The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-10
The SIXTEENTH STREET LUTHERAN


CHURCH - RE-oPENINe YEsTERDAY.-
|! With the thermometer at 800 in the
shade, it would seem almost impossible
to get large audiences at religious .ser-
vice; still we chronicle the fact that the
great heat OF yesterday interfered but
little with the interesting services of the
re.opening of the above-named church.
The house OF worship of the English
Lutheran, Rev. =. B. Barnitz, pastor,
built nearly six years ago, has, during the
past two months, been entirely reno
waited, and is now one of our neatest,
highest and most comfortable churches.
PAUL. & Brother have so beauti-
fully decorated the walls as al
most to metamorphose it. The
seating capacity has also been enlarged
by the addition of an entire new row of
pews and large number OF chairs. In
fact, the internal appearance of both
the audience and Sunday School rooms
has been so changed by PAUL & Pratt,
Hamilton s. Hutchings, Mendel, Booth
s. Co., and Joseph Claphock in their
various departments of decoration, grain
ing, painting, furniture making and car
peting, that the house seems more beau
tiful and comfortable than when first
built. Nature, too, lent her aid to make
beautiful the pulpit and altar,
magnificent boquets of flowers having
been contributed by Thomas Hornbrook,
ESQ Mr.. G. w Frsnzheim,of Wheeling
and Col. Stewards family of McCoy's
station, Ohio.
THE sEvICEs YESTERDAY
commenced with a prayer meeting, con-
Quoted by the pastor, in which a number
of laymen took part.
The programme for the regular MORN
ing service: An anthem by the choir,
entitled How Beautiful is Zion, which
was we'll rendered. Rev. S. l.. Albert
officiated at the reading desk, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Boyd of the -Presby-
terrain church and Rev. DR.. Baum
of Philadelphia preached the sermon, APP
propriate to rededication, from the
text from the Romans l: 10, the theme
being 1.-THE Gospel of Christ has Power
to Salvation" The discourse was very
able zone and maintained both
in matter and delivery the
fine reputation OF the speaker. To those
of us who sat IN the pews or at the re.
porter's table, it seemed surprising that
DR.. Baum could speak with so much
energy on such hct day, but he ex
planned it to us afterwards, by saying
the attention given by his hearers in
spired him to enthusiasm. We have not
space to give even synopsis
of Rev. Baum's sermon. Suffice
it to say that through nearly
an hour in delivery, the attention of the
audience was held to the last word. Fol-
lowing the sermon, the pastor officially
re.consecrated the renewed House of
Worship, using the impressive form con-
tanned in the Lutheran liturgy.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
brought together large attendance, with
every boy and girl, teacher and parent
on the 9m UiUe to see their new quarters
and hear the Philadelphia preachers. The
rooms are really beautiful and attractive,
being now inferior to none in the State.
| THE BLACKBOARD
had on it one of Zevely's best illustra
tons, being very correct picture of the
church and Sunday school building, rep
resented with open doors, inviting all
who go nowhere else to enter in and
worship.
THE SINGING
was complimented by the visitors present
AS more than ordinarily excellent, and
for earnestness was wonderful. Prof
Was led the school in "Hold the Lost"
with cornet accompaniment, and Mrs
George T. thinner presided at the organ
with her usual acceptance. Visitors
were especially interested in the singing
and department of the Home chill
dren and Little Jewels" Addresses
were delivered by Revs. Baum, Albert,
Thatcher and Wunderlich, and letters
and regrets announced from Hons. &. l..
Cranmer and r. II. Cochran, Mr.. Thomas
Hornbrook and w. S. Hearn, of Wheel.
ing, and number OF gentlemen from
other cities. Though two hours were
consumed IN these services, there was
no abatement of interest.
THE EVENING SERVICE
had, as its prominent feature, a discourse
by Rev. l.. L. Albert, d. d., on "Wbat
are the rewards of faithful Sunday
School worker?" The sermon
opened with q delinestion of faith
full Sunday School worker, followed by
an exposition of the rewards pertaining
10 such work. The first reward men,
toned was, 1.-THE good to the worker
HIMSELF" the second, "The certainty OF
success" the third, THE continuance of
influence" the fourth. 1.-THE surprises OF
Eternity" The discourse was replete
with appropriate and forcible illustrations
from real life and history, and closed
with the recital in an impressive and
eloquent manner of the beautiful poem
entitled "rhe SUNDAY School teachers