Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-12

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MUSIC BY THE CHOIR-THE
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
The annual meeting of the Pittsburg
Synod of the Lutheran churches was
opened at the English Lutheran Church
last evening with a large number OF
ministers and delegates from various
points throughout the district in at
tendance. The Synodical roll shows
the following named clergymen and
delegates who are here or will arrive
during the week:
MINISTER'S.
J. H. Wright, of Greensburg, Pa. :
]. Smith Lawson, of Pittsburg; John
Tominson, of Gilpin, Pa; Charles L.
Streamer, Cribs, Pa; J. W. Stewart,
d. D., of Washington, Pa; w. E. CreDs,
of Waller, Pa; ]. G. Goethman, d. D.;
Alexander Mclaughlin, of Tarentum,
Pa; J. F. Deiterich, of Lancaster, Pa,
A. w. Mccullough, Of Homer City, Pa. /;
]. P. Neff. Of Knoxdale, Pa; J. w.
Tres5ier, of Manorville, Pa; D. w.
LerZier, of Brookyille, Pa; A. J. B.
kast, of Shippenville, Pa; j. W. Won
ders, Of Fryburg, Pa; j. w. Poffin-
berger, of Vandergrift, Pa; D. r. P.
Barry, of Pittsburg; o. f. Harshman
of Duquesne, Pa; Lewis Hay, of Indi-
ana, Pa; S. E. Smith, of Punxsutawny,
Pa; j. Milton Snyder, of Strongstown,
Pa; J. E. Lerch, of Sardis, Pa; Sam
uel Schwarm, D. D., of Wheeling; w
Va; r. B. Starks; T. J. Frederick, OF
Spring Church, Pa; Eli Miller, of But
Ter, Pa; A. j. Bean; E. F. Dickey, OF
New Kensington, Pa; ]. E. Hassinger;
j. r. Sample, of Punxsutawney, Pa /;
G. B. King, of Allegheny, Pa; ]. K
Hilty, of Venango, Pa; M L. Schu-
macker, of Willet, Pa; p Ewald, oi
Lyons, N. Y; Alonzo J. Turkle, OF
Allegheny, Pa; H. H. FoImer; Geo. L.
Hamm, Phi. D.; Shile Miller, of North
Hope, Pa; James c. N. Park, of Leech-
burg, Pa. John Weidley, of Pittsburg
Pa; Samuel j. Mcdowell, of Sharps-
burg, Pa; w. G. Stonaker, of Fay, Pa;
J. M. Hankey; Ellis B. Burgess, Of
Connellsville, Pa; Elmer Bittle, Of
Turtle Greek, Pa; Samuel T. Nichols
of Allegheny, Pa; A. C. Ritter, of AS
pinwall, Pa; Samuel A. Shanlis, OF
New Florence, Pa; Silas A. Limbeck
of Cullensburg, Pa; G. w. Styer, Of
Brookville, Pa; Fuller Bergstresser, Of
Allegheny, Pa; G. l.. Courtney, cd
Homer City, Pa; ]. Bradley, Mark
wood; c. F. Sanders, of Blairsville, Pa;
VIM. H. Nichols, of Apollo, Pa; Ernest
Roedel McCauley, of Pittsburg, Pa;
j. w. Romick, of Chicora, Pa; f. j
Matter, of Leatherwood, Pa. NJ S
Kemp, of Smicksburg, Pa; J. c. Mich.
OILS, of Chicora, Pa; w. A. Hartman
of Avonmore, Pa; Charles R. Stream
er; H. C. Michael, of Allegheny, Pa;
George Trostle; Horace E. Limerman
of Clarion, Pa; H. S. Gilbert, of Allie.
gheny. Pa; J. A. Flickinger.
DELEGATES.
Sylvester Little, of Indiana, Pa; J
A. Alexander, of Worthington, Pa; F
w. Spaler, Of Tarentum, Pa; s. P
Hines, of Cool Spring, Pa; V. Phipps
of Shippinsville, Pa; George Shaner
Iof Vandergrift, Pa; Christian Keller, oil
Suncliff, Pa; j. D. Remaley, of Sardls
Pa; J. c. Lynch, of Wheeling, w. Va;
w. M. Siligman, of Butler, Pa; A
Boory, of New Kensington, Pa; Frank
Muckenhaupt, of Venango, Pa; Jacot
Fry, of Advance, Pa; Charles F. Stifel
of Allegheny, Pa; D. M. Atwell, OF
Boyer, Pa; j. A. Stevenson, of Leech.
burg, Pa; VIM. Pore, of Pittsburg, Pa;
VIM. Wicknecker, of Sharpsburg, Pa;
Harrison S. Blackburn, of Connellsville
Pa; VIM. G. Lane, of Turtle Creek, Pa.
/ R. P. Liston, of Braddock, Pa; Davit
Brown, of Allegheny, Pa; j. L. Lytie
Of Aspinwall, Pa; Thomas S. Lynn, Of
Clyde, Pa; L. l.. Jordan, Of Dutch Hill
Pa; William H. Hoover, of Brookville
Pa; n. S. Rankin, of Homer City, Pa
E. A. Trowns end, of Apollo Pa; J
Frank Arnold, of Pittsburg; S. T. Nc
Cullough, of Chicora. Pa; H. A Shin
dledecker, of Deanville, Pa; Georgt
Irwin, of Smicksburg. Pa; Thoma,
Kunkle. of Nowrytown, Pa; Georg,
| Wendell, of Wilmerding, Pa; George
Steinmark, of Allegheny, Pa; Richard
Holman, of Kittaning, Pa.
The officers who, according. to the
custom of the synod, were elcted one
year in advance, are:
president, Rev. DR.. Samuel Schwarm
of Wheeling; Secretary, Rev. E. B
Burgess. Of Connellsville, Pa; Treas.
urer, Vim. Pose, of Pittsburg.
The officers elect who will have
charge of the meeting are John Weld
ley, of Pittsburg, president; Rev. J. e
Bittle, Of Turtle Creek. Pa, secretary;
VIM. Pose, of Pittsburg. treasurer.
The song and praise service was IN
teresting and impressive throughout
After several appropriate hymns had
been rendered and prayer offered, Rev
E. B. Burgess, of Connellsville, Pa
delivered the synodical sermon, select
ing as his subject, THE Passing Of the
Fathers" His remarks were extreme
ly pleasing and in part were as follows:
$50 many and varied have been the
changes wrought out by the hand CT
God in that time that we can almos-
say: A new congregation greets a new
Synod. When we met here before this
congregation was but a struggling mis-
sion of less than 100 members. To-
night the congregation which welcomes
us is one of the largest in the Synod
a church whose good name and good
will is known far and wide. And the