Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-03
THE WORK THAT IS GOING ON AMONG The
CHURCHES.
The Season of Bazaars and Festvals-PastOrs Tha
Are Coming and GOing-SOme of the
Topics fthe MOrrOw-Other
Church Incidents.

ana more JnOrOuRn mlSslOn NOiA oU
home than ever before. The country at
large is beginning to benefit by this re-
vival in practical Christianity. 1t is
distinct gain to non-church-going citl-
zens that the greatest and deepest-rooted
social institution of our time-not now
counting its spiritual function-should
devote its machinery and its enthusiasm
to the task of completing the higher
civilization Of the neglected masses
The higher mission OF Outstanding
them follows quickly and surely.
Mr. w. L. Davis of Rochester, N. Y,
has been appointed assistant to DIR.
Moore of Trinity Church In Parkers-
burg. Mr.. Davis is layman but is a
candidate for orders. Mr.. Davis came
to this State over a year ago for his
health. Always an interested church
worker, he at once became actively in
terested in the new churches Bishop
Peterkin has been building and he has
practically designed and built five OF
the pretty little chapels like the one at
WilliamstoWn. Mr.. Davis will assist
DIR. Moore In various departments. He
will make Parkersburg his headQuar-
ters.
A special session of the st. Clairsville
Preshytery has been called to meet at
Bridgeport, Tuesday, December ID, In
the Presbyterian church at 2 O'Clock,
The business to come before the meet
ing will be the dismissal of Rev. Alfred
K. Bates to the Reformed Episcopal
church, the dismissal of Rev. j. A. Don
ahey of GAINESVILLE to the Presbytery OF
Denver, Col, and the dissolution OF the
pastoral relations with the Evansville
church. Steps will also be taken to
supply the church with another pastor
and other minor subjects will be dis
cussed.
Through Mrs. Isaiah Warren, of
Wheeling, the w. G. T. U. offers s.. 90
for the best essay, (either poetry or
prose) on "Why Liquor Should Not be
Sold on the Columbian Exposition
Grounds" The essay is not to contain
less than 500 words, written by either
boy or girl, from II to IS years OF age,
and resident of West Virginia.
Rev. S. H. Doyle, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church at Moundsville, has
organized a fourishing Christian En-
deavor Society. He is an enthusiastic
worker in that line OF Christian labor,
as we'll as all others, and has been en-
gagged to write for the American Press
Association weekly lessons on Christian
Endeavor subjects.
Rev. G. w. Shields, of the Wellsburg
Presbyterian church, has received a
call to the Central church Of Cincinnati,
and has decided to accept. Rev.
Shields will leave January for his
new field of labor, and his going is
much regretted by his church, at
Wellsburg, as he has been popular
and faithful pastor.
Tomorrow evening, at the Fourth
Street M. Z. church, the pastor, Rev.
DIR. Riker. will preach his closing SER
mon Of the series on popular amuse-
ments. The subject is 1.-THE Better
Way. In the morning a number of pro-
bationers will be received into full men,
berShip at this church.
There has been a new Presbyterian
church organized at McMechen. The
new church starts off with good pros
poets, and large number Of members
have been secured. The pastor will be
the Rev. G. M. Afford, OF the Third
Presbyterian church, who will preach
at $3.50 D. m. each Sunday.
At the English Lutheran Church to-
morrow evening "The Advent" will be
the evening topic. The Sunday school
of this church is making preparations
for a Christmas entertainment which
will be given Monday evening after
Christmas.
The Junior Endeavor Society Of the
Disciples church is actively engaged.
The young people will give an enter
tainment in the Main street G.. A. r.
hall on the evening Of the 22d of next
month. In connection with the enter
tainment there will be bean bake and
social.
The young people of the Wesley NJ.
E. Church are making arrangements for
an entertainment which will be given
some time in the next month. The AZ
fair is under the auspices of the Young
Women's Mission Band, and those in
charge anticipate good time.
Rev. J. Fl. Hess, the pastor Of the
Thomson M. E. church, is sick and will
not preach Sunday. Rev. r. P. Hutch
inson, President Of the West Virginia
Conference Seminary, is expected to
preach Sunday morning, and Rev. w.
G. Riheldaffer in the evening.
Rev. P. G. Walker, pastor of the Simp-
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row. The communion services will take
place on Sunday morning. The revival
services will commence next Sabbath
and continue over next week.
Rev. c. M. Afford will occupy the
pulpit of the Third Presbyterian church
tomorrow. His evening subject will be
The Indian Problem-His Relation to
the Government. Education and Re-
ligion."
Rev. Birmingham, Of st. Luke'S
Episcopal church, has arrived home
from Harper's Ferry, where he has
been conducting mission, and to-mor-
row be will occupy his pulpit as usual.
Rev. DR.. Cooke at the Second Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow morning will
preach upon institutional ChrlstlaDi-
ty'' and tomorrow evening upon 1.-The
First Christian Council"
Rev. L. Z. Peters, Sunday School
Missionary OF West Virginia, will
preach at the First Baptist Church to-
morrow morning and evening.
The third sermon in the series on the
''Prodigal Son." will be delivered at the
Zane-street NJ. e church, by Rev. ]. A.
Fullerton tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow evening the subject OF
Rev. D. A. Cunningham's discourse Al
the First Presbyterian Church will be