The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-07
The History of the Methodist Congrega.
tion In RIoundsyiIlc.

The History of the Methodist C0ngrega'
tion In Moundsyiilc.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
MoUSDsvILLR, VIVA, December G.-The
old NJ. E. Church here, large unsightly,
single-room brick building, furnished with
common homemade seats, was built about
1910 or 1871, and was used as place oil
worship by the large congregation until
the spring Of 1878, when, owing TO the
spreading OF the walls, 1t was considered
unsafe to lenger occupy the building. For
several months after the "old barn." as
as the building was irreverantly called by
the young people, was abandoned, the
congregation occupied the hall OF the pub
lie school building as place OF worship.
The project Of erecting new church build
ing was materlialized during. the summer
Of 1878 by the appointment Of a committee
to solicit contributions Of funds for that
purpose. The success met with by the
committee proved sufficiently encouraging
TO warrant the commencement OF the erec-
ton Of the present commodious and splen-
did building, one Of the very finest Of the
kind In the state, outside Of your city.
Work was commenced, from plans fur.
nished by Architect McFAdden, in the
fall OF 1878, and the building completed
with the exception OF the two towers,
which are still unfinished, in 1880. The
fall oil 1870 found the walls Of the build.
ing completed, but without roof or other
protection from the weather, and work
suspended for want Of means to continue,
with debt OF over ST 500 10 be provided
for. These were the "dark days" Of the
church and many were completely dis
couraged and without hope OF being able
to complete the work commenced. The
project OF Issuing bonds was at this time
matured, and other successful plans adopt
ed by means OF which the work progressed
TO completion. Messrs +. W. Brown, NJ.
Dunn and Thos. Finn were then appointed
as building committee and had charge
Of the work until It's completion.
The main audience room is furnished
with walnut and ash seats purchased OF
Messrs. Hays, Spencer & Co., OF Richmond,
Indiana, and has seating capacity Of
about $50 persons. The chapel has a seat
ing capacity OF about $50 persons, and is
furnisned with armed chairs. There are
also two wing.rooms used as class rooms,
and furnished same as main audience
room. The chapel and two classrooms
are 80 arranged by means OF folding doors
that the entire four rooms can, when neces.
sary, be thrown into one room, with seat
ing capacity OF something like $50 persons.
The front OF the building is Vrnamented
by splendid memorial window furnished
by Col. v. L. Cockayne.
Bonds to the amount Of Sl,S05 90, hay.
ing five years to run, were Issued Novem-
Der 10, 1870. OF this amount $500 only
had been paid up to Thursday OF last week,
leaving q balance OF $l,50500, together
with floating debt OF S2222. making to-
tai Indebtedness Of 81, 72700, against which
the church held notes to the amount Of
S6l6 so given at the time the bonds were
Issued, and for the purpose Of meeting the
payment when due-deducting the amount
OF the aforementioned notes the net indebt-
edness was 81, 1850. This, 1t was determin.
ed to endeavor to pay oil on Thanksgiv-
ing evening, and committee consisting
OF Rev. Loomis, Chas. Weaver, I. ].
Patton and ]. H. Ewing was appointed for
the purpose Of soliciting contributions for
that purpose. On Tuesday Of last week
they succeeded in securing $3.50 so, and l
am informed that by Thurlday the COM
mittee had raised the full amount Of
Sl,ll0 80; thus paying off the bonds one
year before their maturity. The church
was dedicated in May, 1880, aud cost, ex-
elusive Of material used from old building,
about $4,000. -
The funds were occurred through so many
different agencies that it is impossible to
give The exact amount received from each
source, among others were the Mite So.
ciety, Q1ilt Society, Sabbath School, the
IN. NJ. NJ" Society, &c. The principal
part, however, was from private subscript-
ions. The present membership Of the
church Is about 325 The Sabbath School
is said to be the largest and most successful
in the State.