Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-16

The Second Church Crowded to the Doors
by Members OF the Congregation and
Friends of the Deceased.
Services in memory of the late
Rev. DR.. Cooke were held at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church last evening.
The building was crowded to its capac-
ity by the members of the congregation
and the personal friends of the de-
ceased clergyman, and the services
were impressive and solemn 10 a degree
but seldom known in this city. At
times during the remarks of the min
listers present, many of the cOngrega-
ton were moved to tears, and the tri-
butte paid to the memory of the depart
ed pastor showed the warm place he
had held in the hearts Of those who
knew him.
The pulpit and the choir rail were
draped in mourning, while on a large
table in front of the pulpit were a
number of white rose buds, sent by
Wheeling Lodge B. p. o. Elks. Mrs.
Robert Barr sent a handsome cross of
roses, and there was a wreath of roses
sent by the Kings Daughters. The
table was covered with smilaX. Among
the ministers present were Rev. DR..
D. A. Cunningham, of the First Pres
byterian Church; Rev. Mr. Bigger, Of
the Third Presbyterian Church; Rev.
DR.. w. II. Lester, Of the West Alex
ander Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
Mr. Robb, of the NJ. e. Church. The
music was rendered by a quartette
composed of Mrs. George B. Caldwell,
soprano; Miss Florence Phillips. alto;
Mr. Harry Bell, tenor, and Mr.. Charles
Zulauf, bass. The members Of the Or
der of Elks were present in large num-
Der.
The services were opened with a
very earnest and appropriate prayer
by Rev. DR.. Cunningham, after which
hymn No. 972 was rendered by the quar-
tette; a ScriptuTal selection was read
by Rev. Bigger, and this was followed
by prayer by Rev. RObb. Dr.. Cunning
ham then delivered an eloquent ad-
dress. during which he recited Dr..
Cookies illness, and gave a historical
sketch of the connection of the deceased
with the Presbyterian Church in
Wheeling. In the course Of his re-
marks he recited the fact that the Sec
ond Church had had five pastors during
it's existence. The first meeting look
ing to the formation Of the Second
Church was held during the autumn
of 1847 at the Office of r. Crangle &
Co.. on Twelfth street. There were
present Rev. Dr.. Weed. Zachariah ia
cobs. John Knote, Redick Mckee, Rob
ert Crangle, Jacob Senseney and Sam
uel Neil. The third story room over the
store of OFT & Greer, corner Of Market
and Twelfth streets, was fitted up for
church purposes, and the meeting for
the formal organization of the church
was held there February Is, 1S4S. The
following members were dismissed
from the First Church to form the orig
inal membership of the Second Church:
Samuel OFT and wife, Sidney L. OFT,
their daughter Anna NJ. OFT, William
b. Quarter. James c.. Ellison, Edward
/. Pratt, Robert Pratt and wife,
Phoebe Pratt, James H. FOrsythe, Ed
gar Woods, Redick Mckee and wife,
Daniel Harkins and wife, and w. b..
Clark. Rev. Cyrus Dickson was the
first pastor The Sabbath school was
organized May 26, 1913, with Redick
Mckee as OU.N'ii uieUOtul. he Dullu-
ing cOmmitte of the new church pur-
chased the residence of William Chap
line, the grounds extending from
Twentieth to Twenty-frst streets, and
from Market street to the alley west
Services were held in the residence
from September 8, 1S4S, until the spring
of 1850. The first communion was
held in the new church building March
q, 1850 The cost of the building was
$4,000 In 1856 DR.. Dickson resigned,
and for six months the pulpit was sup
piled by Rev. Samuel J. Wilson. Rev.
r. Y. Dodge was called August q,
1851 and he was installed October 18th
of the same year. He resigned in Oc-
tober. 1862, and was succeeded by Rev.
John Moffat, of Bellaire. He began his
work in 1863. In February, 1871, he
was compelled to desist from preaching
by an attack of facial paralysis. In
the following spring his son, James
D. Moffat. was licensed to preach, and
occupied the pulpit until April p, 1873,
when the son was called to be co-pastor
with his father. He was installed May
Sth following. At the death of Rev.
John Moffat. December %, 1875, James
d. Moffat became pastor. He resigned
January l. 1882. to be come President