Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-17
ASCENSION DBfI
rEbEnRATED BIZ TIE KNIGHTS
FEMrLAR LAST NIGHT At THE
ZANE STREET NJ. e.
CHURCH.
a SPECIAL SERMON PREACHED
nv the Rev. c. III. Moiony-yery In
teresting Exerciscs-A Summary
of the Proceedings and Sermon--A
banquet at the Masonic Temple.
Many Visiting knights.

their guests they had Cyrene Com
mandery No. Z, of this city, and Hope
Eommandery No. Z, Of st. Clairsville.
In the early portion of the evening the
knights formd at the Masonic Temple,
and headed by Meister's band, marched
to the church.
The knights, about one hundred and
twenty live in number, with swords in
scabbards. entered the church, and as
each crossed the postal he uncovered.
las they proceeded up the aisles to their
positions in the pews the choir sang as
q professional, Onward, Christian Sol
diers." While they still remained
standing the Rev. C. M. Oliphant, the
prelate, conducted the responsive ser
vice. During this responsive service the
choir sang THE King of Glory and 20
lord How Excellent is Thy Name, and
the Rev. c. Hely Molony rendered
solo, The Unseen Kingdom.
In concluding the responsive service
the Knights, at the command of DR.. II.
B. Baguley, the eminent commander,
arose and presented swords, while the
choir chanted the creed. This service
was then concluded with the rendering
of Formers Gloria.
The next portion of the service con-
sisted of very appropriate and inter
esting sermon by the Rev. C. Hely Nc
Dny, the pastor of the Zane Stree
Church. He chose as his text Gal. u
u4:-"Eut God forbid that I should
glory, save in the cross Of our Lord
Jesus Christ, by whom the world is
crucified unto me, and l unto the
world
Our purpose, said the Rev. Molony,
6n assembling here tonight is to COM
memorate great event and to cele-
hrate the triumph of CHRIST in His full
uilment of Gods purpose to save hui
manity.
The coming of the Messiah had been
for centuries foretold and all Judaism
WAS looking forward to the fulfllment
of these prophecies. He then told Of
the Jewish idea of Christ's coming and
that his kingdom would overshadow all
the past in its splendor and glory. He
next spoke of the early life of Christ,
touching upon the important features,
the most important of which were his
presentation at the temple, his appear
ance at the Jordan, the wilderness, and
the three years and halle service
among the people.
''He came unto his own and his own
received HIM not" but they crucifed
the Nazarene. The man OF Galilee has
found his death between two thieves on
spoke has poured out His soul, the man
who manifested the power OF God in the
miracles wrought by His word and
touch hung in the agony of shameful
death upon the cross, despised Of Jew
and Greek alike.
He next touched upon the resurrec-
tion and saying that the powers of
death and the grave have been cast
aside and show naught to the victors'
strength, for the seal has been broken,
the dead is alive and with the majestic
step of the conqueror, Christ proclaims
Himself to be the son of God. Succeed
ing generations may seoff and deride,
but in all the centuries since that first
Easter dawn, song more sweet than
was sung in the shepherds ear on Ju-
dea plain has ne'er been heard by men.
In the next division Of his discourse
the Rev. Molony said the time of de-
parture is now at hand. I'VE are in Je-
rusalem. Christ bids his followers to
tarry for the fulfllment of His promise.
He leads them to Bethany, from which
place he had made his triumphant en-
try into the city before his crucifixion,
and, from which place he will make his
triumphal entry into Heaven.
The cross. the instrumen. of torture
and shame, became the object of devo-
tion to the followers OF Christ. and it
Us now the sign of his people. He then
told the story OF Paul's conversion and
the work that was accomplished among
the people by the disciples.
From the early part of the present
period the Rev. Molony jumped to the
Eleventh century and told OF the for
NATION of the body known as the
knights Templar, and told of their
early efforts in encouraging Christi
anlty and then followed the history of
the order up to the present time.
AT the conclusion of the prayer the
Rev. 0liphant, the prelate, lead in
prayer, after which the Knights left the
church and the choir rendered as a re-
cessional Look We Saints, the Sight is
Glorious"
FROM the church the body marched
TO the Temple. where the remainder of
the evening was spent socially. Short
ly before midnight an appetizing lunch
con was discussed
Opening Of Sisters Island Park on
SUNDAY, May 18th. Concert by Sum
mer1s Brass and String Bands. The
steamer Baxter will Inave yyT1aalia,