Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-17

Yesterday was the hottest day yet
experienced on the camp ground during
the meeting. Had it not been for the
cooling breezes that now and then
stirred in through the trees the heat
would have been almost unbearable
As 1t was, the people suffered greatly on
account of it.
The services of Thursday night were
of very impressive character. Rev
d. VI. Hammond, pastor of the Second
NJ. Z. Church, Huntington, w. Va,
preached a most excellent sermon to
large congregation. At its close an al
tar service was held and quite a num-
Der Of sinners were converted and many
Christians greatly strengthened and
uplifted in the Christian life.
Yesterday morning the services be
gan at $3.50 and were led by DR.. Riker
in Bible reading or study. The Doc
tor believes in an intelligent Christian
ity and more especially does he believe
that, everything else being equal, that
Christian who knows the most about
the Bible will be the best Christian
This must be so, for in the scriptures
we have shown us the way of life and
the more we know of the way and the
work to be done the better are we pre-
pared to do it. The Doctor spoke of the
gift of the spirit. reading number of
passages bearing on the subject and
commenting thereon All left the
meeting feeling that they had received
great benefit Following this meeting
Immediately came the 1890 services
Several songs were sung by the excel
lent choir Rev Barnes of the
MOundsville circuit. made the opening
prayer. Rev w. T. Helms, the young
est minister present, preached a most
excellent sermon from the words. He
shall be called wonderful The ser
mon was. as he said when he began. a
faithful story Of the Christ. most truth
fully and pathetically told. DR.. Bick-
ley closed with a short prayer and the
benediction
The services al the young peoples
meeting az 2.3O were as follows: Sew
eral songs were sung led by an impro-
vised choir. with Miss Israel ar the or
gan Rev. Carver. pastor of the Pres
byteriau Church at West Liberty
lel Boo prayer Another song was
sung Rev Denton read a short
Bible lesson and gave very short
talk iu which he called attention
Co the fact that we wanted TO know
more of the greatness and importance
of thewOrk In which we are all engaged
he then called on Rev. Hyatt, who re-
sponded in a brief prayer, after which
Mrs. Emma Moore Scott talked some
time on the great Christian work going
ON in foreign fields, especially in India,
where she has worked, and still more
especially of the work or the NJ. E.
Church in that far away field. Her
talk was a very interesting one to the
large congregation who heard it. 1t
was given in that plain, straightfor-
ward, conversational style for which
Mrs Scott is so famous. SO profound
that it shows she has made great study
of the subject, and ye- so Simple that
child can understand. She referred to
the superstitions that still hang over
that great and numerous people, block
ing the way to the spread of Chris
tianity and showing how fast they are
giving way before the light of Chris
tianity. She showed how rapidly the
people there are becoming converted
to Christianity at the present day.
Where a few years ago it was thought
that Christ could not be preached, now
there are great churches with a mem
bership OF hundreds. In one district
alone there are / 1900 Christians. In
1883 we did not have one convert in the
Conference of which she was speaking;
now there are "a 600. The field is great
but the laborers are few. She spoke of
the work among the women. II is al
most impossible TO get to talk with
them. No one but women can do this
work Hence the necessity of the wo-
man missionary. When the women are
! reached al all. the women must do it.
After Mrs Scott closed Rev. Denton in
a few words urged the necessity for the
spirit of work among the young people.
Let us get that conception of the work
that will cause us TO feel that we are
co-wOrkers with Christ.
The chudren's meeting at 4 o'clock
was held as usual Il was conducted
bv Mrs Calvert and was of more than
usual interest.
Tt is expected that hereafter the af-
ternoon services will be held in the
auditorium instead of in the temple, ii
the hot weather continues.
The following Wheeling people spent
Yesterday on the grounds: Mrs. w. II.
Travis and son. Willie. Mrs Hugh Sterl-
ing. Mrs. Lewis of Thirty-first street,
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Montgomery, Mrs.
Joseph Harry Misses Helena Walford
and Helmbright. and others.
The people of Moundsyille turn out
! en-masse to the evening services, and
quite number of them are occupying
their cottages all the time.
DR.. Spencer will preach to-day and to-
morrow. The regular services to-day
and tomorrow will be held al $3.50 and
! 1880 a. m, and 2:30. and p. m.
Mrs. Wilson. daughter of VIM. Hast
ings arrived on the grounds yesterday
evening and will remain during the
meeting and longer.
The preachers present held prayer
meeting at the preachers cottage yes
terdav evening at o'clock, and spir-
| iual time was enjoyed.
Drs. Riker and Buckley are back and
4 both are doing good work.
Rev. y b. Johnson, of the North
Street NJ. Z. Church. came back yester-
dav evening. and will remain until this
evening or tomorrow morning.
STATE NJ. E. CONFERENCE.
The annual conference Of the NJ. E.
Church of this State will be held at
Buckhannon on the 18th of next month.
Considerable speculation is being in
dulsed in here relative to the probable
changes to be made in the Wheeling
pulpits Of that denomination. 1t is not
likely that any changes will be made
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