The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
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WARSAW, H., Feb. 2s.-The Pres
byterian church which has been
building since last May is about COM
pleted and preparations are being
made for the first service Sunday.
March II, though the basement has
been In use for about month for
Sunday school and church services,
The installing of the mammoth
So,OOO pipe organ was completed to-
day. 1t was purchased of the Hem
minger Pipe Organ Co., of Pekin,
Ill, and eight days were consumed
IN the work Of putting it in place,
Messrs. Herman Oehlinger and Doede
Johnson, employees of the company,
doing the job. An expert player from
the company's factory will arrive
shortly and put the instrument to
an extreme and thorough test before
1t is accepted
Today it was for a short time test
ed by the organist of the church,
Miss Ethel Brinkmann In the pres
ence of the pastor, Rev. J. NJ. Thomp-
son. and several members of the con-
gregation including committee mem
bers. All who heard the organ were
delighted with it's wonderful sweet.
ness and compass of tone, filling the
church and fairly making the walls
vibrate 1t Is the finest organ in the
city and the only new one. 1t Is up
to-date, modern in every way in it's
construction, and below the pipes is
panelled in oak. 1t is pumped by
an electric motor. The organ fills the
alcove built for it which is lighted
by two small windows in the south
and north end.
The choir will occupy the usual
space in front which is seated with
oak folding chairs.
The whole interior finish of the
church is in antique oak. The pews
are in place and match the finish
and are arranged in semicircular
fashion, on gently sloping floor and
are divided by four aisles. The north
and south ends of the church are
lighted and beautiful by large stained
glass gothic windows almost filling
the ends Of the building.
The vestibule in front Of the audi
forum is shut off from the latter by
handsome folding partition and
will be thrown open and seated with
oak chairs on extra occasions.
The gallery will seat about 100
people; 1t is over the vestibule.. The
seating capacity of the church is
over 400, but could be easily in
creased 100. Just at one end of the
gallery is a mothers room, where
mothers with troublesome babies can
sit and enjoy the services unob-
served.
The church is heated by steam and
lighted by electricity, the auditorium
having two chandeliers with indirect
lighting The basement of the church
is most complete in all modern con-
veniences, including pastors study,
class rooms for separate classes, in
FAINT class room, furnace room, two
toilets, several convenient closets,
completely equipped kitchen with
range etc. The main body of the
basement will be used as Sunday
school room, prayer meeting room
and church parlors.
The building is constructed of
rough hard burned brick, of kind
much used In church construction
these days, and occupies the site of
the old church destroyed by fire on
December 10, 1915. 1t is an orna-
ment to Warsaw and greatly appre-
ciated by her citizens.
W. E Albers recently returned
from Boston. Mass, where he went
to officiate as godfather at the chris
tening of his nephew. only son of
Homer A1bers. On the trip he stopped
at Piqua, Ohio, and visited his broth
er Henry, and at Belvidere, ILL.,. visit