Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-21
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
REOPgSED AFTER UNDERGOING EXTENSIV
IMPROVEMENTS.
Interesting Exercises Conducted Throughout the
Day-Trinity Sunday-Spscial Sermons
Delivered Yesterday.

The First Christian Church on South
Market street was reopened yesterday,
after undergoing changes and repairs
for a number OF weeks. The exercises
really commenced with the social on
Saturday evening, which was held In
the new Sabbath school room. This
entertainment afforded the cohgre-
CATION an opportunity TO Inspect the
edifice, which is now practically new.
The most extensive improvement was
the elevation of the floor OF the church,
in order to permit the construction OF
basement room for Sunday School ana
other meetings. In oroer to do this 1t
was found necessary 20 DO considerable
grading In front. The basement room
is commodious, well lighted and we'll
ventilated. II is entered through the
main door, and stairway at the rear
connects with the church proper In
the northeast corner is large room,
with sliding doors, which will be used
exclusively for infant classes IN SUNDAY
School work.
TIE interior Of the church has been
remodeled throughout. The lecture
room has been handsomely reprinted,
and the floors covered with new carpets.
The improvements AMI furnishings will
cost between $4,000 and S5,0U"'
Sabbath school was conducted for the
first time in the new room at 9:5O
o'clock yesterday morning, under the
direction of the superintendent, Mr..
Claude Buckley. All the teachers were
present, and the scholars numbered one
hundred and thirty-six, with fourteen
visitors. The Offering was much larger
than usual.
At 1O:45 o'clock devotional exercises
and communion services were conducted.
They were presided over by ID. Nc
Diarmid, President OF Bethany College.
The reopening Grafton was delivered by
E. V. collars, President of Hiram %. j,
College. The congregation completely
filed the church, andi the distinguished
speaker was followed with close atten-
tion throughout his brief address. He
referred TO the improvements just COM
pleted, and complimented the pastor
aud congregation upon the handsome
editice. Under the direction OF the
speaker, the elders circulated through
Tue duh SUSSSAiP
tions to aid in defrayng the expenses
Of the Improvements. A large cash
contribution was made, in addition to
the subscriptions, which will bring the
aggregate up TO between S., 900 and
Sc, 900, which is not only sufficient TO
pay the expense incurred, but will leave
a handsome surplus.
In the afternoon, at three o'clock,
congratulatory Christian greetings
were exchanged. All the Protestant
ministers in the city were invited TO be
present, and many OF them responded.
Many lay members Of other congrega-
tions were also present. Short address
es were made by Rev. A. j. Trey, Of the
Baptist Church; Rev, +. d. T. Buckley,
Of the Thomson NJ. L. Church; Rev.
Wade, Of WelSburg, and the pastor,
Rev. w. Fl. Hayden.
At $50 o'clock a special y. p. S. c.
Z. meeting was held in the lecture
room. The attendance was large and
the exercises were interesting through
out.
Devotional exercises in the evening
were led by the pastor. The sermon of
the day was delivered by President
collars, OF Hiram College. 1t was a
thoughtful and interesting discourse,
dwelling upon the improvements to
temples erected to the worship Of God,
and TO their significance.