Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-21

! Baltimore
A quarterly meeting will be held at
North Street NJ. d. Church tomorrow.
| Rev ID. ). Hammond will preach through
out the day.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday in the
Catholic churches, and there Will be the
Blessing and Distribution of Palms at 10
o'clock in the morning.
A series of revival services was com,
menced last Wednesday night at the Third
| PRESBYTERIAN Church. and all the meetings
have been well attended.
Rev. c. W. Gushing, OF the Fourth Street
VI. +. Church, will preach sermon TO-
morrow morning on "The Outlook OF the
| World from the Standpoint OF tue Church
CD. Greer formerly Of this city, is now
actively engaged in organizing a temper
ancc society in Ogden, Utah. There are
thirty saloons in tgdcn in population OF
| 2,OO0
Tie Butler Band of the Zane Street NJ.
| T.. Church. gave social ana entertain
last evening in the lecture room Of the
church. in celebration OF their second an
nversary
The Knights of st. Joseph, Of the Church
Of the imn'aclilate Conception, will observe
the anniycrs Of their patron saint by re
ceivng communion in body Sunday
morning at early mass.
The subject Of Rev. d. A. Cunuingham's
sermon to morrow morning Is. "Thc Mes
sencer of the Message and IN the evening
| tie pastor will discourse ON Marks OF
! True Chri tiau Service
The remarks of Rev MIR Gushing to-
morrow evening will be IN the nature of "a
reply to Bishop kain's recent Lentcn Lee
lures. The subject is, The Genius OF
New Testament Worship
The Benwood NJ f. church is for sale,
and there is talk Of the municipal authorl
! ties purchasing it for use rs acity building.
| a more handsome and cOmmOdiOus edllice
will be erected, and in better location.
The choir Of St. Alphonsus church has
! been greatly strengthened lately, by the
addition of several good voices, and is now
ole of the best in the city. They are MAX
ing elaborate preparations for Easter ser
vices
The tea and social which was to be given
to-night. under the auspices Of the ladies'
of the Benwood NJ. T.. church, has been
indefinitely postponed. owing TO illness IN
the families Of several OF the ladies IN
charge.
There is every reason TO believe that
Evangeisllc Hail, which is doing such no.
bic work, will receive generous support.
The rent has already been guaranteed, and
a partial provision has been made for the
support of Mr.. Sawyer.
The Epworth League of the Fourth
Street NJ. r. Church held a reception and
concert Friday night. Among those who
especially contributed to the enjoyment of
the evening was Misses LOttie Walters and
/ Maud BOdey. and Robert Darrah.
The election Of new Sunday school OH
GERS took place last Wednesday evening at
the First Baptist Church. W. II. Kasley
was elected Superintendent; &. i. Reed,
! Secretary, and T. II. kasley, Treasurer
! The Librarian chosen was George krider.
Two great Catholic feasts were kept this
week, ST. Patricks Day on Tuesday, and
| the feast Of st. Joseph on Thursday. The
month Of March is specially devoted TO st.
Joseph and he is honOred in the feast OF
Thursday as the patron of the universe
church.
DIR. Mcclure, pastor of the United Pres
| byterian church, will act as one Of the eX-
aminers at the examination 10 be held
| Tuesday and Wednesday mt the Theological
/ Seminary in Allegheny. DR.. Mcclure has
helped conduct the examinations for about
thirty years.
Bishop Peterkin, of the diocese Of West
! Virginia. will make his annual visitation
to Wheeling tomorrow. He Will conduct
confirmation services as follows St Mat
thew's church at 1890. st. Paul's Mission
at Elm Grove in the afternoon and st.
Luke's church at 100 p. n.
Rev DR.. Fullerton delivered lecture
last night at the Thompson NJ. +. church
under the auspices of the Epw0rth League
His subject was The Emerald Isle
Next Friday evening Prof W. =. Wiley,
of Morgantown, will lecture on the sub
! ject "Thcresa Woman In It.
The young ladies' Missionary Society
connected with the United Presbyterian
church will give supper in the vcstry Of
the church on Thursday evening. Only
those who know the sublime culinary
capabilities of this society are aware OF
the treat in store Admission will be free,
the supper will DC twenty-five cents.
The State Sunday School Convention,
which met az Grafton three days this week,
closed its labors Thursday evening. Rev.
W G.. RihcldafTcr pastor of North Street
NJ. r.. Church, and wife. represented
Wheeling, and returned home yesterday
afternoon Rev. G.. g. Graham, former
pastor of Zane Street NJ. +. Church, now
of Charleston, was also present. The time
and place Of the next convention will be de-
cided hereafter by the Executive Commit
| tee
The lecture by Rev. w II. Cooke at the
| Second Presbyterian church yesterday
afternoon was enjoyed by fair sized
gathering Notwithstanding the disagree
able weather which prevailed. This is the
third in the series OF Friday afternoon lee
lures and organ rccitals, and although all
three occasions have been particularly I'M
/ fortunate IN the matter o. weather, tho
| innovation is proving very popular
| The music by Miss St0rcr. the organist
on each occasion. has been particularly
pleasing. and all present have thoroughly
appreciated IT,
Easter, the gladdest festival OF the
! Christian year is only one week of, oc-
! curing on March 90 Holy week hcgins
to morrow II will be a week OF special
services in many of the churches. In one
week more the Lcntcn season OF "l VIII
have run its course Its observance this
year has been rigorous and considerably
more general than heretofore, being by no
means limited 10 the Protestant Episcopal
and Roman Catholic churches, though
these undoubtedly give more attention TO IL.
BY the action of the convention Just
closed at Baltimore, Rev. w. II. Brooks
] mas uetl TelusldltN pdelpi VI lu' pluiI'Hoh
a NJ. E-Church, of this city, for another
year This will oe good news 10 the par
! ishioners, as Mr.. Brooks has long since en-
deared himself 10 The hearts of his people.
MIR Brooks arrived home from Baltimore
Yesterday There were but three changes
made in this district, at Allegheny, Mans
field and Charleston. Mr.. Brooks will
shortly reawaken the interest in the pro-
posed new church here. The mission col
lections for the year amounted TO 50.
Thursday was the feast day of Rev
Father Mulle., pastor OF the Church Of the
immaculate Conception, and the Sisters of
St. Joseph, in charge OF the school, irrang-
ed a pleasing entertainment in his honor.
1t took place at o'clock il the basement Of
the church The programme was made up
OF music aud addresses 10y tue pupils. each
number of which was rendered in "a fault
less manner. \ pleasing feature of the oc-
casion was the presentation to the pastor
of a number Of handsome gifts. Father
Mullen gave a short address in which he