Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-18
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Outline Of Services to Be Held To-
Morrow.
THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT SEES
DECIDED MANIFESTATIONS OF
INTEREST IN CHURCH WORK
AMONG ALL DENOMINATIONS.
AND IT PROMISES TO con-
TINUE.

LANOH
The beginning of Lent sees a de-
cided revival of interest in church
work in all denominations in this city,
and the services, special and other
wise. held during the past few days
have been largely attended. During
the coming week many religious SER
vices will be held. A particular scene
of interest not intimately connected
with the Lenten season, is in the
! Methodist chuches, ~revivals of unusual
Importance having recently been in
progress in several of the local
churches of this denomination.
Tomorrow Rev. S. P. Crummett, Of
Wesley NJ. E. church, will make a spe-
cial effort to raise $500 to pay off an
obligation resting upon the church.
The pastors morning topic will be
THE Strongest Thing in Life" The
subject of the evening sermon has not
been announced. Last evening Rev.
George c. Wilding, of Jersey City, lee
tured in this church upon the topic,
Pockets With Holes in Their Bot
TOMS" under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Society of the church.
The project to hold a great union
revival service in April is gathering
force, and promises to result in q
| oroot ra1ioia1tC ou-o lznninr noaat-
ing will be held at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Monday to further perfect details.
The usual services will be held at
the Fourth Street NJ. E. church to-
morrow.
Rev. Spencer King will preach to-
morrow morning at Thomson NJ. z.
church. The evening discourse will be
by the pastor, Rev. c. E. Clark.
The morning topic of Rev. c. NJ.
Oliphant, of the First Christian church,
will be The Salt of the Earth" and
in the evening The Divine Greed"
! Sunday school will be held as usual
at $50 a. M, and mission Sunday
school at 2:30 p. m. Junior Christian
Endeavor at 4 p. M, and Y. P. S. c. E.
at $50.
Rev. N. S. Thomas delivered an in
teresting lecture at St. Luke's P. E.
church, last evening, his subject be-
ing "The Church's Worship" To
morrow the rector, Rev. Jacob Brit
tingham, will preach, morning and
evening. Services will be held every
Friday evening during Lent.
There will be the usual services at
Zane Street NJ. E. church tomorrow,
conducted by the pastor.
At the English Lutheran church the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Samuel Schwarm, will
conduct services as usual. Sunday
school and the other services Of the
church will be held as usual. The re-
gular meeting of the Y. P. S.. G. will be
held Monday evening as usual.
At the First Presbyterian church,
Rev. D. A. Cunningham, d. D., will
preach al 1890 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Endeavor society at Gas p. m. Church
Sabbath school at 9:15 a. m. Mission
school 2:30 p. m, Eighteenth street,
above Jacob.
The Second Christian congregation
will hold services at the mission, cor
ner of North Broadway and Maryland
streets, where Rev. S. G. Naylor, the
pastor, will preach. The morning
topic will be Elements and Motives Of
an Earnest Life" evening, Purpose Of
Heart"
Rev. G. B. Graham will conduct the
usual services at the North street NJ. Z.
church Sunday. He will preach in the
morning at 1920 and in the evening at
1880. Sunday school and the other ser
vxices Of the church will be held as
usual.
At the Third Presbyterian church,
REV. DR.. Bigger, the pastor, will preach
in the morning on The Church and the
Laboring Man" and in the evening up
on a topic not announced. Last even
ing an international supper was
served in the church by the men of the
congregation. An orchestra for the
church is in progress Of formation.
Rev. Joseph Speers, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, will
preach at both services tomorrow.
Sunday school as usual.
At the United Presbyterian church
Sunday the pastor, the Rev. ]. H. Lit
tell, will conduct the usual services. He
will preach in the morning at 10:3O.
and in the evening at 1880. Sunday
school will be held as usual at 2 o'clock,
and Y. P. c. L. at GAS p. N.
The memorial services of the late
Frances E. Willard, national president
Of the W. c. T. u, was held in Fourth
Street NJ. E. Church on Thursday after
noon, and was very profitable and de-
lightful. The following was the pro-
gramme: Singing; Bible reading. Mrs.
S. a. Allen; prayer, Mrs. w. J. Ham
ilton; singing; prayer, Mrs. W. NJ.
Catelle; solo, THE Unseen City" sung
sweely by Miss Ada Graham; Personal
R-ecollections Of Miss Willard. by Mrs.
". ]. Hamilton; solo. THE Wilderness
of Gods Mercy" beautifully sung by