The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-30
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the sight was truly imposing. NeN; So
.Barnitx presided over u Westinghouse
full Of eager, warm hearted spirits. Watts
glorious hymn, SOY to the World open.
I'd the services; the twenty:toIrth Psalm
was read responsively, and Dr.. Cunning
ham offered a fervent, appropriate prayer.
Rev. Geo. c. Wilding was the first
speaker, and most happily did he pour hrs
CHEEKY thoughts into the ears OF the.
many little listeners. Following another
HYMN came Judge Cochran, whose witty,
telling aneedotc OF faith, will long be no
membercd BY the scholars. God sent
the bread, il the devil did "totch 1t" We
heard called ont many times during the
Mr.. W. A. List conducted the In,erna:
tional Review for twenty minutes, and
eliciied intelligent replies to his questions.
Next year the committee propose to issue
question sheets TO the schools, two weeks
In advance, and by knowing more exactly
what will be expected OF them, they can
come iully prepared:
Mr.. Cracratt was the temperance orator
at all three OF the churches and earnestly
did he urge that Christians OF our CITY
should warm to the work and a X hold Of
this evil. We looked at the speaker and
recalled the quotation, "a brand plucEed
from the burning" Then we thought,
mo longer a brand, but n burning anu
shining light in this city"
Another hymn; then in place OF Rev,
Barnitz, who, sorry to sly, WAS 100 I'M
we'll TO take the part assigned him, came
Prof. RauGher, Of Gettysburg, Ia. beau,
tiiul s,tcch We wish we had ~ woru
for w6rI. Oh! how he led those little one
along, step by step, from the lowest to the
highest forms OF lie; climaxing in thai
choicest thought OF all, Jesus said: ~ am
the life" 4 master Of three tongues, the
Hebrew. the Greek and the English, you
ought to have doncit, Professor, and yoItd'4
it,
One word further. We have never.
hoard better chorus singing in this city.
With astronc choir to aid him, Mr.. A. IL.
Reach conducted the harmony in most
beautiful time, while the biz organ con.
trclIeI the mighty round OF voices, and
the silver tongued cornet, played most
exuuisitclv BY Theodore Roller, took its
lcaiin: and thrilling part. We have heard
that the Sabbath Schools otthe East nave
introduced this, and other orchestral nc
commandments into their work, but 1t is the
first time here. Our opinion now IS that
the world and the devil should no longer
have u monopoly OF Instruments whicn eau
be made to make such q glad noise.
AT TIE SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
the assemblase Of the bright, CHEEKY, hap,
ny and rleesome faces OF the Sabbath
SShool Scholars OF the Chapline St. ". +,
Thinj PRESBYTERIAN, Wesley NJ. E., Disei-
niles and the Second Presbyterian Churches,
together with the Parker Hall Temperance
Union, and a very large audience filling
the c~apacious church, evidenced this
union festival o fsong and praise was one
most heartily cniovei and to be Over
memorable. All the Sabbath Schools
wep we'll represented by scholars and
teachers, and the various exercises otsong,
recitation and review met with the most
unanimous participation. To see the dear
little children singing their songs OF praise
with hearty ioyouSneSs, all attention gwen
TO making melody with the hymns they
love TO sing, pleasure and enjoyment
beaminE in every face, is a sight that
could not help but make one wish back
happy childhood days.
The exercises began with the hymn
..Jov TO the world" followed by the Scrip
Inn lesson, Psslm xxiv. led by Rev. Rip
pey. followed BY q short but very eloquent
PRAYER by the Kew. Jas. D. Motfat, pastor
OF The Second Church. Hymn second,
we praise Thee, 0 God" was followed
the yerv happy address OF Rev. w. z.
Snodrrass in which he related anunber
of anecdotes Of Sabbath school scholars,
e~xrTar1inply interesting, and calculated 10
imrres the duty Of faithful scholarship
and its reward.
After singing hymn third, The Lord's
INV Shepherd, the international Review,
bv Rev. ". E. Rippey, developed the TACT
tiat the lesson system, S nov IN, use,
Strengthens the bond OF union between
The Sabbath schools Of various denomina-
lions. and though divided SGto units! the
Sabbath School is one in thought, work
and action.
their every day life to mind, and applying
that to the glorious truths OF religion Is
any measure OF success in sunday school
worker, the Rev. II. L. Baugher, who rext
addressed the asSemblage, has reasonlt 70 be
classcd as q model. His five minutes talk
about Light" It's requirements and ne
cessitieS, his interesting questions and ap..
plica;ions Of the subject matter, created
The livelieSt interest and q universal regret
that his time was limited. l5fS -
HYMN No. 1, Come 10 the Savior"
preceded an address By Rev. !. R!iReiley,
who very Interestingly alluded TO the
sabbath School work, its %enjoyrcnts and
results, and related some Of his personal
experiences in the good cause,
The Hon. C. D. Hubbard followed in a
mos; earnest appeal for the continuance
OF enthusiastic real in the Sunday School
cause, which he had seen grow from aSin.
Gle small school in this city over fifty years
sro TO the vast proPOrion.it enjoys in our
midst now.
Beams" Mi. T. q. GaCrait'~ addreSsedthe
assemblage with Temperance Talk, pors
travinS the blessing Of q temperate and
God.fSarinr lie in the most vivid manner.
The grand old hymn, "Al Hail the
Power oiJeSus' Name, being sung and the
Lords PRAYER" being reCitedi In concert,
the audience was dismissed Within bene
diction, and the first union meeting OF the
sabbath schools closed with, We trust, the
most happy result, enjoyed BY every one
present. The meeting was ably presided
over BY Mr.. ". J. W. Cowden, and to him
is due much praise. The singing was led
bv the choirs of the Second Presbyterian
aud Disciples Churches, Mr.. w. n. Sheih,
the orcanist Of 1.-THE Second Church, preSid-
ing attheonSan, and considering theagrre
CATION OF - many persons from various
churches and schools the music was most
excellent.
NUErH STREEI y. < CHURCH,
This church was filled At AZ early hour
BY the Sunday schools assigned 70 it
Alter they had been seated visitors were