‘ hba‘r the bugles over a world
clearer than ever before. Never before
«'3’. its blood- etnineil banner of the
; "'l‘he'o bulidl of thin church. your anc-
‘i titlces. your e aria. your tolls mean the
- Irit of can neat and the swing of vie.
ary In this uth Norwnllt church.
“(lad Is faithful to hip promises. I
I ‘ have proved Him In all corcumstancce.
til Iicltncaa and in health. lty exper-
ience is that God never fails even when
the great black wavca of sorrow tome.
An a mother comforteth her children.
n will I comfort on. Iaiill the Lordl'
"i say to you. car friends. that this
we preach is worth everything
taxi lag men and women to cruaiied
and accrue-airmen men and women.
{Ind is faithful! lie will give you
irate and mnfort and by and by the
elepry. I din glad another church Illte
thin line been built for the preaching of
this glorious goapcl. 'I., (lad hclp
on"
About 81.000 was retard by subscrip-
tion at thin service.
THE EVENING “RVICR.
At the evening service the auditori~
”and llunday I'If‘i'uioi rah elven
throa w t . nit
”,' and “0:03” day.
an opportunity to view the
of the church‘uader tmglarc
”It. A party Stem! pee
forler parlahltiaerit of Itev. I). it
.whb preached the cartoon of
lag. were present. ' M l
teret centered largely a t ca II
Iflhuf the balance of the debt. aI
there was a manifold eagerness
on rt of the large couragatloti
tehear tftetl young divine from
New YorI. services cliched with
a rciantary by piano and organ. 'l‘hu
htwe beginning "lItiw Firm a troun-
tiatloa“ was sung by the choir and
congregation. and the Ituv A ii. Kn v
I. W of the church. followed
a ahort iliVIittiltitIll. Aii an cler-
m “the. the t'iltlil‘ Inna There in
II Ilene of Hallowed I‘eete. the atria
pct sweet rendered by idil
mind I. I w» r. ltaraaagn than
that niitap cheap: lunl twin
ll the I will I‘m
to have the lamina Matt and
with the debt retrial. but thin
but been feverneii. Ir Iluwncy
Ivgin his sermon at x so and
tea half hour would be tic-
te marina as for thc hill
d We riudy reviewed
history of the building at tho
. etati u: halin iiiii.itiil:‘il‘lltl
dihebit wttiicttrti
'33:: the litulictl
That a little mm than anIIcl
3had been spent an ironic of tho
but it iil'i iti‘i'ii dune In
til the church and iii" pm
‘ heiievd the debt cuulti bu
fit then and liltire. II llluy full-
“ he the Oral tItilii in tho itbu
fiehmh that they had fnliut
y net «It to tilt. llc itcggt-ti
. lion in reuptmd with iii"
y t I.y were nominated in
“Inch taieeeiiiaii
than i Iii-ti the coil
.end lIr hiliti ititih "I"
hand illit‘ibl t day. he
an for .tiiiti Itatl
IIIIIII needed wile
friend of ihc church
togive I
I "TIMI to anti
Indian “gm new, to a tit
Ideas . I I Lord
in alien debt to remain
sheath.
ea
vegan. II was for “I a
l. “M said he would
entire amount
. waterline an
Thin It'll till y
haeriptiee was m‘tll'eii
wee tor hit on
use»
been inside
‘befet‘eia ten yearii.
MW“
pi”.
fin whbrbadsuw
a “mild. “Waugh“ who or.
iii thin the
‘ _IhIi.' wit to her tether.eiid
came from the gallery of the Sunday
school room.
htr Karma. to the nieantilne. bad
quietly passed down one of the states:
but nuicitly returned. lonticnlatlng ea-
thualaaticaliy and ercleimlng.‘ Hold
on! Hold on! The whole thing iii
cleaned up." and struck up the Dott-
ology. in which the audience heartily
ganged. Someone had pledged the Iaat
I
Dr. Mains who had so successfully
conducted the debt-raising ordeal.
made a few remarks. partly congratu-
latory and partly of an apologetic ria-
lure. His appenla may have seemed a
little pressing. he said. but his only
object war to mist to clearing the
.ohnrcli of debt. The day had been a
laborious one. but lte joys would ever
remain.
Mr Kevan referred to the great
obligation oft e church to Dr llains
They had been raining motley for three
years. he said. 'l‘hlit wait the round
Mr. hiatus had had aurh a bani battle
to light.
