The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-27

SERVICES IN
PR0GRS IS

Protestant churches Sunday morn.
ing. The attendance was fne st all
of them and the interest spl Andid.
with the outlook most encouraging
/ The Advent Mission with which
the Episcopal church Is beginning
its part Of the evangelistic enterprise
In all the churches which has been
announced for some weeks past, be
gan yesterday with Rev. John s. All
friend, of Charles Town, as the
preacher He preached three times /;
twice fhe church and IN the after
noon at St Thomas Chapel North
view. The sermons dealt with The
attractive power of Jesus Christ
when He is really understood the
kind of character that is formed up
on faith in Him, and in the evening
sermon the fear of shining against
God, so graciously madng Himself
known in Jesus Christ, as the only
dependable resource when man is
suddenly and strongly tempted.
Rev. Alfriend will preach tonight
and tomorrow night, when he Will
be succeeded on Wednesday by Bishop
Plummer, the rector of the church.
spoke in the morning of the timeli,
moss of such an enterprise as this
Mission, Yesterday being the Sun
day next before Advent. This Adj
vent Mission is time in the Epis-
copal church when las in Lent
such extraordinary acts of devotion
have been appointed by ancient
usage. He asked for the hearty cor
operation of all the loyal members
of the church and invited to the ser
vices every one in Clarksburg who!
would come
At the First Baptist church Rev.
c. II. Holden preached most earn
est sermon in the morning to large
congregation on the text ffTo me to
live is Christ" At night the con-
gregation overflowed into the Sum
day school room and the-seTmon was
a most searching one from the text
<EPrepare To Meet Thy Cod Atl
the close Of the sermon, Mr. Holden
very tenderly and effectively sangi
1.-The Three Calls" A deep inn
preston was made on the large audi
ence and the outlook is very promis.
ing. Mr.. Holden will preach and
sing tonight. Services at z 30
4 large congregation manifested
much interest at the First Presby-
terrain church. DR.. Hudson preach.
ed the service, both morning antl
evening. Tonight the Rev. David
Gregg. DID. president of the West
arn Tbeolo0ical Seminary, and re-
Gently pastor of one of the largest
PRESBYTERIAN churches in America:
will preach. Services at as.
At Golf Methodist Episcopal
church an especially large congrega-
ton listened to the stirring words
of DIR. s. x. Arbuthnot on DE
struction versus Reconstruction,
the text being taken from EPheslans
5:1S. The sermon was in the form
nj a Christian temperance address.
framing itself around two pictures
illustrated by the text. In thei
evening, the sermon was call tol
work, taken from st. John 8: 4. The
huoIc note was sounded which call
ed for workers to come to the fields
already ripe to harvest in the oecas-
ion OF the Simultaneous. 81 |
Tonight Dr.. Arbuthnot will. preaef
at 80. L.oh
Christ in history and Christ IN eA-
nerience were the two central themes
of DR.. Wade's discourse at the morn
ing service, taken from Matthew
16. 10. In the evening DR.. Byron
w. King gave a splendid address ana ~
Bible Interpretation to cro Snl
house. Worship tonight at z ~.
JSonr audiences and over thops1,
and neople had the pleasure OF III
Rvron ". King during his stioF e
trim to Clarksburg. Notwithsttaina'
mo- the eounter-attractions of Satur,
Jav night. DR.. King. drew out
me, appreciative house at the I
AZ q 4 rooms for his recital Hon
Phi1ip Willett, of this city, IN a lew
fttirP words, introduced him ane
for an hour and a half DR.. hlng
With his wit, eloquence and oratory
kent the audience spellbound:
He participated in the SUNDAY
morning service at Golf church y
r rl,oS -the. Scripture lesson and
5vn,ns The address of his vlst.
- before the mems meeting OF tne
w q. A. at the Central Fresoy.
+er;an church, where the largest
audience of the seasons nleeepg