Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-23
NEWS OF The CHURCHES.
Matters Of General Interest to Persons
Religiously Inclined.


Religiously Inclined.
SUNDAY WILL BE THE LAST IN
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
YEAR SPECIAL SERVICES IN
CELEBRATION OF HARVEST
HOME-ToPICs CHOSEN FOR
SABBATH SERMONS GENERAL
NEWS o. THE CONGREGATIONS
AND CHURCHES.
4 Sunday will be the last day of the
conference year in the Methodist Epis-
copal churches The annual conference
will assemble in Parkersburg on the
2Sth inst. and all the local clergy Of
fthat denomination will attend. Be
tsides the ministerial conference, the lay
electoral conference will meet to choose
t-delegates to the general conference in
Chicago next spring, the basis of re-
4 presentation being one delegate for
each forty ministers. The board OF ex-
Hammers, OF which the Rev. DIR. J. L.
! Sooy of this city, is chairman, will meet
Monday next at ParkersDurg, for the
purpose of arranging for examinations
on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bishop c.
d. Foss will preside over the confer
ence.
A. ]. Clarke was chosen Wednesday
night by the Fourth Street congrega-
ton, as lay delegate to the Parkers-
burg conference. Mr. N. w. Beck was
chosen a trustee, and Dent A. Taylor,
a steward.
On Thursday, ST Matthew'S Day. the
tRev. N. S. Thomas conducted special
interesting services at st. Matthews
church. In the evening the Parish
EsGuild was organized, with the follow
ling named officers: President, Mrs.
Cornelius n Carr; vice president, Mrs.
Gibson Lamb; secretary, Mrs. Joseph
vGibbs. Chairman first section of the
Guild, Mrs. George B. Caldwell; secre-
tary, Miss Sallie Carter. Chairman
second section, Mrs. G. H. Simpson;
secretary, Miss Madge Johnson. Chair
man of the third section. Mrs. Platoff
Zane; secretary, Mrs N. S. Thomas.
Every woman of the parish is consider
ed a member of the Guild. The meet
ing of the society was followed by
business meeting of the woman's aux
diary
The Rev. c. B. King, missionary
president of the Pittsburg Lutheran
Synod of the General Synod, will con-
duct religious services regularly Sun
day mornings and evenings, in A. o.
u. w. hall, corner Thirty-sixth and
; Jacob streets beginning tomorrow at
| 1880 p. M A Sabbath school will also
be organized, and when congregation
is formed it is expected that it will
erect a house Of worship in that section
of the city.
The annual harvest festival. or Luth-
eran style Of thanksgiving to God for
his blessings and care, will be appro-
pfiately observed at the Zion Evangel-
ical, Lutheran church tomorrow. The
interior of the church will be beauti-
fully embellished for the occasion with
flowers, foliage, vegetables and fruits,
and some choice selections will be rem
dered by the choir at both the morning
and evening services, beginning re-
spectively at 1915 and 1880 o'clock.
The Sabbath school will also carry out
a special programme in the afternoon
The harvest festival is an important
event on the Lutheran church calen-
dar
At the Wesley NJ. E. church to-mor-
row the pastor, Rev Crummett will
preach in the morning and there will
be reception of practitioners to full
membership. Rally exercises will be
held by the Sunday school. commencing
at p. M The annual financial report
of the school will be read and there will
be a special song service. The de-
partment is in an excellent condition
at present, the membership having in
creased greatly in the past few weeks
In the evening Presiding Elder Moore
will preach, and administer the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper. The last
quarterly conference meeting of the
present conference year Will be held at
the church on Monday evening next.
The Ohio county auxiliary of the