The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-22
HARVEST IVES HOME liz I
laaefos,iac services at the Eagli.l, Lusi,eraa
44iff5s s,Vt-k 1sIIt Church n ~ 4 Nv n

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Among all tile pleasant anniversaries
and noteworthy days that have ever been
celebrated by tho people Of the English
Lutheran Church aud Sunday School,
there never was IN occasion when the
church was 50 handsomely prepared or the
membership seemed 10 enter moro heartily
or entirely Into the service than ycster.
day. II was the Harvest Home service.
During tho week preceding the men,
bcrs OF the church themselves thoroughly
cleaned the house, and loving hearts
prompted better work than money could
have secured. On Friday evening prcpar.
a,ory services were held, and Sunday
morning md evening the communion Of
tho Lords Supper was celebrated.
Flowers doomed everywhere and birds
sang in every window. Prominent among
tho decorations were n large floral cross,
and MI anchor and star OF white flowers
and green leaves. The latter were placed
Oil the wall behind the palrit and the
cross stood on table in front OF it. The
Laptlsmal iont was u mass Of bright flow.
crs and tables on either side tic pulpit
platform were piled high with fruits and
flowers. Rev. I. W. E.sPcsch0u, OF vii
mington, n. G., scnta box OF articles most
Of which arc not known here, and proved
very interesting, among which were soy
cral- plants OF cotton, rice, peanuts, figs
scuppcrnoDg grapes, n few branches OF Tho
celebrated prickly ash, u variety OF grasses
md Southern moss, and few specimens
OF the Venus fly trap. g..=.,,G s.a'5
The skillful fingers Of the ladies' OF The
church had arranged all the decoration
! md the large cross was the work OF on,
lady. a large audience filed the house Il
, both morning and evening service, and il
: the afternoon tb6 forsunday SGliool.l NTh
, pastor, Rev.E. II. Dornbiascr, conluctcdt til,
services and administered tho sacra,nen
. to alarge number Of persons, and baptize'
' meetings. The blackboard, rs usual, wa
E beautiticd with its appropriate illustra
/ tons Of n sheaf OF grain, with scriptur
0 texts in handsome lettering. TIL
!. school was addressed by Rev
c DR.. Cook, Mr.. W. a. List and by the pas
tor, who showed to the audience the curl
k osilies from abroad, md explained lh
n manner ofthcir growth and their use.
:. liberal contribution was made by tn
!, school for The establishment ola children.
!. memorial churcl, in Kansas City. Til
;. singing at ali the services was beautiful
3 spirited and highly appropriate. God
!. bountiiul provision for mans comfort nm
d pleasure formed the theme OF the scrmo
!. in the evening; and from it were draw
, various lessons OF luty-tle duty OF grat
q tudc, the duty OF obedience, tho duty {
j faith. Again grateful throny gathGro
around tie Lords table, and then sep:
rated with "praise God from whom a
blessings ilown upon their lips and in thei
!. hearts. ~. Y
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7. The First PRESBYTERIAN Sabbath schoe
g also held its Harvest Home Festival ycs
), ter,lav The school exercises took ploc
at q, 40 y AMI in thoov.n;n, thc nas,o,
Row ~ - n II 'I r"nn;nchn,n nr"aehoI !;
!. tSo roon, Vial, H u.1s Ia6nrn.sj in ha,,
tiulr "rt;s s, mo mno r,o In" wns IN
. ionrth an , " raii,,;nr ,ar .; tlIo sc,ool
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