It was then ten minutes of a o '-.tlticlt
the dobt- -raluitis having occupied near-
Iy an hour. A few people left the
chnrcli. principally thoee from out of
town. but the greater part of thii large
convention remained to hear the ser
man by the tier. ii. (i. Downer. of New
Yorh. and were well repaid. for he la
a forceful and Intenaely littereelilll
speaker.
After a few words congratulation
tint church upon the completion of
rut-h a headache «tiles. htr llowney
took for his teat Hebrews nii.. 16-31:
" ”' Vct oncu more I ahahe not thc
earth only. but also heaven. And this
twortl. yt-t ante more. eignldetlt the rc-
tnovlng of ihoati thinu that are tilin-
ltun. an of thingy that are made
thonc thing-i whieh cannot he
may i-ciuuln.“ lic «insidered
changing and shapimof lhinga
. hat-ti been going on tum
pii'rt.itniariy in the and Induii
‘ trite world They do not net-eeaarlly
attain tifltil‘t‘lt‘tifll and death. he said.
but out of them we get a licttcr nit
tlcatantiihl til the nnivrrae. The III
the
that
ilit' Iii lit-lug ahahen tented ea never
iie'ftiri limit are We III”?-
Illi Mill iimi ”ohm hill (lull in aet~
ting tip it kingdom .th I ahail not lie
tii‘iill‘iiliil If we would know what In
i. doing in thiii Itifltitihi we I!“ 00"
within It
liiriiiiii Mallelieii “tic few re
litiarhii iii the titlltliltiifl all men.
during viltltll he raid: “The I
my Iiic lwiteri iiieaasd wt
churilt in all lie DI
arc ihc inherit. . I pee-
pie l'uvcr hull _ . Old. ties
are I limit
been burn‘igt Vim 3
him utnli-taioud It. i'itl Inhe your
own tum. have your own way. and
clinic Iiili ail film-H
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'I*Ii-- Iiiiittiry til the IliiiMiII of thin“
i‘i‘tt ltflti ntlfttl church is new aitite
. lithilliat iiiI Millie til Thi- Nw'nihl
it bad "at origin. It will he "meiotic-red.
emit llltcr thalie v. Ain I liltivii
gitn iiiii unidilflic la heath Norrie I. lit
ii‘iil 'iumifiiitiiia "M (if "I‘ll. .iihhhh'il
«in teen aaieitn I. ii
iii .titai iIeI ahoaitl rained toward
the «Millie of a new church edieee
Though the green. reel Iihrraiit of the
[clinic of the c it! I few
notable tricnile. was aaIsrriIied
during a iiitilifl Mr. With the prtnn
ice of tire Iiill gooti. thin aattnnu
iii-inure WM am lit iii. rep-
mating hie eiet .
claim to Increaaa i one.
iotta “WHMIMI were made to thittld
inner. leaning
toward the etiolated area-
eity of wit di they were the weave.
lira. Illil'a genetically and the after
lion of hir, and H firm? tor the
church of their e lave. were rv~
enltttiiiy Icvir'ht W with
unit Ihnl lava splen-
did thatch
going to come every
'v " ‘ I ‘Wiill‘iihiid. ’
‘ t 01 Th M
raised’wae DOW
elit" own. in plate ‘0! "0
ct
”Lithuania the.
dean wetlands"
“the
' I th-i
ubodietcof tit elk new real-’u
‘ieed their fondcathcpeol years—tn“
Ire-mm
‘morenfri
becrlbedfi
round tor a new chur
‘Pm'i'dfi'u 'Itr. Ks 'aoagb referred to
the site at biatoric lie mid:
“Dyer eighty years ago i a' foundation
warlaid ands eliti
a.
that
t of
ascend building was
building was an
of thirty fact.“
one that gave.
in New England.
chnreh wag erected iii 1810. at a
31.300; illl
erected: in.“
And“ to this church—the
‘ way to the present imposing strocturr
of twice and marble—tbs letbodtrta or
the adult will of the town motioned It
worahlp until the account dayt arid
the exception of the short interval that
cervices have been held In Hoyt:
’l‘bcatre.
