The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-17
AFTERNOON SERVICES.

The spacious auditorium was packed
for the afternoon exercises, which be-
San at 3 o'clock. The exercises opened
with an organ voluntary. After: con-.
& Eregatioaal singing. Rev. Mr.. Dorm
Sblaser read the scripture lesson.
Rev. DR.. D. A.. Cunningham, OF tthe
First Presbyterian. church. offered up
prayer. He invoked Gods blessings on
the church. It's, pastors, Its. members
and their families. :l5 Z. I
Following a hymn by. the choir, the
congregation Joined in singing hymn
Az Its conclusion Rev. MIR. Schwarin
introduced Rev. S. B. Barnitz, D. D. Mr..
$Schwnrm said It was hardly necessary
to: introduce Dr. Barnitz to a Wheeling
congregation, man SO Identified with
It's church Il u IS.
DR.. Barnltz took as his text, Haesai,
22::9: The glory of this latter house
shall be grea ter than the former, saith
5the{ Lord OF Hosts: and In this p,acesl
Will give peace, saith the Lord of
Hosts" His Introductory remarks were
Y as follows: t5is.t n. sir5 +.
1.-THE former house OF which the pro-
phets Speaks was that built by Solomon
which for 4l0 years was the Joy and
pride OF every Jewish heart. Nineteen
years fter the Babylon!an captivity
began the Chaideans destroyed 1t oy
4 hre;seyenty years after the second tenn.
1 ple.was begun. While It was building
there were old men who had seen the
FIRST"
Y There was a remin!cent vein through
( out the speakers remarks. He said
3thIstv-fve and onc-half years ago, the
English Lutheran congregation In
Wheeling. first worshipping in the old
Baptist church on Clay street, (now.
& Eighteenth street, numbered fifteen.
\ eleven men md four women. The
speaker thought hardly one; OF those
I was present before him now. Then af-
\, teri the first meeting, another meet
\ Ing: was held to decide IL the congresa-
ton: would buy a melodeon for $40. The
meeting decided In favor Of buying It.
Z the. money to be raised In year. The
next thing the small congregation did
4 was to vote $50 for. the yearly ma!nte-
& nance Of motherless child, daughter
Sof ;one OF the members. That was years
saso, bu: DR.. Barnitz eald he took hold
Z OF a fwoman's hand In Mercy hospital,
tini Chicago, q short time ago. The wo-
man Is the child that the little English
j Lutheran congregation had aided. and
y sheSwcpt In gratitude. as she ascrlbed
her life's work was due to the generous
I help given her when q needy child. &
sSIn the course OF his remarks. Dr..
4 Barnltz said there are 1900 people III
wheeling who never so inside a church..
L eychurch doors are open to them, but
the church Will have to go out among
& the highways and hedges. This church
$50 attractive represented the work OF
years. and hard work. 1t Is more attrac-s
|. tive than ever before and is more near.
lynn keeping now with the handsome
i churches that surroundFit. He said he
fclt:rathcr discouraged his first Sunday
I night In Wheeling years ago. Their first
lworshipping place, the old Baptist
church on Clay street. looked to him
sadly meagrc in furnishings. III COM.
parisonf to the other churches of this
! clty.} IKE x I a,
THE English Lutheran church IN
4 Wheeling had Its birthiJunc l16, 1862. at
S$$the hrst congregational meeting there
were eighteen names on the roll. The
church was little understood by many
4 people iat Its establishment. It's growth
Z had been steady and prosperous, and It
4, not uncommon now IN n travel from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific Is to i meet
3 many man or woman who had at,
y tended the old Engllsl, Lutheran Sun
{ daF school in Wheeling, 5g5g 7 Is.
$50 Yes, continued Dr.. Barnitz, tho
4 English. Lutheran .conerega ton has had
Il many obstacles to meet. many difficult
II ties to overcome. 1tD beautiful new cd. .
Il ilic;ee5 represents but small part OF the
Z; weary hours OF labor spent in building
X up tho n congregation 1t represents
" grcn sacrifices There have been times
when Il was hard TO make tho sacrifice
az tBls always hard, hit tho sntIsfoction
Stha t s heart feels atterward amply
z ,tS !3E 4 s5e{
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