The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-09-23
NEW CHURCH IS
GIVEN TO GOD
Large Attendance at the Dedi-
cation of Christian Hoase
Of Worship.

With Impressive services, the large
and handsome Christian church e IL
dce at the. corner OF West pike and
Chestnut streets was formal. dedi-
Gated to the worship Of God Sunday
evening in the presence of large
audience. The services were con-
Quoted by President T. f.. Cramblett
Of Bethany College. Two exception
ally beautiful solos by Miss Virginia
Hall, the eyangeltstic singer of
Wheeling, featured the evening SER
vices.
President Crambyett preached tie
dedicatory sermon just before the
dedicatory services. His discours.
was on the exaltation of Christ from
the text THE Word was made flesh
and dwelt among US" The sermon.
was very able and eloquent and his
words left an impression upon all who
heard him.
At the close of the sermon reports
were made by the secretaries of IL. /.
amounts received during the day for
the church building fund. A hand
some sum was raised and showed rle
liberality OF all classes of citizens.
Besides the generous donations by
members Of the congregation there
were several subscriptions from 9TH
ers outside of the city while mum
her of Clarksburgers not members of
the church also contributed nice
sum. Eight thousand dollars was
asked for and nearly $1,000 WIS
raised.
At the morning services DR..
Cramblett delivered 4 strong sermon
on The Worlds Indebtedness to
Christianity" after which there was
pledged more than $4,000. for the
church building fund. There was a
large audience present, so large that
extra chairs and benches had to be
carried into the church to accommo-
date the people.
All services in the future will be
held in the new church.
The church building is of the semi
colonial style of architecture. 1t Is
constructed of the GAINESVILLE pressed
brick, trimmed in stone and is fin
ished in oak throughout. The build
ing is a feet on West Pike street
and 50 feet on Chestnut street. The
auditorium is entered from the cor
ner of Pike and Chestnut streets
through a vestibule in the main tow
er which is 60 feet above the pave
ment. The pulpit is opposite the
mi In 1try
roam-is to the left of the auditorium
entered from a door on Pike street.
Accordion doors separate the audi
forum from the Sunday school room
which may be thrown open when It
is necessary to accommodate an I'M
usually large audience. The seats
are arranged in crescent form and
the floor Is inclined, affording good
view of the pulpit from all parts of
the auditorium. Over the Sunday
school room is gallery and class
rooms. These are reached by a
stairway from the Pike street en-
tranc. There Is a smaller tower on
the Chestnut street side and anoth-
er vestihule entrance.
Adjoining the church and fronting
Chestnut street is the parsonage,
which is huilt of the same material as
the church, having ten rooms. The
pastors study is on the second floor
in the extreme southwest corner at
the end of hallway that extends
throug hthe building. A stairway
leads from the study to the Sunday
school room. There are toilet rooms
and dressing rooms in the basement
of the church and also q dining
room. a kitchen and a reading room.
that are yet to be finished. The ar
chitccts and builders We're GLADDEN.
& Alexander.