The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-11

aire, will attend the Pan Presbyterian
Council At Edinburgh, Scotland.
Rev. Coleman, Of Pittsburgh, was eX.
pected to ill the pulpit OF the West
Alexander U. p. Church yesterday.
The ladies Of the North Street NJ. Il.
Church will give a strawberry festival ut
Mozart Hall this evening.
Rev. A. Q. George, at the Fourth Street
NJ. L. Church Yesterday morning, preach.
ed upon the following subject: "Where
Ia the flock that was given thee-thy
beautiful llock?7 The'annunl flower ics.
tivnl Of the Sabbath School was held ate
FIN.
The Baptist Association Of West Vir-
ginia, in session at ClarkSburg, will
probably adjourn to-day. 1t will meet
at RavenswOod next year.
1.-THE Mutual Duty Of Christians TO
Study Each Other" was the subject Of
Rev. Wilding's sermon ut the North
Street NJ. L. Church yesterday morning.
In the evening Rev. Wilding preached
upon Bondage Through Sin"
At the Zane Street N. +. Church yea
terday morning Rev. PriCkett took "Why
Did Christ Die2' for the subject Of his
sermon.
Rev. Clancey's sermons ut the Baptist
Church yesterday were upon the follow.
ing subjects: Morning -"The Great
Problem Solved" evening-"The Mani
festatiOns Of Light"
The fitieth anniversary Of the settle.
ment OF Rev. John Stockton, D. D., as
pastor OF the Church Of Cross Creek,
Presbytery Of Washington, will be Cele.
brated on the Goth inst,
Communion services were observed at
the First Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning. Thirteen persons we're added
to the Church by profession and ccrtif.
cate. DR.. Cunningham preached from
Revelations l;5-G, u very touching and
appropriate sermon.
The pulpit OF the English Lutheran
Church was yesterday occupied by Rev.
John W. GoOdlin, Secretary Of the Home
Mission Board OF the General Synod.
Mr.. Goodlin being quite favorite here
and an earnest and eloquent preacher,
drew quite large congregations. Ills
morning theme was "The Higher Life"
based on Pauls words 10 the Philippians,
"For to me to live is Christ" Two facts
in the life Of the great apostle are prom.
inent. One was his high Christian char
acter; the other his brilliant CHreer OF
usefulness. Mr.. GOodlin made the fol-
lowing points: /. What ia implied in
the phrase ITO live is Christi" a. That
which is internal. i. That which Is ex.
ternal.
The sermon was delivered in the usual
vigorous style Of the author and elected
the closest attention throughout.
At two o'clock Il special Sunday School
service was held, which filled the rooms
with children, big people and enthusiasm.
The Reverend Secretary madelo Of his
most successful efforts, kindling fresh
missionary spirit in the hearts Of all the
vast audience. lie was followed BY the
pastor, who gave some account OF the de-
struclion Of the Mormon temple at Nau-
VOC, to the ruins Of which recent visit
had been made. ZeveIy's beautiful black.
board sketches and tue thrilling singing
Of the school, with c. W. Dunaway as
organist, added to the interest and sue.
Cess Of the special Sunday school service.
The evening Ldiscourse by Rev. Goodlin
was on the theme, "White Robes" or the
"Attire OF the Saints" based on Johns
vision as related in Rev. vii: 10, ii
Those whom John saw were, first, human
beings; but, second, human beings who
had attained TO the highest degree OF puri.
ty; third, how had they attained this
state? The answer is, "they have washed
their robes and made them bright in the
blood OF tile Lamb" The sermon was
replete with splendid imagery and beau.
tiful illustration, and was regarded BY
the audience as one Of Mr.. Goodlin's best
efforts. At the close Of the service the
choir rendered "Whcn Shall We Meet
Again" and the many friends Of the Sec,
rotary took His hand, thanking him for
the sermons Of the day.
Rev. Wciser, Of Youngstown, Ohio, de-
livered an eloquent sermon at the St.
Jacobus Church yesterday morning. In
the evening missionary festival wa
held in this Church, Rev. J. Hoerr, Of
Baltimore, Md, preaching upon foreign
missions, and Rev. D, Simon, OF lndianap
oils, Penn, upon domestic missions.
Special services will be held this eve.
ming in St. Jacobus Church, in common.
Grafton OF the final adoption Of the for
mula OF Concord, the last confessions o.
the German Lutheran Church, il being
800 years since its adoption. Rev. Brccht
from near Pittsburgh, will preach in Ger
man, and Prof. N. 10y, Of Columbus, o.
President Of the German Lutheran Evan
gelical Synod, in English.