Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-17

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lo6 logan to the chair. In doing 30, the
.%Nrend gentleman alluded to the growing
delight be ~'saArienced from contempla.
ton Of the great ana characteristic features
ofthe Church, which haG Given it such q
history, and which had broughs :, it such
a great measure of success. He hoped had
believed the present meeting would awsk
en- a deep interest, and that all would &c
away with q higher and broader idea o
the denomination.
In taking the chair, DIR. Logan made 6
brief but interesting address. He said the
congregation had assembled to look back
over the past as it related to Methodism il
Wheeling. That past extended away fol
more years than most Of those present i'm
agined, for the foundations of the denomi'
nation here were laid away back in 1857
the year the constitution of the United
States was adopted and when it went into
effect. The history of the Fourth street
Society of Wheeling, Of which the present
church was the heir and successor, dates
back to 1868 great while ago. 1t was
not the purpose of the speaker to enter
into statistics or details He would leave
that to the speakers who should follow
him, but he simply wanted to give few
facts by which the past might be meas
ured.
Abiding to the purposes and import
ance of meetings like that he was address
ing, he said they not only afforded oppor'
tunities for the members of the different
congregations to get together, but chance
was given to revive the past and fix the
history of the Church in the minds Of the
Younger members of the congregations.
From time to time shoots had been put
forth by the original congregation, and
new churches had been established, the
members of which often lost Their
interest in the parent church.
As q consequence, the brethren did
not know each other as they ought, and
did not have sympathy for each other as
they ought. Meetings like the one now
in progress would correct this, and at the
outset, it would be well to 20 back to the
beginning of the Church in Wheeling and
talk of the men who first set up the cross
in the wilderness, and Of those other men
who took up that cross and carried 1t for
ward. The early history Of the M. Z.
Church In Wheeling, as elsewhere, is rap
idly fading away. The pioneers are gone,
and their sons and daughters are rapidly
following them, so that the "reminiscences
of the Church will soon be beyond reach,
unless steps are taken to preserve them,
and every opportunity to do this should be
improved
DR.. Logan then recounted some of his
early recollections of Methodism, regrettiug
as he did so, the many opportunities to Sc
cure valuable data which he had allowed
to pass by unimproved.
In closing he introduced Col. O. d. Hub
bard, SO the son of "a pioneer, and a good
deal Of pioneer himself.
Mr.. Hubbard made q most interesting
address. He commenced at the first advent
of a Methodist preacher into the wilds
where Wheeling now stands, an event
which he said took place in 17S5, and then
traced the history of the church step by
step down to recent years. One Of the
first converts here WAS Mrs. Elizabeth
Zane, wife of Ebenszer Zane. In
1877 a circuit, known as the
Ohio circuit, was formed, and after
several changes had been made, the first
steps were taken in 1918 to erect a church.
The building was 42x50 feet, and Is feet
high, with the pulpit at the east end, ac-
cording to belief then prevalent general
ly, and which still remains in certain or
carnations. He described the building
infinitely, and gave the facts of its cost,
the several contractors, etc, mentioning
the late ID. Peck, as having the painting
in charge Mr.. Hubbard told many incl
dents and anecdotes of the early days Of
the Church, describing the earlier pastors,
their peculisrities, trials and triumphs, and
followed the progress of events minutely
until within the recollection Of most of
those present.
He was followed by Mr.. Isaiah Warren
and Mr.. w. A. Wilson, who made equally
interesting addresses, which lack of space
prevents our outlining