Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-23
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Held Last Night at the Second PreSby-
terrain Church.
The Sermon and Address by Rev.
DR.. Lester, of West Alexander
a Tablet Placed in the Church in
Memory of the Late Pastor.

Services in memory OF the late rev
DR.. w. H. Cooke were held last evening
at the Second Presbyterian Church OF
this city. being in charge of Rev. DR..
Lester, of West Alexander, who also
made the address of tribute to the
memory of the deceased. Although
the night was stormy, the church was
comfortably well filled and great in
terest was taken in the services. 1t
being the regular evening of prayer at
the church, DR.. Lester first preached
short discourse, selecting as his text
the first part OF the third verse Of the
twenty-third Psalm: He restoreth
my soul" He said: Some chapters Of
the scripture are favorite ones. They
are read more than others. They
somehow seem to harmonic with our
experiences. This Jwenty-third psalm
is one of the fayorite chapters in the
Bible. The child reads it, the Old, and
it is sung more and prayed more than
most chapters OF the Bible. IL Is
called the shepherds psalm. 1t is the
psalm OF the cross and for the suffering
of the land. In olden times the shep-
sera5 and their flOcks formed an inter
osti0g association. The shepherds
loved their tCc&s and the sheep loved
The Shepherds. Jesus Christ is our
sheuherd and He loves us and He hears
us apart as if we were the only person
o.. wn0m He had charge, and we should
individualze Christ. He restores those
who wander away and receives them
with open arms. To backslide is
great sin. vet man may come back
again TO The fold OF Christ and live out
a useful life. Man often falls when he
thinks himself strongest, but God re-
storeth the soul. Let us try to get near
to Him and live with Him in that good
and perfect life.
Following the sermon DR. Lester de-
livered an address Of tribute to the
memory of Rev. DR.. Cooke the late
pastor of the church. He said:
eve love 10 hold i'm recollection the
pleasant traits of deDarted friends.
As the time of their departure length
ems out the things we held as lovely
and noble in them become closer and
deorer TO us I'm memory. II there were
any blemishes on their faces. on eXpe-
rience and fellowship with them. they
become DINNER in our minds and we
almost forget them. We cherish the
good qualities of our friends and are
kindly forcetful of all their faults.
"Nemorials are almost as old as the
world God erected the first one As
Noah left the ark a divine hand set the
rainbow i'm the sky. a perpetual tablet
of the flood and the pledge of God that
the waters should not again devastate
the earth. The highest the most sa-
cred and lasting of ell memorials is
the cross of Jesus Christ YOu see ii
everywhere In one sense friends do
not need memorials of their dear ones
The husband needs no tablet OF his
loved wife to keep her in remembrance.
The mother could not forget the little
ones death You DO not need this tab
let 10 keep in mind the memory of your
late pastor. Ii is a mark Of yOur re-
snect. a token of your appreciation of
him. You want when YOU enter this
church TO be reminded of him who for
many years did not cease to commend
you to God and 10 the word of his grace.
you want to tell your children of
Him who baptized and directed their
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thought rapidly. saw clearly ana spoke
accurately with a sJronS convection OF
the truth ne uttered. Ut. COOKE eX-
ceIled as pre@oy er. He was the peer
OF his brethren. lie was thoroughly
acquainted with parEamenI,t1ry uSageS-
lis anylet.cal m-hG s9" tA.ngs clearly
ana quickly. lie nao a ready utter
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