The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-03-09
THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Which will BE Dedicated TO the WOr.
ship Of God I'm TiOnesta, Next
Sunday, March 18th.

Which Will BE Dedicated 10 the WOr.
ship Of God I'm TiOnesta, Next
Sunday, March 18th.
I The new Presbyterian church in Tio.
nesta will be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies next Sunday, March 18th.
The dedicatory services will be held al
III O'Clock a. m, and will bo ia charge OF
Rev. II. A. Bailey, the pastor, who will
he assisted by number of visiting min
listers. The sermon will be preached by
Rev. Il. NJ. Thompson, d. D., of Sharps-
burg, Pa, whose theme will be, "Christ
the Sure Foundation" In the afternoon
at O'Clock service will be held at
which greetings from visiting ministers
will be given. In the evening, at 1880
O'Clock Rev. Mr.. Thompson will preach
again, his subject being. LET Us Reason
Together" Special music has been ar
ranged by the choir for all these services.
There will be services each evening of
next week up to Friday evening, the 18th,
at 7:45 o'clock. The following ministers
will preach the sermons: Monday, Rev
s. +. Marks, Tidioute; Tuesday, Rev. b.
f. Williams, Emlenton; Wednesday,
Rev. 8. A. Cornelius, ID. D., Oil City;
Thursday, Rev. j. f. Scherer, Endeavor;
| rTluhy, hbNs .. L. DdVlS, seneca.
There will be special evangelistic SER
vices during the week beginning March
Goth, closing with the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper on Faster Sabbath, March
9th. The music during the evangelstic
services will be conducted by the Rev.
Hugh S. Shaw, of Butler.
You are most cordially invited to attend
all of these services. You will always be
welcomed to every service in the chu:ch
DESCRIPTIVE.
The new Tionests Presby church
Is rapidly nearing completion, and, when
| finished, will be positive exemplitica-
tion of all that is most beautiful aud
pleasing in church architectural design.
| The congregation and friends will have
just reason to feel proud over the final ac-
complishment or their purposes and
hopes in the completion Of this creditable
ediiice ofpublic worship. The town is
to be congratulated upon this latest ad-
dition to its already commendahle list of
public buildings. 1t is probably no ex-
aggeration, and only stating a conceded
fact, to say that in her church edifces
Tionests is now probably more favored
than any other town of the same size in
the state, three modern church edifices
having been finished in the town within
year.
The work of razing the old edifice upon
the site of which the new one is built,
was begun on September Sth of last year,
and this week will witness the compile
ton of the new one. The style of the
structure is modern Gothic, with numer-
Gus projections and tower so blending in
its design as to produce the most pleasing
effect. The material is pressed red brick
with light gray stone trimmings over the
arches, doOrways and windows. The
building faces upon Elm street fifty feet
and runs back from that street one hun
dred feet. The main entrance is at the
southeastern corner and leads into ves-
thule twelve feet square, which Is laid in
green and white tile. Leading from this
vestibule are two entrances into the audi
torium, one of which opens to the right
and the other directly in front. The au-
ditorium is thirty by forty-two feet in
size, with seating capacity of about 200.
1t is seated with finely polished oak seats,
circular in arrangement, and elevated
from the rear, facing the pulpit and choir
loft looking north. The view from the
seats is easy and the acoustic properties
of the room are perfect. The walls are
circular in shape, surmounted by hand
some dome in three parts and art glass
lights. The pulpit and floors are in high
ly polished oak. In general, the furnish
ings and arrangements of the room leaye
nothing to be desired by the most criti-
ical. Every is strictly modern in
design and conception, and harmo nious
in tone and effect.
The main Sabbath School room, 30x50 |
feet in size, is located Immediately west
OF the auditorium. This room has two
openings from the auditorium and an
outside entrance through vestibule on
the south side of the building. One of
the openings from the auditorium is |
twelve feet in size, permitting the use OF
the room to increase the seating capacity
for services in the main auditorium.
This opening is closed by very ingeni
ously arranged decorated curtain, so con-
structed as to be lifted without noise or
confusion. Twelve separate class rooms
open from this main Sabbath school
room, six of which are located on the first
floor, and six upon the second floor. But
two of these class rooms are entirely sep
arated from the main room, that for the
Bible class and one for the infant class.
Ar easy stairway leads from the side ves-
thule TO the class rooms on the second
floor. The main room for the school, as
well as the class rooms, are grained in
quartered golden oak.
The PASTORS study and reception room
is conveniently located 10 the rear of the
choir loft. This room will be appropri-
ately furnished and is, as it should be,
one of the most mfortable in the entire
building. Above the main yestibule, in
the tower, a small room has been nicely
finished the entrance to which is by stair
way from the vestibule.
No part of the entire structure has been
more carefully or judiciously planned
than the basement, and this shows very
com mendable zeal and intelligence upon
the part of the church authorities. In the
basement are located large general re-
ceptiou room, kitchen, the heating COM
partments, and separate lavatories and
toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen.
The kitchen is furnished with a gas
range, shelving and cabinets, and all nec-
essary apparatus for cooking and serving
At church suppers. The general room is
furnished with every facility for the re-
suppers, there being several large port
abie tables. TIE heating compartment
Is provided with an automatic steam
heater. In short there seems to be moth
ng left In this important department to
be desired. The basement is 30X50 feet
N size and is finished in natural Georgia
pine and has cement floor.
Messls. Charles Il Bailey, the we'll
known architects of OIL City, designed
he building and the contract was award
ID to Mr.. s. l.. Byham, of Kane, Pa, who ,.
las faithfully pushed the building to
since beginning the work last q .
september. The building committee, con !
listing of Messrs. G. W. Robinson, A. Il.
Kelly, A. G. Brown, S S. Sigworth, Chas.
Clark, and W. II. Killmer, have worked