Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-06-14


CHURCH DEDICATION. The New Presby terrain
Church in this place, as noticed in our last, was
dedicated on Sunday, the Dedication services
taking place in the morning, Thanksgiving SER
vices in the afternoon, and at night the Ami
versary Celebration of the Sunday School of that
church.
A very large number were present by IL
O'Clock in the morning, when the exercises were
commenced by the admirable rendition by the
choir of an Anthem composed some years since
by Mr.. ]. W. Abby, of this place, followed by
prayer by Rev. DR.. Moses D. Hoge and the sing :
ing of the 18th Psalm, End part. and an earn
est prayer by Rev. W. e. Baker, Pastor. The
Building Committee, through its cha irman. Mr.
VIM. Frazier, read the following
Architectural description Of the neso Church, by
mag. 1hos. II. Williamson, Prof. Of Archatec :
ture and CSuu Engineering in the Va Military
Institute Lexington.
The new Presbyterian Church in Stanton is
of the same style as that selected by Gen'l R. E.
Lee, for the Chapel of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. The style of both is the modernized
Norman.
The Norman. the Saxon and the Lombard are
I'LL VI tHe Shuo ldull duu udu lnelr origin
among the early christians. The first christian
churches of Great Britain were Saxon, and the
sturdy English and Scotch-Irish races first wor-
SHIPPED the only God in these massive, thick
walled temples with short, thick, round col
umns, the round-headed windows and deeply
recessed and circular-headed doors. The Nor
man differs from the Saxon in the application
of all its parts. The Normans were fond of
stateiness and magnfcence, and though they
retained the other characteristics of the Saxon
style yet by the application of dimensions and
the elaboration of details, they made such a
striking change and improvement as to entitle
it to be characterized as a new order of Archi-
lecture.
No people ever exhibited an example of so rap
id transition from the excess of pagan barbarism
and of the worship of Odin, their Idol god to
thechristian civilization, industry and refinement
as did the Normans on the cession of Normandy
to them by Charles the Simple, A. D. 9l2, and
on the alliance of his daughter with their valor-
Gus leader Roller, when they quickly became
earnest converts TO the christian faith.
The Normans were unquestionably the finest
race of men that ever poured forth from the re-
gions of the North. Amidst the barbarism, the
obscurity and the ignorance of the middle ages,
they seemed to rise up like a superior generation
of beings to advance the cause of civilization
and religion. By dint of their bravery they es-
tablshed themselves in France, founded a dy-
nasty in Italy, wrested Sicily from the Saracens
and finally became the conquerors of England.
They were warm-hearted and sincere to their
friends generous and humane to their van
quished enemies, and indeed to them may be at
tributed many of the best and highest qualities
which atpresent constitute the boast of the Eng
fish and Virglnian character
1t spleasant then to see our churches builtin
style which originated an prevailed with our
noble and christian forefathers, and that we are
| taught by the same Bible to worship the same
| God.
| The Staunton Church, tho in the modernized
Norman style, in consequence of the many mod
| ern improvements yet retains the round-headed
windows and doors, the stately and magnificent
| tower, and instead of the open timber roof and
| ceiling of the middle ages has introduced the
| modern arched ceiling sunk in deep caisoDs or
| panels by moulded and otherwise ornamented
ribs. The crown or keystone rib has the mod
ern movable ventilator inserted, quite unknown
| to our Norman ancestry. The styles and mould
| ings of the panel work are rendered IN walnut
and the sunken panel of yellow poplar, oiled
and vanished on the natural grain. The gal
| Iery front and the ceiling under the gallery are
made to correspond in style and finish, and the
| whole effect is most pleasing and presents very
rich appearance. The cornice also which sur
| rounds this audience room is beautiful and in
accord with the general style. The pulpit, plat
| form and desk are in solid black walnut, very
richly treated and yet in perfect good taste. The
walls are in course of being plastered in sand
| finish with beautiful neutral tint of French
| gray. The stained glass windows have all been
subscribed for, understand, by individuals even
to the smallest ones in the two towers. The spire
is now rapidly going up, which is another of
| the more modern inventions grated on the old
! Norman, but has been accepted by all christians
the finger of christianity, pointin to the
dwelling place of the only true God, and direct
| ing all mankind to His throne,
L H. W.
Mr. Frazier then delivered the keys IF the
Church to its Pastor, who returned the thanks of
the congregation to the Com4alttee for the eff
Gent discharge of their duties.
After the singing of the seth Hymn, DR..
Hoge delivered an able dedicatory sermon from
Isaiah 45th Chapter and 22nd verse:
"Look unto me, aasd be ye saved, all the ends of
the earth !; for lam God and there is none ezse."
At the conclusion of his discourse he dedicated
the Church to the worship of God, and the
preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
subscription of 5000 for the benefit of the
Church was then received from the congrega-
ton and they we're dismissed with the benedic-
ton.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES. services we're
held in the Church at P. NJ. and were partici-
pated in by the Pastors of the following Churches
Rev. Geo. B Talyor, Baptist Church, Rev. D. NJ.
Gilbert, Lutheran Church, Stanton; Rev. Jas.
Murray, Bethel Church. Rev. D. B. Ewing, He
bron Church, Rev. R. S. Walker, Union Church
Augusta Rev. Moses D. Hoge, Richmond and
Rev. J. l. Miller, Principal of Stanton Female
Seminary.
The Choir opened with a voluptary-"Lord
of Hosts" and Rev. Mr.. Eving offered ar appro-
pirate prayer, the choir singing Saith Psalm, Bird
part, which was read by Rev. Mr.. Gilbert.
The Pastor, Rev. W. E. Baker welcomed the
Ministers and NJ emb6rs OF other Denominations
in an appropriate manner and was responded to
by Rev. Geo. B. Taylor, on their behalf in an
able and touching address, and was followed by
Rev. Mr.. Murray and Dr.. Hoge in interesting
congratnlatory remarks. Rev. Mr.. Walker read
the l22nd Psalm which was sung by the choir
followed by the Doxology, which concluded the
services.
SUNDAY SoHo9L ANNIvERsARY.-T took
place at P. NJ and consisted Of singing by the
children, prayer by the Pastor, and the ques-
tioning of the various classes, who gave appro-
pirate answers by repeating scrlptural texts
The Pastor then called attention to the fact, that
the Bible used in the Church services was pre-
scented by the pupils of the Augusta Female Sem
mary.
Prize Bibles were then award to Miss Kate
Wise for best attendance Miss Sarah Teabo for
securing most new Scholars to Masters John
Alexander, H. Waddell Crawford, and Algernon
Reese for diligence; to the classes of Mrs. Tate
and Mr.. Nelson for excellence in several respects
and to children who had been baptized and at