The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-13

doubled during the past three years
ana now numbers $40 persons.
me attendance al last weeks ses-
sion OF SUNDAY school was 4s5.
Description Of Building.
The new edihce is one OF the larg.
eel IN tlls vicinity. and f. one OF the
hnest IL was constructed at total
sost OF nearly $4,000. IL n of white
brlck and stone construction and pre-
SCENTS a beautiful appearance. both tho
outside and the interior. The outside
dimensions are i3f feet in length and
- feet IN width. with a basement uu-
der the entire structure.
Inc building has large Sunday
schoOl room and twenty separate
las rooms The main auditorium
VIII seat sou persons. In the front OF
mo building are a pastors study and
ladies' reception room. while aboye
these are two committee rooms The
interior II finished in birch and the
seats are OF Finished mahogany The
hoors arc OF hardw God 4 large nine
organ mas been installed by the Mol.
n organ company. and the building
Is supplied with art glass Windows.
The building was Constructed nv
the contracting firm OF Bushon A
Lehman. Of Elm Grove. II was de
5,,iEhed by Architect c. W. Bates OF
Wheeling
Committees in Charge
D
D'ulcdtloh and forward movement raj
~ Gay nav. been IN charge of sp.cisl
committees Every member OF IN.
SoHEitEation mas been made a mem
oer OF one or more committees. TN.
I IoiIuWlhg are the chairmen OF the vari-
Gus committees. brotherhood Bible
Siass. Godfrey Spraig. Decoration
Mrs. Il ID. Van D-rveer. Pastors
Ala; Miss Mary Wayman. PRAYER
Meeung, Mrs. Julia McCausland. In
,oduc tlon; " F. Gordon, Old Folks.
Mrs; A. b. Wendt. Public ComforI
K: +. keyser. invitation. Dr. W. ID
Gleseler; Entertainment. Mrs. John
/. Carter; Reception, Miss Cora E>raz-
Ter; Ushers, Edward T. McCaasiand:
christian Endeavor. Elmer Mendel:
! rome department. Miss Emma Herbst
JUNIOR Endeavor. Miss Lucy brown.
Music committee, Miss Ethel EittIs.
'Iaole non. Mrs. J. NJ. Houston
History Of Congregation.
The following is taken from a his
IoIy on the Forks Of Wheeling stone"
rreSbyterian church. complied by Mrs
W. T.. Allen, wife OF the former ms
tor. upon the occasion OF the celebra-
o,oL OF me me lZVth anniversary or the
seven years ago-October, 1907:
Stone Church History.
In 1857. the same year In which the
convention that framed out Natiou1I
Nnhstltution sat In Philadelphia and IA
winch the unbrokcn wilderness Iyina.
northwest OF the Ohio river. wa or.,nn-
ized into the great Northwest Territory.
the Forks OF Wheeling commonly
SHOWN as The Old stone Church as
orEanizcd. one year p-ior 10 the 0rgani-
1alion OF The General Assembly OF tLa
li r,soy yer ian church OF the UuiteI
This church. with West Alexander-
IoImtfiy known as the eldest church OF
gani4ation In this community. and M,
alexander "a
or being only In the fifth pastoral. art.r
50 long a time During the century ana
w" decades Of her history the church a.
Az az. orsahi%atlon has seen the territorial
lines OF the synod. with which she has
b"eh connected, changed seven times
and that Of the Prcsbytcry four times.
The early pioneers gathered f-.,,
their cabins In tho wilderness first a. IA
'"hsrtghtion. 70 worship Cod under tH,
Woe spreading bran, hes OF the Ntu.f-
Ahie oak tree sull standing ia front Of
Inc ola stone Church and here a-at
81 on rudely constructed seats. they lis
trntTi. perhaps, TO the first public urocI4-
nation Of tho Gospel as ID brota a..
sl"u'" OF proceeding ages from the II.-
"i is'v. John hrice who received his
Smith.of Upper Buffaiu-ths Rev Smith
or Ncw Orleans flour fame
Those were Tho day when 50 required
hrnN'rN a. well as picty Co meet IN hDIy
C'nNocation. when bible and Psalm
books were for devotion and rIU.s -
p ~ 'lou. An GA Conversational min
no sooner began o. be- settled Than no
settlers provided for themselves "a place
OF public worship obtained tho preached
gospel even IN perilnus times. receiving
me spiritual Bread w.th the weapons uI
d'feus" in their hands Co. protect them
selves from "a RUTHLESS savage"
Armed Escort
Rev. Erice WAS frequently escorted
from West Alexander To- Elm Grove uy
armed men OF his congregation and AS
in'y assem- hl'd for worship. al first ifI.
the woods and later iu "a church build
Ing. a. was with stacked arms and sem
tries Co guard that they listened 10 tine
w ord preached. but What H change has
occurred during the lHsf six score. years
OF the If. of that stately old oak that
. towers above The entrance OF that hIs.
turic slIfICr. 'IIu Stone church Do
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