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Show THE NEW TABERNACLE. What the Building wui be whon Completed. Tho exterior of the new tabernacle presents a handsome appearance already, al-ready, though it ia by no means finished. fin-ished. A walk through the interior yesterday, showed the progress that baa been made ou this new structure, and gave some idea of what it will look like when completed. Tbe first thing one eoes on enteriug ia a number num-ber ol pinnacles that have been completed com-pleted aud are to be placed on the stone pilasters on the top of the walls during the coming week, if the weather holds good. These are ara to be twenty-two twenty-two in number, twelve octagonal and I ten equare, averaging twenty feet in height, and are Banded eo that they rcaemble stone. There are four entrances to the building, one at the north, one at the south, one at the eatt and one at the west sides. These lead into recessee of Si2G feet, in each of which are a couple of flight of stairs that lead to the gallery. Tbe floor is 64x116 feet in the clear, and baa an incline of four feet ficm" the east to the west, at which end of the buildiug the Bland will be placed. This will be raised about four and a half feet above the floor, which, with the incline, will, enable tbe whole congregation to be seated aud see everything before them without any difficulty. The dimensions dimen-sions of the statd will be 9x21 feet. Back of this, and elevated above it, ia the place designed for the oran and choir. Tbe instrument will be placed againttthe west wall, and cccupy a apace of 20x16 feet, and the choii I will be just in front of it. There will be seating capacity lor 125 aintgrs, which will aflord ample room. The gailery is nine (eet high and extends all around the building. I1 connects with the place for the choir, though it is Borue two f-jet higher, and the Bane incline ia given to the gallery gal-lery aa is allowed for the fljor. lo front of the apeaker's is situated the bishops' or sacrament stand, raised about two feet above the llDor, and is 21x-i feet in dimensions. The entrance en-trance to tho stand will ba through a vestry beneath the place designed for the singers at the west end of the building. One of the advantageous features of the gallery will be the ease ot ingress and ogress, and the distance dis-tance frcm one flight ol stairs to the other is bo short that little inconvenience inconveni-ence will be felt going to and from the seats. The building will be well lighted by a numbar ol large windows, with diamond cut glass; gas will also be put in, so thit the interior may be illuminated at night. The most ample provisions are being made for securing ventilation, and itia expected that the acoustics of the building will be eo good that words Epoken in a moderate tone can be heard in all parts, a failure to obtain which end is a eeiious defect in too many large buildings. The tabernacle will be warmed by two boilers, placed in a basement 40x26 feet, under the west end of the building. To these boilera two large maiaj will be attached, leading uuder the floor, from which the sleam will be distributed throughout through-out ao as to keep evi-rything at a comfortable temperature. The organ id now bfciug built at the shops in the Tabernacle block, and it ib espect-.d the buildiug will be completed by next September. The sealing capacity is estimated at over 3,000, and there ia standing room for 1,000 more. i |