Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-01
MARTINS FERRY.

The special revival services which have
been in progress at the NJ + Church since
the inception Of the new year, closed on
Friday night last, and as q result sixty
new names have been added TO the men,
bership list. The meetings are still con.
tinued three nights each week--on Tues
day, Friday and Saturday. The Saturday
night meetings are conducted by the Young
Mems Church Society, and are always
very interesting. Yesterday the services
we're of far more than usual interest, The
morning sermon, by Rev Earl d. Holt,
was on the subject Salvation Net
By Works" At the close OF the sermon a
class of twenty-five men and women, priu.
cipally young people, received the order OF
baptism. This is always a very impressive
and interesting service and the members
ship drawn together to witness the cere'
mony was quite large. 10 the evening
the pastor discussed the subject "One
Thing Lacking" The sermon was very
interesting and appreciable, and the large
congregation plainly demonstrated the ne.
cessity of the proposed addition to the
church.
Tonight the OxfordLeague and reading
circle will hold Tennyson meeting in the
lecture room. The exercises will princi.
pally have connection with the chosen poet
and his works. These meetings are al.
ways fraught with interest and the Tenny.
son meetings promises to present particu'
lar attractions.
Rev. Martin, OF Brilliant, preached at the
Baptist church on the subject Of prayer.
In his sermon be made the startling state.
nent that the millennium would be upon
us in 1896. That tie devil would then be
bound and cast into hell to tempt the world
no more. Mr.. Martin draws his inference
from the calculations Of eminent theolo-
gians, who state positively that according
TO biblical data aud statements, the millen-
mum is only ten years hence.
At the Presbyterian church, Rev. Walk.
er conducted the usual morning and even.
ing services, with young peoples prayer
meeting at $50 p. m, aud 7. M. c. A.
meeting st 4;30 p. n.
There was no services st the U. p.
Church. II is reported that call will be
issued 10 Rev Brownlse, Of Washington,
Pa.
Miss Mary Hob.on. Of Wheeling, is the
guest OF Mr.. Allion Van Pelt about mile
west OF town.
Business men report that Saturday was
one Of The best days in this place since the
holidays.
There was Al immense crowd in stten-
dance at the Union Cornet Band Concert
at the Excelsior rink Saturday night The
performance, especially the vocal enter
tainment was very nice, and the audience
was very appgec;asiss.
August Hosenbelt has removed his "a.
loon to large two story frame building on
Railroad street, above the Elson Glsss
works.
Mr.. Levi ia il town, st the Sherman
House, and 10 doing sn immeD:e business
in the way OF suiting sales.
The Mountain View Literary Society will
hold an imnense entertainment q. Ian.
caster Chapel on April l, for the heneh! Of
the church.
Mr.. Amerson, Of Barnesville, will lee.
ture in Lsncaster Chapel, for the benefit
Of the Literary Society, on Thursday
night
On Saturday next commencings. IL N.
Mr.. Leks Hastings, Jacob Riggs, jacob
Reed and Easter" Brandt will walk o
txeIye.hour match, in Lafayette Hal, for O
percentage Of the gsie money. All TIE
uien are more or less fsmous. md Brand.
being the winner Q. tis recent ak days
match zskes II probable that the affair
will draw well and prove interesting.
Geo. Schrimpf. the E.a charged BY Geo
Mertz with css1ui. In Hellipgs coal mine
was arrested Yesterday and will have q
hearing before Mayor Mitchell q 2p m
to-day.
On Saturday the urskilled labor at th.
/ IEtns aud Standard mills ssked sn s1
vance Of fifteen per cent, which ID the re-
toration Of the usges paid before the re
duction Ct sftsen per cent last faI. Com
mon lsborers are paid sl.l6, and som
others little more. The sivsacs hs
been asked by 81 ssi may cause strik.
TIE ills viii be of to-day on seeoun
loft
1 CHS seabrigbt will leave in . 70
| IdaJs 10 visit relatives in the v.cinitJ
Niagara Falls.