The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-06
MARTINS PERRY.
Sermon to Odd FsllOws-othsr church,
Personal aud General Gossip,

Sermon to Odd FellOwS-Other Church,
Personal aud General Gossip.
George Wells is able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, j. Ball arc visiting
friends at East Liverpool,
Mr.. ], A, RoWnopher, Of Columbus, Is
the guest Of Prot. Z. =. Sparks.
Mr.. John Milligan, Of Canton, is visit.
ing Rev. Mr.. johnson and wife.
Mrs. George Robinson, OF st. Clairs.
vile, is visiting friends in this city.
7. ]. Thomas is entertaining his
brother, Arthur Thenag, Of Minerva.
Miss May McKim returned on satur,
day from pleasant visit in Allegheny,
The wardeps Of the fire companies
vi! lAest at city hall tonight to elect a
Miss Sadie Reagan, Of Benwood, spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Reese.
Rev. @. NJ. Conway assumed the pas.
toral charge OF the Baptist church yes.
terday.
Mrs, RebeCca Ammons, residing in
olark's addition, died on Saturday.
Funeral yesterday.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
NJ. E. church next Sunday. Rev. A. r.
Chapman will preach.
Rev. Mr.. Simpson, Of Hamilton, Is in
the city, summoned by the illness OF his
brother.in.law, George Ralston.
The canes for the members OF the
Sons OF Veterans Camp No. l5l have ar.
rived and members can obtain them by
calling at the postoffice news stand. The
caps will arrive In few days.
Mr.. Roland Beard, formerly OF Mar
tins Ferry, was married at Glasgow,
Scotland, April IS, TO Miss Anna Allan.
Capt. L. W. Inglebright Is the recipient
OF some OF the cake. The groom Is q
brother Of Mr.. Ambrose Beard, who re-
Gently left Martins Ferry and went to
New Philadelphia,
Rev. l. s. Winters, pastor Of the NJ. Z.
Church, preached a most excellent ser.
mon on Odd Fellowship in the church
yesterday morning. Onward and Bel.
mont City Lodges Of Odd Fellows turned
out and attended in q body, marching
from the hall TO and from the church.
They wore regalias and white gloves and
carried canes, and made very respecta,
bic showing. Every seat in the church
was taken and Rev. Mr.. Winters sermon,
which occupied about forty minutes, was
listened TO with intense interest and
highly appreciated not only by the Odd
Fellows, but tho large congregation.
He said the Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows was not quite 200 years old and
numbered In the world 1,260,000 mem.
bers and over 100000 In the United
States, the first Lodge In this country
being organized In 1919. Every time
the clock ticks some child Is Comforted
by the order; $4,000, 900 had been raised
BY the order for widows and orphans,
s., 900, 900 Of which has been disbursed.
He explained the emblems, said that
large numbers Of the best Christians
were members and paid tue order o high
compliment for nuraing and caring for
the sick, burying the dead, assisting the
widows and orphans, etc. He said a
good word for the g. A. r., the Masons,
Knights Of Pythias and other secret 80:
cieties, something that Rev. A. E.
Brownlee did not do in the U. P. Church /;
he complained that there was not
enough religion in them. The Odd
Fellows after returning TO their hall
passed resolutions OF thanks expressive
Of their appreciation for the sermon
preached by Mr.. Winters.