Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-28
SUNDAY TOPICS.
Harvest Home Exercises at the Eng
lish Lutheran Church.
FRUITS AND GRAIN DISPLAYED.
Rev. D. L. Ash Prsachss an Impressive Sus-
well Ssrmou-Ths Mission Bsgins 81 u
Jos.ph's Oashsdrsl-yvargslisis
Hall Ixncissa

The services at the English Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church, on Sixteenth
street, yesterday were full OF interest.
The three services of the day were
praise and thanksgiving meetings incl
dental to the Harvest Home celebration
which has been one OF the features OF
the Lutheran Church for hundred
years.
The preparatory services to the Har-
vest Home celebration were held on
Friday evening, at which time Rev. q.
NJ. Afford OF the Third ward Presby-
terian Church, delivered the sermon.
Yesterday morning the church was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
fruits OF the field and orchard. Be
tween the windows were great tall
stocks OF corn bearing their well-hlled
ears just turning brown with rpeness,
AT the altar, potatoes, tomatoes, oeets,
apples, peaches, pears aud other hne
fruits and vegetables were piled mp In
profusion, while the walls were hung
with vines and boughs Of trees.
Rev. Z. II. Dornblaser, the pastor,
preached an interesting sermon, deyot-
ed chiefly to thanksgiving and praise
for the bounteous crops OF the past sea-
son. After the sermon the sacraments OF
baptism and the Lords Supper were
administered.
At two D. IN. the most interesting and
most enjoyable service was held. The
Sabbath school room, In the first story,
with the annex or "jewel room" whore
the smaller children are taught, was
filled with young people and children.
Mr.. William Huggins, Superintendent
OF the Sunday school, presided over tho
meeting, and Mr.. William Clemmens,
chorIster, conducted the singing.
Rev. j. NJ. Stephens, OF the Bridge
port Presbyterian Church, delivered
very pleasing address to the young peo-
pie, taking for his subject Sowing aud
Reaping." lie referred TO tho results
OF sowing grain and seeds aud
the assurance that the harvest, good or
bad, would come, and the joys OF reap
ing time, either great or meagre, ac-
cordIng to the bountifulness OF tho har-
vest He then spoke OF the spiritual
moving and reaping; the importance OF
sowing good things that the harvest
might be of the same sort, and
the inexorable law that had ssed sown
surely brings an undesirable harvest.
KIND words, Christian thoughts AID
deeds OF charity and kindness sowp,
always bring their rewards In tho way
OF happi2ess, pleasure and brightness
of life.
Mr.. w. II. Pheloy. General Secretary
OF the Y. NJ. c. A., OF Steubenyille, q
very pleasant speaker, whose ex-
perience as lecturer and talkor before
young peoples gatherings made him
particularly at home before the meet
ing, spoke al length OF tho beauties OF
animate objects over inanimate and
vegetable oyer mineral matter. he
said the crystal is the most beautiful OF
all mineral things, but IL does not COM
pare with even the MOSES, the lowest
order OF vegetation, because they can
grow oand change their form and are
susceptible of cultivation while the
crystal, though II may remain a thing
OF beauty for ages, can never be
changed TO anything but a crystal and
can take no part In creating another
crystal. So in the same way the poor
est example OF Christian manhood
IS many times more beautiful than the
the finest moral character. The former
can and may expand into the realms OF
Heaven and can enjoy the fellowship OF
saints, while the merely mora! being
can never be more than he II unless he
assumes the Christian being. Ho also
spoke OF sowing and reapiDg and the oc-
casIon for praise and Thanksgiving.
The music at the afternoon meeting
was very enjoyable. the whole Sunday
School uniting as a choir.
In the evening Rev. Mr.. Dornblaser
preached on "Pastor Harms
Mission Work." Pastor Harm
was the head OF a small
Lutheran congregation ia Hermans-
burg. Hanover, Germany. His church
was composed OF peasants and the money
obtainable was very limited. He con-
ceived the idea OF sending out mission
aries and after preaching on the subject
several times called for volunteers.
Twelve members OF his congregation
offered their services, but none OF them
Wtrc tuhtobru rultoDlJ lol tut NOIhs
Pastor Harm opened school for them
and presided over IL himself and soon
had his volunteers ready for the field.
When they were ready 70 go, there was
no means OF transportation and he
and members Of bis congregation built
q vessel known as the Candace and sent
the missionaries to the east coast Of AZ
rica on IL. Later other missionaries
were sent out and q colony was founded
at the point where. they had located.
Money began 10 come In freely and
great mission work wes established.
Rsv. Mr.. Dornblaser told the story OF
Pastor Harms work In simple,
straightforward manner, and moraIized
on the possibilities Of doing great and
good work without great funds nor
great resources TO begin upon.
The collections taken at the three
services yesterday were devoted TO
fund for extending the church 70 new
localities where IL does not exist and
for helping churches that are not self.
sustaining.