Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-02
PULPIT POINTS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
ABOUT TOWN.
Some q the entertainments and Lectures on the
Programms-Ouilias Of the Special
Coming Services.

ciples and English Lutheran Churches
The Third Presbyterian society meets al
6.45 O'Clock Sunday evening, and the other
societies meet at e 80 o'clock Monday even
ing Al union meeting Of the societies
held April is, at the English Lutheran
Church, local union was organized. This
union Will probably hold quarterly meet
ings
Mr. r II Parker, of the Aeolian Quar-
tctte, after q severe attack Of the grip, Is
cOlvalesceut and viii resume his la0Ors al
EvangehStiC Hall on Saturday and Sunday
nights, where he will Join Mr. Harry kas
ley, tho cornetist, and with host of musi
cal friends viii make the singing sparkle
with new life and attraction. Mr.. G. W
Sawyer will be present and on Sunday
evening viii be assisted by the kev. j.
Smith Marble.
The Young Men S Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin of ST. Alphonsus Church, will give
an entertainment in the basement OF the
church ON the evening Of the 18TH inst
Two short dramas will be rendered, one in
German. and the other, "Office Seekers, y
in English. IL is the intention to give -four
entertainments OF this nature annually.
Those who attended the last look forward
with pleasure TO the coming event.
Epworth Leagues are organized in all
OF the Methodist Episcopal Churches but
the North street, which cOntemplates or
gauizing one soon, and the German church.
The Fourth Street Church League meets
on Monday evening, the Wesley on Tues
day evening. and tho Thomson, Chaplire
Street and Zane Street OS+ 'rlday evening.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
o. the Thomson NJ. h. Church, held thank
Offering i'm the lecture room Of their church
Tuesday night Quite an interesting pro-
gramme was rendered after which Rev j.
Sumner Stone and wife, of New York,
gave inter. sting talks on India and the
situation there.
Ii is expected that the Y NJ. c. A. will
be represented at the Twenty Inter
national Convention OF Young Mems
Christian Associations, at Kansas City,
May 6th TO 10th, by President j. n. Vance,
General Secretary j. q. Lynch, MessrS.
W H. Rinehart, h. b. Vance and Kew Or.
c. W Cushing
The revival services at the Disciples
church will continue over to morrow.
Those who have been baptized this week
will be received rs members of the cOngre-
cation, az the morning services. Rev. Nc
Lane, Of Bethany College, Will probably
preach al the morning and evening ser
vices.
Rev. Father Meskovitch, Polish priest
from PittsOurg, administered the sacra-
ments 40 the Church of the Immaculate
Conception this week, to about forty men
and women of his nationality. There are
a great many Polish families in Father
Mullen's congregation.
Last Monday was the first anniversary
Fl the organization of the Christian En-
deayOr Society, of the Disciples Church
ID was the intention 70 celebrate the event
10 that time, but the illness of number OF
the members of the society caused a post
pOnement until date in the near future.
Dr. cooke has been invited TO deliver the
baccalaureate sermon ut the commence
meut of the Normal school, at FairmOnt,
but viii be unable TO accept the invitation,
as ne is q delegate 70 the General Assem-
bly,, which COnvenes in Detroit at that
time.
The current issue of the Missionary
weekly, published at Richmond, Va, con-
tains an interesting article on the first
American home of Alexander Campbell,
founder of the Disciples Church, at W ash
ingtOn, Pa, and of the first church erected
by that denomination 10 the same city.
The coming entertainment 10 be given at
the Opera House for the benefit OF st.
siderable interest, and tickets are going OF
rapidly. 10 promises TO be an artistic as
well as financial success.
The Rev. James Stake, DID, one Of the
prominent Presbyterian ministers Of Glas-
gov, Scotland, Will deliver an address IN
the First Presbyterian Church of this city
on Friday evening, May 18th, subiec, How
10 Study the Biblen
,;-ls,r rD-o-.,1o,t Of bo
Christian EndeavOr Society Of the Third
Presbyterian Church, and Secretary of
the Board of Trustees, will leave to day
for Massill0n, o., where he has accepted
position
Sunday evening, DR. Gushing, pastor of
Fourth Street NJ. r. Church, will preach
the second of his series of sermons on
Capitol and Labor" Some facts Of es-
pecial interest to labOring men will be
given
Rev. Williams, of Steubenville, will
preach morning and evening Sunday at St.
Luke's, the rector, Rev. Jacob Drifting
ham, being absent at MOoreheld, 10 which
place ne accompanied the remains of his
wife.
The Presbyterian Church at Bridgeport
mas extended call TO Rev. j. NJ. Stephens,
of Philadelphia. He was formerly pastor
OF the Twelfth Street Church in New
York. but resigned six or eight months
ago.
Services at the Simpson NJ. +. church
will be conducted TO morrow by the preSid-
ing elder, Rev. Robert Steele. The dis
strict stewards meeting viii be held this
morning at ten o'clock.
The Kings Sons Of the Zane Street NJ
=. church Will give their first grand moon
irht excursion on the 18th on the steamer
Ben Hur. The excursion VIII run 10
Darlington.
Rev. C.. NJ Afford, of the Third Presby-
terrain Church. viii preach special ser
mon tomorrow night on The Great Ac-
tivity of Our Times, or Heated Ma
cniuery.'
Rev. r. y. Lynch, of the Chaphne Street
III. H. Church, will preach the fourth of
his series of special sermons tomorrow
evening ON the The StrOngholds of the
Saloon"
The Epworth League of the Fourth
street NJ. n. Church has engaged Leon h
Vincent. the noted character lecturer, 70
give a series of lectures here the last week
IN May.
On Friday evening the EpwOrth League
of Thomson NJ. +. Church Will hoIo us
semi.annual meeting for the election OF OIL
fcers and reorganization Tor the next TERM
The revival services, which are being
..,rdncted i'm the skating rink at Bellalre
bv Fvaugelists Cole and Jewett, VIII Dc
brourht TO "a close on Sunday evening.
Rr Rev Bishop Kahn has returned home
aftera three weeks trip through the Qlo
csse. where be found the various parishes
ina tiOurishing condition.
Tomorrow evening Rev. 4. Il. Swop,e3
Of II Matthew's Episcopal Cnurcn VII
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