Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-22

WESTMINSTER CHURcH-This building, corner
of Prospect and Huntington streets, rapidly aP-
proaches completion, and when finished will be
one Of the most pleasant and tasteful churches IN
Cleveland Its form IS both peculiar and new in
this section Of country, and gives it an external
Appearance both attractive and unique. The idea
of building Of this shape (eruciform) first sug-
cested itself to Rev Mr.. Brown, the Pastor, as one
likely to obyiate the attractiveness Of struct-
ure entirely plain, aud while being cheap lcostif
but about $4,000, would present an outward sp-
pearanee really elegant The elaboration of this
idea was entrusted TO J. NJ BLAcKBURN, ESQ.,
the Architect and The result is the structure now
in process Of erection Mr.. BLACKBURN has been
highly successful in his endeavors to carry out Mr.
BRowN's conception, and has furnished design for
the building in every respect thoroughly creditabe
10 his skin and good taste. So popular indeed is
the embodiment OF th is idea Of crucifOrm church
that it has attracted much attention from abroad,
through strangers who have sojourned in the city
and sited it, and both Mr.. BRowS and Mr..
BLAcKBuRH have received letters requesting CO.
pies. Of the plan
The ext'eme depth Of the building is ninety -fouI
Il Inc Mlulll VI AlI - 1-@sJ
and the width of the body of the church forty-oui
feet The hight Of the interior from the floor tc
the center Of the ceiling IS thirty three feet Tbs
order Of the archtesture OF the building is Gothic
though the arches Of the doors and windows o
the front are after the Roman order, and the cor
nices are bracketed There are twenty-one win
doEs, TO be set with beautiful stained glass Their
viii be in the body Of the church 0ne hundred snt
twenty pews, afoTding accommodation for abou
seven hundred persons which is quite As man,
as can be seated in St Paul's Church. The ceiling
are arched, and ornamented with nodded beams
pendants and eOrbles-and the walls viii be fres
coed. There viii be sixteen ventilators in tn
ceilings, which. if we are correctly informed, j
ten more than is contained in any other church
the city, The design for the pulpit IS not yet CON
pleted; but viii be in keeping with the other Al
. rangements Of the building. The whole win b
c1mpIsted and ready for dedication about the frs
Of August nsxt ts|fa .-.
Mr.. GEORGE p BURwELL Is the bulder,-an
an excellent specimen Of good workmanship
viii be- The mason work Is by Mr.. J. N. STYLE
In the rear Of the Church, facing on Huntington
street Is the Chapel This building was purchases
aud fitted up by the generous contributions Of tn
personal friends Of the Pastor, with the exceptio
Of about two hundred and sixty dollars, which wa
raised BY the ladies' Of the congregation BY mean
Of Pair The Chapel building Is in the sAmeg ger
srzl style as the Church, and cost between eigt
hundred and nine hundred dollars. 1t is furnishe
very handsomely with chandelier. carpets, book
&c &c, and will seat about one hundred and eight
persons. Afternoon meetings on Sunday hay
been held here since last January, together wit
; the Sabbath School and the evening meeting
through the week
The lot upon which the Church and Chapel stan
is seventy feet trout BY one hundred and eight
8 deep Itisnow in process Of being tastefully Iai
out by Mr.. ROsERs, the landscape gardener, an
I will add much to the already charming aPpear2nC
; Of the Church.
! In this connection We viii venture 70 mention
little item Of news Of pleasant sort that inciden
ally came to our knowledge. II is this, that Co
H 7. walworth, Of New Orleans, who has bee
spending few days in the city on his way to E
rope, before leaving yesterday, sent to the Past
Of the Westminster Church, as donation to 4
: new Church, his check for ONE THOUSAND DoLLKR
And this we understand Is only one Of Col Va
!! worth's characteristics. big hearted sets. TkOuI
= not member Of the Westminster Church or co
. gregatioa. We cannot refrain from saying, &c
= bless the generous blind old gentleman!