Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-26
IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES.
What Some of the Churches are Doing,
A Few Texts for Sunday

At the First Presbyterian Church
Sunday, the pastor Rev. d. a. Cunning
ham, will preach in the morning upon
ESTHER, the Resistless Petitioner,
and the subject of his evening discourS,
will be REST for the People Of God
This church is In a prosperous condi
tion. The receipts for the year ending
April 18th. were S5,770.20, and the eX
penditures IS, $685., leaving a balance
lof Sls4. s5 in the hands OF the treasurer
There were 26 received into the church
on confession of faith, and l. by certiti
cate from other churches. There were
adults and - infants baptized. The
total membership OF the church is now
500. There are 293 in the Sunday
school. At the annual meeting Of the
Foreign Missionary Society in Wash
ington, ID. c.. which cOnveneS next
Tuesday. Mrs. Cunningham, wife OF the
pastor. will attend as a delegate.
At the Zane Street Methodist Church
tomorrow, the pastor, Rev. c. b. Ora.
ham, will take for his text in the morn
/ ing the words found in st. Luke, 18th
chap. 18th verse, Take ye heed how yc
hear" resolving itself into the subject
The Responsibility Of the Hearer. -
At the evening service the text will also
be taken from ST. Luke, "SOn, Remem-
bcr." The meetings through the week
| have been well attended, and all present
participated in the exercises with evil
dent zeSt.
Some disadvantages now attend the
services being held in the spacious sane
tuary Of the Immaculate Conception.
The interior is occupied with a net
work Of scafTolding, upon which artists
are now busily engaged in decorating
| The church will be beautified artsti-
cally to the extent OF $500, In addition
To which all the woodwork, both intc-
rior and exterior. will be painted and a
new carpet laid in the sanctuary. The
entire cost Of the Improvements will be
about 81 800. The ScaiIolding is put up
| i'm such a way as not TO- interfere with
| the regular services 40 the church. and
Rev. Father Mullen remarks that the
attendance has been large at all the
services. Notwithstanding the incum-
brances within.
At ST. Paul's German Evangelical
Protestant Lutheran Church there has
been an increased interest in the work
Of the church. and evidences Of growth
are witnessed both in the church
and Sunday School. Three new mem
bers were recently admitted, VIM.
kelSing, Jacob Riby and August Scid
Ter. During the summer season the
morning services at this church will
commence at 10 o'clock, instead Of at
1890.
Rev. Charles Aulford will be installed
as the new pastor Of the Third Presby-
terian Church Monday evening. 4
meeting Of the Prcsbytery Of Washing
ton has been called TO install the new
pastor. The present pastor, Rev. l.. W.
Barr, is now installed over a church in
Belaire.
At st. Luke's Episcopal Church. be
the Island. the usual services will ON
conducted by the rector, Rev Jacob
Brittingham, in the morning, and in the
evening Rev. Charles o. Meara, OF
Ohio, will preach.
At the Thomson Methodist Church,
on the Island. the subject Of the pastors
sermon tomorrow morning will be
Gods Special Providcnces. In the
evening there will be general talk on
some matters OF interest TO all. Last
evening the Rev Mr.. Grimes gave a
very entertaining talk upon the Posi-
bility of Being Saved" The ladies Of
the congregation also gave a social, with
one Of their well-preparcd suppcrs. At
this church the first Of next month will
be Ralph Bingham, the boy orator, who
has won such piaudits everywhere.
Although Rev. w. II. Brooks, the
colored pastor, who recently came from
Washington, d. c.. has been in charge |
Of the Simpson Methodist Church but |
short time, he has aroused much feeling /
and enthusiasm In church work among /
his people. and the congregation is on I
the rise. Money is now being raised for .
the purpose Of turning the church /
around square with the street. and re-
modelling it generally. Mr.. Brooks is
an earnest and untring worker.
In the absence Of the pastor Rev. W.
II. Cooke, the pulpit of the Second
Presbyterian Church will be filled to-
morrow morning and evening by Rev j
d. Moffat. President Of Washington
jefferson College
DR.. Blaisdell will preach at lO:30 to-
morrow I'm the English Lutheran church.
In the evening a song service will be
conducted.