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*1Ct-i'Of Lbi Court a;NEW CATHOLIC CHUHCH IN ALTON.. The building will'be., ISQrfect long, GO feet 'vid(^ and 60'feet high to the vertex of the,.roof, having a square tower in front at one corner of the building, mid an octagon tower at the other side ;*hoth 6f Iheae towers .terminate with spires, and arc filled with apir© L'ghw-. ,;At the cjfri’ncd end of the church two transepts arc placed the lower put of-one is; used tun vestry, with a girls* chapel over it; tho other ;tranccpt is used for-a.boyu* chapel, and. a.fflsUun’^gal-lery’ovcr the cltapel, which ore -admi^bly^a^-mnecd* • -• Tho church, when finished, will conmst. ofju nave with side aisles, transept.and chancel.— The latter will he 'elegantly arranged,, andrissemi-octagon;'at its ba.se, with an omaiai:iitbd»oncrt*graincd ceiling, terminating over the chonccT arch, where a light is;placcd and obscured irom the viewAof the audience, and which wilL^——. . on tho wall, ua nowindows will be placed in tho^duuicel. Tho al-tar*talile and tabernacle will be in strict nccord-ancci.with^thc stylo of. the church. The nave and side aisles will each have an open roof, exhibiting all the moulded timbers, which will bo grained to imitate oak.. The clear storywindows, when filled with stained glass, will give to the interior an awe which will at once indicate it os a house dedicated to the worship of Almighty Cod. ’The style of tic church is Gothic. The external walls will bo builL^with sized masonry, neatly executed, and .decorated with ornamental sash-lUiilabove ft annexe toncc o of the c dollars : saving i for the it not it the cha runs, ar ford to amount the twoporta.no it more tors tha the genieumcdr either ol present yet then to give I ,pther pcframes.I*i • • • » •*3^Thc principal entrance, door will la*, ;iti attractive feature in the-front; being in two divisions,with pointed tre-foilcd heads, and spandxills, with* “there.bcia statu© of the Virgin anil child over the door, in a niche having a canopy over it, and u large circular window, filled with traccnr over the canopy. The Luijding, when finished^ will he an ornament-to the city, and one of it* most attractive features. . . ‘ • v^.. Tnos. \VJx.Ln, Esq., of Su Louis, is tlic^archi-tcct, nnd is about to leave another laml-mark of his fame; aiid its Pastor, Rev. ftficitacL CAunoLL.may. afterward look on the fruits of his labor withadmiration, as well as all those who have in their... .chuity^vntributcd to the funds set aside for thepurposo of erecting ibis noble temple, dedicated to die service ol Almighty God.-The comer stone will bejaid on Sunday next, the llth.insL, by the Right Rov^Dr- O’Reoan, Bishop of Chicago; Mrmon,by5hlt;x»Rcv..P. Fee-: nxx, D. of St. Lonia. ’ Serafo?l£rgymen ore’ expected to be present..; All-ibosojfcelrng an interest in tho advancement of fcligion aro invited to attend..’ x“. . 'A collection will be taken, oftcr the ceremonies, for the benefit*of ihc church. - *5for con wlh onrally ligl at the ci HECbXIThe ii point a r point obi Street in dcflectfo * The g vorolde f gencrall; course olTHIRD•-The li crally 8tt only cxc grees, toi descent i The ci bo greotcexpemrv cmbunkn valley be A savi grade pc: line sligh of Whiterunning: the villa]: It is pc tween Ajwkatrttfi valley of duction v increased structure.Both o ceivc’cnrc nal locatb; FOtfirra .* Prom j the court southeast) vatores t branch,'!* potted to thence afrun, to ih
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Alton Weekly Courier
Alton, Illinois, US
Thu, Jun 08, 1854
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