Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-16
SUMNER PULPITS.
WHAT is GOING ON IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
ABOUT TOWN.
soms Of the Pastors Who Are Out Of the City
TOPICS hr tie Mouow-0iher Incidents Con-
nsc.ed With Preachers and Their Flocks.

The number OF families at present
connected with St Matthew's EpiscO-
pal Church is PIG, according to the an
uual statement Just issued. The whole
number Of baptized persons is $40. The
number Of commandments is 273. There
have been EOS public services held dur
ing the year. Holy Baptism was ad-
ministered to q candidates, OF whom
were adults. The rector has Oticiated
AZ "A funerals. BY the will Of the late
Miss Lizzie Pannell the church received
house and lot on North Main street,
which will be opened as a Mission Sun
day School as soon as possession is o0-
talned. The money raised by the yari-
GUS societies connected with the church
during the year was Sl,29O.Il,
and the total amount raised
in the parish during the year
vas S7,34O.O3. In the Sunday School
there are 40 scholars. and the offer
ings amounted TO Sl23 Al. There are
four societies connecued with ST.
Matthews Church, The Ladies Mis-
sionary Society, Mrs. O.. B. Caldwell,
President, has "a members; the Swope
Hospital Guild, Miss Kate Hunter,
President; Chancel Society, Mrs Glib
son Lamb, President, and the Brother
hood OF ST. Andrew, DR.. g. A. Asch-
man. Director. St. Pauls Mission at
Elm Grove has n communicates.
They expect TO build chapel soon.
They have a lot and over S7O0.
The leaders OF the Saturday evening
meetings at the Y. M. C. A. are as fol-
lows: To-day, Elmer Grimes; July 93d,
Alfred WaterhOuse; july 30th, Rev. +.
n. Lynch; August 9th, ThOS. ID. Pros
ser: August 18th, VIII Meek; August
Goth. John Carroll; August eth, John
@. Lynch. The leaders of the Sunday
afternoon meetings for July and Au'
gust are as follows: Tomorrow, VIM
NJ. Donlin: July cath, Prof. John Ii.
Roemer; July 31St, Z. w. Zinn; August
9Th, +. III. Williams; August l4th, jas
b. Rhodes; August 2lst, c. 5. Morrison;
August 2Sth, Raymond Sca0right.
Rev. DR.. Cunningham, OF the First
Presbyterian Church, will preach his
last sermon tomorrow morning unth
after his vacation. A portion Of the va
cation will be passed at Mountain Lake
Park, where he will take an occasional
part 10 the exercises. For the next
week at his church here the pulpit will
be occupied by Rev. John ROemer.
During the past few days some very
extensive improvements have been
made on the United Presbyterian
Church. The interior has been re-ires-
coed and re-palnted. Besides these inn
movements, all of the outside work and
ornamental work is being repalnted.
Rev. DR.. A. b. Riker, pastor Of the
Foarth street NJ. II. Church, Is az Mt.
Lake Park. but word was received from
him that the Fourth street Church will
be kept open all summer. Consequently
services will be held by DR.. Riker on TO-
morrow, as usual.
Rev, Dr. Cooke az the Second Pres
byterian church will preach tomorrow
morning on "The Worth Of ApprO6a-
ton" In the evening there will be
twilight service, subject The Beauti-
ful Gate Of the Temple"
= AIsr tomorrow the United Presby-
terih church will De closed FOR four
weeks, as the pastor, Rev. Or. Nc
Clure, in company with his family, will
spend a month vacation at KingwOod.
Rev. A. n. Bartholomew will conduct
the English Lutheran service at Elm
Grove Hail at 3 o'clock p. M, and al
Handlan's Hall, Thirty-siXth aud Jacob
streets, at 1870 p. m. tomorrow.
Rev. Stephens, Of Bridgeport will
take for his subject tomorrow morning,
Echoes from the Convention" This
will be the last service till the latter
part Of August
ssT'be TndnstriaI War" will he the
topic Rev. Dr. SwOpe will discuss at
st. Matthew's Episcopal church to-
morrow morning.
AT the Disciples Church tomorrow
evening there will be a temperance ser
vice with appropriate songs, readings,
and short talks.
There will be no services tomorrow
at.St. Lukes Episcopal Church, as the
Rector, Rev. jacob Birmingham, is still
at MOorefeld.
The establishment Of an English
Lutheran Church at Elm Grove is being
talked Of.
Rev. w. @. Riheldafier will preach in
the First M. +. Church in BenwOod
Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. James 5. MARBLE, pastor Of the
Church Of God In BenwOOd, will preach
at the Wesley nj. Il. church.
Rev. WI. Hardness, OF New Mar
tinsviiie, viii preach tomorrow az the
Thomson M. E. Church.
Rev. IL. BeasleY, Of Cleveland, vii
occupy the pulpit of the simpson Nj.
Il. Church tomorrow.