Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-10

The celebration of Childran's Day,
or Floral Sunday. lent an unusual ele-
ment of the interest to the services in
the Wheeling churches yesterday, and
this fact, together with the pleasant
weather, brought out large cougrega-
lions. AT the Fourth Street NJ. e.
Church, The services were of q char
acter appropriate to the occasion. In
The morning the pastor Rev. DIR. A, B.
Riber preached an eloquent sermon
upon 1.-THE Obligation of the Church to
Children." taking his text from Prov.
22:6-"Train up a child in the way he
should go.
I'm the evening the congregation test
cd the capacity of the ediGce. The
services were Of a pleasing nature, q
beautiful feature being the special
musical numbers rendered by the choir.
Printed programmes were distributed
i'm the congregation After an organ
prelude and the singing OF hymn $40,
DIR. Biker prayed feryently, and the
choir eNquisiJely rendered the Carol
"RiUg Ring the JOY Bells. Misses
hastings and DUNCAN sang We Offer
Thee Fair Flowers. a beautiful selec-
ton. which was admirably rendered.
The Scripture lesson was read by the
pastor and o0er,ory hymn was q
chorus with obligated FL Waited for
the Lord
The first of three hve minute talks
was delivered by a. j. Clarke, Esq. lie
said there was little of the element of
novelty In calling the attention Of a
Christian congregation to the wants OF
q Sunday school There was nothing
sensational in il. The Gospel of Christ
is preached daily but never grows ola,
never grOWs less effective. The most
impressive path 10y which this message
of Christ may come, is through The
Sunday school DR.. Holland has beau
TRULY said that he can make more
Christians through Juvenile instruction
I'm the Sunday school, than by adult
instruction IN the pulpit. The speaker
referred % the difference ia methods
during late years. in which he saw an
added element OF efficiency i'm the work.
Yet there was much which remained To
be done. Are all the children of the
Fourth Street congregation found 10
tt Sunday school? Unfortunately
they are not. The Sunday school
should embrace the extremes of youth
and old age. and all that lies between
them Tt is not an institution eEclu-
s.vCly for the little ones. Primarily
it is the duty of every man Who enters
the church to- associate himself and
his efforts with some department. OF
the church work. Every duty upper
formed viii, at the bar of the Great
Judge. meet MS as an accusing angel
After Mr. Clark's address the choir
sang the sacred cantata, Fill the Font
With Roses. This was one OF the
most pleasing musical numbers OF the
evening.
Hon. c.. Wesley Atkinson made the
second brief address. lie spoke more
directly about the needs of the Fourth
Street school than OF Sunday schools
generally. He was superintendent Tor
five years. The Sunday school is the
erandCst army beneath God S sunshine,
except the Church itself. In the
United States are million and half
Protestant Sunday school teachers, and
ten million scholars. The Fourth
Street school needs an awakening, not
only OF youug but OF old people. lhero
is nothing especially wrong about It,.
It's ARRANGEMENT is orthodox TO the let
ter. there Ifs no lack of spirituality, the
personnel Of the teachers is good
everybody is welcome but everybody
does not come. The leJhorgy which
h-aes over it should be lifted. ana
some of cur pent-up energies released.
Parents should send their children. II
tbev are too lazy TO come themselves.
Al The concmsi0s OF Mr.. Atkinson $ adj
dress the beautiful selection Inc
Precious Name by Gabriel was sung
bv female quartette in splendid style.
Rev. s. B. Riker concluded the series
or addresses. He expressed some beau
fiful thoughts suggested by the hEmn
which had Just been rendered, and then
smoke of the spiritual training or the
children. finding much to commend In
the Confirmation practiced i'm the Ro-
man Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Ho houcd the day would not be far dis
taut when Methodist children would
also De confirmed i'm thir Iaitn
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