The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-02
PRESBYTER|ANS TO
ENTER SPLENDID
STRUCTURE
New Building a Model And
Establishes An Epoch in
Church Home Work
EVERY DETAIL IN
HARMONY
Monument to Grand Forks
Energy and Ability of the
Designer
EVERY DETAIL IN
PERFECT HARMONY

The First presbyterian tnNrth I"
Grand Forks which will he d"dtcatct
SUNDAY il the elimination "l In" de
sircs of tho congregation who's" a1nbi'
ZION for IL new church had its lncep'
lion at il joint meeting of tn" elders
deacons and trustees, held Nlarcl
3, 1909. at the manSc, at whic!
Time ii vas decided /" rec
ommcnd to the annual congrc
Iational meeting the erection %
!, new church rdilirc. At the annu;t
congregational meeting held shortly
afterwards. a resolution WAS "ffered
and unanimously adopted empower
ing the trustees to build such Il build
ing as would seem hest to meet tn,
needs OF the congregation with tht
understanding that all money neces-
sary To carry out the completion of tho
building was to DC subscribed before
any contracts were awarded.
In conformity With this resolution
Il meeting of the trustees was called
Iy the president. L. :. H~oughton. t.
consider the proper procedure With
the result that the president was in
structcd to appoint IL building COM
mittcc of three. With the presiden,
acting in the absence of any on
member of tn" committee. Tho presi-
lent appointed \. l.. Hunter, chair,
man; S. s. Titus. and Andrew Ncitch
me important tiSk pl IdlSlilS luIus
was left with the pastor. Rev. William
H. Matthews and Alvin Clifford whc
have succeeded in raising to date the
magnificent sum of approximately
$4,000.
The first step X by the building
committee, necessarily, was the choice
of an architect to carry through tht
enterprise which resulted in the EN-
ploymen, of Joseph Bell DeIsemcr oi
Grand Forks. To him more than any
ono person in particular belongs tn,
credit for the completeness of the i'm,
posing mass of brick and stone which
constitutes the most magnificent az
we'll as the most perfectly arranged
church cditice in the whole northwest
barring none when the cost is taken
into consideration. Mr.. DeIsemer has
justly been the recipient of many
favorable compliments from both
ministers and laymen on the beauty
No utility of the building.
The design is modernized Tudor.
Gothic, which has been so handled
that it ppear to have grown out OF
the ground. perfect M harmonious
in every detail. The material which
composes the mass is ST. Louis grey
granite pressed brick laid with one
quarter inch Y struck joint of grey
mortal n delightfully."- trimmed with
llEul btultIu lIltlldIld ltllleSlpIle, al
fooled horizontally and worked in de-
tail true in profile To- that used in tho
construction of tho old manor houses,
erected in England during the six
tcenth and seventeenth centuries.
Simple. though rich. are the door
ways which have been carefully
studied md charmingly adorn the n
frances leading to The Sunday school
and through the tower.
Is Beautifully Located.
The building is 143 feet l IL inches
north and south by 1O4 feet 6 1-2 in
hes exclusive of p~ortc-cochere. cas-,
anG west: is located i'll the center of
a most beautiful piece of property
900 by $40 feet in size. facing east
on Fifth street. bounded on the north
by Belmont avenue and on the south
by Gertrude avenuc, While no tn,
west 1t is Joined by private property
This afforded an opportunity for II
private driveway from Belmont I've
nue. through to Gertrude n over
which has been provided a porte
cochere with entrance leading direc,
into the north foyer of the church.
The main entrance is located on the
northeast corner of the building b,
passing through the tower, the di-
cheS square rising to a height Of 6G
feet above grade level. This tower
entrance leads to both the east and
north foyers opening direct into the
main auditorium which is sixty fec,
square on the inside. provided with
a groined ceiling rising to a height
of forty feet.
in the west side is located the beau
tiful pipe organ. which occupies a
space of twelve feet deep by twenty
four feet wide by twcnty-three feet
high. The base of the organ is elevat-
ed six feet above the level of the audi
forum floor in front of which is locat-
cd the choir with elevated choir stalls
accommodating a chorus of thirty
four. In front of and two feet, four
inches below the choir is located the
pulpit platform. This is two feet,
light inches above the auditorium
floor. The auditorium has n seating
capacity of $50 persons in the pews.
Sunday School Department.
The south side of the auditorium is
fitted with an opening thirty-six feet
wide by seventeen feet. six inches in
height. provided with a drop parti-
ton, operated with cable and drum
equipment. This device enables the
whole partition to seemingly rise and
disappear from view unnoticed, re-
vealng the Sunday school room, Civ
ing an additional space Of thirty-siX
ny forty rect, known as the primary
department of the Sunday school. This
room provides seats for 1874 persons.
and is two stories and q half in height
fitted with a gallery. The gallery is
provided with opera chairs. with a
seating capacity of ninety persons. OF
of this Sunday school room opens ten
class rooms on the first floor, and ten
class rooms off of the gallery. The
class rooms on the first floor are to
be used by the junior department., and
those on the balcony used by the
senior department. Each of these
class rooms is SO arranged that 1t can
be thrown entirely open into the main
auditorium Of the Sunday schools by
means of vertical rolling partitions.
The Sunday school is thoroughly
equipped with electric bells whereby
the superintendent has full control of
any and all parts of the Sunday
school.
ParlOrs Well Fitted.
On the north of the auditorium and
foyer are D1aced tho cI1urc1, rarlore