The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-21

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ed last night A beautiful invitation was
ntout rom the ISTELLIaENcER Job Office ask
ing members % come TO the new pastors
welcome and the retiring pastors farewell.
Preceding the morning sermon q baptsmRl
service was held by Rev. S. B. Barnitz, and
then Rev, Emanuel pOrnblaser, the newly
chosen pastor, delivered his Introductory
sermon, Of which the following Is a synopsis:
Acts 10; 20, II ask therefore for what In
tent ye have sent for me- Noticing, frst,
that the union formed by the Apostle Peter
and the devout Gentiles ut Cesarea was the
contamination OF plan Of God. Second, that
the union resulted from conditions which
came in answer TO prayer, Third, the object
OF the union OF pastor and people.
The sermon was yerv well received and
made favorable imp egion.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
the pride and glory, honestly so, OF Rev,
BArnitz, was filled 70 crowding, The black
board spoke welcome words 70 the new and
goodbye to the old pastor, and after suitable
words from each, every member was taken by
the hand and wisheda blessing,
TnE FAREWELL TO REV. s. u, nARNTTZ,
Rev. s, u. BarnitZ closed ratheran eventful
ministry OF over nineteen years, ut the Eng
last night and though his family will not
leave the city before April next, and he will
DO back and forth amongst u.s. yet his official
relations as pastor closed with the discourse
Of yesterday evening, The text on which
his farewell words were based was taken
from Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians,
second chapter, third, fourth and fifth verses:
"And was with you In weakness, and in
fear and in much trembling, And my speech
and my preaching were not In persuasive
words Of wisdom, but in denomination OF
the spirit and fpOwer, that your faith should
not stand In the wisdom Of men but in the
power Of God.n
The historic points OF the discourse will
no doubt interest our readers, and we have
therefore had them reported, Mr.. Barnitz
came to Wheeling as pastor June 10, 1862,
at the age OF twenty.four years, and preached
fourth chapter, second verse, Preach the
word; DO instant in season, out OF season; re.
prove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering
and doctrine" The services were heliin the
old Presbyterian Church, on Clay street (now
Eighteenth street, amid very diSCourlging
circumstances, Windows were without glasS
plastering was falling from the ceiling and
the audience numbered less than twenty
Richard (UnClO Dick Richardson led In the
singing, and Daniel n. Hoxie, A. II. bet.
wiler, Urilh Shepp and Andrew Britt acted as
church officers, Some OF the experiences OF
the then young pastor were rather amusing
as well as dlScOuruging, A high church pas
tor who was to share his room with Mr.. Bar.
nitz declined to do so, got another boarding
house and gave as q reason that "they had
put some unordained fellow In to sleep with
him. and he could not stand that Another
advised him not to remain In Wheeling, as
the "flOld was fully occupied and there was
no room for him nor for an English lutheran
Church." Mr.. y. replied, "rhere Is surely
room for somebody here, sir, Us learn there
are thousands OF people who never attend
church, and no Protestant orphanago or hos.
pltal."
by the first of September, 1902 the attend
ance at divine service had more than quad.
rupled, and the Sunday School had grown to
1856 members. The Baptist people desiring TO
call pastor, 1t was necessary to find another
place OF worship, and st, James German
Lutheran Church, on Fourth street, was Sc
cured for afternoon services and Sunday
School. Soon, however, the new pastor OBJ
jected 10 this arrangement and school and
congregation were ''Out In the cold" The
kindly offered the use OF their church during
the summer vacation OF Rev. !. w. Fisher
and Mr.. Barnltz preached 10 both congrega-
tons until the hall now used as the Jewish
Synagogue was ready for the holding OF ser.
vices. Here the worship was conducted for
a number OF years, and then for a short time
In the Court House, until the Chapel on Six.
tenth street was ready for occupancy, On
the 18th OF August, 1867, tho handsome lot
on which the Chapel now stands was pur.
chased, George Fricher and George Ksiline
advancing 81, 800 SO as to pay the entire sum
for the lot as soon as the deed was ready,
The Chapel was over two years in building,
the corner stone having been laid In Novem-
Der, 1893, and the dedication taking place
December 10, 1870. speaklngof the add.
''Three hundred and thirty.eight persons
have been brought to Christ, and into
thischurch from the world, and twenty.four
have come 10 us by certificates. / have re.
joiced with the Joy OF them who gather in
the harvest that the ingathering has been
from the world. Never has this church, nor
It's pastor, by word or deed, attempted to ell
tice members from other churches. Praise
the Lord that from such mean business His
grace has kept u.s. Speaking OF the changes
that have taken place, lie said: ~ have ad.
mlnistered the rite OF burial to 40S persons,
and from the lowest hovel where sin and
wretchedncss held high carnival, and from
the humble homes, neat and clean, OF the
Lords poor, and from the houses Of the ex.
allied and wealthy, have seen the dead car.
ried out, and admonlsled the living OF their
mortality. What an admonition In these
he called II "Wheeling's noblest, broadest,
grandest charity and urged everybody 10
stand by 1t and sustain II. Nj. Barnitz
urged upon every member OF the church
faithfulness and earnestr eSs, and commended
10 them his successor, Mr.. DOrnblaser.
Touching allusion was made 10 the pleasant
relations with all the other pulpits, and q
high compliment paid 10 the generous kind.
ness Of the merchants and all the people OF
Wheeling. The press OF the city was also
spoken Of as having always In the years OF his
ministry been exceedingly kind and helpful,
and indeed Rev. d. seemed TO have kind
farewell word for everybody and everything
but sin. In closing Mr.. Bafnitz said LET
us look away from these temporal things 10
what, II we arc faithful, shall presently be
ours; May we realize J. as what we shal be,
and In tue prospect OF II be content to labor
and suffer, II need be, and wait until the day
break and the shadows flee away. The night
S almost spent; the morning Is athand: fear.
less, meanwhile rest you all in peace. The
guardian spirit shall lead yoi to those homes
felicitous where now your parents and your
dear ones await Chrlsts kingdom with the
other blessed dead"
REV. MoTFAr's DEPARTURE.
As has been announced on last Wednesday
the Board OF Trustees OF the Washington.
Jefferson College rendered TO the Rev. ]. y.
MoiIat, pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church OF this city, the chair of President,
which was made vacant by the resignation OF
Dr.. Hays. The expectation that Rev. MofTat
would formally announce to the congregation
the receipt OF this invitation and what Ills In.
tentiohs were, doubtless drew somewhat |
larger congregation than usual to the Second