Evening star., 1923-11-25

EpiscOpal
| Church and the sale early this month
| of the formers building to the Shiloh
| Baptist colored church marks the
fftieth anniversary of the completion
| of Hamline, which was dedicated NO
venlber % and 20. 1873. In The Star Of
November L. 1878, appears an article
giving a history Of the congregation
the program for the dedicatory cere-
monies and a description Of the new
church. in part as follows:
THE new edifcc is fifty-fve feet
wide and eighty feet long, with pro-
jections for the spire. stairway, venti-
latiug ducts. etc. which break up any
monotony of outline and give pleas
ant variety to the exterior appearance.
Under portion or the building there Is
cellar of sufficient capacity to ac-
commodata the two large furnaces and
apparatus by which the entire building
is warmed. In the first basement hool
a wide vestibule extends across the en-
tire front, with two entrance ways or
9th street and another large doorway OF
Z street. in the corner spire. From the
, center of this vestibule Is corridor ex-
tending back to the schoolroom. which
is forty by fifty-one feet. with the su-
perintendent's platform on the center
of the back end. On the side Of the
corridor next to street is the infants
classroom, twenty-one feet square, and
on the other side are two smaller class
rooms separated from each other anG
from the main schooiroom by sash par
titions. filed with enameled glass, and
so arranged that TIE rooms may be
thrown together. In each end of the
| front vestibule are wide. easy stair
ways leading to the main floor and
from that up to the gallery floor. Or
the main floor the auditorium extends
| the full size of the building. except ir
the spire and a space on the opposite
side of corresponding dimensions. which
are reserved for the stairways and yes.
tibules.
'"The pews are made open and are
curved so that all face the prea cher's
desk. A gallery extends along both
sides and the front end. the latter por-
! ton being arranged for the choir an6
organ. The capacity Of the main floor
and gallery is such that it will COM
forta bly, seat 500 persons. The gallery
pews. altar. stairs and all other inside
woodwork of the church is Of solid wal
nut and ash-walnut being used for the
holdings and trimmings and ash fol
the body of the work-which makes al
exceedingly rich and tasteful contrast
All the inside walls and ceilings are
| handsomely enriched with ornamental
plaster cornices. holdings and corbels
white and the. fiat. plain portions
being tinted light gray. The win
dows are all filed with stained glass
in lead sash. and have bright coloret
1.-THE main audience room is lighted
from the ceiling, in which are set five Of
Frink's patent double-cone reflectors
and ventilators. Each reflector il
about four feet and half in diameter
and has sixteen burners-making eighty
burners in all-which light the church
splendidly. giving mild, subdued
pleasant illumination. Over each re-
flector is large opening with a meta
covering, all of which are connected
by wires running over pulleys, and are
easily raised and lowered by a wire
that extends down to the audience
room below. thus fully regulating the
ventilation.
1.-The exterior presents a highly i'm
| posing appearance, although the grace.
fully proportioned spire which is to sur
! mount the corner Of the edifice is not
| yet built. The walls on both streets are
faced with selected brick. with bright
gray Ohio sandstone for the trimmings
such as the sills and belt courses. but.
tress caps, etc. The main roof and
upper portions Of the turrets and min
arets are slated with purple Susque.
hanna and green Vermont slate, 1ai6
! in ornamental patterns. The church
without the spire being finished has cost
about $35, 900. The building is grand
| success and stands an ornament to the
portion Of the city in which 1t Is sit
! uated."