'Ibe corner-«atone of the new churn)
wee laid on Sunday. July It is”. will
«males of mort- than nearing in
tort-rt. and lie completion twat symbo-
liscd la the lmurcsalvc dcdlcotory cg~
ercisea‘ wait-ii began yesterday. The
itylc of architecture is purely Rowlan-
esaue. which line been carried into an
cry portion of thep lane. and which
la the leading style of thin age. It is»
iaIIt-d the combination church. ’l'bi‘
material used In lta traction ls
buff colored shawinut br ck. with trini-
miogs of North Monte white marble
't combination which. with the aid of
the architect' a skill. Ital brouht forth a
church of striking beauty. probably
not excelled by any other prcientIotia
blacc of worship in the state. The en-
tire buildinl has a frontage of about
till feet on West avenue. acts bat-It lif-
ty feet from the street at an elevation
of three feet above the lcvsl of the
sidewalk. The main portion of the
church In about eighty feet snitarc: has
three sousre towcra with rounding cor-
acre similar in style but of different
heights. and la topped by It massive
doinc The main entrance lit lit the
north corner through one of the tow-
era. which has im‘ge atone steps and
olatftirttt. lit the eoutll corner is an-
other tower. with an entrance to both
tho cbtlrch and Sunday school room.
At the northcnat corner la ll liorte-co-
cherc. through which the auditorium
may be reached.
The auditorium. cemented from the
tower voctlbnlt-a by large doublc swing-
ing doors. ban a Humane-aqua treat and
straight sidce. thus giving the senting
the moat bentiiul portion that can
be obtained in a melt ii iii am hi-
theatre ln style. the liner h ring a top
of about tlghteen Inchee. in out
large aisle five feet in width. extend-
ing from tho tuwcr at the north cor-
arc to thc pulpit at the ittiiitheaat cor
'fnnr other nlaiea catctiding to the
pttlpit. and two short einiea. Tile peer
are arranged In natal-circular form. and
each aIttlng commands lltit only a full
View of the pulpit but a broad sweep
of the entire thurtih.
The gallery. which may he reached
from either of the three towera .Iiy eaay
winding ataira. and by stairs aecendlng
from the auditorium to the r lit and
to the left of the pulpit lilet
semi- circular in shape. It is sealed for
lite people. with opera chairs. arranged
on terraced risen in a perfect circle.
which in a moat pieealnl formation
that no other style of auditorium would
allow. The seating capacity down
Is alaitti VIII. The mitt
are absolutely peeleet.
There it a wide hemeclrcle at WW
twat of the altar rattan meta bite
”M‘ee the rail and tithe“
eada ”lineal
tiatmttir
tieatby byaay form that wliibaat aalt
' finished in
3-2... win 1w . ......
Wendie...”
controlled in them
I! so
be well as in the church.
'l'b
church a
ted by a
the audit
The interior of the church
nartered nah.
brilliant pol
quartered oak ”the
more, have heavy carved ende.
and are tiolabed almoat to a
glue!
it tit walls scrim eetli ale
mm... ' "' at
time: soft abadows that “:m
lag in through the v
chore each other ac
count—these combine a reducing.‘ In
effect that no late a word
~ent can alien usteiy unread as one
vlcwa the auditorium by daylight
These conditions are near le- pro-
touncsti at night. save t e church
’s sglow with light team scores of .e
lets that encircle four handeome
dcilera and lot out from a
bar of bracket: about the room. eaheac~
tag. ncaaibly. the beautyof oftbe attr»
roundinga. .
la the basement. under the habit:
school portion of the building.
church parlore. area. to which in by
a illght of stairs from the vastihwle of
of one large room. capable of lasting
about 200 people. an alcove with a
renting capacity of forty or iifty. and
a ladies' parlor. or meeting room
"fully freecoed. Adiotnlllg the
II the kitchen. providnl with cm:
and drawera for Iineae. dishea. and oth-
er table easeaaoriee.1'bcy open both
ways-Ania the alcove and Into the hit-
chen. All the rooms on thin laurel.
finished to white lilac The kitchen
contains a large ltlchardaoa I Hagen
(‘ycloae range. and every convenimce
that la found in a well regulated calla-
nry department. Closeta for varietta
purposes add to the complete". of the
equipment of this all Important part of
the cant-elf A back hall connecte with
upatairs. or can be used he an exit: In
fact. all departmenta ef the church can
be entered by doors from the rear.
That portion of the baacment Ilfidtil’
the auditorium le gith over principal-
ly to the treating apparatus. which con-
aiata of three furnacea— one to heat the
church proper. one the Sunday school
room. and tho other to be held In re-
serve In rare additional best In needed
or in the event of an accident to either
of the other furnaces Large brick
piers In the ccllar upon which min the
door of the audit allow how enh-
atatitlally the church been con-
atrnctcd. The vcntll tea. which has
been carefully conaitlcl‘cd. In by meauii
of a large briclt vcntuatack extending
groin“. the foundation to the top of the
ad
The" architect who Mind all this
worlt. an complete in every detail. was
l H. Hubbard. of Uilca N. Y.
The nencral commetor was s It.
