Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-02
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NV CCyBERLAND. January The
Hancock County S. S Convention for
1881 is a thing OF the past beginning on
the ?2,h and closing on the night OF the
30rh flsrge audiences and able speak
era 90 to make up a successful conveu
,ion then ours WAS surely success. TIE
speakers from abroad were Rev. j. S.
Pomeroy, of MoIndsvil.e, Rev. HeDch, Of
Belmont county, Ohio, Rev. DR.. Weight.
,nan. Of Steuoenville, Rev. Parkinson, Of
Island Creek, Ohio, Elder Cox, OF Holli-
day Cove, MessEs. List and Rhineaart, Of
Wheeling. Cur home speakers were RcVs.
Green, Calhoun and Mckee. At the first
evening session Mrs. Calhoun read an emf
neCtly strong paper in favor Of teacnlng
temperance in tGe Sunday school, which
vas followed by short and pertinent re-
marks from Revs. Weightman, Cox,
uench and Mrs. Jasper NJ Porter, who all
heartily endorsed the sentiments contained
IL the ESSAY.
Tnr ""vt subject was The pcopriety OF
church members Hnd sabbath School
teachers patroniziny places OF popular
amusemeuis DR. Heightmau to whom
he suU .ect was assigned, in very yIgor.
Gus manner proceeded TO Rnalyle and
classify the various kinds Of popular
amuaeme,t5 o! the pre-.u, day according
10 their merits, which was aooUt as to!.
lows. ls'. Horse Races. ID Theatres
3D. Bah Room, and Progressive Euchre
and 4,h, ard most Gemo-aljEiny Of all
the Skaiuy Rink. This last the Doctor
handled without EIo. ~ ~ The great edlhca-
ton Of iArLe uum5=r OF his hearers;
another po:H0c o! his audience Of course
T2Qli nor ha hlyhiy er'hgEed over hls es
Rev. Pomeroy vassei llue an eulosy on
NJ r,iuig n u-r nCtucgl resources aEc
measurement as a State, and was OF lhe
o,@qiou ,ha, in certain parts ol her terrific
ry there were splendid opsanE5 Tor ms
sionary work. that is Snniay schOo'
work II
Mr. List delivered quite lengthy, and,
We riH ai3, al atsrlsin'ng instructive
address on the p.- and present history o.
the Sabbath sChOy..
Nr Pbipener, u in is or OF the cofnet
or .ny ins;rumeut that helps MAKE gS0d
music 10 the sunday scfool.
oabtle tilt between R7'. dencH Aou
: v.ss Y r CAnscon teacher IN The : A"i
mon Normal School, as 70 ta' merit ,.. ol
C6sr!ss Dickens wo:ks, it WIS 9ensEa"y
conc dad that the R,ysteni came Oh sec
ond best. o,,,, was
..is,-d -. by a cornst and violin, aud while
- -o,dered frst-class music, no doubt
~" "a -;eTed il as g worldly Innovation
So-i,g so.- an irrelrg.ols tendency. g,
Re- Heuch remained over aud DENY e. SH
q tempesAncs lecture beto!e the {. W. l.
Tniou on Thursday night.
cumberland was full Of visitors this
week-too numerous 70 mention IN detail
William Wilson, who wa5 shot, IN the
rink. ChhristmGs ere, is little better ou'
not yet out Of danger. -.
Samuel Cameron is still IN jail
One OF the speakers in the audience ga
ma riaws to the convention during the TEN
nersnce talk, which were about as tolloWs
That as God created everything. the gram
from which whisky the pure old rye /. /.
neds being e part of that creation, sslC
Iiouor properly usGd may not be such OSC
thing after ell.