The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-24
THE ANNIVERSARY
EoF THE ENGLISH 1uTnEnAxs.
a-HIaf.. wv. II -.T|t .f-" EH"htF ~ aLN't4E
The siiver jdbties Of This Church Celebra.
ted Saturday md observation-disclosures.
Ing nnd Memorable. Services in
Commenosatlon Of the Event.

Tho twenty.tittl anniversary OF the
founding Of tile English Lutheran Church
Of this city WIS celebrated yesterday. Tho
church Inns rather u remarkable record,
been founded In 1850 by Rev. DR..
Dosfl, tho Missionary President Of tho
Virginia Conference, who located here af.
ter tho church was established, and was
its pastor Tor three years. REV. s. Is. Bar.
nitz succeeded him In lSGa, and remained
IN charge until 1881, when he resigned to
become Western Secretary OF the Board
Of Missions OF tho church, with hcadquAr.
t"rs ut Dcs Moines. Iowa. Rev. Il. II.
hornblaser has since been pastor, and all
these ministers participated In the cele.
braiion yesterday.
THE OPENING SERVICES.
The services really commenced on Fri.
day evening, AS already stated. On Satur.
day evening services were also held, Rev.
J. ". Schwartz, Missionary President Of
tho Synod OF Pittsburgh, preaching q prac.
teal and eloquent sermon OIL "What the
Community Owes the Church." He held
that the church contributes 10 the tinaii.
cial, educational, moral and spiritual we'll
being Of community. md il tho agent Of
God to preserve the community. There
iorc the community, owes the church
financial and moral support. !sev. +. W:
y, resGhau, Of Wilmington, n. G., and
Key. iJrS. Mcclure and Cunningham, Of
ms city, loiloWe6 with prie1 addresses.
some que mas'Gai seieetions, among them
= so'3 ny MISS flora Williams, were reil'
aerea,
yesterday NJ iV:3o A. ". Q DR.. u. W.
Dosn, the cnurcils lonnuer delivered M
addfcss on inc history Of It's first years,
l%v: ,. b. h'Fni'z followed with 4 history
81 MS Pastofate, au rev Il: II. Dorft.
b bm , po"0 oe"' ''te '"S' 'i'cc years
20 :oI,,, ,,a ,,a.
,i,a M"S ."ssn W a'lt II ~
Sa;ra Sol "ss''e"'o ""''''' VI III tnes'
-, o'
ihoso WIG we're present III me sunday!
Mnoo. Yesterday a'terhooh Witnessed Il
Sym mover 10 20 iorgolten. Every part
Joytat' ciHss manners ana decorations
waving ana music lli'hg INC air. Chnrlcs
y. blilt' nov y sthaehinL ihe Theological
seminary " uetlysourg, once q boy in
we sSioo', was me ilrst speaker. lils
ltienus mny wen ieei hopeful II proud
o. nm; ne way followed by Key. DR..
Dosl, Mr.J NJ; clemens, OF pittsburgh,
ior'neriy Il teacher III the SCHOOL, Key. r.
W. y. Feschan, Hev. Or. Conrad, Rev. }.
". schwarsz ana KEY. ); u, barnitz. 1t
was Il Hreat meeting, to which justice car
,carcely be done IN the lSrELLlGENcER's
lm.'cd s'Hre.,
me decorations were elaborate and in
good tastc.the blackboard especially hay
ing q speaking historic picture. At 80 6
solemn communion service was held,
LAST EVENING. 4
At $50 last evening Rev. DR.. Conrad
editor OF the Llhhfrai Obay,rr, Of pbjla
delphia, delivered his renowned Grafton
on 'Luther, the Great Rciormer." Ever,
place in the audience room was occupiec
and the gallery called into f. reouisition
The Grafton was a master. niece, coplbirin,
history, theology, e]loqm"nce and deer
thought. No report could do justice to It
as even a verbatim report would lnck
the "oHuTous 'ile alu nre when the clio