The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-22

Lhtciy hAuuvs
Yesterday wa, aired letter. day in
tho history Of Thomson Methodist
Episcopal church, Of which Dr.. 1. D. 7.
Buckley 10 tho pastor. Tho occasion
wal theiormal rsopcning Of tho church
edince to tho worship OF God. Since
last November tho building has boon
closed while expensive rcpaira and i'm.
provemonts were made. Morning, AZ.
ternoon aud evening s~orvlcos were hold
and several prominent divinos woro
present aud participated, including
Bishop !. W.:.Joyco. D. D.. LII D.; Rev.
DR.. q. W. Smith, editor Of the Pitts.
burgh Christian Advocate: Rev. l. W.
Davis, Of Allegheny, aud DR.. A. b. Ri.
ker, OF the Fourth Siro,t N. E. church,
OF this city.
The day was delightful in every why
and tho enlarged auditorium was liter.
ally packed and many turned away.
Long before the hour oil service lines Of
people crowded tho sidewalks loading
10 the church. so that when Bishop
joyce ascended tho pulpit no looked
out over q sea OF faces. The church was
most ,as,.tully decorated with bloom
ing plau,s and palma. after designs by
Mr.. l. A. Lallance.
The morning services wcro opened
with an organ prelude by Mr.. Harold A.
Vosseller. The fine pipe organ Is OF de-
ligh,iul tone and under the artists
touch tho auditorium was filed with
the inspiring strain OF ''The Prayer"
The trustees OF tho church were call
cd to the altar, ard Mrs. A. F. Wincher,
in a touching speech on behalf OF the
Kings Daughters, presented the now
organ TO the church. Mr.. Howard p.
wilkinson, on behalf Of the Young
Mems Improvement Society, preseused
tho pews, pulpit furniture and solid
bras. prismatic, reGectors. The financial
statement WAS made by Mr.. II. +. Jones,
treasurer.
The bishop preached one OF his char.
acseris.ic NJ 10 OF power from John,
~, I, in which he swayed the multitudes.
After the sermon the bishop stated that
the cost Of all the Improvements would
reach about SlO,475. OF which $500 was
needed to cover Indebtedness assumed
by trustees, and pledges Tor $1,000 vera
received, amidst the greatest OF enthusl'
asm.
The Sunday afternoon service was
again one which crowded the church to
its utmost aud addresses were made by
Rev. S W. Davis, Of Allegheny; Rev. G.
". Grimes, OF Moundsville, aud Kew. A.
B. Riker, OF the Fourth street church.
The music was rendered BY the Fourth
street ". E. church choir OF twenty
yoices under direction Of Mr.. Z. R. Bull
lard. The enthusiasm Of the large con-
~gregation took the form OF $1,000 addi-
tional pledges to pay for the extensive
improvements.
A. the evening service DR.. c. II.
Smith preached a most impressive ser
mon and the bishop and DR.. Smith
again called for pledges, when $500 was
received, being taken in $40 shares-
The bishop then consecrated the
building to its sacred purpose. 1t WAS
a day TO be long remembered because
OF the great interest and tho ou,pour-
ing OF spiritual power as we'll ~ noble
AlQ llUeEat Slfluk ~ hhO pCSp'S.
Thomson Church has now the mos.
beautiful interior equipment and fur
p;shings OF any Methodist church in
the West Virginia conference and OF
any church in this vicinity. The hand
some pews, pulpit, furniture and brill
liam. ~reaec,ors were presented by the
Young Mems improvement Society.
The dome concave opalescsnt glass win.
dows were presented by pastors OF
Thompson church whose names appear
on the windows, viz: Rev. 5. W. Davis.
Rev. Gibson Martin, Rev. ". f. Loomis,
f, Rev. s. E. Jones, Rev. G. W. Grimes,
Rev. F. D. 7. Buckley. DID. The choir
chairs were presented by Misses Edna
Sturges and Addie Wincher. The walns-
co,tiug in the auditorium was designed
by F. D. T. Buckley, and presented by
Me,srs. wilkinson, Sisaon, Buckley and
Charles Wincher. The largo pulpit
/: chair was presented by Mr. George
Durst, the hymn tablet by Mr.. William
Brown. Tho design OF improvements
was planned by L. A. Lallance. The
plan OF organ wa, designed by the pas
tor. The plato mirror for the organ was
presented by Mr.. I. r. Bullard.
Rev. Ralph Vernham, au Evangelist
from Australia, was present throughout
the day, and assisted in the services and
will commence a series of Geryices no1t
Sunday. He will BIO present next Mon
day nigh: at a preliminary service.
The Young Mems improvement So
ciety will rendor tho cantata with a
hundred voices. in the Opera house,
Thursday and Friday nights OF this
week.
Bishop Joyce will BIO present and I'D.
dress the preachers meeting at Fourth
Street ". Z. church this afternoon at .