IL figuratively or in realty.
The basement is given over to class
rooms, large diningrooms, kitchen and
pantries all finished In Pompeiian
grey In the dining room is perman-
ent platform so that the room can be
used for entertainments. The seating
capacity is 400, while the auditorium
proper seats 600 on the ground floor
4, and 200 In the gallery with a 500 add
ed capacity by opening the partition
10 the Sunday school on the left
Sunday morning, May /, at 10 o'clock
the first service in the new auditorium
viii be held. with the Rev. f. w. Hunt
president Of Dennison university
! preaching the dedication sermon, THE
purpose OF the church. AT o'clock
! in the afternoon citizens meeting
will be hold with the following speak
ers Mayor Breitmeyer, James
Schermerhorn and James A. MacDon-
aid, OF Toronto; the latter, who is edit
or Of the Toronto Globe. to speak on
The responsibility OF America for the
uplift Of the world" Homer Warren
Will sing at $50 O'Clock, at a meeting
Of the Young Peoples union,
and at 1880 o'clock evening service,
with the Rev. L. w Hunt preaching
on THE religion OF power" with spe-
cial musical program by a selected
quartet. Monday evening will be
Fellowship and brotherhood" night.
and greetings from the Baptists will
he offered by the Rev. NJ. II. Petit. the
Rev. r. +. Galpin. the Rev. Joshua
Roberts and the Rev. NJ. p. Fixes !;
greetings from Our neighbors," by
the Rev. S. l.. Divine, the Rev George
Elliot, the Rev. w. b. Forbush, the
Rev. j. 7. McGarvey. and the Rev.
William Burch; Roy A. Anger will
sing.
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
the women or the church will meet
having as their guests all the women
of the north end. of whatever denom-
national afiiliation, who will join with
them. Special music will be feature
and the Rev A. c. Dixon, of Chicago
will give a short address. He Will
| speak again i'm the evening at 7:45
o'clock OF The myths and moths OF
unbelief,' Samuel l. Slade, basso, &c
sing. Sunday school work will be the
chief fe6.ure Of the Wednesday even
| ing meeting under Superintendent c
w. Pickell, who will be aided by the
| Rev. Z. l.. Ketman, of Chicago. and