The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-03

L. Mckee, Harry Bell anu JouH DoWl'
err; bas4os, J. Harvey Devore and Henry
Bowen; oFgaRist, James II. Perry.
Al the morning services the Easter
anthem by Schnecken, and Williams's
0aertor y were well rendered. In the
evening Zion, Awake" and Christ,
Our Passover" were beautifully sung.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN. .
Three services were held yester day at
the English Lutheran church on Six
tenth street, at which the pastor, Roy,
Dornblazer ofIiciated. The first was u
sunrise service, which commenced at
o'clock and was remarkably well at
tended. The regular morning services
brought out one OF the largest congre-
cations ever seen in this church ediiice,
numbers being compelled to 90 away
without gainingentrance. Communion
services were held, aud AS new mem
bers OF the church were received, The
services in the evening We're almost
equally well attended, and the pastor
preached an eloquent sermon. Nine
children were baptised,
The floral decorations at the English
Lutheran were very beautiful, and gave
the interior joyous appearance. The
singing was also very fine.
AT ST. LUKE's.
st. Luke's church was crowded at
both morning and evening services.
The interior was beautifully decorated,
the chancel, altar aud choir railing be-
ing literally buried amidst smilax,
Easter lilies, hydrangia and other
flowers. Some OF the lilies were sent
from the Bermuda Islands. The Faster
Offering for the new parish house was
unusually large, amounting to nearly
5000.
Rev. Jacob Birmingham, pastor, in
the morning took for his text II Timo-
thy, oh. !, last hall OF the 10th verse;
"Who hath abolished death, and hath
wrought life and immortality to light
through the gospel"
Inthe evening his text was from the
Acts Of the Apostles, chapter l verse,
$40 whom also he showed himself alive
after his passion by many iniallible
proofs, being seen OF them forty days,
and speaking of the things Pertaining
to the kingdom OF God"
Tho choir is made up as follows; So
pranos, Mrs. Fred Seymour. Mrs. ]. P.
Rodgers, Miss Minnie McClement; al
to, Miss Grace Pinnell, Miss Belle Nc
Granular; tenor, I. ]. banner and A.
G. Stewart: basso, Will McCay and
Archie Taylor; organist, Miss Annie
Sage.
The full choral service was not carried
out at the evening service, but will BIO
repeated on next Sunday evening.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
At tho First Baptist church tho day
was one OF tho most interesting in its
history. Rev. DR.. Peters, of Parkers-
burg, state missionary, preached both
morning and evening. In the morning
there was one immersion, and last even
ing communion was celebrated, In the
afternoon mission Sunday school was
organized on tho Island 1t will meet
in the old Democratic wigwam, recently
purchased by the church.
The church was decorated with flow
ers to some extent yesterday, but this
was not made as much OF u feature as
in some OF tho others. The fact is that
every Sunday the year round this
church is more or less beautifed by
flowers, custom which is commenda-
BILE. There was not n Sabbath through
the winter that there we're not at least
two or three bouquets in the church.
The congregation has grown steadily, ii
not rapidly, through Mr.. Irey's pastor
ate, and the church is now in better
condition than ever before.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Morning and evening services at the
First Presbyterian church were inter
esting The front of the pulpit was Or
namented with ported lilies. Tho new
choir, under direction OF Prof. Ricardo
RiCci, was heard for the first time:
Mrs. Bevard, OF Cadiz, soprano, supply
ing the place OF Miss Lindsay, who will
hereafter fill tho place; Miss William
son, Martins Ferry, mezzo soprano;
Mrs. Crowl, Martins Ferry, contralto;
Harry +. Sweeney, basso; w. b. Day,
tenor; Miss Bell, organist. The sex
tetto rendered vordls "Praiso Ye"
very acceptably. Wheat's fine compo-
sition, Christ ia Risen" was given by
Mrs. Bevard, Prof Rlcci and Mr.. Day.
Rev. Dr.. Cunningham preached a strong
sermon from Mark 1876: "He is risen;
he is not here; behold the place whore
they laid him." There was very large
attendance.
AT OTHER CHURCHES.
At all tho German Lutheran churches
tho dov was ohsorved wi,h iovous aar.