Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-17
PULPIT POINTS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
ABOUT TOWN.
Interesting Revival Services at Some Of The
Churches-Moyenen.s Of the Coming
Wsek-Ths Occurrences To-
morrow.

Churches-Moyemen's OF The Uoming
Wsek-Ths Occurrences To-
morrow.
The following officers have been elected
at the English Lutheran Sunday schooi !:
Superintendent, VIM. Higgins; Assistant
Superintendent, John II. Daley; Secre-
tary, John B. kindleberger; Assistant Sec
rotary. Rudolph Schotte: Treasurer, Adj
son Israel; Librarian, Frank l., burst;
Assistants. Francis Wilson and Ed. Jones
Organist, Miss Maggie Biehl. The follow
ing officers were reelected in the Jewel de-
partment Superintendent, Miss Mary Rob
ertson: Assistants. Miss Annie Meyer
Messrs. Herschel Thompson and John W.
Vogel; Chorister, VIM. Clemens; Organlst
Miss Annie Israel.
At the morning services at the Thirc
PRESBYTERIAN Church tomorrow, the pas
tor, Rev. c. NJ Afford, will deliver ser
mon on Friendship The evening serv
ices will be conducted by the Sabbath
school. Children's part will be the CHIEF
feature. DR. John II. Mcclure will accom-
pany the singing with the coronet. The
subject for the evening is sabbath School
WORK. and collection Will be taken Ioi
mission Sabbath schools
In point of membership the Fourth
Street Church leads all the Methodist
Churches of the city, with congregation
composed of 49S active members. The
Chapline Street NJ. +. Church follows,
with 352 members at present, including 4.
accessions during the present revival
meetings Then comes the Zane Street,
with 346; the Thompson, with 3l9. and the
Wesley with about 235 members.
The Ladies Society Of the NJ. +. Church,
mt Benwood, have done splendid work in
the voluntary task of paying for the new
parsonage. About 500 has been realized
in about two years by series OF socials
and entertainments. They are now max
ing elaborate preparations for Martha
Washington tea, which will be given on
Washington's birthday, February 22d.
The revival services at the Wesley NJ. +.
church continued during the past week
with undated interest Tomorrow morn
ing Sunday, at 30 general class meet
ing will be held, and at 1880 Rev. j. Nj
Hammond. one OF the ablest ministers OF
the West Virginia Conference, will preach.
In the evening at O'Clock Rev. Hammond
will preach.
To-day closes the sixth week of the reyi-
val services at the Cbapline Street NJ. T..
church, which have been remarkably sue
cessful, and will be continued next week.
Fifty conversions and forty-two accessions
is the record 10 date. The interest in the
meetings does not lag, but on the contrary
appears 10 increase toward the close.
Rev. Father Mullen, of the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception, has prepared
statement of the financial condition Of
the church. which Will be printed and a
copy handed TO each member OF the con-
gregatIon, at the services tomorrow. The
showing for the past year is on unus-
ually strong one.
Rev. j. w. Sawyer, of Evangelistic Hall,
has arranged to hold big meeting Sunday
afternoon in the Opera House, at which he
will make a report Of the condition Of the
work Mr. f.. H. Parker, with the Kolian
Quartette, and Mr.. Harry kasley, with
his cornet, will be present 10 lead the
music
Rev. +. n. Lynch took the pastorate
of the Chapline Street NJ. T.. Church a
little over sixteen months ago, and the
growth of the congregation during that
time has been phenomenal. He has had
l52 accessions to the church.
The Monthly Praise Service will be held
in the First Presbyterian Church on Sab
bath evening. In connection with the SER
mon the choir will give some anthems and
and solos, and some good old hymns will be
sung by the congregation.
Rev Lynch, of the Chapline Street NJ.
T. Church, will deliver sermon tomorrow
morning on 1.-THE Natural Man, versus
the Spiritual Man" In the evening the
usual revival service will be held
- =. ID
Church, leaves for Cincinnati next week,
where on Wednesday evening next he will
deliver a lecture at St. Paul's =. +. Church
on THE Vocation OF the Teacher"
Rev. DR. Fullerton, OF the Thomson NJ
+. Church. on the Island, has been APP
pointed delegate TO the l5-day Ecumeni-
cal Conference OF Methodism at Washing
ton, commencing October 22d.
The Young Mems Sodality of the Immac-
ulate Conception. of st. Alphonsus church,
are rehearsing twice a week for the enter
tainments in German and English TO be
given on February 9th.
Rev. Afford. of the Third Presbyteritn
Church, delivered u sermon in Bridgeport
last night. He has also been invited 10 de-
liver sermons in Bellaire several nights
during next week.
The parish mission, which is to be con-
Quoted at ST. Matthew's Episcopal Church
by the eloquent Rev. DR.. Christensen, will
take place between the 10th and 18th Of
March.
At the installation of Rev. Mr.. Wallace
as pastor of Bellaire United Presbyterian
Church, Thursday, the sermon was
preached by DR. Mcclure, of this city.
The subject OF DR. Cookies morning sub
iect will be "The Kingdom Of Grace At
night he will have for his subject Elijah
on Mt. Carmel"
The Young Ladies' Society and the Rome
Mission Band, Of the English Lutheran
will give an entertainment in the
near future.
Prof j. NJ Trimble, Vice-President OF
Bethany College, will preach at the Dis
ciples' church, morning and evening to-
morrow.
Next Wednesday evening revival ser
vices will be commenced at the Zane street
NJ. +. Church, continuing for four or five
weeks.
The Epworth League OF Zane Street
NJ. T.. Church met last evening. A spe-
cially fine programme OF music was rem
dered.
Rev. Mr.. Dornblaser, of the English
Lutheran Church, will make a few remarks
about the noble work of"The Kings Daugh-
ters.m
The Sunday school Teachers meeting
for the review Of the lesson will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the Y. NJ. G. A.
There are now thirty-two members Of
1.-The Kings Daughters" connected with
St Luke's Episcopal Church.
The Mite Society of the Second Presby
terian Church met last night at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Ella Holiday.
At the last communion services at the
Third Presbyterian Church eight new
members were received.
The average attendance Of the scholars
at the Zane ST Methodist Church the past
year was PAL.
The subject Of Rev Mr.. Cushing's even
ing discourse to mOrrow will be "The Prod
igal Son.
Special revival services will be contin-
ued during the week at the Simpson NJ. +.
Church.
At the St. Matthew's Church tomorrow