Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-19
Structure is Fourth Largest in
Christendom and Has Been
Twenty Years Under Con-
struction Thus Far.
ESTIMATED COST IS
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
Seating Accommodations Are
Arranged for Nearly Two
Thousand, Four Fifths OF
Work Must Be Done Yet.

WOlk MuSt DE DOnc Ict'
Now YorN. Apsl o. Tho Episro-
p.u cutao1rul Of 81 John ~" piyinc.
th, lar.cst ecclesiastical structure n|
"a, cuuutr, and 90, fourth l,rg = ln
ca isten,ion. Vas ,ul,mulN cunsycrit-
20 hct today Nlthnugh unlN rar.
tn'N c,us uctcd, Q, has already been
tNolly Nrar. IN buildins. ~ cost of
50. 500 ooo and il may take a. much
lnnB,r tu complete u. 80 Total cs-
tm1t,d cost of si".o"o.
swtIng accommodations are now
provided lpr about l.'oo persons. out
dlhmgh consc,ratod for present use.
four Huls na thr work. remains 60 De
duuc. and ib. ull capa,it. Viii ~.
rIn.,l 1000 Al present thc inter-
wallis stlnd L great part as th,N were
utd. la iuttng uv.s of rough gran
tie. thu Nuultrd roof ut the crossing
is uul, a mukrShiu "f t'rrt-cnua 30
b., torn down later the arches from
witch the ran-cpts viii spread are
blocked With temporary concret, baf-
n,s. tnr flooring itself Is Qua cc.
mvm bed on which Ia. mnsiacs VIII
set De- superimposod onlN e hint of
IN. fuii glory appears and y.t -
mobile is the hafmpny Of tn ampi.
dimensions. ana 80 rich thr promis"
of fuallmcnt ura, TIA. fragment op"n-
ed 20 lhe public todas l- nscli an in
vliation 20 Worship.
How mas this mighty ndcrtakius
Euis Jones "py the sam devotion
hnh sncrlnce hr answers, which
avtuatod tho best of thc medieval
cathedral builders. The cathedral has
~ official source 90 rcNenue. 40 or
gnn.z,d crori has been made To- draw
ou The interest uf Ep,scopalians, and
vet gifts of an sizes hHN, flowed in.
from am auHrtDr- Five dollars com
every year from Il scainsircss up III"
Hudson Tho inoinatr Librarian oi u
Clty rrfug ga," one tcPth of his sale
arl. aud a dozen old men iu "a Dhuich
homo oarucd hy making nets and
hammucks S@iu. which th,N begged
might boz built ntn the cathedral.
\ reNcnu, Thus derived cannot he
estimated ln advance. hut bcpucsis
are now known whiah as they ma-
ture. VIII be- sufhpient tu insure con
tuurd prog css. The choir is NOW
rooted and partlN Hasrd Ith the lime
uon, which viii late, nnisb th. en-
urs utcrlur The eight pian, cui
umns. each g. looi hish. exclusive of
tac capitals. which cluster abou; the
altar. between the amhulatorN and
h. ehtuf,l are u place. Ntth the
names varyod upon thCm of those
whom their donors wish a. commom-
uiatr Two uf the steven chap"is In
the upsc 81 che cdanc"l have been
completed. aad win thnm their stain
cd glass Windows Th sr are M"
gifts of August belmont and Mr.. Ed
ward KING seven t.pcstrics depict
iup sscr 4 subjects and woven orig
tnuily fnr pope NdriUn VII In l6ao
AT Rome. alr'au. hang ln TIA, spaces
brtwocn thc wiidoNs Of The gpHc and
the fuli completeness VIII add three
more Tho organ and cary Il vapir
stalls. the gilt oi Levi = Morton. are
ir place The great crossing nt tn
intersection of tho nave AMI the
trlnsrpis designed for thr main as
Scmhiing place of the congrcEnt ION.
rs roofcd over and with the unnnish-
"a iransrpls aud the nave shut In
rrnm tlr Nrather ~ c"ncrrto screens
The remaining wing. aud work ON the
nntcrn ana towers above can go on
without annoyance Ia worshippcrg
each finished uuil - ho thrown open
anon ihr main body of the cdihce
~ II becomes ready for use
In Nyl. the cathedral " late Ro-
mang suuo, with strong traces at by.
.Hntinc influences. 90 as Tie afchi-
toct in chicf. g. Grant Ia Fargo. a
son of the late John l.aFargo. de-
srihos u, $50 FAR ~ as the cathedral
IN the larger sense is Gothic II IL the
Gnthic of very early period; the
time of transition from the simple
I;omnnosquc Ia he more complex or-
nanlsm." Nowhere h the constrnc-
tive scheme based an the pointed
arch. Tho mystery of long Nistas
down dim, piIlarcd aiscs has been
exchanged for tn, solemn grandeur
80 a great central crossing. wherein
the congregation may mass within
sound of the preachers voice. lightcd
from above by a domcd lantern and
sixteen windows. surmuuntrd In turn
10y central tower
The site II the most comma nding In
the city. On what once was the bat
ilcheld OF Harlem Heights. overlook.
ING the main plaiu nf Mnnhuttnn the
Hudson river, and Long Island sound.