The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-27
the OPERA HOUSE MEErINa.


Tho Occasion OF u Crowded IIouie-Itcv.
DIR. Colts Eloquent Address.
The most important Epworth League
services OF the day were held last night
in the Grand Opera House. beginning ut
7a5 O'clock. The cosy theatre was fixed
with nm enthusiastic audience, and at s
o'clock standing room only was the ul,-
hung sign, Rev. Don. L. Colt, pastor OF
North avenue VI. e. church. Allegheny,
Pa., was the principal speaker. "A s
Before the service proper began a
song and testimonial service was con-
Quoted by w. l.. Woodcock, OF Altoona,
Pa, which was participated In BY q
large number Of the delegates. The
Bpworth League chorus Of trained
voices was hear 10 advantage ut last
nights meeting. Prof. Back stating
that such q musical crowd OF Methodlsts
could almost rival the angels. The SER
vices throughout were very Interesting.
Rev. DR.. Colt took his text from st.
John, chapter "A. verses II anu u, III
ye love Me keep my commandments,
and will pray the Father and He will
give you'arother comforter and he
shah abide with you forever" DR.. Colt
said be desired TO speak OF the Spirit
which God promised 10 send to His dis
c!ples. This spirit Is represented by
water which cleanses. This spirit Is
God, and is represented by fire which
purifles, and by the dove which sat upon
Christ's head. But" said the speaker,
..IIe Is not fire, He Is not a dove, but u
real living belng-the third person OF
the Trinity: and He abides with His
people forever"
Very eloquently and forclbly DR.. Cot
portrayed the mission Of the Holy Spirit,
and he urged his hearers to let Christ
come into. their hearts and abide with
them. He spoke Of the aid the Spirit
wouM give to anxious and restless
hearts. and said he could imagine the
pleasure OF Columbus while sailing
across the ocean to America, accom-
panied by his discouraged sailors, when
the Waterman reported that a strange
weed was floating by the ship, another
man reporting moment later that
strange birds were flying over the yes
sci. another saying he detected q Pc
culiar odor in the air which must come
from nearby land, these welcome re-
ports being supplemented at night by
the sailors seeing light In the dis
lance. When morning came Columbus
dream OF fifteen years was realized.
Continuing, DR.. Colt said that the
Spirit teaches the word to the unedu-
Gated as we'll as to the scholars, and a
great band Of men filed with the Holy
Spirit was needed In the churches at
present. He urged the Epwort'hans to
strive earnestly all the time to bring
the discouraged and worid-weary to-
Christ and to tell them Of His love of
all mankind.
After DR.. Colt concluded, President A.
NJ Schoyer made some announcements,
among them that business session Of
the convention will be held at Q o'clock
this morning, atThomson N. E. church.
At 1:S0 p. m. there will be held Junior
League rally, and drill by the Epworth
Guards ut the tent in "Epworth Park" "
AN other services will be held in the
tent, which has been repaired and put
in good condition.
Overflow meetings were held last
night at Fourth street church and
Thomson church, addressed respective
y. by Rev DR.. Satchell and Rev. Mr..
'Lockhar6. 49,