. Church and Sunday-school work in Yonkers: its origin and progress . tteMission now named Immanuel, in 1886. The Associa-tion purchased a plot of ground, 75 by 100, on NepperhanAvenue, near Ashburton, in the spring of 1887, and beganthe erection of a suitable chapel which would meet all therequirements of the work of the Sunday-school and themeetings of the mission. The chapel building is of Queen Anne style, 26 by 46 504 CHURCH AND SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK. feet in dimensions. The main room is about 20 by 36feet, and the infant-class room 18 feet square. There aretwo Bible-class rooms, 10 by 15 fe
. Church and Sunday-school work in Yonkers: its origin and progress . tteMission now named Immanuel, in 1886. The Associa-tion purchased a plot of ground, 75 by 100, on NepperhanAvenue, near Ashburton, in the spring of 1887, and beganthe erection of a suitable chapel which would meet all therequirements of the work of the Sunday-school and themeetings of the mission. The chapel building is of Queen Anne style, 26 by 46 504 CHURCH AND SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK. feet in dimensions. The main room is about 20 by 36feet, and the infant-class room 18 feet square. There aretwo Bible-class rooms, 10 by 15 feet, and a library room ofthe same size. The infant-class room and the main hallare divided by four long sliding doors. The floors areof oiled Georgia pine. The walls are sand finished anddecorated, the main room being Pompeii red and the restof the rooms of olive hue. On the southern exposure of thebuilding is a window in commemoration of a pleasing the twenty-first anniversary of his coming to Yonkers,William Allen Butler added to his subscription already. IMMANUEL CHAPEL. made a gift which has been embodied in five windows, ofmottled and marbled glass, surmounted by a spreading oak,under which is the benediction, Gods peace be with you,one and all. These beautiful windows were constructedby the Tifi^any Glass Company of New York. The remain-der of the windows are of rolled cathedral glass, Queen Annestyle. J. C. Cady & Co., of New York, were the architects;E. K. Baldwin, mason; Isaac Van Steenbergh, carpenter;and Thomas M. Lyall, painter. The cost of the buildingand grounds was $5,300. IMMANUEL CHAPEL SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 505 The dedicatory exercises of the chapel took place onSunday afternoon, March 13, 1887. The building wascrowded to its utmost capacity, some being turned awayfor want of room. The divine blessing was invoked byRev. Prof. H. M. Baird, D. D. After singing, the Scriptureswere read by Rev. I. Davison, when the pastor offered theprayer of dedication. Address
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