The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-22
ter. The Bishop preached from the
taxt. s. Luke, II: 23-mCompel them to


ter. The Bishop preached from the
text, s. Luke, II: 2s-"Compel them to
come in"
Thus the Church, fully organized
land equipped, proceeded on an
uninterrupted course OF prosperity;
| passing from strength to strength, with
[ the blessing the Lord manifestly rest
/ ing upon the earnest labors of the faith
tul Priest and Rector, the Rev. DR..
McCabe and his successors in the cure,
viz: in order-the Rev. George X.
\ Warner, Rev. Joseph II. Smith, Rev.
James Moore, Rev. George 81. jerks,
and the Rev. t. II. Smythe, since de-
ceased. It should be noted that after
the resignation of DR.. McCabe, the Rev.
/ W. L. Hyland, of Moundsville, was in
vited to give such occasional services
| as he WAS able until the arrival of u
rector elect. Also, that after the resig-
nation OF Rev. Joseph Smith, Rev.
! John B. Southgate was requested to
take charge ofthe spiritual concerns of
1 the Parish for a period of six months.
| In the spring of 1857 the Rev. DR..
| MGCabe, then of S. PauPs, Baltimore,
was invited to resume the rectorshlp
OF S. Johns, Wheeling, but declined on
account of his engagements in Balti-
more.
At about the close of the year 1868,
the idea of the unsuitableness of posi-
ton in which the Church building was
| placed-being SO near the river as to
be subject TO the damage of the usual
| freshets-settled into the conviction
that the interests of the parish would
| be best subserved by selling both the
! lot and edifice-with some reservations
| in regard to the latter-and making the
| proceeds of the sale n commencement
| for fund towards the erection of II
more substantial Church, in "a central
| and elevated part of the parish.
| 1t is in prosecution of this plan that
the interesting ceremony of to day
takes place. After some trials and dis
| couragements which have been brnve-
/ ly borne in II firm faith the corner-stone
| of what is to be II handsome stone
church In the Gothic style of architec-
ture, will, this afternoon be laid, amid
| the reJoiclngs of the persevering MEM
bers of s. Johns.
| The Architect and Superintendent of
| the church is Mr.. J. $. Fairfax, who,
although he has been incur midst so
short time, has already enough work
upon him TO turn the head OF many
an older member of his profession.
This gentleman is fast gaining the ia
vOr OF our community by his architec-
tural skill, no less than his faithful dill
genCe as superintendent.
Mr.. Henry Gunter is employed up-
on the mHsonry, Ia choice which guar
antees thoroughly good and substan-
The new building is to be 100 feet ex-
treme length, ,by40 feet in width, and can
not fail, when we consider the imposing
site which has been chosen, of being
striking ornament to the city.
PROGRAMME.
The cornerstone of S. Johns Church
will be laid this afternoon, at half past
four O'Clock. The procession will move
in order, from the residence of B. NJ.
Eoff, ESQ, on Market street, singing
the Alleluistic sequence:
The strain uprase, ofJoy and praise,
Alleluid AlleluiaH'
The musical portion of the ceremo-
MES will be rendered by the Choirsters
of Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, under
the direction of L. A. Matson, Esq,
organist and precentor.
The rest of the music of the occasion
will be as follows: H.
ANTHEM, by Dr.J. Clarke. [Whitfeld).
SIN JEwRY Is GOD KNOWN" Psalm
76, verses l, ., 3.
HYMN
"Thou whose Almighty Word
Chaos and darkness heard" !"
[HymHS ancient and m0deTm.l
"Jerusalum the Golden"
The last will be sung as the process
sion retires in order.
The laying of the stone will be per-
formed by DR.. VIM. j. Bates, Grand
Master of Masons in West Virginia, ac-
cording to the Masonic ritual, attended
and assisted by the brethren of the
ancient order.