The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-28
FOURTH STREET CHURCH.
DIR. Riker's Last apprenticeship Re-
Gently Completed improvements Mrs.
Do,ynev,a Talk last Eyeniny

DIR. Riker's Last Appearance--The Re-
Gently Completed improvements Mrs.
Downey's Talk Last Evening.
Yesterday the congregation of the
Fourth Street NJ. e. church were usher
ed Into their church;after walt of over
two months while the: frescocrs were at
work on the inside. Everyone was
pleased with the improvements. The
Interior has been beautified to great
extent New cathedral glass windows
have been put In, shedding their rays
upon an interior made beautiful by the
brushes Of the decorator, The. organ
pipes have been tastafully re.tlnted and
FURNISHED in gold and: silver. From the
brass pole running over the choir railing
Is suspended a rich green plush curtain.
The chief Improvement Is In, the wall
and ceiling decorations. These are
frescoed and tinted In water color.
Starting with a dull greyish- green, the
wall tlnts gradually, blend into a light
and warm olive shade where the wall
meets the ceiling. Surmountlng and
running around the walls Is a delicate
border Of deep olive and cream. Above
the wainscoating there Is q large stem
cilled freize, with an interlocked pat
tern Of cream and olive green.
The ceiling panels have tinted back
ground OF light buff. with terra Gotta
border. The woodwork In the ceiling
and forming the panels is painted In
light cnlors, the outer mouldlngs being
finished in gold. From the corners OF
every four-panneled square ore hung
six incandescent lights. 49, :, !
Between the windows are brackets.
holding inoandescent, globes and every
moulding on the walls Is brought into
prominent relief by being gilded. The
arch over the organ holds many lights,
and the arch itself Is a model OF artistic
taste.
A carpet OF green and yellow in strict
harmony with the decorations, runs
along the aisles. The walnut wood
work has been freshened, and the church
throughout presents 4. COSY and inviting
appearance. The hall and Sunday
school rooms, though palmer than the
main church, have been salso beautIfied
by the decorator and furnlsher. j-
Rev. A. B. Riker preached to a large
crowd in The morning and delivered an
able and eloquent discourse. Another
large audience greeted Mrs. Anna Dow
ney. the evangelist, In the evening. A
brief synopsis Of Mrs Downey's sermon
Is given below.
Mrs. Downey took, her text from tho
Book OF Exodus. chapter 40. verse 81,
Then the cloud covered the meeting
and the glory Of God filed the tabernal
cle"
God told Moses how the tabernacle
should be built, how the ark OF the COW
enant should be built. just what metals
should adorn the vestments. Moses
went down fro!A the mount and gave the
children Of Israel Gods pattern. In less
than year the tabernacle was built as
God directed. The ark OF the covenant
was brought in and the various lnsttiI-
ments to be used In the service of God.
Then Noses dedicated everything In 81
sacredly to the service OF God. Then
Moses came out md. looked toward
heaven with his eyes toward God: then
the cloud CAME and God was with them
thereafter. -..l5 ''5i
Know ye not that yc are the temples
OF God. We say yes. we know that. we
believe that the presence OF God should
be manifest In all our. thoughts. Yet
how many are there who In their hearts
say Would that were such q tample:
Il wish he possessed me thus ~
The servants OF God were very exact
In building the tabernacle and nrk- oS.
the covenant, extremely excel. They
did not try to evade the commands nv.
putting In anything that might iool, o..
well as what God ordered. No. rl,ey did
everything just so. even as it was com.
manded. -. -, - !.
There are church members that say
they would IKE to be better christians: