The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-28
NEW CHURCH To
COST $4,000
Minister Peters and His Congre-
CATION to Have One of Finest
Houses Of Worship.

A cali for bids for the new Chris.
tian church is TO be issned at once
Though Il will be impossible TO give the
cost Of the new structure until after
the bids are opened, II is estimated that
the amount will be close TO 100000 The
site of the new church will be on Ke-
wAlo street near Wilder avenue ON a
magnificent site which the church own.
ed for some time previous TO disposing
Of its property on Alakea street near
King.
Ripley 4 Davis, the wen-known ar.
chitects, have prepared the plans for
the new structure, which is looked mp.
on as one of the most modern in the
United States. A glance at the plans
will show that they present something
unique in church architecture. II IL
Of the bungalow type and will have an
open court to be hsed In connection
with the Sunday school and social de.
partments Of the church. Al
Covers Large Area.
The church win cover an area Of
lOnxi00 feet over an dimensions and
will have a stone foundation with con
crete steps aud open corridors. The
walls and roof will be Of wood and
with half.timbered cement plastered
gables.
The auditorium win be 5Ox60 feet
with an open timber roof and large
choir and organ, loft.
A feature of this room will be the
beautiful baptistry with its large pool
lined with white tile and approached
from opposite sides by concealed steps,
while at the rear win be fernery
with running water dropping over nat
ural messy rocks, and all lighted by
on art glass ceiling, giving an effect sell
dom seen in any church.
Many Entrances and Exits.
The auditorium will have eleven wide
and exits, practically throw
ing the room open onto wide covered !
corridors, which are on three sides OF |
this room. In addition to these eleven
OPENINGS there win be windows extend |
ing on three sides of this room and |
located Just below the roof With this
abundant ventilation and such a wide.
awake preacher as Minister Peters, |
there will be no opportunity to 90 to !
sleep during the services and charge I
it up TO lack of plenty of fresh air.
To the right of the auditorium, along /
q wide covered corridor will be the |
pastor s reception room. 12xl4 feet, and
the pastor 3 study, 13xl6 feet; then the
library, 14x17 feet. Beyond these will 1
be the public and private lavatories.
On the left oil Che auditorium and ale
preached by the covered corridor, as
on the opposite side, will be the ladies \
retiring room, 14x16 feet. IL will be |
fitted with lavatories complete. Ad.l
joining this will be q store room,
lsxl4 feet, Kitchen, 16x16 feet, and
i pantry, sx14 feet,
Big Assembly Hall.
Passing all these rooms all of which
lre reached by the open covered cor
ridOrs and which will enclose an open /
grassy lawn, win be located the assem-
Lly hall. This will be 45x50 feet In
and win be connected on
one SIDE by. the ladies' .parlor, 22x2S /
feet. On the other side will be the I
primary school room of similar size. In /
the rear will be seven class rooms, ali |
opening TO the main hall and fitted |
with rolling partitions between. This |
win make II possible TO enlarge the |
assembly hall to 57x95 feet in size.
There will be total of twenty Ave |
rooms large and small together with |
3Is feet of corridors il the church |
working plant Every room win be ac,
eessible without RAISING through anoth. |
or and all viii be thoroughly lighted and |
ventilated. 1t is a building that has \
been specially designed for Honolulu I