The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-18

ClairSvlIlc last Sunday, was Il very inter.
csting occasion, and the event Of the sea.
son to the good people of that place.
The building inside and out is now
complete, and a credit to the people OF
amy community. The walls, built by Mr..
Thomas Clark, of St. Clairsville, are OF
brick and pilastcred. Its interior is
modelled alter the beautiful 4th Street NJ.
+. church OF our city, with n scmi.cir.
cuIar recess ut the pulpit end of the
building. The basement or lecture
room is Dc by 45 feet, besides the re.
cess, with u classroom on either side of
the hall leading to it, 10 by 1G feet. BE.
tween the Class,roOms and the front wall
are the stair ways on either side leading
up to the main audience room. This
room, independent Of the recess, or organ
loh, is ij by 70 feet, with 90 feet ceiling,
and is heated by four furnaces in the story
below. There are ca pcws, nicely cush.
Toned, which will seat 400 persons; two
main and two side aisles. Besides the
pcws there are 80 chairs for the main au.
dicncc room. The pews, altar, pulpit, or.
gan loft, and choir screen are precisely
like those in the Fourth Street Church.
The entire wood work in the main au.
dicnCe room is walnut finish, and is, TO.
gcther with all the carpentry, of very
neat and substantial kind, rejecting much
credit on Mr.. james Clark, the master car.
pentcr. The aislcs, altar, pulpit and organ
loft are laid with green, Brussels carpet,
which, with mating for the stairs, was
furnished by our accommodating towns.
men, Harbour Il Dittman, at most reason.
able rates. The gothic pulpit chairs, GOV.
cred with green rep, and the upholstering
of the pcws, were furnished by Friend Il
Son, of our city, at like reasonable prices.
These two cntCrprising firms, by their
libcrality, have made many friends in ST
ClairSvillc. The painting, glazing and
papcring were done by Mr.. W. D. Martin,
Of St. Clairsville. The walls are papcrcd,
representing walnut wainscOting, with
oak panel work. Above this is octagonal
column work, with panels between, and
walnut finish, Cvincing nice taste in the
selection OF COlors, and skill and patience
in putting it on. The room is well light.
ed in the daytime with windows of mod.
ern stained glass, and nj night with
four elegant chandeliers of six burn.
crs each, and pulpit and choir lamps.
The bell weighs 800 pounds and is hung
in tCwer which rises 40 feet above the
ridge OF the building. A new and excel.
lent Taylor Il Farley organ, worth $40,
is also one Of the attractive features. The
whole building rs it now is, inside and
out, including organ and bell, cost the re.
markably low sum OF $ll 800, which is
largely due TO most excellent management
and the cheap rates at which work,
furniture, and everything were procured.
Rev. W. +. Lauck, the preacher in charge,
has been untiring in his efforts to bring
the house to completion, and is now one
OF the happiCst men in town. Mcssrs. IL.
c. Wclday, Joseph Close and George
Brown were the building committee, and
have the warmcst thanks OF the pco-
pie in the place and vicinity, Of every
denomination, in hOnoring the town with
such a structure. Mr.. Wclday was the
architect and prepared all the plans, thus
saving many dollars, and has certainly
gwen his people one Of the most tasty,
convenient and comfortable churches to
be found auywhere-fOr which he has
charged nothing. Under almost any
other management it would have cost not
less than 100000, and the wonder is that
ii was built so very cheap. Rcvs. Perish.
ing, Of Pittsburgh, and IIolmcs,ol Scwick.
ley, OHIO, OBLIGATED ut the dedication
and on Sunday night when the bcncdiC.
ton was pronounced, an indebtedness
OF some two thousand five hundred
dollars was discharged, with a
fraction Of about 5000 over, which will
probably he devoted TO the building of Il
parsonage, with 81 900 promised in adj.
ton by Il distinguished son Of Ohio, for.
mcrly Of ST. Chirsvillc. The members of
the church, with very few HaHleic~ aAd
Jo'mcjCw exceptions together with many
outsiders, responded right molly, and they,
with the noble ladies of the congregation
and Others have erected Il building and
finished II in style Of which they may
justly feel proud. We congratulate our
good ncighbOrs on their success, and shall
always be glad to say u pleasant word for
the kind and cntcrpriSing people of ST.
Clairsvilc.
The RlvER-ThC cold weather is hav.
ing its effect in diminishing the depth of
water in the channel. Last evening the
marks indicated four feet eleven inches,
anu iNllinE-Thc Julia No . Cnr Ionc9.