The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-03

PULPIT PoNrs-Rey. L. L. Stewart
occupied the pulpit Of the Zane street NJ,
E. Church yesterday morning. In the
evening the pastor delivered a discourse
upon "fhe Relation Of Popular Amuse.
ihens to membership in the N. E
Church"
Prof. A. P. Aten, Of Abingdon College,
Illinois, preached yesterday morning and
evening at the Disciples Church.
The congregations Of the First and
Second Presbyterian Churches united
yesterday in religious service. Rev.
b. w. Fisher preached In tho
morning in the First Church, and in the
evening in the Second Church.
Rev. g. II. Gunter, pastor OF the Bap-
list Church ut Martins Ferry, has re-
signed; his PASTORAL relations with the
church ceased on the LIST inst.
At the 10th street English Lutheran
Church yesterday the subjects discussed
were: morning, Romans VIII, II, "And
that knowing the time, that now il
| is high time TO wake out Of Sleep and
evening, /. Cor. VII, 20 and 81, "The
time Is short-For the fashion Of this
earth passcth away" The congregations
were very large, that Of the evening
crowding the church. All the services
were appropriate to the first Sunday Of
the new century OF American history, and
were closely listened to.
The Sunday School Of this Church, ac-
cording to lis custom, held Thanksgiving
service in the afternoon, which called
together such an audience Of parents and
friends that some stood in the aisles and
doorways all the afternoon. Mr.. Zeyely
had u very excellent picture OF an hour
glass on the blackboard. A number Of
New Year hymns were sung by the school
and number OF solos by Mr.. Lincoln, who
is now visiting our city. During the
singing by the latter gentleman the order
and attention were so great as TO amount
to solemnity. Letters to different classes
Of the school were announced from the
following prominent gentlemen: Geo. H.
Stuart and J. E. Graeff, Of the Moody and
Sankey Committee, Philadelphia; vii.
liam Z. Dodge, it,, Y. NJ. CA, New York
Charles Markell, John W. Rice, Samuel
Appold and Daniel Holiday, Baltimore
William Keyser, Vice President B. & o
railroad; Aug. Kountze and George p
Ockershausen, New York; Rev. DR.. Con.
rad and Prof. V. L. Conrad, editors Of
Lutheran Observer; Rev. Prof. H. L. Bare.
CHER, editor OF Augsburg Sunday Schoo
Teacher; Samuel Small and W. Latimer
Small, York, Pa; William J. Miller and
Mrs. N. Newkirk, Philadelphia; Hon.
James Knox, founder Of Knox College,
Knoxville, ILL.,; G. d. limerick, Leech'a
Corners, Pa; Walter Gebhart, Dayton, o.
These letters were full Of encouragement
and good advice, and the very fact Of
receiving them, we are told, stimulates
the school in its work to as great an ex.
tent as any other encouragements they
receive. The reading Of these letters
elicited the closest attention, and when
the pastor told the school concerning their
various authors, scholars and teachers
became warmly interested in the gentle
men who turned aside from busy care
and pressing work to acknowledge the
unpretending invitation sent them to at.
tend the anniversary. If ever the authors
Of these letters are privileged to visit the
school they will have as cordial a wei
come as they ever had in their lives. As
the scholars and teachers left the room
each one was presented with n handsome
box, through the kindness OF John W
Rice, Samuel Appold and Charles Mar
kell Of Baltimore, and John Gratiley, Esq.
OF Pittsburgh.