Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-04
AMONG THIN PASTORS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES
ABOUT THE CITY AND SUBURBS.
Great Interest Being Taken in the Series of Re-
yiyal Meetings-SOms Of the Topics Of the
Morow-Soms of Those Who Will
Change Pulpits-Othsr Notes
Here and There.

| Rev. Jacob birmingham mas Deen
rector OF ST. Luke's four years yester-
day and tomorrow will open the fifth
year of his pastorate. During this time
the church has prospered In great de-
! gree and the anniversary is a happy
one for his congregation. A large au-
dience heard Mr.. Cornelius on Chris
tian Manhood" Wednesday night. Next
| Wednesday night the usual layman's
lecture will be given.
The Hope Society OF Benwood held a
rousing meeting last night, and as
part Of the programme twenty new
members were taken in and initiated.
The society will. at the next meeting,
arrange for fair and festival which
will be given in the city building soon,
under their auspices. The proceeds OF
the affair Will go towards paying for
the property lately purchased by the
church.
There is as yet no suostantiation OF
the rumor contained In the Associated
Press of Yesterday that Rt. Rev. Bishop
Kahn had been appointed Coadjntor to
Bishop Kendrick of st. Louis. The
rumor appears to have reached St.
Louis, and is credited to High Author
ity. While the appointment will no
DOUBT be made, BishG~ Kahn has not
yet received official Intelligence to that
effect.
The main audience room Of the First
Baptist church has been much improved
in appearance by being repapered and
will be used for the first time at the
Sunday morning service. The ordinance
] Of baptism will be administered. The
revival spirit continues to be manifested
at the evening services.
The revival meetings at the Fourth
| Street NJ. Z. Church closed on Wednes-
day night, and they proved unusually
successful. The pastor Of the church,
Rev. DR.. Riker. will preach tomorrow
| afternoon az the Opera House. Sub
| ject: "a Mans Common Sense Laugh
Ing at His Folly"
Rev. @. M. Afford, Of the Third Pres
byterian Church, has returned from the
Convention OF Christian Endeavor, at
Washington. D. c., and will preach to-
morrow evening the fourth In the series
Of sermons on sacred mountains. The
topic tomorrow will be "Mt. Hor."
Rev. r. G. Ramsey, of Cadiz, will
preach tomorrow morning and evening
at the United Presby terrain church, and
tonight also in preparation for COM
munion services, which will be held Sun
daY morning. DR.. Mcclure, the pastor,
who has been i'll, is improving.
The revival services are still in pro-
gress at the North Street NJ. e. church
under the direction of Rev. n. B. john
son. Mr.. Johnson is the pastor OF the
church. The transfer of the Kansas to
the West Virginia conference will be
made assoon as possible.
The lecture to be given in the Zane
Street M. Z. Church next Friday night
by Prof. A. L. Wade, of Morgantown,
promises to be interesting. The topic
for the lecture is "How to Prolong the
Honeymoon All Through Life"
Tomorrow at p. m, Bishop Kain
will deliver his third Lenten instruc-
ton. The special subject OF his address
will be Turning Stones Into Bread, or
Questionable Ways of Money-making
and Money-hoarding."
Tomorrow morning the deacons-elect
OF St. Johns Evangelistic Lutheran
church at Elm Grove will be installed
in the Elm Grove hall by the pastor,
Rev. A. Ii. Bartholomew.
At the First Presbyterian church, to-
morrow morning, the pastor, Rev. ID. A.
Cunningham, will preach on "a Sab
batic Miracle" In the the evening the
topic is 1.-The Way"
Washington, Pa, is having great
revival, tho meeting being conducted
by Rev. Mr. Smylie. Thursday all the
stores of the town were closed during
the services.
Next Sabbath Rev. A. Mick, the Pre-
siding Elder, will deliver sacrament
at the Benwood M. E. Church. The
regular quarterly meeting services will
take place.
REST and its Source" will be DR..
Cookies Sunday morning subject at the
Second Presbyterian Church. 10 the
evening he will preach on "a Queens
Petition.
Ground was broken on Ohio street
Thursday for the erection Of the Flor
ence Birmingham memorial parish
house for st. Luke's p. Z. church.
The Epworth League Of the M. b.
church at Benwood has been reorgaD-
lied and the young people of the church
are much interested.