The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-02
IN THE CHURCHES.

be the regular service at st. Matthews
P. e. church, which will be read by the
curate, who will assist the Rev. A. W.
Mann. This gentleman will translate
the service into the sign language for
the deaf mutes, who have been In
vited to be present. It is hoped that
all the deaf mutes Of this city and vi
ctnity will avIl themselves OF this OPP
portunIty to Join in the worship of
Almighty God.
The reception for the deaf mutes of
this city and vicinity will be held this
evening at Mrs. Zane's. Guests are
requested to take the $3.50 p. m. motor
at Fourteenth and Main streets to Ed
gington, where carriages will be in
waiting to convey them to the house.
The st. Matthew'S Sunday school will
resume its sessions for the season at
9:I5 in the morning. All the teachers
and scholars are urged to be present
punctually so that we may begin our
work with full Attendance. The Gu
rates Bible class will meet at the same
time. All young men are cordially In
vited to attend, and anyone desiring to
COnUGNk AllllbGlA WIN ~ sAsAeNAN" . $500
do so by sending his name and address
to the curate, who will gladly call on
him.
The Pittsburgh synod Of the general
synod OF the Evangelical Lutheran
church will hold its flfty-seventh an
nual convention in the First English
Evangelical Lutheran church Of this
city In October. The opening service
viii be held on the evening Of October
II, and the convention will last until
the following Monday. This synod Is
confined to few OF the western coun-
ties Of Pennsylvania, principally to
Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmnrelnnd.
Butler, Indiana, etc, and It occupies
this territory In common with another
Pittsburgh synod belonging to the gem
eral council OF the Evangelical Luth-
eran church, It has but one church
in West Virginia, namely, the First
English Lutheran, on Sixteenth street.
The synod numbers sIxty-elght minis
tiers and as many charges, and 1900
communicates. Each charge is entitled
to one lay representative, besides Its
pastor, in the synod. This would make
a membership Of 1856: but the charges
are not all represented, and u number
OF the ministers are always absent from
eevery convention owing to old age,
sickness, etc. The number expected at
this convention Is about 100. It has al
ways been the custom for the congre-
cation and town in which the synod
meets to provide entertainment by
opening their houses to its members.
Committees have been appointed to Sc
lect homes'for them during their short
stay in the city. In every place In
which the synod has met the congre-
CATION inviting II has received much
assistance along this line from fnmi-
lies other than their own. Any assist
ance that may be offered here will be
gratefully received, for although the
| English Lutheran church has quite n
number OF members, yet II has not so
many families that are well prepared to
entertain strangers. A full list Of the
members Of synod and their entertain
crs Will be given the papers at the
time.
All the sessions Of the synod will be
open for the public to attend. The day
sessions will be largely devoted to bus
mess, that Is, to reports and the dis
cussions Of ways and means: but the
evening meetings will be OF popular
nature. There will be good music and
addresses on the subjects Of missions,
home and foreign, education, orphans
homes and benevolent work In general,
delivered by the secretaries Of the
boards OF the church, missionaries and
men especially appointed one year ago
TO discuss those interesting subjects.
There Will be returned missionaries
from India and Africa present at some
OF these meetings. Special announces
ments will be made In due time. The
public will be urged to attend these
meetings and get all the good out OF
them they can. on the Sabbath day tho
different pulplts Of the churches Of tho
city will be supplied with preachers In
so far as special requests may be made.
This Is but one OF the ten or more
Lutheran synods Of Pennsylvania
There are $50 ministers, 1900 congrega-
tlonR and 100000 commitment mem
hers In that state belonging TO the gem
ernl synod and the general council, be-
sides many more belonging to lndepen-
dent synods.
Services In the English Lutheran
church on Sunday ut 1880 n. IN. and
1880 y. M. conducted by tho pastor,
Rev. Samuel schwarm. Sunday school
at . p. m.
At the Fourth Street Methodist F'pls-
copal church the pastor, Dr. \. l.. SoOy,
having returned from his vacation In
the east. win preach Mt 1880 n. M. and
7:i5 p, m,
Rev. w. J. Hardness, PHI. D.. will
preach Mt the Chnplinc Street Mctho-
dist Episcopal church Sunday morning