The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-13
Entertained Circle.

Savior, Come Un:o Me-" This paint
ing was executed by The Won Gerich-
ton Art Glass company, Of Columbus,
Ohio.
The floor is covered with Whitalls
carpet furnished By ]. NJ. Hartley G.
Son. The pews and furniture were
secured through The Dittmar Furniture
company OF Philadelphia.
The pipe organ, which had been in
the former church on the site, has been
installed, but the First Presbyterian
congregation plans for a new instru.
ment in the future for they have al.
coves at both ends OF the church with
that thought in view. Interstices for
echo organs are also provided. The or
gan is placed Immediately in the rear
OF the pulpit.
The church Is provided with boiler
and plant by the Kanawna Heating
company, which will be heated by nat
ural gas, but provision is made that
coal can be used If the necessity
arises. The actual work OF the install
lation OF this plant was done by the
Wiedebusch Plumbing company Of
Fairmont.
To the east OF the pulpit lies the
session room, which is seventeen feet
square and the library is found at the
entrance to the Sunday school room
from Jefferson street. The choir room
is directly above the sessions room
and the pastors study is located over
the entrance TO the church at point
where the main tower is located.
The basement of the church is most
complete. A social room is provided
which will seat 3O0'people at table.
Nearby kitchen 10 provided together
with all of the necessary culinary
equipment. Included among these is
a range and steam table. A ladies' par
lor, 20 feet by 80 feet, is provided, and
already the ladies are making arrange
ments to equip this very deliberately.
Midway between tho social room and
the ladies' parlor there is stage erect.
ed and this will be used whenever chill.
drens entertainments are held instead
OF having them in the church proper.
A committee room is also in the base.
ment and the unique feature about it
is that it is possible TO leave it at the
level of the sidewalk and step direct.
ly on to the street.
When it comes to modern Sunday
school ratings First Presbyterian con.
grcgation has a big A for its many
rooms and study apartments are pat.
termed after the idea! and for this rea.
son it may be stated that it positively
has the last word in Sunday school
arrangement. Its spacious room is 35
feet by 90 feet. In the basement Is
found the beginners room. Here the
children of the kindergarten are quar-.
tered in a room thirty.five feet square
Children under six years of age are
enrolled here. One of the little pleas
ing features to the eye in this depart
ment is fountain, which is the crea-
ton OF b. l.. Butcher. Aside from the
room of the main school the primary
department occupies four rooms; the
junior department five rooms; the in
termediate department four rooms and
on the main floor other classes meet.
On the balcony floor there are four
teen class rooms, one of which is at
present occupied by the Mems Bible
class taught by Commissioner Ira L.
Smith, which IS one Of the most popu-
lar classes. Many of the members of
other denominations attend this class.
Directly above the balcony there
are two rooms that are each thirty.five
feet square. One OF these will be &C.
cupied by the Boy Scouts and the other
one will be utilized by the Girls club.
The main tower on the church is
ninety.seven feet high and an opening
is left for the chimes, which in all
probability will be secured at some fu
ture time. The big tower is at Jeffer.
son and Jackson streets, but there is
a tower at a point between the Sunday
school room and the church entrance
along Jefferson street. A third tower
rests at the eastern end of the church.
The roof that covers the edifice Is oil
Spanish red tile.
On the site where the new church
stands there have been two churches.
The one erected IN 1878 and the pres.
ent one. Prior to tina: the church stood
on the present site of Hotel Marley
in 1851, which was superseded by an
edifice on the same spot, which dates
back to 1921. The congregation was
organized in 1915.
The building was erected by Con-
tractor John NJ. Kisner, OF the East
Side, member of the congregation,
and the architect was H. w. Nicklas,
of Cleveland, o.
The members Of the building COM
mittee are as follows: ]. Walter
Barnes, chairman; II. B. Hungerford,
w. S. Pitzer, J. G. Smith, Mrs. Edwin
Robinson, Mrs. Hugh F. Smith.
At the present time the congrega.
ton is waging campaign to clear off
the remaining church debt and thus far
the movement is proving to be very
successful.
The corner stone OF the new church
contains the four dates in which the
stones Of the various churches of the
congregation were laid.
Dedicatory services will be held to.
morrow morning at 1915 and in the
evening at 1880 there will be an inter.
esting service which will be largely
attended by the people of other con
gregations.