Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-07
PULPIT POINTS.
WHAT is GOING ON IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
ABOUT TOWN.
Vsstry Entertainments Of Various Kinds-lh'
Movements Of Pastors - Some Sunday
Topics-Othsr Notes.

Movements Of Pastors - Some Sunday
Topics-Othsr Notes.
Rev. Father Marou Farah an Assyrian
priest from Tripods, Syria, near Lebanon,
was in town during the early week as the
guest of Rev Father Morris, Of 81. Al
nhonsus Church. He is missionary
priest looking after the spiritual interests
of his comtrymen who are scattered
throughout the United States. Father
Farah found about 30 Assyrians IN Wheel
ing. most of them peddlers. None OF them /
speak any of the occidental languages |,
Father Morris informs US that there are
between $1,000 and 10000 Assyrians III
the United States, there being 10 IN Pllls-
burg and 800 in Chicago.
Where Our Questions are Answered
will be the subject of Rev. DR. Cookies ser
mon ON Sunday morning at the Second
/ PresbyterigG church.
The Mission at st Matthew u. +.
church will commence next TUESDAY ana
will continue until March 18th. The Mis-
sion will he conducted by Rev Christensen,
who during his slay here will be- the guest
of Capt and Mrs. +. L D0yener
A series of special meetings will be held
AT the Third Presby terrain church com
mencing Wednesday, March 18TH, and end
/ ing Sunday, March 2Jth. Rev. Weaver, OF
Rurgcttstown, Pa, VIII be present, ana
Rev Donblaser and DIR. Cunningham Will
probably preach.
There will be four Wesleyan obsery-
ances among Methodist churches IN TINS
city tomorrow. AT the North street Nj.
f. Church Rev. Rheldaffer Will preach "a
| Wesley memorial sermon in the evening,
] Il ,.1r fr.4
| in the morning, and at the Fourth Street
Church Rev. Gushing will preach Wesley
sermons morning and evening. At the Zane
Street Church the occasion will be observed
/ in the evening. MIR David CharnOck, the
Oldest Methodist in Wheeling, j. \. JEFF |
ferson, one of the first members Of Zane
Street Church. and the pastor, Rev. A
Moore will make addresses.
The Kings Daughters Of the Fourth |
Street NJ. L Church gave most enjoy |
able and in every way successful musical
and literary entertainment Thursday night !
/ in the vestry. Some OF the citys promi- |
nent soloists were present, and their rcndi- |
/ lions evoked enthusiastic applause.
! The Dorcas Society of the Third Prcsby |
| terrain Church celebrated its second ami |
versary at the residence Of Mrs. RcbeccI !
| Wheat, on Chapine street \ fine supper !
was served.
! The annual retreat for the students at
Mt de Chantal will be given Oy a Jesuit !
| Father during the three DAYS after Palm
Sunday, and will close the morning of Holy
Thursday. Old scholars are cordially in
Vited TO attend.
Rev. DR.. Stocker, a leading divine OF
Glasgow. Scotland, will sail for this cOun-
try March u, on lecture tour. Dr. and
Mrs StOcker will be the guests of DR.. and
Mrs Cunningham for time and The
people will likely hear this eloquent d.
vine
The feast of St Francis de Sales was eel
ebratod at the Mount this year with less
pomp than is customary, but not with less
devotion aad enjoyment. Instead Of the
Pontiicial High Mass, or the High Mass
coram poutidcc," by which this feast has
hitherto been distinguished from other
state occasions, there was simple High
Mass, with GregOrian music. The mass
was sung by the chaplain. Rev. r. II
Parke, and fine sermon was delivered By
Rt. Rev. j. j. Kahn.
4 literary and musical entertainment
will be gwen Friday evening, Marcn 20,
AZ the Disciples church, the proceeds of
which will he donated TO the purchase of i
new organ for their Mission school on the
South Side.
! Tomorrow afternoon the occasion of his
fourth Lcntcn lecture, TT. Rev. Bishop
Kahn will demonstrate that the use of
symbolical ceremonies in the church is in
p no wise opposed to the teachings Of the
New Testament
, The Washington Annual Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church will con
venc in Baltimore on next Thursday This
. is Il large colored conference embracing all
! Voc Ion md Il rft nj
West Virginia, most of Virginia. and por
tions OF Pennsylvania The pastor of the
Simson NJ. f. Church closes his first years
work in Wheeling tomorrow evening, and
will take the 4:j5- train Monday morning
for the conference.
Principal Birch. Of the Linsly Institute,
will favor the members of the y. VI. {. \.
on Tuesday evening, with talk on Japan
On Thursday evening, az the Y NJ. {. a,
there will be pleasing exhibition OF calls
themes.
At the regular election OF officers of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Second
Presbyterian Church. The following OIL
GERS were elected. w. G. Carnahan, Pres
dcnt; Miss Eta Miller, Vice President;
f. c. Sample, Secretary. Miss May Rob
nson, Treasurer and CORES spending Sec
rotary.
Rev. Jacob Birmingham will preach to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 at the Martin 5
Ferry Episcopal Church.
At the last meeting of the Young Mems
Club OF the Third Presbyterian Church
Mr.. Turner read very Interesting paper
Oh Steel"
The West Virginia State Sunday School
Convention will be held on the Eth, 18th
and 18th, at Grafton.
DIR. Mcclure, of the United Presbyterian
Church, has sufficiently recovered from
his recent illness to resume preaching, AMI
will occupy the pulpit tomorrow. sun
day, March Is, is Communion Day al this
church. There will be special services
Wednesday, Friday aud Saturday nights
during the week Rev VIM. +. Johnson,
of UniontOwn. o. will assist in the ser
vices.
There will be services at the First Pres
byterian Church every night next week.
Rev. Robert Alexander, OF ST. Clarsville,
o, win preach Monday and Tuesday.
Rev c. H. Mcclellan. of Lakewood y.
j., will occupy the pulpit at the First Pres
byteran Church Tomorrow morning. DR..
Cunningham will preach IN the evening.
The Executive Committee Will meet at
Fremont some time this month to arrange
for the State Convention OF the Societies OF
Christian Endeavo, which is to be held in
Grafton next July.
Yesterday Rev. ". H. Cook, of the
Second Presbyterian Church, inaugurated
the first OF what is likely TO be very pop
ular series of afternoon services. These
services begin at o'clock. and yesterday
afternoon the pastor delivered very in
terest!ng lecture. which was listened to
with rapt attention by an assemblage sur
prlSingly large for such an Indictment dav
Two pleasing selections on the organ were
rendered by Miss Nellie Storer. which
were thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Storer
put life and expression into her music
la The B,acon Light. published by ihc
Young Mems club of the Third Ps--L0
terian Church, Rev G. NJ Alo.unas some
very interesting descriptions oil his ram