East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-05-03

CENTRAL BArrfsr csuRcp, Rev. John s. Good
man, at the Methodist Episcopal Church, every
Sabbath afternoon, ut three o'clock.
GERMAN METHODIST, Rev. A. NJ Meyer, at
1890 A. NJ. and p. NJ. Sabbath School at nine
O'Clock, A. M.
LurnERAs, Rev. Conrad voln, at II A. N. and
JPN. @ rfT ',f. r.
Two events well worthy of notice
have occurred in religious matters
here since our last number. The one
is the farewell sermon of the Rev. w.
@. Smith, who ON Sunday last termin-
ated his Pastorship of years over the
Congregational Church in this city,
The Aourishing congregation which
he leaves, where he found but small
handful of believers at the first, will
bear witness to the earnestness of his
own labors, and the blessing with
which it pleased God to crown them.
Many, bound to him by years of ss-
cred association and confidence, will
follow him with warm remembrance
and with earnest prayers.
The other event was the opening of
st. Paul's Church, protestant Epis-
copal), for public worship. The build
ing is greatly in advance of any Of the
kind in the Saginaw Valley, admira-
bly, suited for its holy purpose, and
one of which our city may be proud.
The opening was not a conservation,
that being forbidden by tho fact of
debt remaining. The usual Sunday
morning service by the Rector, aided
by the former Rector, the Rev. ID. L.
Brown, on appropriate sermon and
the Holy Communion made tho SER
vice. We annex a correct architect
ural description of tho building:
The church consists of nave IS
feet by SO, Chancel 20x21, Robing
Room, 10x12, Organ Chamber, 10x12
and Tower 17xl7. 1t is built of wood
insthe Gothic style, studiously plaiI
and simple, depending for effect upor
good proportions and reality. The
side walls of the nave are 20 fee
high, and the roof has steep pitcf
so that its ridge is so feet from tn,
ground. The Chancel has an apsida
termination Of three sides, each contain
ing window. The tower, through
which is the principal entrance to th'
Nave, is to be surmounted with .
spire, finished with cross, the who'll
e5getva AsrhSS fSsfi u Tes dFa n1a
battened, and tho v--n- go p.ass.reu
The ceilings Of tho Nave and Chance
are of narrow boards. That Of tn,
Chancel is simple pointed arch, o.
rather, from the apsidal form, an elon
gated semi-dome, springing from ,
moulded cornice. The ceiling Of tn,
Nave is trcfoil arch, (no timber
showing), a form which is capable o
being richly ornamented by panelinf
and colors. This method of construc
ton has some advantages ovor the or
binary open roof, especially for va
riable climate. Between the ceiling
and the outer roof, there is a large
air space, which greatly facilitates the
warming of the building in winter and
at the same time serves to keep it COO,
IN summer. Cheapness is also in
favor of this construction, and as &c
dignity and richness of effect, they
can be secnred in this manner quite
as well rs in the other, though Of
courseby different treatment. Around
the Nave is wainscot Of pine, and
around the Chanccl one Of butternut
The Organ Chamber opens into the
Nave and Chancel by arches, the
heads Of which are filled Wits tracery
supports on columns and corbels. The
Nave has six windows on each side
with straight pointed heads and two
similar ones OF the west end, over
which is a hexagonal window filed
with tracery. Tho glass is by Carse
Of Chicago, and is in admirable keep
ing with the whole building. The
Chancel windows have figured quar-
ries, .eaf-borders and symbols in me-
dallions. Tho central window has the
emblems Of Divinity, tho Dove, the
Trinity, the l. ii. s.; on the right hand
tho emblems Of our Lords suffering,
the Passion Flower, Cross and Crown
of Thorns; on the lot tho emblema
of Glory, tho Lilly,tb Grown and the
Palm Branch those Of the Nave, fig
ured quaries and leaf borders. Tho
traceried window Of west gable is ex-
cecdingly rich. Fs
The furniture throughout is Of the
butternut, finished by oiling. Within
the Chancel Rail are the Altar, Gro