West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-13
THL EVANGELICAL MEETINGS
And Those Who are Helping with
The Work.

held IN the Court House here under the
auspices OF the Evangelical church ars
attended by large crowds and create
great Interest The meetings com.
menced in bishops Hall ard ran along
for two or three weeks when the az.
tendance got sc great that larger
place had To be secured and the County
c urt granted the use 81 the Court
House and services have been hcl,
thero the past week. Even this large
room is filed every night and scrv COS
are held every afternoon at O'Clock
The meeting seems TO be OF special
benefit to the young people. who are
taking the most active interest Ia it.
There has been about twenty seekers
and quite n number of conversions.
Rev. c. {. Bruner, OF Pittsburgh. is tho
head man and is n pleasant talNer and a
good singer. lie is n large. fine look
ing man and weighs about 22o. Has
rather n distinguished appear ance and
looks more like "A congresSman than n
minister. But ne understands his
business thoroughly and has bcen en-
gagged in this kind of work fer twenty
FIVE years. His main assistant is Prof
X. A. Jennings, of Indiana, Indiana
county, Pa, born and raised near
Washington, Pa. This gentleman has
much TO do with the success Of the
meeting and his splendid singing ut
tracts many people who would other
wise not attend regularly. Prof Jen-
nfnHS il nhnnf tho lnuf gfr. -.
have ever had and renders some beau.
tiful solos every night. lie also leads
the singing and takes great pains TO
teach the boys and girls and others
who are helping with the singing, He
has been engaged ina this kind OF work
for years and has had good training.
besides being n born musician. We
have read very Gathering pross notices
of his work in the Washington Repor-
ter, CannOnsburg Notes and other
papers. The Professor is a very pleas
ant gentleman and considered hand
SOME by the ladies, but he is married
and no chance for any of thcm cnptur-
ing him.
However Rev. Bruner is a widower
and has his eldest daughter with him,
Miss Maud Bruner, n handsome and
accom- plished youWg lady, only sixteen
years OF age and smart as she car be.
She helps with the work and can beat
her father preaching. so the people
say. In this issue will be found n
very appropriate piece OF poetry in re.
gard 20 the meeting, written by her
for THE ANGUS
Rev. NJ. d. Nutter, the pastor Of the
NJ. Il. Church, has been rendering val
liable assistance during the msetisgs.
lie has preached several times and
takes great iaterest Ia the work.
Most of his members are attending the
services'regularlY Rev. Frease Hess,
the regular Evangelical minister
on the Preston c%ircuit, has been pres
eat also and preached several tunes
He is q YouHg man With "A stroRg voice
ana very much ia earnest i'm his work.
Rev. G.. W. Ringer, Of Kingwooa,
has been a very faithful assistant also.
He has been present from the begin
ming and has preached some splendid
and makes a fine prayer and
is "a good singer. lie is a minister Of
the Evangelical church. but not en-
gagged in any regular work now.
Rev. Ross Ward, the pastor Of the
Baptist church, Rev. Charles Cum.
nings, pastor OF the a. NJ. Il. church,
and Rev. Nestor, Of the u. Il. church
have all been present also.
Wa hope that Prof. Jennings can be
induced to remain With us awhile az.
ter the raeeting closes and conduct "A
singing school convection. We un-
derstand that he makes "a speciality Of
this kind Of work and hat his terms
are very reasonable.
Last Friday night Miss Bruner
preached on the ProdigaI Son and
Prof. jennings sang Where Is MY
Wandering Boy Tonight" in a man
ner that brought tears 10 the eyes OF
1anY in the audience. Monday night
the young lady told about Belshazzar's
Feast and Daniel and King N~ebuchad.
nezzlr and delivered "a very interesting
historical address about these charac-
ters OF ancient history.
One special feature Of the meeting,
is the cosmopolitan character of tho
assemblage. All classes and denomI-
nations attending ADD many being
reached in this way who do not attend
church, 50 that the services arc broad
and liberal and a common meeting
place for the saint and the sinner, the
rich and the poor and the white and
Tie klack.