The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
And IS Claimed by Many % Be.
the Finest Specimen of Ar
CflifeeiIlFe III tie Entire
STAT Over 31O1OOQ00
Spent IN the Property.

weston - place &c beautiful
homes and we'll constructed buf1d-
1ngss The reggie take q. grsst prtd6
{ IN their city axsa wen kaz,S rssEdeAces
1mgs. ARREST 70 Tits fact. This new
Catholic cfuseh ~ Ia keeping with
the towM, and a. matter Of face
tar superior. m potuE Of arGhftse-
tura, To many CHURCHES In larger
localities T1se building Is reEarde1
by many. who haTa had the rrtvfleGa
ssof seeing 81. a9 one Of the finest
spec1meR Of aTchttectuYe fu the
Che style Of this building IS Rc-
: man Ths material used In it's een-
struction Is Cleveland sandstone.
The twin towers reach height OF u.
hundred and ten feet. The three
front doors open In large vestI-
bnIe With tile floor and marble wains-
ing Of the interior Is supported. By
eight s1snder columns. surrounded
by richly carved Cortnthian capitals.
Z "a corresponding cornice runs the
round 0G the walls. The sanctuary
tapers. towards round w!nd6.f
which, serves as Skylight. The
Vallssand ceiling are tinted In moss
1nantai plaster portions being touched
with Guld. Over the main altar the
panels of the half dome ceiling CON
tain three angels. carrying the ma
tarials. for the sacrtftc e-the chalice.
grapes and wheat. The floors OF the
atsIes and sanctuary are laid in,
small tile OF neat design.
One of the most beautiful things
about the church are the windows.
They were imported from 1snbruck.
Austria, and were made by the Tyfo-
lese Art Glass Conpeny. with Offices
In New York. The feature OF the
figures and the coioriug ccu1d hardly
be surpassed. There are two win
dows, one on esch sfde Of the sanc-
tuary, representing respectively 80.
Patricls the patron Of Tho ohN1cE.
and st. Francis Of aHles. the patron
of the Diocesan MTasion Work, for
which Weston Is now the center. Ia
the body OF the clIaFeh therp are
four windowsson each side. Represent
ing the Immacuiate Concapttonl oy
Murillo; the Annunctatt item. the Natl
witty. Christ blessing Little Chill
6ren tHcnman3,, The Sermon on the
Mount IHonmAny. the Agony IN the
Garden (Hoffu1anl the, Cructfeatton
and the Resurreet1on TIE large
front window ID the gallery con-
tatns the dgure.of st. Ceciiia, the
patron Of music.
The parochfgf school 10 In close
proximity to the cituret, being separ-
ated from the latter Building by the
residence, Of the pastor. The corner
stone OF the church aa alsu OF the
parochiaI school, was laid on the
twentyzHys day OF. .Iune. 1914 The
school was c6mpIeted and school be-
gan last octeher. The church was
formally opened, on Easter Sunday.
The ccnlpletes planA, az. 1t stands to-
day, including church. priests house
ana sisters house, with the pnr-
chase of the new site. represents
an expenditure OF about s115,000.s
The church alone including the fur.
nishings. many of which were spe.
ciaI donations and exceeding beau
tfful, cost approximately forty-ti
t1aousandi doliars.
The new Cathc4Ic church is q
building that not only the Catholic
people ofgWesten. but an the citi1ens
may be proud fof. The Catholic con
sragattons is small at Weston, but the
new church building demonstrates
what few people who combine their
energies tcan do. When one con
siders the size of the congregation
and then views the Beautiful proper
ty. it muse be confessed that there Is
not another parallel in the United.
States. ~,