Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

has graceful lines and delicate tracery
The Plymouth Congregational Church of
Minneapolis. l am told, is the largest of
! that denomination in the United States.
| and Westminster Presbyterian Church is
| the largest in that denomination, except
| Lafayette Avenue Church in BROOKLYN
and one in Rochester. Both congrega-
lions are rich, enterprising and progress
| sive and their houses of worship are no.
| table for their dimensions and their ar
| chitecture
Plymouth Church is of striking design
| and material. It is a yellowish granite
from st. Cloud, Mimi, with trimmings of
buff Bedford limestone from Indiana. The
| parish house. the chapel and the cloisters
| connected with the church cover half Of
| large block.
The church proper. seating about
| 5000, is cruciform in plan, with a YES
thule running across the
Attractive full width, and gallery
r,4.,;., over the vestfbule. The
pews, the gallery front
, and the organ case are all of the same
| material The roof trusses, Of pure
Gothic design, sweep across the build
! ing without unsightIy tie rods to mar
| their beauty. and are stained to match
| the oak below
From the auditorium a passage of
I the clofsters leads to the chapel and
the parish house. This part of the
building is finished with oak, as in the
auditorium.
by an open trussed Gothic roof Open
ing from the chapel is the parlor. which
In turn connects with the cloister of the
parish house and other smaller rooms
library are on the main floor of the
parish house. Plymouth Church is fore
most in movements that appeal to the
religious sentiment of the community.
ana Is noted for its benevolences and
mission work.
Westminster Presbyterian Church is a
rugged, solid building of rough stone in
Romanesque architecture covering an
area Of 12S by 100 feet with three heavy
square towers. the tallest rising los feet
The main auditorium, 80 by 100 feet. is
arranged in amphitheater form to seat
100 people. In the rear of the audi
tor1um are Sunday school rooms, parlors
library, dining room, a drill hall and
gymnasium. special room for bicycles
a kitchen and all the other requisites
for the clubs and other associations of
the young and old members of the con-
gregation. The church maintains numer-
benevolences
The Wesley Methodist Church is also
noticeable for its house of worship, which
occupies lot 100 by 145 feet in area
Ihe material is Lake Superior brown
stone, the design is Romanesoue and
there are two square towers. The andi-
forum seats 800, and attached to it are
various rooms for the activities of the
congregation similar to those of the
westminster Church
There are smaller number of news
papers IN minneapolis than in any city Of
the same size, perhaps, in
newspaper the world, although they
En4ernr;so make up in quality what
they lack in numbers
could buy the Minneapolis papers at
every newsstand in northwestern Can
ada, and saw copies lying upon
the tables of banks and Offices and
hotels everywhere. which indicates
VIDE as well as large circulation
me 10000 Americans in western Can
ada are nearly all newspapers readers
and the majority of them have recently
lett the territory in which the Minnean.
OILS papers circulate.
Minneapolis also has two of the best
trade journals that are published and
they are to be especially commended for
their topographic work The Western
Afchitect and the Northwestern Mill
er are as perfect specimens of the art
preservatiVe- as any New York monthly
oI weekly. The Western Architect is re-
sarded as an authority in every club and
school of that profession. 1t is the organ
or the American Institute, and has had a
remarkable influence in promoting the oh
Jects Tor which that body was organized
The Northwestern Miller was estah-
lished in 1873 when Minneapolis wac
small town but very soon became the
ieadlhg journal OF its trade in the world
anu no pubncation ever earned its in
huence and popularity more honestly.
A literary and society journal called
the beliman, published by the same
company. has maintained a
Literary nigh literary and moral
Tovrro1 standard from the BEGIN
ming. You need not buy
1t with the expectation Of reading the
latest scandal or personal gossip but Won
will find table Of contents that anneaIs
to intelligent and discriminating readers
A unique feature Of the establishments is
a clubroom in the basement of the build
ing occupied by the Northwestern Miller
and the Bellman which might be coined
with profit by other publications. Mr.
William e. Edgar, the editor-in.cbief
says:
IL Is perhaps the only thing of its kind
In America, and I can only saw that II
developed itself In planning the coming
issues Of the Northwestern Miller. It was
necessary for the members of the staff TO
come together once week. Formerly
this meeting was held in my private Of
nee, but that became too small for the
purpose.
Three years ago we built the clubroom
IN the basement and an annex, used for a
kitchen and serving room There every
Thursday luncheon is served to all the
members Of the staff and the heads of
departments. On the conclusion of the
luncheon and after the visitors leave the
meeting comes to order. Reports are
made by the mechanical superintendent
on the cost of type setting and press
work. the receipt of copy by the printers
and the routine OF his department. The
treasurer follows with a report Of the adj
vertising In both papers for the week,
with comparison with previous weeks
and for series of years. Both papers
are there gone over carefully, page by
page, for criticism and comment Then
weekly reports are read from the mana
gers of branch offices. and, after a gen.
eral discussion in which every one pres
ent is free to join. and the presentation
Of the plan for the ensuing issues, the
meeting adjourns."
The M'NAMARA JURY.