Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-12
THE WOMAN'S
COLUMN
PULPIT POINTS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
ABOUT TOWN.
Some Sermons For the MOrrow-The Lectures ant
Bazaars of the Past Week-Other Notes Of
Interest Concerning the Churches.

Mrs. Grace Lee, of this city, late OF
Clarksburg, sang the offertory at st.
Matthew's Episcopal Church, last Sun
dav. in most admirable manner. Mrs.
Lee has rich voice and OF considerable
volume.
Rev. E. Fl. Dornbazer left Wednes-
day on a visit to Springfield, o., and
will be absent until next week. Services
will be held at the English Lutheran
Church as usual. Tomorrow morning
Mr.. j. C. Lynch, Secretary OF the Y;
NJ. C. A, will conduct the service, and
in the evening the Y. P. S. c. Il. will
conduct a song and praise service.
Rev. J. j. Jones, OF the Wayman A.
NJ. e. Church, evidently thinks there
are not enough of them as tomorrow
morning he will take for his subject,
1.-THE Need of Good Women"
Rev. Charles O'Meara, of Martins
Ferry Episcopal church delivered an In
teresting lecture Wednesday evening,
at St. Luke'S p. E. church on "Mr. and
Mrs. Lo." Mr.. O'Meara's father was for
years missionary among the Indians.
Rev. W. H. Lester, d. D., of West
Alexander, Pa, preached last evening
in the First Presbyterian church, pre-
paratory to the communion.
THE True and False View of Life"
will be discoursed upon by Rev. c. M.
Afford at the Third Presbyterian church
tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow morning at the Wesley NJ.
E. church, the pastor, Rev. Joseph Lee
will preach a special sermon to the chill
dreu. He will talk on the Wandering
Boy" in the evening.
At the last meeting OF the Synod of
Pennsylvania it was decided to change
the name from West Virginia PreSby-
terry to Parkersburg Presbytery.
''Open Doors" will be- the subject of
DIR. Swope's evening discourse to-
morrow at St. Matthew's Episcopal
church.
In accordance with the usual custom
ii Fpgy A656httRHGG Qa,tbe sah&ay IN IA veins
Rev. Jacob Birmingham will preach TO,
morrow evening at st. Luke'S Episcopal
Church on "The Ministry"
Rev. DR.. Cooke returned Wednesday
from a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Synod sustentation scheme
of Pennsylvania and West Virginia at
Altoona, Pa.
The next annual meeting of the State
Y. p. S. Z. societies will be held at
Parkersburg.
At the Thompson NJ. E. Church to-
morrow evening the pastor, Rev. >. A.
Fullerton, will give the second dis
course of the series Of special sermons
On the home and home life, namely:
Before and after Marriage, or the
Newly Married Pair" subject OF more
than ordinary importance. During the
holidays, the Rev. DIR. j. ). Stone, OF
New York City, will deliver lecture
under the auspices of the Epworth
League on Darkest New York." Illus
trated by views taken on the spot;
interesting to everybody.
Rev. DIR. Cooke will conduct the study
of the International Sunday School les
son at the Y. NJ. c. A., at five o'clock
this afternoon. Rev. DR.. Riker will ad-
dress the Mems Gospel Meeting at four
o'clock Sunday afternoon. On Monday
night Hare and Hound" run will take
place. On Tuesday evening, December
%, the Walter Emerson Concert Com
pany will give a concert in the Opera
! House. Mr.. Emerson is the we'll known
cornetist and is supported by a strong
company.
Forty hours of devotion commenced
at the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception yesterday morning. High mass
was celebrated at nine o'clock and
members of the congregation visited
the church throughout the day. The
devotion will close on Sunday with q
procession of the Blessed Sacrament at
VesperS, in which the acolyteS and the
different sodalities will take part.
The Knights of st. Joseph, Of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
will hold special meeting tomorrow.
The amount realized on the recent
festival given by the ladies of the con
gregation of the Church of the Immac'
ulate Conc option was S1,774. The
money will be devoted toward lifting
the church debt.
The Sabbath School of the Benwoot
NJ. E. Church is rehearSinS a Christina!
cantata, which will probably be render
ed in the City Hall.
Sabbath Schools, in many of th'
churches of the city, are making prepa
rations for the annual Christmas cele
brations. In number of churches
cantatas will be sung. The observance
in this regard, promises to be more gen
eral than for some time.
The Presbyterian congregation a
BOggS' Bun, which holds service in tn,
school house, is preparing for Christ
mas party for the children.