The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29

and living God we, as Christians wor-
ship
Rich Effect Given
The foundation is built of the solid
material provided by nature, stone,
laid up in rock faced ashlar. The su-
perstrucrure is of tapestry brick in
mingled shades that will produce
maroon tone and trimmed with white
Carthage stone. The contrasting col
ors will give rich effect.
The main entrance is reached by
steps on the outside. In the vestibuIe
another flight of broad, low steps lead
TO the auditorium. From the main
vestibuIe stairs go to the basement and
alsO to the gallery. There is a side
or rear entrance also. providing entry
and exit to all parts of the building.
The interior treatment will be sim
pie. plain walls most of the ornament
al features being left to the decoration
A chair rail will divide the auditorium
walls.
The auditorium will have a bowled
floor with circular pews. providing sit
tings for 2S2 persons. The pulpit plat
form is in the east. where it symbol
icaIly belongs. The choir is to one
side of the platform and arranged so
the chOristers can easily face the min
lister. At one side of the choir is the
pipe organ.
Gallery in Rear.
In the rear part of the auditorium
is the gallery, adding to the seating
capacity. The stairs are arranged so
that the gallery may be shut off when
not needed.
At the south side of the auditorium,
balancing the large art glass window
in the north, is d movable partition
which raises and opens up into the
young peoples room and parIors,
making space for the audience ca
pacity of about so persons, total 470
persons.
The young peoples room is on the
first floor Off of this room opens
the pastors study and the mothers
room, the former in connection with
the pulpit platform, and the latter is
accessible direct from rear entrance.
Above on the second floor will be the
parlors. These rooms will also be
used by organized Sunday school
classes.
Sunday School in Basement.
The main Sunday school will be
held in the basement which will be
high, well lighted and wood noored
so that it will be pleasant, and not
a cold, chilly place into which mothers
will fear to send their children. Here
are several rooms for various classes,
and one especially designed for the be-
ginners and primary department.
The large basement room will be
used for social purposes as well as
Sunday school One room forms a
small dining or serving room. The
kitchen is in connection with both
these rooms. The kitchen equipment
will be complete, so as to provide for
the inner physical man at such times
as advisable. The toilets are close
to the rear stairs and amply separated
and ventilated
The heating room is in the north
east corner, where the coal can easily
be loaded into the fuel room. The
heating will be accomplished by a di-
rect gravity, warm air furnace in
stallation for the auditorium with an
auxiliary fan to force warm air into
the study, young peoples room and
parlors Proper ventilation will be
arranged.
The lighting will be with electricity
by the seni-direct method so that
there will be no exposed lights to
dazzle the eye.
To condense the whole above de-
scription into a sentence: The church
is planned to make it practical, the
arrangement convenient, the building
well proportioned and inviting
working plant where efficiency NAV
be reached in the building UP of the
Kingdom