The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-24
THE HARVEST HOME
AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
A Day Of Thanksgiving Yesterday In which Church
And SABBATH School JOlnsd-rhs.SundAy
School Room Appropriately Decorated.
Growth Of Church Last Year.

Yesterdays services at the Firt Presbyts-
rian Church In this city were unusually well
attended aud enjoyed. The occasion was a
Harvest Home celebration by both the Sunday
School and the church. The Sunday, School
room wasbsauhtully and appropriately deco
rated. Directly back Of the superintend.
ent's desk, standing in the opening 10 thein-
FAINT class room, was 4 large cross made oil
wheat and oats. About the pillars support
Ing the ceiling stood sheeyes OF the ripsned
grain. In the windows were bean vines on
the poles. At the entrance aud over the doors
leading TO the library and class ROOMS were
arches OF oorn-st4lks, with the ears Of corn
still on them. Hanging baskets and flowers
were everywhere and the chandeliers were
entWined with green BRANCHES. In the cen.
ter OF the room, standing on large pedestal,
was an urn. Pedestal aud urn were almost
entirely hidden, however, by fruits and vege.
tables. Grapes, bananas, pears, apples, potA-
toes, cabbages onions melons, pumpkins,
squlshes, carrots beeis, corn-eyerything
that Is In season YES there. Expressions OF
admiration were heard from all who entered
the room. TIE ladies who brought about
the pretty effect had reason TO feel proud OF
their work. lAsl gt f.R3 bt
The Sunday School commenced at Ga. NJ,
and was conducted by Mr.. J. n. Belleyille.
The exercises were very pleasing and enjoyed
by both members OF the school and specta-
tors. Rev. Mr.. Do:nb Ter, OF the English
Lutheran church, and key. J. b. Milford, OF
the Baptist church, were pseSont and spoke
At the morning service, Rev. DR.. Cunning
hain,. the pastor, preached Harvest Home
sermon. His text was from Gal. VI: I. For
wha'soeve man soWeth, that shall he also
reap" He said:
And now Christian friends, II you will no.
tice 10 the context, the Apostle sNys, sand
lei US not be weary In well.doing; for in due
season we al all reapf wefatnt not" While
we rejoice to-day ID the Observance Of our
Harvest Home, and thank God for The me-
CHS OF the past, let as not become weary 10
His work; the promise Is, in due season we
shall reap II we faint not" Whilst we have
been reaping in the days gone by, thera are
still many sheayes and greater haEyests 10 be
gathered in the future. 1t Is well for Us 3
note the fact, that lest Sabbath ives the
seventh anniversary OF the present pastorate,
and we ought to review with thankful ac-
acknowledgements al our blerstngs, temporal
and spiritual, and ssk, "What hath God
wrought n During the lett year twenty.six
peIsocsI have been added TO the church by
certificate from other churches, and nineteen
by confesson OF faith, making in all, forty
five. Dismissed by certificate 10 other
churcheJ and gone by removal. fourteen.
Nine OF the members, were called to the
church triumphant Id glory; one OF these
was William Riheldaifsr, who had for ten
yesis bear. a faithful ruling elder, and who
md net for twenty-six yeai mis7:d com,
munion Fesson. How sweet the unbroken
communiopin heaven must be TO him now !
How great the Joy as he beholdsthe King in
His beauty!
Five adults were baptized, and fourteen
infant ;twenty-seven 70, erals were attended;
and over 800 pastoral calls were made. The
present membershio OF the church after de-
Quoting all removals BY cert fcate and death.
| Is 4tj3. The various mil Iionsry society and
bands have been diligently and trustfully
sewing precious seed. The Sabbath School
work hes gone steadily forward In the home
and mission schools, and officers and teachers
have shown commendable diligence and
fidelity. How much the church Is indebted
to these constant, loving, seli.Sacriticing
christian worker, who year In and year out
are found In their places, modestly aud con-
| scientiously doing their work, not for the
praise OF men, but for Chrlst's sake. The
contribution for congregational and benevo'
lent purposes In this church during the lest
yesr, as reported to the Geb eral Afyembly in
the month OF May, were ,03J. Yet after
all, in proportion to privileges, our oppor;,
tuDities, our blessings both TEMPORAL and
spiritual, have we accomplished a, much
as we might have done, had we been more
entirely filled with the Spirit OF Christ2
The text OF the sermon In the evening was,
Galatians s.: %, "But the fruit OF 1.-THE spirit
Is love, joy, peace, long,!sutisring, gantleness
goodness, faith. meekness, temperance.
This was preached In the Sunday School room
| =, n, larra CONGREGATION,