The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-20
THE CIIURuHEg.

THE CHURCHES.
IL ~ NH h---s'i ~ s-rif
What Was Done AmOng Them Yesterday
The Waiting MlnisteFs Generally
UtiiIEed.
The meeting Of the Synod In this city
has brought together large number oil
prominent Presbyterian ministers, and
some Of them kindly consented TO All the
various pulplts in our city and vicinity
yesterday, as follows:
At the First Presbyterian Church, Rev,
Dr. IT. Beatty preached a ioFCible ser.
mon In the morning, and In the evening
Rev. Dr. o. L, Thompson occupied the
pulpit.
Al the Second Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Spargrove preached In the morning,
At 2 r, ". the sacrament was celebrated,
DR.. Whiting, In administering the bread,
made some very impressive remRrka.aE
did also Rev. McOllntock In administering
the wine. Alarge audience was present,
In the evening Rev. =. ]. Wilson, D. D.,
preached powerful sermon.
At the Third Presbyterian Church Rev
d. K. Nesbit preached in' the morning
anu In the evening Rev.J. r. BLACK.
At the Fourth Street NJ. Z. Church Rev
DR.. Alex. Mclean In the morning, and ID
the evening Rev. Samuel McBIide.
At the Lutheran English Church Rev
]. II. Stevenson In the morning and Rev
Hammer ID the evening.
Attic U. p. Church. A. ~, Rev. W. W.
Moorhead p. ~, Rev. D. W. Townsend,
DR.. Strong preached Z p. ". at the Chap
line Street Church, and A. u. Loves in The
morning.
AtZane Street, a. NJ, Rev. J. B. Dickeyi
P. NJ, Rev. ]. I. FrederiCks.
AT the R. E. Church, A. ~, Rev. Johr
NJ Smith; M, Rev. ]. Q. Irwin.
Wesley NJ. Z, Church, A. NJ, Rev. O. @
B. Duncan; 7. NJ, Rev. Ewing.
Disciples Church, A. NJ, Rev, Milhol.
land r. NJ, Rev. F. II. WOtriug.
Atthe A. NJ. E. Church, Market street
Rev. 6. X. Scott, A. NJ; p. NJ, ]. s. Hench
AT the church on EOH above Twelfth
Rev. ]. I. Hill In the morning, and even.
ing Fl. ]. McClelland.
Fulton NJ. E. Church, evening, Rev. w
Wilson.
Martins Ferry Protestant Church, morn
ing, Rev. j. II. Nesbit.
Bridgeport Protestant Church, Rev. ]. II
Sherrard.
Rev. Thompson preached at Dallas
morning aud evening.
Dr.. Hays spoke ut the First Presbyter
ian Sabbath School In the morning and II
the afternoon at the Parker Hall temper
meeting.
TnE SIXTEENTH STREET ESoL,su Lurn
BRAN CnuRcH.-A very choice bunch O.
tnbe'roses was noticed on the pulpit O
this church by those who entered II yes
terday morning, and tho PRAYER Of tht
pastor revealed the fact that 1t was placed
there at tue suggestion OF Thomas Horn
brook, who, though seriously III, desired
TO show his regard in this way. At the
afternoon Sunday School service and tlIt
evening service pots Of flowers and vase
otIoses were beautifully arranged by somI
other friend OF the church whose name
could not be found out by our reporter.
The morning sermon was by Rev. 10
seph H. Stevenson, OF ScOtulale, Penn
The text was from jeremiah XIII. g.
"And this Is the name by which he shal
be called, The Lord our Righteousness.
The sermon was listened to with marked
attention by large congregation, It wal
delivered without manuscript aud will
much force and earuestness.
The Sunday School was visited by man,
Of tho members OF the Synod, who com
plimented Its earnestness, It's spirit am
It's work fer humanity. A letter was rene
from Rev. A: Rowe, children's mi >sionar,
in India, and addresses were delivered b.
Rev. ]. Garland Hammer, OF Parkersburg
w. Va; Rev. Joseph Andrews, OF Pitts
brrgh, Pa, and Mr.. Willis Booth, Of IN
same city; and We have seldom hear
more sensible or more practical thoughts
put into words, such as children can un
derstand, than those In the addresses a
the English Lutheran Sunday School ven
terday. John II. Zevely, Superintendent
haC an admirable illustration OF the lessol
Of the day, in q crayon picture on til,
blackboard. This service was ono Of de
light to all present.
The evening service was by Rev. J. Gar
land Hammer, Of ParkersGurp, W, Va,
from the theme "The four Gardens Of ,hl
Bible" 1t was a logical discourse, beauti
fully enforced by practical illustration
and delivered with JUNCTION and eloouence
Altogether the day was one Of great los
at this church.