The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-09-13
MORNING SERVICES.


den and Mrs. Robinson, are all in their
graves, but the results of their labors
are still found in our midst.
Rev. Mr.. Wallace, at that time a
young man, was Pastor Of the United
charge of West Middletown and Short
Creek. About the year 1928 part OF
his time and ministerial iabors were, at
the request of the persousaboye named,
ordered by the Presby terry of Mononga-
hela, to be devoted to this city. Ac-
cordingly he preached every fourth Sab
bath in the old CourS House, which then
stood near the site of the east end OF
the suspension bridge. He was a man
Of high order of intellect, thorough
scholar and an humble and earnest fol.
lower of the Divine Master, and his
memory is still fragrant among those
who were familiar with him.
These occasional sermons appear to
Lave been quite successful, for in 1882
the congregation commenced the cree.
ton of the Church building which they
have recently abandoned for this better
one, and completed it in tho following
year, when they were regularly organ,
lied with roll of forty-six members.
At that time Thomas Sweeney and
James Waddle were ordained and in
stalled as Ruling Elders. Thomas John
ston had been for some time previous a
Ruling Elder in the Short Creek con-
Sregation, but, his membership being
transferred to this place, he was in,
stalled as a Ruling Elder with the
others just named. OF this first Board
of Elders, Mr.. Johnston is dead-Mr
Sweeney is still with us, and Mr.. Wad.
die still exercises his Office, but in far
distant Church in the West.
The precise time at which DR.. Wal
lace was transferred from his other
charges and settled as Pastor of this
Church cannot now be obtained with
certainty, but it was not long after the
organization OF the congregation.
From 1883 uutil 1849, period of six.
teen years, he continued to discharge
his ministers l duties with variable sue
cess. Many were received into the
church aud many were removed
Deaths, disaffection aud removals seem
10 have retarded the growth of the
church, for in 1850 there were but
eighty communiDg members.
In the month of March, 1850, the
present pastor took charge of the con.
gregation, and from that time to tbe
present her hist pry is but repetition OF
the past, only gu much larger scale
Death, disaffection and renewals have
still operated somewhat against our
growth, but still we have abundant
reason to thank God and take courage
We have had our days of darkness
and our nights of weeping, but we have
also had many days of sunlight and
prosperity. And while the numbers o.
those who have removed from us art
large, yet these have increased the
weaker congregations elsewhere, ant
especially in the western portions of thu
church. They are lost to US, but the!
are not lost to the church.
During this period four hundred ant
forty eight persons have been received
into the communion of the Church. ADD
to these eighty who were already il
membership and we have an aggregate
of five hundred and twenty-eight.
OF these we have lost forty-five b!
death aud three hundred and five from
other causes, leaving our present mem
bership two hundred and twenty.three
This per cent. of deaths may seem b
be very small, but it must be borne il
mind that this does not embrace an.
of the deaths that may have occurre'
among those who have removed from
our bounds. OF these no record coul'
be kept.
The house of worship, occupied to
day for the first time, is erected at
cost of about thirty thousand dollars
To meet this sum, torty.one hsndre'
dollars have been received from the sal
of the old Church property, and abou
twenty-five thousand five hundred dol
lars from all other sources, only SINAI
amount having been received from pei
sons outside the congregation. ThI
leaves debt of about forty. FIVE hundre
dollars to be provided for.
A collection was then taken up, wBic
amounted to about three hundred an
fifty dollars. The singing of Psair
and pronouncipg the Benediction close
the morning exercises.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
At three o'clock in the afternoon tn
Sabbath School convened, when brit
addresses were delivered by Drs. Pre-
ley and Kerr and others. Psalms wei
sung, and a glorious hour was spent D
all present.
EVENING SERVICES n
In the evening every available spae
in the commodious edifce was occupied
near one thousand persons being IN q
tendance. After Q Psalm had been sun
Rev. John Moffatt, of the Second IRE
ibyterian Church, led in a feryent an