Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-11
THE SOCIETY OF MINISTER'S
IN THE SAINT JOHNS CHURCH

IN THE SAINT JOHNS CHURCH
On Market Street-A Review of Yes
terday's Proceedings and To-Day's
Programme-Other News of the
wheeling Churches.
Yesterday morning the Society Of
Ministers of the Evangelical Protestant
Churches of North America opened
their annual session in the St. John g
church, on Market stneet. with large
attendance. The session of yesterday
was very interesting and profitable
one and was conducted entirely in Ger
man. The session opened at 10 o'clock
with the following members present:
The Rev. John A. Vos, of Cincinnati,
president of the society; the Rev. IT.
win Matz, of Delhi, secretary; Rev. G.
F. Hermann, of Hamilton, o., treas
urer; Rev. E. Rail, Of Pittsburg, Pa;
Rev. Carl Martin, of Homestead, Pa;
Rev. G. Tessmer, of East Hamilton, o.;
Rev. E. Becker, of Bellville, ILL.,; Rev.
f. w. Bertram, New Bremen, o.; Rev.
C. R. Horn, Saxenburg. Pa; Rev. f. c.
Boehring. Pittsburg, Pa; Rev. Hugo
Eisenlohr. Cincinnati, O.; Rev. v.
Hangartner, Pittsburg, Pa; and the
Rev. Gustav Schmidt. McKeesport, Pa.
The following new members were re-
reived into the society: The Rev. VIM.
Geese. Of Allegheny, Pa; Rev. A.
LANCE, of Steubenville, O.; Rev. A.
Stanich. of Cross Roads. O., and the
Rev. A. Won Herman Arnion. of
Beallsville, o.
The convention was opened at ten
O'Clock with prayer by the Rev. Horn.
after which the the Rev. Vos made a
brief address in which he outlined the
work to be accomplished at the present
session. He was followed by DR.. Zim-
mer, who made the address of well
come in behalf of the congregation of
the st. Johns church. He welcomed
the visitors cordially and assured them
that their stay in this city would be
made most enjoyable one.
The next speaker was the Rev. Ul-
fert, and he made few appropriate re-
marks and dwelt upon the strength of
the church in this city
The annual reports of the president,
Secretary and treasurer were received.
and occupied the remainder of the
morning and large part of the after
noon session. They referred to the
auditing committee and showed the
church to have made more progress
during the past year than in any
previous year. The reports of the vari-
Dus district societies were received and
discussed. The REV. Hangartner, the
agent of the publishing house of the
society, made his report and it was ap-
proved, as was the report of the COM
mittee on publications.
A new district society was organized
ut the meeting yesterday afternoon.
and it's headquarters will be in this
city.
Papers were read on the subjects:
1.-THE Influence of the Church Societies
on the Life of the Congregation" and
what Has a Minister to Preach in
Order to Elevate the Religious and
Neral Life of His Congregation At
the conclusion of the reading, it was
Dn motion ordered to have 1nese papers
printed in pamphlet form.
Last evening the meeting was greatly
interfered with by the Indictment
weather, but those present spent the
evening socially.
To-day's session opens at o'clock
dn st. Johns church, and the principal
business to come up is the election of
officers for the ensuing year. In the
afternoon the session will be held in
Wheeling Park, after which bowling
will be enjoyed. The society adjourns
on Monday.