Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-10
PULPIT POINTS.
WHAT IS GOING on IN home RELIGIOUS
CIRCLES.
4 Week Of Prayer in the Evangelical Churches
Church Entertainments 0utinet-Othtr
Religious Movements.


Tomorrow evening the sixth anniversary
services Of the Y NJ. c. A. will be held at
the Fourth Street NJ f. Church, aud the
other churches surrounding will combine.
The annual report will be read ana ad-
dresses will be made by Messrs thinner
man and Gillespie. The Y. NJ. Z. 4. quar-
tette will be present. and the congregations
al singing will be led by a chorus OF nity
voices under the leadership OF Mr.. Z. >.
Morrison. These services will doubtless
be largely attended, as the programme IS
certainly most interesting one.
The Christian Endeavor Society, OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, OF which
/ Will Carnahan is President, and Miss
Mary Roberts, Corresponding Secretary,
is particularly live and enterprsing or
ganization, and is doing much good. They
| have invited all the surrounding societies
OF the kind To meet with them Monday
night, looking to the discussion OF State
organization OF these societies, 10
be held soon at Salem, w. Va,
The members of the Simpson Nj. f..
Church are agItating the matter OF ouiiu.
| ing new edihce between Twelfth and
Eleventh. \ sketch of such building as
is desired has been drawn up by Architect
Franzheim, and presents very handsome
appearance. The cost OF the building IS
! liked at some :, 100. IL will require some
time 10 raise the money, and the new
church will probably not be erected before
many months.
Among the large band OF Italians now
employed in the city there is religious
spirit scarcely apparent 10 the casual 90,
server who sees them only IN The rough and
under foreign circumstances. 1t would
perhaps surprise the general public 10
know that large proportion OF them at
/ tend the Catholic churches OF the city reg
ularly, and evince much religious warmth.
At recent meeting Of the vestrymen OF
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church II was
! voted TO increase the salary of the rector,
! Rev. Il. X. SwOpe, 800, making the total
salary now :2,700 Mr.. Swope's services
have been keenly appreciated from the
start, and it is not By dollars ami cents
that his untiring efforts can be fully esti-
mated.
Tuesday was the feast OF the Epiphany,
/ but this is no longer holiday of obligation.
! II is now only a feast Of counsel and devo-
ton AS it was formerly one Of the chief
/ feasts of the year the Sundays following II
are called the Sundays after Epiphany I'M
til Septuagesima Sunday, January p.
The Young Mems Sodality Of the
/ Blessed Virgin, Of St. AiphOn sus Church,
are making preparations FOR an English
and German entertainment. 10 be given IN
the basement OF the church. on February
9th. The two in English will be "Onice
| Seekers" and THE Elder Brothers
Rev. Lynch, OF the Chapliue Street VI.
| +. Church, will DELIVER a sermon on the
Methodist View the Plan of Salvation.
Revival services will be held in the ever
evening. His special sermon on the RE
/ lation of the West Virginia Press TO the
Liquor Traffic will be delivered next
Sunday evening.
At the Third Presbyterian Church to-
morrow morning, the pastor, Rev. &. Nj.
Afford, will deliver a sermon on "SOme
Good things of Wheeling In the evening
he will again preach. taking for his theme
The Wise Men and the Star
General class meeting will be conducted
at the Wesley VI. T. Church tomorrow
morning Rev Mr. Hammond will de
liver the sermon In the evening Presid-
ing Elder s. + Jones will preach and adj
minister the sacraments.
The corner stone Of the new Hebrew
Synagogue, now in course OF erection on
EoT street. near Twelfth. is expected TO be
laid tue coming April with imposing cerc-
monies. There are now fifty-fvc members
in the congregation.
Rev. Dr. Greer, Il former Wheeling pas
tor. nov at the head Of st st. Bartholo.
new Episcopal church in New NOrk; gets
salary of slj,0J9. But he has private
fortune, and pays back his salary every
year to the church.
The past week. one of prayer in all Tie
evangelical churches, has been especially
fruitful. Despite the many outside atlrac-
tons, all the services have been well al
tended. and remarkable for It's uniformity
throughout the citv.
The revival services at the Chaplne
Street NJ. f. Church, have been remark
ABLY successful Thirtyfour accessions
aud thirty conversions is the record up To
date. The meetings will probably continue
all of next week.
The series OF revival services commenced
this week at the Wesley Nj. h. Church,
have been growing in interest. There
we're six conversions up to last night.
The meetings win be continued next
week.
TO morrow afternoon at / o'clock Mr.. a.
II. Zimmerman. Y NJ. c. A. State Score
tary for West Virginia, Maryland and the
District OF Columbia. will preside at the
young mems gospel meeting at the Y. NJ.
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Rev. Jacob Brittlngham, rector Of ST
Luke's Episcopal Church, has been con
fined 10 the house for the past few days
with sickness, but hopes to be able 20 con-
duet services at the church tomorrow.
A liberal New Years Offering was given
by the congregation last Sunday to pay
of the general Indebtedness Of the Thorn
son NJ. T. Church, anu 1t Is now IN excel
lent financial condition
o. = Ia 70.
morning. Prof. Jones viii preach 20 the
Young people in his usual eloquent manner.
In the evening the pastor viii occupy the
pulpit.
Rev. VIM. Wallace will be Installed as
pastor of the United Presbyterian Church.
at Bellaire, NEXT Thursday DR.. J. I. Me
Clure, of this city, will preach the install
lation.
Communion services will be held Sunday
morning at the Second Presbyterian
Church, and DR.. Cooke will preach SER
mon appropriate to the OCCASION.
Rev. Rheldaffer, pastor OF North Street
NJ. Il. Church, addressed the regular
monthly meeting Of the school teachers at
CLAY school yesterday afternoon.
A week from next Mcrday the ladies' Of
the North Street NJ. T.. church will give o
musical ana literary entertainment. as
sisted by the Y. NJ c. A quarteite.
Miss Kate c. McBeth. Of Wellsville, O.,
well known in Wheeling is now an active
missionary at the scene OF the present ln-
dian difficulties.
Next Tuesday Rev. j. T. Mcclure will
lecture in Allegheny City before the theo-
logical students Of the Western Theologi-
cal Seminary.
There will be u course Of free lectures
given soon at the Thomson NJ T. Church,
under the auspices Of the Epworth League
The ladies' Of the NJ. T.. Churct at Ben
wood are preparing for Martha Washing
ton tea party, which will be given soon.
A novel entertainment In the shape OF
Something Supper will be held at the
Salvation Army Hall this evening.
At the First Presbyterian Chuch sun
day morning DIR. Cunningham will preach
on "A New Heart"
At the Smpson'M T. church fair at the
Old Court House. the sum Of sa9l Wa
cleared.
TIE thing for Democrats 20 do to-day l.
TO 70 to the polls aud vote for candidates
for the city offices and for COuncilmcn. IL
you don't vote, don't growl Ia the future
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