Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-14
.THE WINTER SERVICES.
WHAT IS HAPPENING AMONG THE VARIOUS
CHURCHES IN TOWN.
Some Of the Topics of TO-morOw-GoOd Results
From the Revival SsrVicss-Work Of the
Sunday School and the Various Church
SoeieteS-NoteS in General.

Quite large NUMBER OF wheeling
people went up to New Cumberland
Yesterday, to witness the funeral ser
vices over the remains of Rev. DR..
Smith F. Grier, and pay last tribute
to his worth as minister and as a man.
The services were held at the Presby-
terrain church and attended by an i'm
mense congregation. They were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Lester, of West AL
exande, Rev. DR.. w. Il. Cooke, OF this
city, and Rev. A. K, Alexander. OF
Florence, and were very impressive. At
the conclusion those present passed the
casket, taking last look at the features
of him who had labored in the commun-
ity for forty years, and then the re-
mains were transported to their final
resting place.
The year just ended has not been
marked by any extraordinary event in
the annals of the churches Of the city.
They have pursued the even tenor OF
their way and the usual number OF de-
partures of old pastors and arrival OF
new ones have occurred. The amount
of building OF new churches has
been small compared with some
years, but several important
structures have been remodelled.
A number Of movements have
been begun and successful assemblies
have been held to further religious
work. The year has not been marked
by the destruction Of church property
by fire or the death of any minister ac-
lively engaged in the work of his pas
torate. While the additions to church
membership have been of the normal
number, there has been no marked &C
tivity along this line OF endeavor. OF
the pulpits vacant at the beginning OF
the year nearly all have been filed.
Much interest is being taken in the
elocutionary and musical recital which
takes place in the Third Presbyterian
Church on Tuesday evening, January
"a, at o'clock. Some of the best tai
ent Of the city will take part. Mrs. Z.
NJ. Afford will give the Evolutionary
part Of the programme, and the music
will be rendered by Mrs. Flora Williams,
Mr.. R. V. Ankle. Mr.. Charles Zulauf
and Prof. II. Schockey.
DR.. Alexander, Of st. Clairsville,
preached vigorous sermon at the Pres
byterian Church recently on the Briggs
case. He deplored the influence OF
| Briggsism on the Church and on the
world, and predicted that the verdict OF
acuuittal given DR.. Briggs by the New
York Presbytery would be overwhelm-
ipgly reversed at the next General As
sembly, where, it seems, the case is
bound to go.
Tomorrow evening in the Chapline
street M. Z. church there will be a spec
fsl song service, conducted by EVange-
| list Willis, and followed by a gospel
sermon. These meetings have been
| very we'll attended by persons not con-
nected with the church.
On the first Friday evening in Febru-
airy an interesting lecture will be deliv-
cred by Prof. w. p. Wiley, of the Nor
gantowr University, at the Zane Street
! NJ. Z. Church. The subject of the lee
ture is ''Theres Woman In H."
Rev. Dr. Robb, formerly of the Wash
| iugtou Avenue Church, Kansas City,
will preach at the Fourth Street NJ. b.
| Church tomorrow. The regular pastor
i OF inc CuuICus nov IL ANlhNl, 40 NNA-
fined to his room with sickness.
Rev. A. Mick, the Presiding Elder to
Wheeling District, has been seriously
i'll for several days, but, much TO the
satisfaction of his friends, is slowly re-
covering.
The Y. M. C. A. meeting tomorrow
afternoon will be addressed by Rev.
George Willis, who is conducting ser
vices in the Chapline Street NJ. E.
church,
Communion Thoughts" will be the
subject OF the discourse by Rev. w. II
Cooke tomorrow morning at the Second
Presbyterian Church. In the evening
the topic is 1.-THE Worshipper
Rev. A. w. Ownby, of Graysville, will
fill the pulpit at North Street NJ. E.
Church Sunday morning aud evening.
Rev. j. +. Chenoweth, pastor, being
| sick.
A revival is now going on at the Ben
wood NJ. f. church, and during the two
weeks in which it has been in progress
much good has been accompliShed.
The eighth anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be OBJ
served in the United Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening.
Rev. Robert E. O'Kane, of Clarks-
burg, is in the city spending few days
with friends.
ABOUT PEOPLE.