El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

THREE magnificent houses OF
worship have recently been
= added to the liberal number 81
FL Paso's churches-Temple Mount
Sinai, ST. Patrick's cathedral and the
Asbury Methodist church. While the
latter has not been entirely COM
pleted, regular services are being held
in the church, there remaining the
installation Of the pipe organ and art
glass windows to complete the edifiee.
The new church house is located
at Luna and Hueco streets. the mas
siTe structure Of dark red brick
trimmed with white concrete slabs be-
Ing a memorable contrast to the hum
bic tent in which members OF this
congregation held their first meet
inEs in 1912, that being the date OF
organization. the Rev ". r Howell
be NJ the first pastor Of the church
and active in organization Of the
body The new church has been built
and dedicated under the pastOrate OF
Rev C. X. Campbell, present pastor
Externally the new sanctuary has a
solid diEnified appearance, the mas
sive body being surmounted by two
towers patterned along the same lines
Of architecture as those Of the Church
Of St Clement. In addition TO the
CONGREGATIONAL auditorium there are
ranged 10 serve church purposes and
spacious quarters for social center in
the basement The church body is
in thriVlnC condition, the indebted
ness having been reduced to less
than $4,000. the cost OF the church
being $4,000. With the completion
OF the Mosaic art windows Of finest
hued glass and the installation Of the
pipe organ the members may well
believe that their constant efforts
have narrn owned nv nF the
finest places Of worship in the south
west
stntoIy st. Patrfek's Cathedral
With the dedication Of st. Patrick's
cathedral on Thanksgiving day was
ushered into full usefulness the larg-
est and most beautiful Of all CathO-
lie structures in this section The
corner stone Of the church was laid
November u, 1915, and II was I he
purpose to hold dedicatory ceremonies
On October IS. 1917 the anniversary
Of the conservation OF the Rt. Rev.
bishop Anthony J. Schiller, but be-
cause Of the tremendous amount or
skilled and artistic work to be per-
formed on the interior, II was found
impossible to dedicate until Thanks
giving
The cathedral is located at Mesa
avenue and Arizona street. the ap-
Droach from Arizona being by two
broad, easy ascending flights of stone
Of The sanctuary and lead to spa
cious triple entrance The entire ex-
terror bespeaks beautiful design and
expert workmanship, the building
towering CONSPICUOUS among FL Paso's
prominent edifices. The interior is
even more beautifully finished and
has a maximum seating capacity of
1900 Several members OF the Catho-
lie church here remember well the
first little sanctuary Of this denomi-
nation built in FL Paso-a diminu-
tive stone structure on North Oregon
street capable Of accommodating
like 100 worshippers in 1881. and later
enlarged and known as the Holy
for the erection OF a chapel on this
side Of the Rio Grande IS years ago,
St Patrick's cathedral speaks OF the
wonderful increase in members Of the
grown TO several thousands and the
places OF worship many.
The New Temple Mt. Sinai.
Temple Mount Sinai, in which some
Of the interior parts have just been
finished, is the only Jewish temple
Of its kind in the west, and possesses
features far reaching not only TO the
Hebrew people Of the city but to all
others as we'll spacious and equipped
rooms in the temple being the meet
ing place Of community interests and
gatherings Of educational value.
The commodious three story audi
torium is pillarless and although one
OF the best lighted to befound any
where, not a light is to be seen, a
system OF concealed lights furnish
ing a mellow light soothing to the
eyes.
The acoustic powers are greatly in
creased by a ceiling Of felt compost
ton, the first Of its kind to be intro
duced in FL Paso- The latest pattern
pipe organ, with % stops and 1000
pipes, has just been installed
u7thenigh& y.Tehg d DO ri,hsire ,ce
Among the other accommodations OF
the temple is q large gymnasium, on
one side Of which opens a modern
stage with wings and dressing rooms J
This is used for presentation Of plays