El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04
$4,000 affairs
IN CATHEDRAL
Work Is Now in Progress;
Great Edifice Is Now Al
most Completed.

u completed. for the finishing tOucnes
/ mean the construction Of The three
beautiful affairs, and as these are Of
marble and massive, it will be sew
eral weeks before they are done.
Aside from the installation OF the
affairs, the pews, the confessionals
and the organ. the building is now
finished. The floor is down, the
I lights are in and all the interior
: scaffOlding has been removed, CIV
I ing the visitor an uninterrupted view
Z of the beautiful interior Of the very
I beautiful edifice. Finished in mod
flied Byzantine architecture, the base
in Verde antique marble. the wood
I work in golden oak. the interior IS
simple, vet rich. The floor is OF pol
[ ished oak. slanting to the front, drop
I ping IS inches in q distance OF q
feet, just enough TO give the occup-
ents OF every pew good view OF ths
altar.
Perfect Harmony.
/ throughout the building, every thing
IS in perfect harmony. Even the
I lights were especially designed FOR
I the structure by the architect, Geo
d. Barnet. Of st. Louis. under the
I personal direction and suggestion OF
I his lordship, Right Rev. a. j. Schiller
bishop Of FL PasO.
I Entering the edifice. one steps upon
Z tile and is surrounded by marble dec
/ orations in the yestibule- It is not
3 necessary to ODen a door 70 ascertain
/ IL the service viii be disturbed by en-
tering further. for the doors dividing
+ the vesubule and the auditorium are
fitted with glass This is unique
/ departure in church construction, and,
/ while small. indicates how milutely
all the details Of the rev cathedral
/ have been looked after.
The organ and the choir lott are
above the vestibule. The organ viii
I cost $4,000 and is not Yet installed
Z for as bishop Schiller said, we are
I waiting for donor" Some member
| Of the congregation or some organiza-
I ton connected with the cathedral IS
! expected 10 donate the organ.
Three Affairs Cost 10000.
The main altar which is costing
Z $4,000. has been donated by Michael
Connerton- Mrs. Della Lane donated
an equal amount 10 the new churcNS
but her donation went 20 the building
fund, for which she was given the
. privilege Of selecting the name OF
the cathedral
The two side affairs viii cost $4,000
each, making total cost Of 100000
for the affairs alone.
The main altar is TO be a duplicate
Of the 100000 altar in the cathedral
Of St Louis. located at St Louis, No,
and designed by Mr.. Barnett. The
marble has arrived-scarcity Of the
marble caused the delay in the com
pletion OF the church-and is now
being set in place. All three affairs
viii be constructed completely OF
marble and mosaic and the altar rail-
ing will also be Of marble. The front
Of the main altar is a marble carving
symbolic OF the Blessed sacrament
II shows a mother pelican opening
her breast and feeding her young with
her own blood. sym DOlical Of the saw
Jour giving his blood for his people
six Kinds OF Marble.
Six different marbles are being
used in the construction OF the affairs.
The supporting columns on either
side Of the main altar are Is Ia inches
thick and are eight feet. eight inches
from the base to the capital
The marbles employed are Numidian
red, Brown Sienna, Champville yellow,
BIanco p. Cwhite). Black and Gold
The mosaic is Venetian red and.
The height OF the main altar is q
feet
The altar railing IS Numidian red.
Sylvan green and Champville yell.
low marble
The altar IS TO be lighted By two
especially designed lamps and also
by an invisible system Of flood light
ing. The cathedral proper is lighted
by hanging lamps from the ceiling and
. by others located upon the row Of
columns down either side Of the
auditorium
The church is 10 be heated by steam
and ventilated by fresh air. so that
there viii be a complete change Of air
inside the building every eight min
utes. There is also veutilator on
the tod Of the church FOR keeping the
roof. A YentilatOr 70 bring in cool
air is located beneath each alternate
pew in the cathedral
To Have -Four Confessionnls.
rn-.rHa rHf.un lrHa a
on each side Of the auditorium, each
finished in oak 10 correspond with
the other furniture Of the church
II is the intention, eventually, to
have all the windows OF art glass,
but at present, plaln glass is being
installed The art glass windows viii
be installed later as memorials. It,
will cost $4,000 70 fiji the windows
with art glass, according to estimates
Of the architect. As il will take
about ten months 70 get the windows
after they are ordered. IL is expected
( that the cathedral will be without
the art windows for some time.
The. aScoustic properties OF the
standing at the altar can talk in a
modified tone and be heard back in
the vestibule. 100 feet away. with
ease The lighting has been tested
and found TO be as perfect as the ac-
The new cathedral viii be the Of
fetal seat Of the bishop. but the
rector will be Rev. Fl G. g. Frunds
who is to have two assistants.
Small ChnpeI Finished.
In the rear OF the main auditorium
and beside the main altar, is small
chapel and a small altar, which viii
be used for early services, for priv
ate masses and for official meetings
Of the church This is now COM
pleted and can be used at any time,
although il has not yet been dedi-
Gated
It was the wish Of the bishop and
his congregation TO have the cathe-
dral ready for the dedication the last
Of TIE month, the anniversary OF his
conservation. but, owing TO the delay
in the receipt Of the marble, this viii
be impossible. II viii be possible,
however. for the bishop TO hold serv-
ices in the new cathedral by that time,
by using the small chapel This
ould not permit Of any celebration
Of any magnitude, however.
Father Frund is now located in
the official residence adjoining the
putting in much time with the bishop
looking after the work on the new
church, which will be the finest In
the southwest when completed. The
cost Of the edifice will be something
over $4,000 when fully completed,
possibly very close TO $4,000.
Mayfield and Kroeger have been
the contractors and Joseph Bungert
OF St. Louis. the superintendent.
Is PACIFIsTs ARE SENT
OUT OF PASADENA
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