Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-07
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
WILL BE A BEAUTY.
TO COVER ENTIRE SITE
Congregation Now Holding
Services in County Court
house Rooms.

d. was announced at yesterdays.
/ services OF the First Christian church.
held u the county courthouse. that
the architects for the new church
building 20 be erected by the members
n that denomination at the corner Of
Nlnth and Boulder had been chosen,
and that the firm Of Van Slyke q
/ Woodruff ~ Fort Worth. Texas. had
prepared a tentative plan and prospec-
tive OF the new cdlfice.
The building will cover the entire
lot l0ONl40 feet ~ the southeast in,
tersccton of ninth and Boulder The
/ building Will be built OF stone the
main entrance being on Boulder Three
large double doors placed between
large double columns OF Corinthian
design permit entrance into the build
| ing into large vesubule reaching
across the entire front Of the building.
which Will be paved In Mosaic All
stairs to the balcony and basement
viii be made Of marble. Three sets
OF double glass doors from the en-
trance into the main auditorium form
the vestibule, which auditorium viii
! seat, including the balcony twelve
| hundred people
Interior Details.
lpon entrance into the room the
/ twin pipe organ on the second floOi
| Will be seen with the choir loft, seating
| IS people. half way between the main
| floor and the second floor with q
| three manuel pipe organ Immediately
! IN front Of the choir. Underneath the
| choir loft and Immediately behind the
/ pastors pulpit chairs will be located
and a beautiful baptistry arranged
/ with marble front, over which viii
/ How stream Of water This baptistry
I VIII he heated with an instantaneous
/ heater located IN the basement. IL is
/ approached by an incline floor com
| pletely hidden from the pvbhc until
/ the candidate Is ready for the baptism
Immediately In front Of the audience.
To the rear is located the organ
/ motor and on either side of the organ
there are robing rooms with concrete
| floors that drain to the sewer.
Pastors Room in Rear.
To the rear of the auditorium is
! located a suite Of three office rooms
| for the pastor, church secretary and
stenographer. In there is built a
| buit-in safe and Immediately south
! Of these Will be located the chapel,
seating approximately four hundred
people
on the ground floor will be located
| the mothers ana babies Sunday school
room, equipped with toilets suitable
| for children. childrcn's cribs and play
things and in this department. which
| the church officers hope 10 man by
a suitable nurse. there viii be the
| mothers and babies class taught by
| tho nurse for Instructions to tho
mothers in caring for their children.
| Church Library
Across the hall from this is located
library for the care Of church ltera-
ture and books belonging 10 the sun
| day school. Immediately east of this
| Is the beginners department, consist
| inG Of one long room 30Ni0 feet To
/ the rear OF that is the kitchen and
serving room. Along the south side
! OF the building will bc located a read
! ing and lOunglng room for young men.
/ Across the hall from that will be lo-
| Gated the primary department consist
! Ing OF an assembly and dozen class
! rooms. on the east side OF this floor
| Is located the intermediate depart,
! ment consisting OF an assembly and
! ~ individual classrooms. These de
! partments will all be equipped with
the proper fixtures and furniture for
the care OF the departmental records
and literature.
on the second floor Of the auditor
'um is located the balcony. passing
/ around three sides Of the building. but
] In no way obstructlug the beautiful
/ architecture OF the auditorium, but
. adding 90 It's beauty.
Huge Glass Dome.
Immediately over the whole audi
I torlum is a C0N60 foot art glass dome.
/ ln the sunday school department on
/ this floor is located the young people $