Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-04

thai this day week, al 10, A. M, Inc nc" Hp',.
pa Church of ST. Pauls would be consecra'eu "
Bishops Meade and Johns, 10 The solemn Pui-
noses Of religion The ceremony VIII oeihpo-
sing. and will, doubtless draw together large
crowd Of strangers and citizens.
Our growing City may well be proud oil her
many fine temples, and her moral, Chnrch-soIns
populaticn. As building after building mas
sprung up and been devoted 10 religious rlles' Inc
press has attempted 10 sketch these striking evi-
dences of moral and social improvement. nc
erection of the present Church of ST. Pauls, by
the public spirit and liberal muniflcence Oh mem
hers OF The old Monumental Congregation, ae-
serves similar notice al our hands. The build
ing itself is so noble specimen oil lase anu 'he'
chanical skill, and does so much honor 10 OUT
Civ and Stale, that we have been induced 10 pre-
n,re =, mich trouble detailed description oil
It's various points. Though inferior IN SIZE anu
materials 10 many Of the Churches OF Inc NORM,
il NAV contend Tor the prize OF beauty WIN any
of the houses oil worship in he Middle OF oou''-
ern States. To our view, il presents more
striking appearance than ST. Lukes IN Phila'
delphia. of which it is almost an exact COPY.
It's admirable location, commanding noble pros
meet Of The romantic islands and slow grounds
If lanes riycr-and in full view of The CapItol,
and its extensive though unimproved GROUNDS
and The City nal-gives il decided au'ah-
,aoe over its Philadelphia architectural IL
val, cramped as The latter is in narrow lhoush
elegant street. En- passan, we Will siate' 'ha',
among The pleasing "reminiscences OF hurrieu
visit 10 the charming city of Philadelphia we
must class a Sabbath afternoon spent IN d.
Inke,s The sermon was able and impressive
but our thoughts, we must confess il, were waited
heavenwaris by the eloquent strains oil music, as
The organ. under masters hand, sent forth, al
tcrnatclv, its thrilling peals and soothing anthems.
And, here we would respectfully call npon Inc
accomplished organst OF ST. Pauls, TO put mo
practice all his energies and TO bring out all Inc
powers Of the noble instrument over which ne
has been selected to preside. We spcak'h sen
timenls of the whole community, when we assert
that fine music is most powerful auxiliary OF
pulpit eloquence in lempering The heart Tor pro-
per appreciation of The momentous concerns OF
future existence. Let ST. Paurs, then, initiate
ST. Lukes in this particular also. No one can
DENY, that our Church music needs much I'M
provemen. II cannot be attempted under better
auspices Than the present.
Our opinion has alwaye been, that steeple i'll
becomes Grecian temple of classically oeauti-
full proportions 1t is, in truth, an excrescence
upon classic archilecture-though windows COM
L. tr:o rnlas nj
models. We shall moi, however, quarrel with
the fashionable taste, nor fall in with the views
OF a contemporary, who suggests that steeples
should be prepared on "sliding scale" TO be
shut up in "week days" and pushed oul 10 their
FIJI length ONLY on The days Of religious worship.
We must, however, say, that the steeple OF 81.
Paus is, per SC, one ofhe most elegant and grace
lu specimens we have ever seen. From every
direction it NAV be observed shooting up IFS Ia
per length into the skies.
This fine Church. of which the Revd VIM
Norwood will be pastor, cost about S55, OO0.-
The pews are not yet sold, but The price has, we
learn, been already fixed, SO as 10 range from 200
TO $50 dollars. The architect Of St. PauPs IS
Nj. Thomas s. Stewart of Philadelphia, to whose
accomplished taste and skill our city is indebted
| for another fine monument, The Richmond Medi-
cal College, 10 which letter from one OF the edi-
tors Of the Charleston Courier, last Summer, paid
the following very high compliment:
"Bu,, at the time you visited Richmond, thai
novelty in American architecture, The Medical
| College was not finished, and in these days OF
rapid and cheap travelling, il is almost worth a
Il rio ioh, n Ont a
of it. There is no such building in the Union.
II is constructed after some Egyptian model, by a
PHILADELPHIA architect and is one ofthe chaslest,
nealcst and most highly finished structures have
seen. do not know but you would give il the
preference, as specimen of art, 10 (our) The HUI
guenot Church of Charleston, upon which you
have lauerly expressed SO much praise"
The brick work was done by Capt. George R.
Myers-the lion work by F. J. Barnes-the tin
work BY F. Hellley-lhe stone workby Allen M.
Lyon the carpenters work by journey-men
of this city under The supervision of Mr.. Stewart.
Each division Of labor does high credit 10 The
mechanical skill and industr, OF Richmond
The beautiful iron castings Gases and capitals OF
the columns and various other ornamenls) were
executed by Mr. J. R. Anderson, at the extensive
and successful Tredegar works.
We cannot say what will be the fate If The old
Monumental Church, which is SO full OF mcIan-
choy historical associations. We may hereafter
devote brief chapter 10 this subject.
The following details may not be without inter-
est 10 our own citizens, and to The Virginians in
other States who will see, that the Capital Of
their old State is not retrogading in public spirit
and social and moral improvement.
ST. Paus Church is erected on The corner OF
Grace and 9Th streets, on a lol SO by l45 feet
The building is in The temple form. resting on
an elevated rustic basement, with the facade on
Grace street Ii is modelled after that chasle,
Atlenian antique example, Of the Corinlhian or
der, known as the Choragic Monument OF Lysi-
crates, commonly called The Lanlhern Of Demos
themes The beautiful modification OF the Co.
rinlhian Capital which distinguishes this monu-
ment, has been supposed 10 be the earliest known
example OF that order.
The building is g. feet front, BY IL feet deep
exclusive of projection in the rear, of II feet
for vcstry rooms, pulpit, &c, and of projection
in the front, Of feet forming the slyobate OF The
portico-making The entire depth 1874 feet.
Owing to The inclination Of Ninth street. The
basement has an elevation Of Is feet al the rear
and only feet on the 'front.' on Grace street, there
by making the access TO the church and lecture
rooms, from six large doors, easy and convenient
The portico is approached by flight OF steps
tory-t~o feet long, resting on rustcated cheek.
blocks forming the styobale.
M
ter, and the arrangement is what is termed Octa.
protyla- pseudo-Dipteral, with an angular ped
nent Of about l3 degrees TO the horizon The
full entablature is carried around the celia, sup.
! ported at proper inlercolumnalions by anln with
full folated capitals similar 10 those of The CO.
lumns; between eachpair of antn is either win
dow or an ornamental PANEL.
The tower Of The slepnle nroiecis ono ;,,ar