Itaiidall. of New York. whose most edl
cit-at auperlatentleat tlharIea Norton
has carried the worlt to completion in
a manner highly aatlefactory to tinI
church and to the building committee.
The aulreoatrectere were: William
baalor. of Norwaih. foundation; Van
Itlper thinners. of New Yarn. raaeon
work above the collar; The 1.12me-
ltt compile of “Norwilk. painting: at-
lan. Hell an. ill
haunt.
5.2..“qu tit Norealh. furnace-
tie-meow-
uncle. area: west
. at w
"'9er lie
mineral
. |.I W.
'I'III IIIOIIMa wnuiows
th “their
lithe“
tr"-
um. and several braebs'ts.
Veiiti‘tlie
the south tower. The parlors conaiet M in
I ‘ forswlndowinntetb
Smith. for adong' e
is“, of the church-
knocking at thedobr
aw in the following
loving
Heat. Francs-WM his”
The librlh window. also circular in
shape. Milan one of the meet cale-
mprauntatiaae of Christ. the
III of Hrs. Andlbw‘
It
space the Nash window
two windowa. One was are.
are by the members and friends of
. a church an all expresalon of love i
re .llaeaaii Hill The figure to to
law Is thet ofI a beautiful women.
ding‘ln be head p scroll bearing the
“I love thy.”M church. the hotter
lite 'abede."‘i‘he church deeply
the great generosity of Ira.
lb and tech this way of espreaatag
Italian.
aar’eond window is a memorial
been the illecriiitiott. “Fliileheth,
lee Raymond. " and the word "Ito-
" it represents motherboed~n
beautiful girl mending at her mother's
engulfing lastrtic.tlan
left eftheee windows Ina wla- .
of in amen Eveline. pre-
aanted Ii his children. The center-
piece in a bible. upon which reata a
0n the right is a Hill memorial wia-
"gtw. tormerly la the old church.
in each of the doors separating tin:
aaditorlutn front the Sunday school
mum is a window not in by aomeone of
letter of the church—Aha first
window by the cartel board: the sec-
and. by) the Sunday school bash-d: the
third y the ltoworth Imus: tbs
fbtlrth. It the New Church Aid soci-
et‘y‘ the I. by the Chrietiafi Indus-
tr
Above the doors is a window.- semi-
circulpr iti ebepe. in memory of Jesse
Lee. founder of Nuhodlam in New Ito.
gland. It bears the inscription. In the
upper border. “Rev. Jeane bee. Nur-
walh June i1. 1789." the date of his
ilret sermon in New England. while the
lower iwrder contains these words:
"Founder of lsthodism in New In-
liand." In the center of the window is
a large Bible containing the clause. "Yo
must be born again. " the teat from
which Jeeac bee preached to Norwalli.
in the Sunday acbool room In a prise
window which won awarded to Ira. J.
C. (‘rowe' a class for collecting the larg- .
eat amount of money for furnlahlng
the Sunday reboot room.
There is nine a little gem of a window
over the door leading into the Infant
class room from the south end of the
church. It litters the lrtacriptlon “Pru-
aented by Olivia May Katanegh. "
All the hares in the memorial win-
dow- are entirely of glans. no paint be-
ing ueed except to represent the herb
t etc
In the Sunday school team the win-
dows are of cathedral glean. All tilc
glass In the auditiwltttn la omleacenl.
the beat quality need today In chartli
architecture.
The wiedowa in the dome are at rip-
pied glam. and the lulu. in raacIIrm
the auditorium below. new throuii
any bias ornamental railing ale-ii. pot-
tione of which can Iic railed for ten-
tilating urpoeea.
The I III memorial window war tic
signed and manufactured by ltubbell
Brown I Putticomtie. of New Haven:
all the other windows and plain glean
by lieaiamln batters. of New York city.
”II! I OLIAHIII.
W telela themm
«Isa-bail longer Appointee.
The attentive commute of the
Young Men‘s Chriatlaa articulation
held its regular melding last iiaturday
built. It communication was rucelvcti
from tint Twin City \l'uetiiincu. invit-
ing tlic aimiaiioa to join in the had.
White and little parade neat Wedaetb
day night. 'l‘hc tlinltef wait referred
to the wheel club. with ipower. and
it special meeting will be held tonight.
it was voted to Isaac the Iiaater
ball ground to other ornauieatluna Iot-
gaatee pr ametiee. Victor W. Perria
waa made I of the base hail
club. It was te retail all ea-
treace debate and incur a tine
blanks. ‘l‘Iere wan quite a
”M" will:
on the tacit-wars“
waavotedaattoaaat“uulaaaarhua
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