The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13

the Third Presbyterian church, last
night, and there viii be morning and
afternoon sessions to-day. The attend-
apce Of ministerial and lay delegates
was above the average, and the pro-
rramnes are very interesting. The
features Of last nights session were the
addresses OF Rev, James n. snowden
and Rev. Matthew Rutherford, both Of
washington, Pa Rev. R. r. Bigger
and his congregation are entertaining
the visitors,
The opening services began with the
doxoiogy, followed by prayer made by
Moderator Percy h. Gordon. Of Bur-
gettstown, Pa, who also gave the scriD-
ture reading.
The first address was "a Loyal Pres
byterian," delivered by Rev. ]. n.
Mealy, D. D.. Of Waynesburs, Pa. It
was a logical and thoughtful paper.
Dr. Mealy argued for loyalty to ones
own church; disloyalty hindered ones
spIrltuality and gave the world q
chance to sneer. In our relations to
Christ It was imperative to be loyal to
ones local church. DR.. Mealy illuatra-
led The help one loyal member, no mat.
Ter how poor OF humble. was to q pas
Tor. He briefly sketChed the results at
taiped by q loyal Presbyterian, who
was man that filled with gladness the
heart OF -God. 8si7
DR.. Cunnlngham's Address.
our synodioal Home mission
Cause" was the title Of an Interesting
paper assigned to Rev. Or. Cunning
nam. by reason OF his peculiar ftness.tp
handle II. The work Of the 'Synodical
home mission had passed ita. twelfth
year, said Or. Cunningham, and II was
growing. It's duties were first, to Sas-
tain the churches. secondly, to erect
new churches, and thirdly, to extend
the work OF eVangelization. Statistics
showed t52 ministers employed last
year: churches and missions aided, 1I9;
pastoral charges, 14S. It waH.a great
arm Of the church and waagGTo uplng
pastoral relations in q happy way. Dr.
Cunningham quoted other favorable
statistics to show the inereasR Of work
done In the past year in sustenadon
and synOdical missions. He enumera-
ted the number OF Communicates. the
number in the Sabbath school. etc. DR..
Cunningham hoped the Washington
presbytery would carry home TO It's re-
spectlve churches the details OF the
work accomplished, and assist in Civ
ing the financial support needed. He
noted the presbyteries which had been
generous contributors. The synod had
Rpportloned to Washington presbytery
nearly $1,000, and DR.. Cunningham be-
lleved the amount would be raised. He
closed with an effective and eloquent
al Nt4saF, hfIndVsad
forty-eIght ministers that minister to
Epafsely settled regions.
Rev. James II. snowden, Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, Washington.
addressed the preBbytery on "Giving,
an Act OF Worship" The subject, he
said, was an appropriate one, since the
Third Presbyterian church, in which he
was speaking. was noted throughout
the presbytery for its giving: It's new
building was monument to the liberal
congregation. His talk was one OF the
most interesting OF the evening. He
showed, by q very clover analysis that
giving was an act OF worship, and along
this line he discussed the sense OF
value, using UNIQUE comparisons. The
sense OF the worth OF God must be Gull
tivated to have a right standard OF
value. What we give for anything eX-
presses our sense Of the value OF 1t.
We estimate an article by what We
pay; paying taxes grudgingly or de-
frauding the government out OF them
shows man 10 have small sense OF
his appreciation Of law and liberty.
Our worth Of our friends Is expressed
by gifts Mt Christmas time. What we
give FellgiouSly expresses our worth Of
God. SO, Rev. Mr.. Snowden reasoned,
we should contribute to His cause Ic-
CordInE to our estimate. God craYed
our fellowship and our worship Of Him
gratIhed Him. Our worship was ex-
pressed by our bestowal Of gifts on
Him. When we gave money we gave
chrystaiized life, for money Wns a
mans services transformed Into this
medium. While the gospel was free as
the sunlight It cost something to
preach It. Giving was all the more
praiBeworthy according to the sacrl-
fees It entailed, Rev. Mr.. Snowden In
sisted on looking on Il as an act OF
worship and not az a secular thing.
Giving was part Of the services and Il
expressed our appreciation Of God.
Large, liberal, self-sacrlhclng gifts dis
played high value on God.
Church and Toilers.
Rev. Matthew Rutherford. Of the
Third Presbyterian church, Wishing
ton. spoke on 1.-THE Church and the
LaborIng People," The founder Of the
church was a carpenter, who placed an
honor on all WoTkingmen, said he, IN
opening. Christ assembled men from
the laborlng classes OF society. fisher
men and men OF lowly walks, In carry
Ing out His mission. The speaker said
this honoTing Of worklngmen was char
RcterlstIc Of the early church and the
present, and he noted James epistle.
which warned the people against pay
Ing distinction to the man with the
gold ring and gay apparel. He did not
believe the assertions made nowadays
that the labOTing men hhd abandoned
the church, that they Ind been frozen
out. In his own church, the speaker
had tin plate workers, railrOaders, ma.
Chinists, washwomen, and lnborGrS of
every vocation. Industrial conditions
have changed very much In the last
quarter OF n century. The people
We're massed In the cities. There were
many labor leaders who were separated
from the churches. But the fact re-
manned that n larger percentage OF the
lnborlng CLASSES were members or the
churches than Mt the beginning OF the
present century, and they were
loyal md true. The church had no
sympathy with the pesslmists who nr-
gued that tho church was only for the
mlllIonnircs. that II was bought by the
rich and barred out the poor. The
speaker was reared una hnd lived In
manufacturing towns: he was the son
Of laborGr: ne had toiled with his
hands; some Of the best Christians he
had known were employees OF the foun-
driea md the mills. They might not
have been no Intelligent or well dressed
~ III" professional man; but they were
Just 90 loyal.