Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-22

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The Rev. ]. III. Littell was formally
installed last night as pastor of the
Second U. p. church. The services
were conducted by the Rev. DR..
,Balph, of st. Clairsville, at the church's
temporary quarters at the A. o. U. w.
nail, corner Market and Fourteenth
streets. The large auditorium was
crowded when the services We're com
menced. DR.. Balph, as presiding Off
Ger, preached the ermon
This service finally brings to an end
the dissentions Of the congregation Of
the First United Presbyterian church,
which terminated in the disruption of
that congregation and the establish
ment OF a Second church of that de-
nomination in this city. The matter
originated after the death of the late
Dr. Mcclure, of the First church. The
Rev. Mr.. Littell was at the time the CO.
pastor and claimed the succession to
the Passionate. The elders were not
favorable to receiving Mr.. Littell as
the pastor. Congregational meetings
were held in order to decide the mat
ter, but the two sides of the congre-
cation were equally obstinate in sup
porting what they thought to be the
right course.
Finally the matter went before the
Wheeling Presbytery for settlement
and 1t was the sense of that body that
1t was not the law OF the church that
Mr.. Littell should succeed to be pas
tor unless it was the desire Of the con-
~gregation. When this decision was
announced in a congregational meeting
about one-half the members, many
OF the younger church members,
left the meeting. They Immediately
began the formation Of a church OF
their own. they are recognized by
the ~Presbytery, and the Rev. Mr.. Littell
was regularly called and ordained pas
tor at last nights service. He has,
however, been conducting the services
of the Second church ever since the
members left the First church.
The members of the Second church
are to be congratulated upon their ear
nest and increasing efforts to secure
funds sufficient for building a suitable
edifice. Much praise is especially due
the ladies of the new congregation who
have been untiring in their efforts to
raise money. Already a site for the
new building has been bought and
about one-haM the purchase money
paid over. In the meantime the SER
vices will be continued in the A. 0.
U. w. building.
What remained of the other congre-
cation, organized some time ago by
calling the Rev. Mr. Robinson, of Bal
timore.
For his sermon last evening, DR..
Balph took the text Psalm, 1871: "The
law of the Lord is perfect, converting
the soul" Briefly DR.. Balph said that
the great question was, what is the
Gospel of the Btole?" 1t is the law.
The rule of ae.ion prescribed by the
Supreme Power, which commands
what is right and forbids what is
wrong. The law is the law of the
Lord. In its character the law is per-
feet in the broadest of the word.
Perfect in all it's parts, promising,
commanding and threatening.
If this law is obeyed it cannot act
otherwise, it's effects cannot but be the
conversion of the soul. This CONVEX
sion is tt be understood in it's widest
sense as embracing initial and pro-
gressive sanctification. After conclud-
ing the discourse, DR.. Balph pro-
pounded the constitutional questions
to Rev. Mr.. Littell and the congrega-
ton.
The Rev. Mr.. Watson, of High Ridge,
o., delivered the charge to the pastor
and the Rev. w. NJ. Butler, of Cadiz,
O., to the congregation. The ceremony
concluded with prayer by the Rev. J.
o. Ashenhurst. of High Ridge. and the
benediction by the Rev. Mr.. Littell.
After the service the ladies met in
an ante room to arrange for the sup
per. which they will give on March
2Sth, in the room at present occupied
by the Natural Gas Company of West
Virginia in the Peabody building, on
Market street above Twelfth.
QUEEN WORE GREEN PLUSH.