The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-24

TIE CHURcHEs-Owing TO the dis
agreeable weather, NEST of the churches
were slimly attended last night.
The Rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church of Charleston, occupied the pull
nit of st. Matthew's Church yesterday
morning.
Rev. s. B. Barnitz returned from
trip E,st Saturday, and yesterday he oo-
cupied his place in the pulpit Of the Eng
lish Lutheran Church. t.5 4.
Judge Crammer occupied the pulpit
of the Third Presbyterian church yes
terday morning, Rev. D. Williams in the
evening.
Last evening the Methodists ministers
of this city daveted their efforts on be-
half OF temperance. At the Fourth street
Nj. E. church DR.. Kelley discoursed on
"Wlne and strong drink; or
Discriminating and cheap licenses"
Rev. Mr. Snodgrass of the
Chapline Street M. E Church discussed
1.-THE Wine and Beer Cure for Intemper-
ance."
At the North Street NJ. Z Church the
Rev. w. g. Wilding gave his opinion on
the subject of drinking Practices
their Tendency and Results"
At St. Joseph's Cathedral one hundred
and fifty children took their first COM
munion at $50 O'Clock yesterday, and at
1890 clock the sacrament of confrms.
ton was administered to them by Bishop
Kahn. At Vespers at 3 o'clock in the af'
ternoon, the impressive and beautiful
ceremony of the Renewal of the Baptis
NAL promises was performed.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at st
Alphonsus church, Bishop sKain admin
istered the sacrament of confirmation to
sixty-three children all robed in immacu.
late white 1t was an impressive sight.
At the First Presbyterian church on
yesterday morning, Rev. d. w. Fisher
repeated the first sermon that he ever
preached in Wheeling, which was in
August, 1861. Mr.. Fisher stated that he
bad frequently been requested to repeat
this sermon, but he had never seen his
way clear to do SO until this occasion
Tue text was Act 26, verse Is, "But he
said, l am not mad most noble Testus
but speak forth the words of truth anc
soberness"
The sermon was one of great power
and beauty of conception and language
in support of the inspiration of the scrip
lures and the divinity of Christ.
There has been a great deal of regret
expressed that this learned divine hal
severed his connection with the churcl
that he has been pastor of for so long I
time. He will carry with hun to his new
field the love and ESTEEM of the people
among whom he has ministered for thu
last fifteen years.
The Late Bishop Johns.-The tamil.
of Bishop Johns has consented to the re
quest of the trustees of the Theological
Seminary of Virginia, and as soon as th
necessary arrangements can be made, tn
remains oil the Bishop will be carried
from their present resting place and in
tered in small cemetery to be laii on
in tho grounds OF the seminary w
should be glad if the remains of Bishol
Meade could be placed there also, as wei
as those of Bishop Payne Bishop Mead
was emphatically the father of the semi
nary, and Bishop Payne one of its mos
dearly beloved slumni.
The last sermon the Bishop preached
was in Grace Church, Alexandria. Thos
who knew him best, and loved him, re
member his many pleasant ways AM
among them was the understanding tina
he never would preach in Grace Churcl
if invited by the rector, but if invited b,
the rector's wife he would come. SO beini
duly invited by her, he answered he
letter thus:
Matvcrn, February 10, &c -Dea
-: Wind and weather permitting,
will do my best TO be with you at Grac
Church o.morrow, though / fear can
not have the pleasure OF dining with you
Yours, truly, }. JOINS"
This note, written with hard Leaf
pencil, was preserved, and will b.
wind and weather permitted" SO h
came and preached. HIS text was
"What more could have been done {,
my vineyard that I have not done ii
lt?" Isaiah v. A. 1t was the last ser
mon-the last time he stood before hi
fellows to tell them of what Christ ha'
done At the Seminary chapel ate
this he took part in various services, bu
this, We believe, was the last sermon, ant
long will it be remembered by those VIII
heard it-SouthcYn ChWchman.
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