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each door and the gable-end. The front towards the village has 
arched windows. The arches over the doors are glazed. On 
entering the building, I was agreeably struck with its neatness 
and cleanliness. Two columns, about a yard in diameter, support 
the immense roof, and at first sight, surprise every beholder. That 
thickness was thought necessary, as they are constructed of unburnt 
brick. They resemble the plainest Saxon columns in some of 
our cathedrals. The chalky material used here for white-wash, 
which comes from a place near the sea-coast, called Karst Revier, 
has a peculiar brightness, contributing much to the cheerful look of 
this temple. The body of the church, with the gallery, which oc- 
cupies three of its sides, will hold upwards of a thousand persons. 
The front of the gallery is supported by iron bars, pendant from the 
beams in the ceiling. The latter is not plaistered, but is a neat 
l^ooring of yellow-wood upon a joist. The plain outside of the 
gallery, is relieved by a very simple, but ingenious contrivance. 
Upright boards, shaped like pilasters, are nailed upon the horizontal 
planks, which give the whole a finished appearance. The minis- 
ter s table is, I think, inconveniently placed between the two en- 
trances. On Sundays, it is converted into a species of pulpit, by 
placing a high desk upon it. The whole is covered with green 
cloth, and elevated on a step above the floor. This step runs the 
whole length from door to door, under the seats of the missionaries. 
The space under the gallery at the east-end, is boarded off, as a 
small vestr}^ used only as a waiting room for the ofificiating minis- 
ter, and to dress, previous to the holy sacrament. The church is 
lighted by three lamps, hanging, one in the centre, and one on 
each side, in a line with the columns. The congregation sit on 
benches, the men on the east, the women on the west-side of the 
building; both below, and in the gallery, a space of about two 
yards down the middle, forms a passage between them; at the bot- 
tom of which stands another large table, used at the communion, 
and in the meetings for instruction and catechisation, when those 
present turn with their faces towards it. 
