Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-05
N PULPIT and PEW
General Items Pertaining to Churches
and Church-Goers.

NEXT MONTH - PASTORS Alb
SENT ON THEIR MIDSUMMER
VACATIONS TOPICS CHOSEN
FOR SABBATH SERMONS 9TH
Err RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
The annual conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of West Virginia
will be held in Parkersburg the latter
part of next month, and there will be
many lay and clerical delegates from
this city to attend. The conference
year, which closes September 1st, has
witnessed material growth in the
church, and a generally improved con-
dition OF affairs. A number of church
properties have been improved and
others are in contemplation in this city
and elsewhere. 1t is likely that theirs
will be one or two changes in local
Methodist pulpits. Among the church
es, which will show financial improve
ment is the Wesley on the South Side.
planning for the erection of a new edl.
fee to be built at an expense approxi.
mating $4,000.
First Presbyterian Church-The Rev.
Howard ~ Campbell will preach at
1890 a. m. Endeavor Society at p.
m. Church Sabbath school sat 9:15 a.
m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at p
m.
At Third Presbyterian Church, on
Sabbath morning, Rev. c. E. Garvin
will preach. Mr.. Garvin is from the
Western Theological Seminary, Alle-
gheny.
North Street NJ e. Church, c. B. Graz
ham, pastor-Preaching at 1920 a. M,
and 7:45 Sunday morning. Subject:
1.-THE Bible the Text Book in The
School of Christ" Evening subject:
1.-The Boy That Stayed at Home" Bap-
tismal and receptional service at 10 a.
m. Sunday school at 2 p. m. and the
usual services of the week.
The Rev. Joseph Speer, of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Wheeling, will
preach at the Vance Memorial Church
next Sabbath evening at 7:45. There
will be no preaching service in the
morning. Sabbath school at 10 a. m.
and Y. P. S. C. E. at p. m.
First Christian Church, Rev. c. M.
Oliphant, pastor-Morning, Modern
Fallacies," evening: A song service.
The choir will sing only hymns writ
ten by Mrs. Anna B. Bradley, fayorlte
hymn and~>tory writer of the Christian
Church The pastor will read one of
her short and beautiful stories. All
should enjoy the delightful service
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m. Mission
S. S.. 31st Street, at 2:30 p. m. This
Sunday seh0T is enlarging. The social
it gave Thursday evening was very
successful. Junior C. E. at p. m. Y.
P. S. c. E. at Gas p. M, Col. G. R.
TruxeT, subject: Drifting" Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening.
. First Baptist Church-Services as
usual at 10: 80 a. m. and 7;45 p. m. At
the close of the evening sermon the
ordinance of the Lords supper will be
commemonated. Sunday school at 9:15
a. m. and at the Mission at 2:30, as
usual.
Preaching at the Stone church Sab
bath morning at II o'clock; subject,
make the Men Sit Down." G. E. in
the evening at $50 o'clock.
The Rev. Father William Hall, who
returned last week from Rome, is sta
toned for the present at st. Joseph's
Cathedral, and will celebrate one of
the masses there tomorrow. 1t Is I'M
derstood that Father Hall IS preparing
a lecture upon Rome, to be delivered
at some future date In the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception.
This is a period of inactivity in re-
ligious work. Many persons are abb
sent from the city, and many pastors
are ENJOYING their we'll earned yaca-
lions. Most of the pulpits have thus
far been supplied, however, although
services are curtailed in number.
Monday the Rev. VIM. j. Hardness,
pastor of the Chapline street NJ. E.
church, accompanied by his wife and
family, will leave for the mountains.
They will visit Terra Alta and other
points.
The Rev. Joseph Speer will preach
al the morning service tomorrow at the
Second Presbyterian church. This
will be the last service at this church
until September.
The Rev. J. L. Sooy, D. D., and wife,
are in Maine. DR. Sooy's pulpit will
be filed tomorrow by the Rev. Mr..
Robb.
There will be no evening service to-
morrow at ST. Matthew's church. The
Rev. n. S. Thomas will preach in the
morning, and will occupy the pulpit at
st. Luke's, on tie Island, in the even
ing.
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