The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-18

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BEGINNING next Sunday morning and
,,rcIuding on the following Thursday
sganjng. the congregation OF Zion Ger
MAN Lutheran church viii celebrate the
o4ieth anniversary of this church.
prsborate exercises will mark the close
of The half century of this church's ex-
Irtsnce, and the event is being eagerly
liked forward to by the congregation.
several noted dlvines from distance
will make addresses, among them
,o,mer pastor, Rev. F. P. Mayser. of
Ianras,er,. Pa, and Rev. Gottlleb Berk-
emeler. a son of the late Rev. W. Berk-
smeler. who was the second pastor Of
the church. Rev. Gottlleb Berkemeler
has charge OF an orphans home at
Mount Vernon, n. Y.
comprehensive history of Zion
church has been prepared by the pres
ent pastor, Rev. P. ]. Hob, and It is
mi OF interesting data. 1t traces the
ceurch's' history from its founding IN
1850 to the present, and represents a
considerable outlay of time, and energy
lW me GOIlplAENs hGlG NNtG AAllEAEGAA
,T.mhers in theNoriginal congregation,
f1ur OF whom areNiiviug. and they first
met for worship IN The Presbyterian
mission house. on Eighteenth street,
which is still standing, on May Is. 1850.
4 year later they bought a lot on the
corner Of Twentieth and Chapline
streets, where now stands the residence
of Or. w, r. Taylor, but being unable
10 secure sufficient money to erect a
substantial ediflce, deal was effected
vita Messrs. Hobbs, BotsfOrd and
Hornbrook, for the Congregational
church located on ZIon's present site, at
the corner Of Market street and Alley Is.
The consideration was $1,000, and the lot
al me corner of Twentieth and Chapline
streets.
This building was blown down on
May q, 1852, and three children at
tending the paroehiai school conducted
therein by the church We're killed apd
"a number OF others were injured. The
present handsome brick structure was
erected soon after. and FIVE years ago It
was enlarged and further beautifed,
while this spring other improvements
have been added, notably thirteen me-
mortal windows contributed by the
following: F. d. Frederick, Louis
Bertschy, F. Stroehman, j. L. Stroeh-
line. Henry Kraft, II. F. Nolte, Christ
ian Schnepf, +, G.. II. Schwertfeger,
LDuls Reidel, Mrs. Spears and sisters,
the sunday school and the young 10
dies society.
There are very few churches that are
not in debt, but the Zion Lutheran is
one OF the h0nored few. Five years
ago II incurred debt OF Sll,OO In max
ing church improvements, and the daht
1t+s q. wi, lnnf ttpO Fg amn The iin-
proyements made recently will cost So
goo and the money will be forthcoming
next Sunday. The congregation is
composed OF the flower of German
American citizens and its membership
includes some of the leading figures Of
the local business world. The church
has had most successful career and
the community in general will wish
success to its aemi-centennial jubilee
and for continued success In the future.
The pastors OF the church since It's
organization by Rev. f. Zimmerman
are as follows:
Rev. +. Zimmerman, lS5O-'5S.
Rev. w. BerkeIneier, 1S5S-'6I.
Rev. F. Latnpe, lS67-'13.
Rev. f. P. Mayser, 1894.
Rev. Otto Meerwein, 1SI4-'S5.
Rev. Paul Ziegelmeyer, 1858.
Rev. P. j. Hob, 1898.
The deceased pastors were Rev.
Messrs. Zimmerman, Berkemeier,
L.ampe and MeerweIn.
The church Is one Of the oldest mems
bers OF the Pittsburgh synod OF the
German Lutheran general council.
Since its institution there have been
1000 persons confirmed according to the
records, but there must have been more
as no record was kept for the first tsn
years. The congregation has $50 male
voting members, about 500 members all
told. and $50 are enrolled IN its Sunday,
school. The church council is compos-
ed Of the following:
Presidential. F. Nolte.
Financial acknowledgements Rassl.
Corresponding secretary = Henry,
Hartman.
Trsasurer-F. Stroehman,
Elders-.Iohn Ernst, C. A. Meyer.
T-ustecs-Johh c. Stroebel, Henry
Kraft
ushers-charies H. schnepf, Louis
Raiiel, Louis Herb, Richard Koeppen.
Within the church are number OF so
cetes, chiefly for benevolent work. The
mems society has liz members, the
young mems 80, the ladies' 1913, and the
young ladies' H. The choir Is in charge
q, Prof II. c. Arbenz and 1t numbers 20
members.
The programme for the Golden Jubi-
lee Is as follows.
Sunday. lo:i5 a. M. first German SER
vice, preaching by Rev. j. G. Rimartz,
East Liverpool. Ohio.
Sunday, $50 p. M, English service;
Rev T. p Mayser. Lancaster. Pa.
former minister OF the congregation.
Sunday 7:3O'p. M. Sunday school SER
vices, after a special programme. Ad-
dresses by all the visiting clergymen.
Monday evening. 1880. reunion OF all
persons confirmed In .2ioa's church the
last hfty years German sermon by
Rev. g. c. BerkemeIer, Of New York
English sermon by Rev, W. II. Gels
singer D. D.. Pittsburgh Pa.
Tuesday evening Ladies' societies
services: German sermon by Rev. +. p.
Mayer. Lancaster, Pa, English sermon,
ter. f. p. Cook Jewett, Ohio.
Wednesday. no services.
Thursday evening, German service,
Rev p. J. Hob.
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