Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-03
IN INTERESTING LECTURE
Last Night at the First N. B. Church
at Bellaire.

at Bellaire.
Dr.. Robert Nourse Discourses ON tt 9
Subject "Why I am Not an inf
del Entertainment and social
at the Christian Church-Well
Known Man Missing-An Acct
dent at the Steel Plant-Other
Bellaire News.
The First M. e. Church was filed
with an attentive audience last night
and they were treated to an excellent
lecture by DR.. Robert Nourse, on why
! am not an Infidel' His remarks
throughout were pointed and forcibly
delivered and elected no little amount
of admiration from the assemblage.
Mr.. NOurse is now engaged in lectures
on this subject in tour of the United
States.
In his opening remarks he said that
the more civilized man becomes the
more skeptical and in this condition
even the most intelligent of men often
betray themselves. AS an example, he
told of Ingersol having made a speech
in Chicago, during the last campaign,
before a large assemb,age. In the
course of his remarks an expression
was made which elected Kissing from
the audience. whereupon Ingersol re-
marked, why, that is as true as that
there is a.God!"
In order to show the glowing result
of faith in ones own knowledge, he
told of an astronomer who had gazed
into the sky at night and perceived the
oscillation of a planet. The astrono-
mers first thought was as to the cause
of the planets oscillation. He next
reasoned that it must have been caused
by the close proximity of another PAN
ct, although this other planet he was
unable to discern. He reasoned about
it until he became faithful and after
thirty-seven years Of waiting and
watching each night he at last was re-
warded for his patience by the planets
appearance. His knowledge had then
been confirmed This DR.. Mourse &C
compared with the belief in God, say
ing that the confirmation of the belief
would materialiZe in the minds of those
who first had knowledge; second, rea-
son; and third, faith
1t has been said, continued Mr.
Nourse, that life is but a light between
two shadows, but it has been said only
by the Infidel, and not the Christian,
for the Christian has hope for the flu
ture and belief in the past, while the
Infidel has not The majority of sui
cides, he claimed, were committed by In
fidels for the reason that they lacked
the chief principle of happiness-hope
for the future and faith in God An
undisputed fact, however. was that
whatsoever one knows he knows he has
a knowledge of God.
DR.. Nourse concluded his remarks by
enumerating his many reasons for not
being an Infdel and relating a num-
Der of instances in substantiation.
SOCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT
Quite a successful social and enter
tainment was given last night at the
Christian Church under the auspices Of
the congregation. The affair was be-
gun with a very clever entertainment
with songs and recitations, and was
concluded in serving of refreshments.
The ladies in charge deserve much
credit for their efforts, which material
lied both socially and financially. The
proceeds will be given as a benefit to
the church. The following programme
was rendered:
Prayer. Pastor Rev. c. NJ Watson
Song. Sunday School Glass No II
Solo,. ...... Miss Alice Bolen
Song. -. -. -. ..... -. ......
Primary Department Sunday School
Recitation-Gold VS.. Silver. ........
... ...... Paul Thornberry
Solo-The Robin and Blue Bird. ....
...... ........ ....... Irene Stewart
Recitation-The Fellows Mother. 49,.
...... ....... ..... Lowell Burden
Solo-What Are the Wild Waves
Saying. -. 49,. go. Bessie Luke
Recitation-A Financier. ... .,....
...... -. -. ..... Vera Blackburn
Recitation-Buying a Teller. -
Observation-Disclosures. Myrtle Stewart
Solo,. ...... 49,. 80. Lena Archer
A MYSTERY.
Albert Heatherington, of the First
ward left last week for Sistersville to
purchase a horse The deal was to
have been closed in a couple of days,
when Mr.. Heatherington would return
home, but as nothing has been heard
Of him since he left, his wife and rela-
tives are beginning to feel some I'M
eaSlneSS. 1nGlr unoaSlneSS was strength
ened several days ago when his horse
was brought to his home in Bellaire
by man who said that he was follow
ing Mr.. Heatherington's Instructions
On being questioned by Mrs. Heather
ington the fellow could not give much
satisfaction as to her husbands con-
tined absence. Mrs. Heathering imme-
diately went to Sistersville and mott
fed the police there of the circum-
stances, but as yet not the least clue
to the missing mans Whereabouts has
been effected 1t is the opinion of
many that foul play has been commit
ted.
PAINFUL INJURIES.
G. N. Keyser, employed as plate in
spector at the steel works, while at
work late Wednesday night, fell into
what is termed stove hole sustaining
some painful injuries about the knees
and abdomen. He was taken to his
home on Thirty-second street, where
DR.. Cooper was called and the injuries
attended. Last evening it was stated
that his condition was greatly improv-