The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-17
IN THE AFTERNOON.

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exhorting his hearers to be great in
God.
IN TIE AFTERNOON.
At 20 o'clock the young peoples
meeting was held Mt the Young Peoples
Temple, in the northern part Of the
ground. Rev. ]. Sumner Stone was pres
ent and spoke cntertainingly to the chill
dren. Mr.. Stone is peculiarlyfittedto give
religious instruction to young peo-
pie. He has a way OF holding their at
tcntion that is not often seen.
At the same time an open air meeting
was held in the park, where the Rev.
Mr.. Jones, OF Philadelphia, and others
addressed the throng OF people who had
gathered around them. This meeting
consisted OF song services and exhorta-
tons, and was carried OH till the
ringing OF the bell for the afternoon
sermon.
Il. o. Excel, assisted by the chorus OF
singers, conducted u religious song SER
vice in the auditorium at 2:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Excel's voice is in splendid con-
dition, and the singing attracted a large
crowd, who enjoyed the beautiful songs
until 8 o'clock. ut which time Rev.
Swindells took charge OF the meeting
and took up collection to help pay for
the young peoples temple.
Rev. Il. ". Gordon preached the az
ternoon sermon, taking for his text the
9th verse OF the 18th chapter OF the
Acts OF the Apostles. This was pow
erful sermon. The people were deeply
impressed with the earnestness OF the
speaker, and ut the conclusion OF the
sermon prayer meeting was held.
Many came forward and bowed at the
altar, many OF whom were already
members of church and we're seeking a
further blessing. The earnestness
aroused by the sermon was forcibly ex-
hibited in the prayer services that fol-
lowed.
The auditorium was filled in the af-
ternoon, there being almost rs many
present as in the morning.
EVENING.
The audience at the evening services
held up we'll, considering the many SER
vices during the day. Tho auditorium
was comfortably filled last night.
While the people were gathering the
chorus sang some choice selections, led
by Mr.. Excel. Rev. Garbert Reid led
in prayer.
Rev. DR.. swiudells announced that
the young peoples temple will be dedf-
Gated next Wednesday morning at the
close OF the morning services.
Mr.. Excel sang a solo, 81 am going
home to die no more" the choir join
ing in the chorus. Rev. DIR. Reid, who
preached the morning sermon, preached
again in the evening, taking for his
text the eighteenth and nineteenth
verses Of the Book of Proverbs.
Like his sermon OF the morning, this
one was full OF power. DR.. Reid is s
graceful and eloquent speaker, simple,
vet precise in style. He holds his aud
ience from the start, and when he has
finished there is q feeling OF desire that
he should continue. The evening SER
mon was one eminently calculated to
lift up and ennoble the character Of
man. His comparison of the lives OF
prominent men who were religious, their
success and final end, with the failure Of
life and ignoble end OF some others who
rejected the religion OF Christ was en-
couraging do right.
The friends Of Mrs. J. NJ. Warden.
wife of the Rev. j. NJ. Warden, OF
Clarksburg, will be grieved TO learn of
the death OF that excellent lady. Mrs.
Warden died in Connecticut, while
visiting her son, the Rev. William
Warden, and she was buried at Clarks-
burg yesterday.