Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-27


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WEsTMNsTER CHURcH.-The new church al
the corner of Prospect and Huntington streets
has been completed, and is one of the most ele-
giant buildings of its kind in the city. The e1.
treme depth of the building is ninety-fou feet ;
the width of the tranceptis sixty-four feet, and
the width Of the body of the church forty-four
feet The height of the interior from the floor
to the center ofthe ceiling is thirty three feet
The order of the architecture Of the building is
GOthic-though the arches of the doors and
windows of the front are after the Roman order,
and the comices are braeketed. There are
twenty-one windows set with beautifully stain
ed glass. In the body of the church are one
hundred and twenty Pews, affording accommo-
dation for about seven hundred persons, which
is as many as can be seated in st. Paul's Church
The ceilings are arched, and ornamented with
nodded beams, pendants and cOrbes-and the
walls are handsomely frescoed. There are six
teen ventilatOrs in the ceilings, which, if we are
correctly informed, is ten more than are contain
ed in any other church in the city. The design
of the pulpit is perfect gem in its way-of
walnut richly painted in imitation of rosewood
The carpets upon the floors are of deep red ma
terial with black figures The seats are peculi-
arly comfortable, and are painted in imitation of
oak Their curved backs add materially to
ones ease in sitting. Three chandeliers with
an aggregate of forty-two burners, and unusu-
ally chaste and beautiful in design and appear
ance, are suspended at equal distances The
grounds surrounding the church are very eIe-
gantly laid out; and the whole is enclosed in
neat paling fence. This church building has
attracted much attention both at home and
abroad, and will undOubtly become a favorite
model
The Farewell services in the morning yeter-
day at the old Round Church were largely at
tended, and were very impressive.
In the afternoon, long before the hour of COM
meneement of the services the doors were filed
with the passing crowd, who were anxious TO
procure seats, and "still they came" until not
only the Seats but the aisles, pulpit stairs, and
every inch of standing room was occupied.
The exercises commenced with Voluntary
Anthem by large and fine choir.
I'd Offering up of the Lords Prayer, Rev.
Mr. Goodrich.
Sd. Hymn, read by Rev Jas. Eells.
4tb. Reading of Scripture, by Rev. S. C.
White
5th. A touching and solemn prayer by Rev.
F. T. Brown.
9th. Anthem by the choir, read by Rev. Mr..
Bittinger.
7th Dedication Sermon by Rev. F. I. Brown.
sth- Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bittinger.
9th. Original Hymn, written by member Of
the Church
10th BenedietiOn by Rev. Mr.. Day.
A report was read by the Trustees of the
Church, from which we note the following
facts.
Church founded 1854; incorporated 1856
$4,000 were donated tO'the Society in 1851, ,On the
condition that they would furnish $1,000 addi
tional with which to build Church. The loI
cost s424O4O and the edifce $1,000. 1t has
been planned and built in one year. The affair
of the Church were represented TO be in pros.
porous and encouraging condition.
We give brief abstract of the Sermon.
Text, Isaiah, 81: II-l4.
"Oh thou afflicted, tossed with TEN oests, anI
not cOmfortej, behold will lay thy stones with
fair cOlOrs, and lay thy foundation with saph
Tres.
''And will make thy windows with agates
and thy paths of earbuncles, and all thy borden
of pleasant stones.
And all thy children shall be taught of thI
Lord, and great shall be the peace Of thy chill
/ dren.
In righteousness shalt thou be established
thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shal
not fear and from terror, for it shall not com
nigh thee"
In application to themselves of the text, Mr.
Brown spoke first of the ways in which tn
Westminster Church had teen afflicted, tosse,
with tempests, and not cr,mforted y and Of III
ways in which she had then "had her stone
laid with carbuDcles, her walls Of saphires, et'
The affections, etc, were of two kinds,
wit; in their place of worship, and in the mis-
understandings of the people concerning th
o. S. Presbyterian Church. At the beginnin
they had no place of worship; then they ha
Temperance Hall, and then the Old ROun
Church. For five years the doctrines, policy
lete:, of the Ch arch has been more or less mi
Understood they were accused of believing
infant damnation, whereas they believe in II
salvation of all children dying in infancy; the
were accused of believing in the doctrines OF Il
atonement, election, ability, etc, IN senses
fensive to reason and religion. Whereas the
claim to preach as full and free gospel as ca
be preae he'd by mortal lips They were aecui
ed of believing in slavery, whereas their ehure
had alN ays and consistently opposed the inst
tuition, though they have not believed 1t TO
their duty to cut themselves off from the
brethren living in the Southern States In the
two ways this church had been afflicted, ETC.
But to-day they pass int their new and beaut
full temple; and aOls the people of CleVelar
understand them
The second portion OF the sermon descnb'
the blessings promised to the Church, that ha
ing bee.i afflicted, etc, now had her 'ston
laid in fair colors," etc These blessings We
that the Lord would dwell in her; that
would teach her children; that He would gi
he 7 peace; that He would establish her rigt
eOusness in all right ways, and that He wOu
: keep her from harm and the fear OF harm.
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