The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-20
ENG. LUTH. CAURCH.
The Centennial Services Yesterday
LARGE Attendance Present.

The C6nl0nnloI bOrvICco AcBtcfudJ-
Large Attendance Present.
To do full justice to the interesting
services at the English Lutheran Church
yesterday, would require a verbatim re-
port and more space than can be taken
from other departments of local news.
We therefore give but an outline OF
the exercises, leaving our readers to I'LL
up the picture. We were greatly sur
prlsed TO see the extent of the prepare.
ton which had been made and the
amount of work which had been gone
through with by the pastor and people
to make their Centennial services long
TO be remembered. The church and
Sunday School rooms were beauti.
fully decorated with the flags
of :all nations, ferns, autumn
leaves, moses, &c, and appeared very
wilderness of beauty.
Congregational prayer meeting was
held at 9:45 \. NJ, followed by the regu-
lar morning service, Rev J. w. Conrad,
u. D., preaching a very practical gospel
sermon from John Ill, s: so is every
one that Is born of the spirit" He de-
duced the theme from this, "The unity
of religious experience" and in number
of propositions used most convincing ar
| guments TO maintain the truth of the
theme. His reference to Christian union
was very beautiful and the entire dis.
course elected great attention and COM
mendstion.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
of this church was in the full tide of its
glory yesterday, as it had present in
| scholars, teachers, officers and
visitors about $50 persons, S75 OF
of whom were children under eight
wears of age. The speakers stand was
placed in the middle of the room SO that
ali might see and hear. The singing
and order were simply remarkable. Old
hymns and modern hymns, with the tunes
Of the olden time and the music Of the
present day, were sung with correctness
and beauty which drew from the large
audience numerous expressions of praise.
The children of the Home, with the
incest diffidence and modesty sang, 81
W Il pray" very sweetly, and two little
girls whose names We did not catch, sang
a duette, which melted many to tears.
Hon. r. II. Cochran spoke of the gov
eminent building at the Centennial and
its wonderful contents. He dwelt par
ticularly Oh Its light house models and
made very practical applications which
we venture to say the youngest child, as
well as the matured mind, understood,
and that is compliment to any speaker.
Hon. G.. L. Cranm er spoke of the "Veiled
statue" at the exposition, and drew beau
tifu lessons from the sculptor and his
work. He also made very fine COM
parison between the great engine at
machinery hall and human being, and
| closed his address in an eloquent appeal
to all present to live unto God and His
son Jesus Christ.
Rev. DIR. Conrad took for his theme,
"The Corliss Engine and in a twenty
minute speech held the immense audi
ence in wrapt attention with minute
descriptions and beautiful spiritual ap.
plications. A letter was read from
| President Grant TO the Sunday school
| children of America, in which he urges
them "to hold on to and guard the Bible
well" At the close Of the school each
member was presented with tin pail OF
dots" made ut the Centennial, the gilt
of two kind friends in Philadelphia.