Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

Eramme Was Rendered by .
Choir of About Forty Voices.
st. Johns German Protestant church
was rededicated yesterday with services
| beitting the occasion in every particu-
lar. Two services were held, nj In
the morning and the other in the eve
ming, attracting large congregations.
The programme consisted of special
music by the choir, which was assisted
by other talented vocalists, and appro-
pirate sermons by the pastor, Rev. w.
Ulfert, and several visiting ministers
of this denomination from various
places in Pennsylvania and Ohio. At
| the morning services Rev. LANCE, of
S~teubenville, O., led in prayer. Rev.
Gustav Schmidt, of McKeesport, Pa,
delivered the rededication sermon,
which was listened to with the closest
attention throughout. The minister
spoke from the text, l. Corinth, 1918:
But now remaineth faith, hope, char
ity, but charity is the greatest of
them Among other things, the min
lister said:
1T is with great pleasure that have
accepted the invitation of my friend,
Rev. ". Uulfert, your pastor, to preach
unto you on this occasion of the reopen
ing of your house of worship, made so
beautiful and so inviting by the sacri-
fees of the congregation and the in
cessant labors of the committee to
whom the work of renovating the
church has been entrusted. Everything
has become new. True, it is the old
church which has wintered the frosts
of thirty winters and the heat of thirty
summers, but still it is in many re-
spects a new church which sees us as
sembled within it's walls. True, it is
the old gospel, the gospel of the love
of God and the love of mankind, the
glad tidings of Gods grace manifested
in Christ Jesus, which will be preached
in this house of worship, as it has been
preached to mankind for two thousand
years. Yet we all do hope that the
renovation of the church will be fol-
lowed by a renovation of the hearts and
a strengthening of the congregational
life; that the three cardinal Christian
virtues, Faith, Hope and Charity, will
be enlivened and increased"
After that the Rev. G. Schmidt
| dwelled with great emphasis on the
three principal Christian virtues, and
exhibited them in all their beauty and
attractiveness.
The dedicatorial ritual was per-
formed by Rev. William Ulfert, the
pastor of the church, and was assisted
by William Geese, a student of theol-
ogy. A special feature of the occasion
was the music under the direction OF
Prof. Blumenberg, the organist of the
| church, assisted by DR.. Henry p,
Linsz. The soloist during the morning
service was Ricardo Ricci, whose rem
dition as usual very favorably i'm
| pressed the audience, and he truly mer-
| tied the commentator which he re-
| ceived. The choirs of the Evangelical
| church of McKeesport and the home
| aI,-l ,1,or1J +Lo aarrYarotiNn with
a beautiful selection. Rev. Schmidts
sermon was very appropriate and de-
lighted the audience. The church was
crowded, hundreds not being able to
get inside. Many people from Steuben-
vile, McKeesport and other points
were in attendance.
l. At the evening service, two sermons
were delivered, one by Rev. A. Lange
| of S~teubenville, the text of which was
"Old things are passed away; behold
things are become new" and the other
by Rev. W. Hangartner, the subject be-
ing, Come, We blessed of my father
inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world
| Both sermons were thoroughly appre-
ciated by the large audience. The spe-
cial musical feature of the evening was
a solo by Miss Luda Schmeichel. The
number was charmingly rendered. The
cost of the handsome improvements
made to the church during the past
year, amounting to $500, has been
%liquidated. The silver offering in or
der at each of the services was cheer
fully and literally responded to.