Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-12-21
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SARv1onD weA0 II 4son00oto0 A001t0-
vsum for pirst 11me.
Vhfs ~ ioenai fsdsdicaticn Of The ~
roodslIsd nnpeise church Win rot taxa
p,scs until January. peobsbiy early in ~
month. ~ nsw auditorium We ussd iue
ths ~ tlms q ths regular services las1
SUNDAY moening. Thsrs was large CO.
srseasioo pssssnt, and while shs pastos,
Rev. r. A. A. Killan, fs1srrsd In his ssr-
mo. 20 ~ impeovsmsats, thsrs was no
,pso,ai obssfvsnos Of the opening. The
,unior CHOIR furuishsd music.
In shs evening special service wss held
In ooumsuuraston Of ths hftisth annivsr-
,.rv Of Ne orgAnisation Of the church.
Ths u.stcs esvs brisf historical sketch
AZ the church. Ths society organised In
1seo with twsnty-four msmbsrs, and
r..ohsd IL highsst msmbsrship. 1ll, In
,sgl. during ths pastorats Of Rev. T. r.
white. Ths pssssut unsmbsrship 10
eighty ons. The church hes bad twelve
psseors, the present pastor, nov in his
seventh pear hsrs, having ths longest
term In this church.
short, interesting Addresses ware made
bv Rsv. 4. B. Mathews, Of the Congrsga-
ttonai church, and District-Supsfinten
dent II. B. HASKELL aud Rev. o. q. Barnard,
Of the Methodist church. These speakers,
In the new and homsliks auditorium,
could ~ hslp getting away slightly from
the anniversary tdsa in thsir remarks, and
raid their compliments 70 the society, and
especially 10 Tbs pastor, through whose
untiring energy and enthusiasm the work
vas made possible, and under whose por-
sonsl Supervision and plans Il was done.
There was singing By MIXED quartet.
No mere description Of the new audi
torium can convey IN adequate idsa Of the
vast Improvement made. Only one
familiar with the church - II was and
visiting u now can appreciats this, and
he can hardly realise Il b the same room.
Briefly, the cubic air space OF the audi
torium has bsen reduced practically ONE
half by putting in = false ceiling, eight
feet below The old ceiling, but still leaving
on sixteen fest from shs rsar Of the room,
which has bssn converted into two class-
rooms isxis feet, separated BY . corridor,
7x1e feet.
The economist will ct oncs fignre tbs re-
suitant saving In fuel In heating the
church, bat while this wss one Of the
essentials in the improvements when nrss
planned, Mr.. Killam, who made the plans,
saw further than that and pictured . more
comiostabls, more homsiike, more beauti
full church, and In all these features has
realised even more than his minds eye
pictarsd.
The hrss improvement noted in entering
the church 10 in the lower and upper
entries Here the wallis have been covered
with bsavsrboard and paneied. The
stair~ays remain In their original form.
Entrance 70 the auditorium il by the
corridor before referred to. which opens
on the centre aisle Of the auditorium.
Heavy psneled doors separate the corridor
from the entry, while another set OF doors,
with glass panel ct face height, give
access from corridor to auditorium.
The auditorium has steel ceiling, side
walls and wAinscotting, In ornamental
panel design. The same Is true Of cor
ridos and class-r The colorinRs are
ivory, gold and varying tints OF green,
the whole effect being soft, harmonious
and artistic.
At the front OF the church, or rostrum,
still further improvements have been
made. The paipit itself remains In its
previous form, but circular facade to the
choir platform back Of 1t, In panel work,
greatly alters and improves its appear
ance. The choir facade Is supported by
ornamental iron uprights, the handiwork
OF u. 4. Doyle.
Al right and left 81 the pulpit, battresses
raised to the level OF the choir platform,
are surrounded by ornamental post lights,
with frosted globes. These lights were
the gift OF the 8. q. G. ciass OF the Sunday
school. while the choir facade, an original
design BY the late Edgar Strout from .
suggestion by Mr.. Kilism, was the gift OF
the r. L. c. class.
At the right Of the pulpit and choir
platform wing buttress conceals stair
way TO the vestry below AN improvement
BY means OF which pastor and choir may
enter without the necessity OF passing
through tbs body OF the church.
The woodwork throughout, except the
pews, 10 Of cypress fnished in natural
grain. The new circular psws are Of west
ern elm, > beautifully grained wood.
Above the choir platform, and making
pleasing break in what Vas formerly .
blank wall, 10 circular window OF stained
glass OF appropriate design. the gift Of e.
L. Curtin, OF Maiden, .dsss., formerly Of
Ellsworth. Tho windows formerly at
right and left Of this space, which made a
bad cross light, have been closed. Mr..
kiiiam has adopted an ingenious idea for
the artificial lighting OF the choir plat
form, row Of electric lights being re-
cess@d in the ceiling, giving a fine light
Tor the choir and pulpit, blu. being at the
same time cut Oh from the eyes Of people
in the pews.
Three handsome stained glass memorial
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