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Show i KHARTOUM CATHEDRAL NEARS COMPLETION! i Special ''able to The Tribune Khartoum. Jan. 20. There is now less than a week left till toe opening or" I the Khartoum cathedral next Thursday, anti the final stages of the work, as far I at is win be completed for the consecra-i consecra-i tlon, are now In band- Tbc west end ! win not h- complete, nor will the e-. terior tiled roof be on. This will not affect the appearance of the buMdlng from the inside looking eastward, east-ward, however, The innner roof of brh li i vaulting between stone arc-lies is tin-' Ished, and al the west end tiie front of 1 the gallery closes In the interior half -way up. While above It a piece of temporary tem-porary brick walling to match the vaulting vault-ing of the roof Is now being run up to i lose in the Upper half. Looking from the east end westward the gallery therefore there-fore will be cut off by this Wall. The organ is now arriving in sections and is being erected as la also the screen and other furniture. Arrangements are being mad io seat I 650 persons, exclusive oi thoee in the chancel, which will bold mors than flftv. As it is expected that those who --i j i i wish to be oresenl will be fully tbiH number, all these seat's will be reserved I for those already specially initeri Hud i ioi those who hae appilc-d for them be-I foie the day to the churchwardens a point of Interest recently decided !s the Inscription to bo carved on the walls of tho Gordon memorial chapel, which I '.".ill run as follows: "Praise God for Charlea tjeoige Gordon, Gor-don, a servant of Jesus Christ, whose I labor was not In vain In the Lord." |