The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-14

PULPIT PoEB.-The subjects Of Rev.
Georges discourses Of the Fourth Street
NJ. +. Church yesterday were; Morning
-HConseoration Complete eyenihg-T
Three Worlds To- Conquer"
Rev. Thos. +, Clancy, Of the Disciples
Church, preached in the morning upon
1.-THE Universal Diffusion OF the Knowl-
edge Of the Glory Of the Lord" and in
ing"
Rev snodgrass, Of the Chapline Street
N. L. Church, preached in the morning
upon "Christian FruiLiulness,n nd in the
evening upon 1.-THE Murphy Temperance
Movement"
The next meeting Of the St. Clairsville
Presbytery will be held in Cumberland,
Guernsey county, In October next.
Communion services were celebrated
at the English Lutheran Church yester.
day and the rites Of baptism and confirm
alton administered. Twenty-Five persons
were admitted to membership, The pas.
tor being quite unwell, did not preach q
sermon, but used the impressive forms oil
the order Of service OF the denomination,
and delivered n short address 10 the can
didates for church membership. Among
the newly admitted members were Eev-
erul in advanced life, and twelve from
the Sunday school. Over four hundred
scholars and teachers assembled at the
Sunday school at . o'clock. Xeveley bad
a handsome blackboard design, showing
broken commandments US result OF
"Jehu's divided heart" In the evening
the church was crowded as usual to its
full capacity. The sermon was 10 newly
admitted members, from the theme "The
Christians glorious prize" based on
Philippians nE IS, II. The pastor
seemed 10 preach with some difficulty,
owing to sore throat. After the reunion
the communion was again administered
to mothers and others who could not
attend in the morning. The pulpit and
font were tasieiully trimmed with flowers,
the gift Of Thos. Hornbrook and other
friends Of the church.
At the First Presbyterian Church yes.
lerdny morning, DR.. Cunningham preach.
cdirom Mark i: 40. We should thank
God that that dread disease, leprosY, had
never been known in America; nothing
could be more sad than to imagine dear
Relatives confined without the city limits,
lsufering from an incurable disease. But
while our bodies were free from this
bRneiul disease, the leprosy OF sin
polluted muny sonls; Christ was the only
remedy. All who came to the Great
Physician, in faith believing, would be
looked upon with compassion, and i'm.
mediately hear the Savior say, 81 will;
be thou clean.' Christ was ever ready
and willing TO save; ever waiting to be
gracious. In the morning the
text was Psalm 95: /. True praise
commenced when the sinners feet were
takenfrom the miry clay and lifted upon
the Rock; the Christians heart should
ever be filled with gratitude and praise;
trouble, cares and trials should be swal.
lowed up in praise; the life oil the Chris.
tian should be Psalm OF praise; the ain.
ner should not find his JOY in,the merry
gong, which lasted but for n night, but
give himself to Christ, when a new gong
would be put in his mouth, the song Of
the Lamb. Two children were lying i'll
in the same room; the older was endeay.
ing to have the little one pronounce Hal.
lelujah; the younger died soon afterwards,
when the surviving brother said, "Now
he can say Halleluiah," The second child
also died, and the two were together sing.
ing worthy j. the Lamb"
Rev. Jackson, the assistant rector, OIL.
ciNted at 81. Matthews Church last night.
| Thirty.fout children we're confirmed at
ST. Johns German Protestant Church
yesterday morning. Rev. f. Voss, the
pastor, WAS presented by the children
with Rnc portrait Of himself which had
been enlarged from 4 photograph by Mr..
VIM. AIyies, The Centre Wheeling photo.
grapher.
Rev. McCrwcin, at Zion German Pro.
testant Church, yesterday morning con-
tirmed twenty.six children, who will par
take Of their first communion next Sun
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