The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18

1t has been the aim to ind stone
with warm coloring for ali the ouild-
ing. The entire surface - the In
terror stones OF the cnurcn. the south
entrances and the bishops study are
being handtooled in tiny lines. each
succeeding block different; they have
the appearance Of beautiful wooden
blocks to which glints Of brown and
gold have been given.
Any duplication or sameness In con-
struction is a~ssiduously avoided; the
mechanical is Stunned. The tracery In
no two windows on a side will be alike.
They may go In pn!rs on opposite
sides, but that is all. \ glance at the
photographs will demonstrate, 4 pair
Of %pinnacles or corner buttrcsses may
be duplicates to preserve balance and
symmetry. but variety Is aimed at
throughout. For instance. all exterior
stones are so set in that one perpen-
dicular line does not fail above another
and a diversity OF tint as well as OF
length IL sought.
The pillars of the aisle are not set In
a straight line. They curve. as they
did in old Greek temples, and the
church is ten inches wider In the cen
tire than at either end. This gives an
impression Of greater length to the
nave. The spacing II the pillars varies;
their bases are unlike. Yet oil differ
ences so blend that they do no. strike
the eye as more thar an essential OF
the artistic whole. And the great cor
crete floors Of the church that has
been built down, down into the earth
until 1t touched rock. until the walls
above will find 1t hard work to settle
or topple: that floor that would s;anG
commandments and earthquakes and
the tramp of thousands of mounted
troops. slopes up one foot to the chan
F, eel. The congregation will look NJ q
the altar, up &c the shrine Of the Word
Some of the achievements IT, stone
masonry already finished are marvcls
for this day and age. In the south
wing alone. within a distance Of TWEEN
ty-hvo feet. are twelve stone arch"s
and tbs vista accomplished l. like thIi
of a Cli-pse into n wonderful vast ~
c~loister. The winding stairway lead
ing 10 the south tranScpt roof wa.
pronounced the finest piece Of Go'hl,
In this country by a hundred archi
tects who went t-Gether las, May &c
inspect II.
In this stairway the stones are no
jointed TO brig about an effect. r.
turn corners and ascend, he.rC hcwc,
out. with many faces to cu'. The ar'i
sans work from plans and pictures Il
perspective. The CharCcl Of n. MI,
chapel in the southeast wig j. archie,
in solid store without support, ~
tools used Icy the workmon are mad
in a blacksmith shop erected for tina
purpose close to tho operation.
In the second wooden workshol
spoken Of is done tho stone carving
II is a long. low building with plent.
: II windows and a dirt floor. A'oni
both sides of the room the mon stand
, each at his block, and work from
! plaster Of paris models and sheet It
, patterns. They work intelligently
with enthusiasm t. create really beau
: t!ful things, and they are praise
l when they achieve anything plrti,
ular,y good.
Z All cutting and carving is done y
= hand, machinery Is employed only :
p rough out tones The wood Of tn
4 church will he white oak. cut dow
not a dozen miles from Rryu .A,hvr
, where is the finest white oak in IN.
:. country. Ths entire ref Is hoin
o. made Of these beams hand hewn (
= sections N the workshop.
= \ community 4 persons who h.
: l.evc Implicitly ard whole hcartodly /
. a heaven whore there = govcrnmor
Q by angels which they can and d
emulate in earthly rule, where ther