The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-11

DEDICATION Of THE FIRST con.
"REGATiUNAL CHiKCH Bl-ILDlNG

On next Sunday the First Conerega-
rional Church will dedicate their new
building. This will be an important
event in the History of Julesburg III
as much as the building is the most
artistic one ever built in Julosburg
end the Congregationalists that have
Horshiped for II years in the old build
ing may well be congratulated on hav-
ing this beautiful new building ready
for occupancy. And JulesbUrg and
Sedgwick County are to be congratu-
lated in having such an addition in
the town and county.
The building is IS it. by IS IT. in size
and has 4 basement the entire size of
the building. The front of the base
nent is divided into three class rooms.
The main room in the basement will
be used for Sunday Schoo! and is "a
by 80 It. At the north end of the base
ment is a kitchen and pantry for the
use OF the ladies when serving ban
qUetS and suppers, also the furnace
and coal room. At the South west
corner is the main entrance to the
Church proper. Wide steps lead up to
the yostibule and from the vestibulc
one may go into the main auditorium
of the church into the Prayer meeting
room or descend into the basement.
The auditorium is 80 it. by Sc it.
with an incline floor, and AT the rear
opening into the Auditorium with large
folding doors, is the Annex, which is
1G f. by 30 fit. in size.
In the front OF the Auditorium is the
Platform for the Pulpit and Choir. At
the right of the Platform is the Pas
tors Study and at the left is a rctir-
ing room.
The heighth of the side walls is 10
feet, the ceiling being dome shaped
and coming to common center.
IN addition to the entrance to the
building from the South, there is an
entrance on he west side leading into
the retiring room and also into the
basement there also being an en-
trance on the east side into the Pas
tors Study.
The tower in the southwest corner
Of the building rises slightly above
ti.s roof and in this tower Is hung the
bell which has called the people to
worship since 1908.
The basement walls of the building
are Of concrete, while the walls of the
building are of gray pressed brick. The
outside trimmings to the Church being
in & brown in harmony with the brick
color. The interior finish Of the build
Ing is Southern pine. This has been
Ieit in it's natural color. filled and
brass to correspond with the wood
finish. The windows are loaded glass
OF . beautiful and artistic pattern,
which mellows the light and produces
beautiful interior effect
Tho walls are sand finish and have
been tinted to correspond and harmon
ize with the general details of the
building.
| ne InuTtn IS l!SlLCu Win inverted
electric lamps of an artistic pattern,
is heated by two furnaces and is equip
ped with lavatories and is a strictly
mOdCrn up-tO-date edifica.
II the Rev A. +. Kicker who preach
ed the first sermon for the Congrcga-
tcaali5ts in JulesbuTg on May Il, 1855
could be pro sent on next Sunday. he
might well say that his preaching had
no hoen in vain. If the II members
who constituted the organization of
tha church on July II, 1885 could have
honorary seats at the service next
Sunday, they might we'll be proud that
IS years ago, they bound themselves
together by Church ties and if those
who helped dedicate the first Church
on March 6. 1887 were present they
with the committee who the previous
year purchased the lots on which the
present building now stands, could
well see that they had performed an