Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-08

~deayorers made Sunday a busy day.
From morning until evening and dur
ing almost every heur Of the day there
were services in some part OF the city.
Thed ay opened in refreshing contrast
TO Yesterday and the breezes added
materially to increase the attendance.
The day opened in refreshing contrast
of one hour each, held in three of the
largest of the city churches, and con
Quoted by the Revs. Floyd Tompkins,
philadelphia, and Cornelius Wolfkin,
of Brooklyn. The meeting at the Cen
trail Christian church was to have been
conducted by the Rev. j. Wilbur Chap
man, of New York City, who is now
seriously i'll at his country home at
Winona Lake, Ind, but the meeting
vas not held.
The various pulpits about the city
were occupied during the rest of the
morning by the visiting ministers,
whose topics were Twenty Years OF
Christian E~ndeavor." The attendance
at these meetings was large, especially
so at st. Paul's M. e. church, where
the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, OF To-
peka. Kans., spoke.
The afternoon was devoted to three
simultaneous evangelic meetings in the
Music Hall auditorium. These meet
ings were classified for men, women
and children. The attendance at all
was large. The mems meeting in the
auditorium endeavor was to have been
conducted by Rev. DR.. Chapman, OF
New York, but in his absence, William
Phillips Hall, of New York City, led it.
President Clark occupied the chair a
portion of the meeting. The meeting
was opened by the Rev. U. +. Swenget,
of York, Pa, who was followed by
Rev. J. D. Blackburn, of C%oyington,
Ky. Musical Director T. II. Jacobs, of
Brooklyn, assisted by John Hills, of
G~reencastle, Ind, rendered solos, after
which Mr.. Hall spoke on Christianity
DIS d fIOllldDlC luNt5thiShI'
Mr.. Halls address was strong and
at its conclusion he called upon those
who would accept of a partnership with
Christ to remain after the meeting for
further service, and many accepted the
invitation.
The meeting for the women in audi
- uv.JJf,t@n H~ao - n ~ ~ n m
meeting. 1t was conducted by General
Secretary john willis Baer, of Boston,
assisted by Mr.. Percy S. Foster, Of
Washington, D. c., who led the chorus
Miss Grace w. Beeman. of Dayton, O.,
rendered several cornet solos. Adj
dresses were made by the Misses Mar
garet Koch, Waterville, Ne, and Rhena
Mosher, Of Westfeld, N. Y. The bur
den of their remarks was upon temper
ance, not only in the use OF ~intoXicat-
ing drinks but of tobacco as well. The
attendance at this meeting was the
largest of the three evangelistic ses-
sions.
In the auditorium Ohio the children
held sway, led by the new field secre-
tary, Clarence e. Eberman, of Lancas-
ter. Pa. H. C. Lincoln, of Philadelphia,
led the children in their singing. Treas
urer VIM. M. Shaw, of Boston, and Miss
Kate H. Haus, of st. Louis, addressed
the children, warning them particularly
against cigarettes and bad reading.
Mrs. Francis e. Clark, of Boston, wife
of President Clark, spoke of the Junior
ments for young people.
At the conclusion of the big Music
Hall auditorium rallies, three special
meetings were held in the Central
Christian church, the Ninth Street Bap-
fist church and the Second P~resbyter-
ian church, all in the central part Of the
city. The meetings were large and en-
thusiastic. Treasurer William Shaw, OF
Boston, presided at the session at the
Central Presbyterian church, assisted
by Rev. +. ID. Power, of Washington -.
c., who spoke on the Sabbath observ-
ance. Gen. 0. O. Howard, of Burling-
ton. Vt, then spoke.
Ihe meeting at the Central Chris
tan church was conducted by Secretary
John Willis Baer. This was a temper
ance meeting, and was addressed by
Col. George W. Balm, of Lexington, Ky,
,,ev. Anna H. Shaw, of Philadelphia,
and Oliver w. Stewart, Of Chicago.
Ihe meeting at the ninth Street
Baptist church was for the foreign mis-
sionaries. Samuel B.. Clapen, of Boston,
presided, and the Revs. P. Jones, of In
dia; A. A. Fulton, Of Canton, China;
Willis R. Hotchkiss, East Central At
RIGA, and w. s. Ament, OF China, spoke.
The German Christian Endeavor So
ciety held its first meeting in the Phil
lupus church, DIR. Clark being the
principal speaker.
1t is estimated by the local committee
that there are at least 10000 visiting
Endeayorers in the city and many more
are expected to arrive tomorrow. The
attendance will not reach the limit the