Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-18
WORK OF 7HBPAS7ORS.
A RE-AWAkENlNG IN TIE RELIGIOUS WORK
ALL OVER TUE CITY.
VIA! Some ofths Topics Of the Morrow Are-RsV
Dr.. Riker Will Held Another Meeting
at the Opera House TO-GOrrow-EZ-
change Of Pastors--0iher Notes.

Tho efforts which have been on foot
| for some time past to re-estaohsh a
| Cumberland Presbyterian congregation
| I'm Washington have not been crowned
with that success which those interest
cd had hoped for. Several meetings
have been held and agents have made a
house 10 house canvass, but as yet only
about 70 signatures have been secured.
The Synod has proffered liberal aid but
nothing will be done until the project
ors of the plan have the assurance they
| can carry on a congregation with some
degree OF success.
One of the best adapted lecture rooms
for the Sunday school is that OF the
English lutheran Church, on Sixteenth
street. The basement is so divided and
/ the seats are arranged as TO comfortably
] accommodate large school, such as the
church has, and on the occasion OF en-
tertainmentS and Socials this commodi-
Gus apartment again comes convenient
" into play. The Sunday school of the
the church is in very prosperous con-
dition and new Bible class has recent
ly been organized.
Prof. J. B. Denotes lecture on
ELECTRICITY" at the Young Mems
Christian Association on Monday even
| ing will be entertaining, and at the
same time profitable. Prof. DeMotte IS
arapid speaker, full Of enthusiasm, and
rouses his audience TO ken pitch OF
interest One could readily imagine
him a magician addressing an audience,
so wonderful and surprising are the re-
suits he plishes with his apparatus.
The Lenten services at ST. Luke's p.
/ Z. Church have been largely attended.
| The confirmation classes have been re-
ceived Wednesday and Friday evenings
after service. Tomorrow Rev. Britting-
ham will preach on Confession" in the
morning, and on "Sin" in the evening
Next Wednesday evening Rev. James
| Sheerin, OF PittSburg, will preach.
Rev. j. A. Fullerton, d. D., will
preach tomorrow in the Zane Street NJ.
| e. Church. The Subjectof his morning
sermon is "a Social Call to Christians"
The evening subject is How to Save
the World" Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock the Young Peoples Sunday
school class, together with the Epworth
League, will hold meeting.
A Martha Washington Tea will be
given by the ladies of the First Baptist
| Church Tuesday evening next. Each
| ticket holder will be served with aHight
luncheon and receive augiQue souvenir
A pleasing programme has been ar
ranged. The affair will be under the
auspices OF the Woman's Mission Circle
of the church.
Lenten services are being held at St.
Matthew's Episcopal Church on Tues
| days and Thursdays at 4 o'clock and on
/ Wednesday and Fridays al 7:30 p. M
! Tomorrow the rector, Rev. K. Il. Swope,
will preach in the morning on "Ihe
! Day Of Visitation" and in the even
/ ing on "a Study Of the Life Of Jacob. "
| Rev. a. B. Riker, D. D., will hold an
other meeting for men only Mt the OPP
era House tomorrow afternoon, under
the auspices Of the Y. NJ c. a. The
sermon will be similar to the one deiv-
cred last Sunday afternoon. His SUBJ
| ject is "SinS Peculiar 20 Men"
Rev. c. NJ. Afford will preach in the
Third Presbyterian Church as usual to-
morrow. Morning subject, "Mutilating
the Bible" Evening, the second dis
course in the series Of sacred mountains,
subject, ant. Moriah-the Mountain OF
Faith"
Last night the members OF Mrs.
Plants Sabbath school class Of the Zane
Street NJ. f. Church gave social at the
hall in the Hibberd building, on Market
street. The proceeds OF the affair will
be used for the benefit of the Sabbath
school library.
/ On Friday evening next J. A. Fuller
ton, DID,, will deliver the second OF q
series Of lectures in the Zane Street NJ.
e. Church. The topic is incidents of
Foreign Travel, Including Seven Voy-
ages Across the Ocean"
The subject OF Rev. W. II. Cookies
sermon tomorrow at the Second Pres
bvterian Church will be Gods Recog-
milton of Unselfish Acts" In the even
Ing the pastor will discourse upon RE
construction"
The meeting last night at the Wesley
M. e. church was an especially inter
esting one. Notwithstanding the bad
weather. large cSowd attended.
These meetings are growing IN general
interest.
Continuing in the line of special ser
mons on Bunyan's characters, Rev. d.
A. Cunningham, d. D., pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church, will discuss
tomorrow morning Hopeful"
.Tbere were special Lenten services In
all the Catholic Churches last night OF
a most interesting character. The at
tendance at the Cathedral was especial
ly large.
The annual committeemen's reunion
held last uight at the y. NJ, c. A. was
one of the most successful and enjoy
able gatherings ever held by the ASso-
citation.
The revival meetings at the Wayman
| Chatel A. NJ. L. Church, will continue
all next week. Several persons have
already come forward TO join the
church.
At the First Baptist Church to.mor-
row the pastor, Rev. A. j. Trey, will
preach upon the subject Baptism,
Proper Subjects of the Ordinance"
Ladies', Gents and Children's Under-
wear AT Just half price at Stlfsl q Co.'S to-
day,
To the Inau gurstiOn Via ID. 3 o. Il. r.
For the benefit of those desiring to
witness the Inaugural ceremonies at