The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-16

DEDICNTIoN.-Thc Fourth street NJ. Z.
church was dedicated yesterday morning,
ut 1Os o'clock, by Bishop James, who
preached an impressive sermon from the
9th chapter Of Isaiah, 9th, 9th, eth and
Sth verses. The audience room was filed
to overtlOwing, and numbers were unable
to get admission.
Interesting exercises were held i'll the
afternoon, consisting Of tho reunion OF
the members and former pastors of the
church.
In the evening, at II o'clock, Rev. DIR.
Bowman delivered IN able and eloquent
sermon from the 1st chapter Of Romans,
2Gth verse. For an hour lie kept the vast
audience in fixed attention by his master
" discourse, full Of the power and JUNCTION
Of the gospel The DR.. has won his way
to the hearts of our people no less by Ills
well known ability, than by his genial,
warm.hcartcl manner.
The church was crowded to its full Gu.
frIcity 1T both The afternoon and evening
services. ....
DR.. ]. II. Wilcox presided ut the organ,
and favored the congregation with excel
lent music.
The style or architecture OF the build
ing Is purely Norman, built Of cut stone,
and presents Il beautiful exterior. The
main audirnce.rOOm is one Of the finest in
the West, ind is capable Of seating nine
hundred persons, with the addition of two
hundred chairs in the aislcs. The room
is So feet in width and SO feet in depth.
The large vcStibult in the centre connect.
cd with the stairways, is not seated, and
Is 10 feet square and b feet high. The
organ gallery, which is Immediately In
rear OGthc pulpit, is elevated 8 feet above
the audience room floor, the outer arch Of
which is 50 feet wide, 80 feet high and lS
feet deep. The niche in which tue organ
stands is 81 feet wide, 90 feet high and IL
feet deep, the niche s!Oping gracefully
backward forming small amphilheatrc
and giving II fine effect TO the room.
The audience room is lighted by six
tiily inch rcilCctOrS Of sixteen burners
each, and the tower vestibulc together
with the main suIirways. have cacl one
thirty inch reflector with nine burners
each. The light produced by these re-
Electors is beautiful and much preferable,
us 1t Is not so strong and dazzling Us that
produced by the clNndalicr.
The ventilation Of the building has
received every attention possible to
make it IL complete success. Two ven
liluting tucs in every space between each
window ARE directly connected by means
Of registers with the lecture AMI audience
rooms, terminating in the Ion; 10 which
are added twelve tiGly inch ventiIntorS
placed in the pancling Of the ceiling. The
coverings of the rCgislcrsare controlled by
cords in the stairway halls, and also two
vcntilating bays in each window. The
means used in the ventilation Of the build
ing has 80 lar proved to be SUCCESS, and
tic largest audience that can be accom-
mOdatCd cannot feel the least llnCOmtOrt'
able for the want Of II supply Of pure mir.
The entire building is heated by two
thirty inch pyramidal furnaces. The
tower isnot completed cXCCptto the comb
of the roof; when completed il will be
LIB feet from the pavement to the vanc on
the spirc.
The whole building Is beautifully fur
nisl,el and finished, and reflects great
credit on the architect, q. G. kcmble,
EsIl., Of Philadelphia.