The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05

hat the number OF ehurches n Bel
laire all have their methods OF Ia
strgctOn. and that hundreds OF chill
dren arr under The influence OF TO
i.cion
Some idea % ;hs religious strength
% Bciiaire can b gshed from the
fact that there are Twelve churches
In a population % about $4,000. vsry
few of the organizations have less
than a membership % 500 Most OF
them sill reach 500. and among the
Catholic churches II will hs IN the
n~eighborhood O: 1900. The attend
ance upon the Protestant churches 10.
on h average. good. aud evsral
are making improvements in this re-
spect.
Practically all denominations are
represented There are four Metho-
dist churches. the South Rellaire NJ.
r. the First NJ. +. and two colored
congregations. the a. NJ +. and the
Second A. NJ e two Catholic. ST
Johns n 81. stephens two Pres
byterian. the First and second. one
Christian. one United Presbyterian.
one German. the First Reformed. one
Episcopal. one Church OF God. and
n Jewish. the Sons OF Israel con-
rrecstion.
Varied as tho population is in Rel
laire. and many nationslities are rep
resented. most all are provided with
"a place Of worship that can minister
20 fhem IN their own language
There Is "a good spirit prevailing
among an the churches. and there IL
l'tle or no religious intolerance. This
has been manifested time and time
again by the exchange Of pastors OF
the various churches. union meetings.
and In the building or new churches.
when many ~ the members OF other
denominations contributed to help
th" congregation rebuilt
The churches are keeping pace
with he Increase no tho population,
and the r influence upon the city -
wonderful The United Presbyterian
has just completed a now odihcc at a
cos 81 $1,000. the Sons of Israel
congregation ar" MAILING preparations
90 dedicate their now temple on Bel.
mont street. which has hoCn erected
M a cost OF $4,000 The First Re-
formed church has purchased proper
~ ~ the corner of Thir'v af'h and
Belmont street,. and is planning 10
erect e. uut ci' foe. as fhoir place
OF worship on central avenue has he
come too small 20 properly care for
th" members.
Tie history ~ tho carly churches
~ R-l'airc - ouite interesting and
SHOW 30 difficulty hat soma Of tho
p.o""cr settlers were confronted with
iH hUi'diug thor meeting houses
~ they We're then called Briefly. tho
first building erected in Bellaire for
religious services was "A Methodist
Episcopal church. built in lS3a. near
The present corner OF Twenty seventh
and Union streets Tho second
church was the Disciples. which was
organized Ia 1880. and for six years
the members Of this flock worshipped
"a . cooper shop. % which John
Ar,f'r was th- proprietor The con-
E%regat.ou grew rapidly. and az ths
end Of six years held lis first SER
vices in he frs' brick church erect
ed IN Beiiairc. nOw occupied by the
Union street school buildisg The
congregation continued To grow until
1879. when the present office was
erected on Belmont street. The next
IN order vas the Catholic church.
which was erected on Guernsey street
IN 1870. about the time that the Gen.
trial Ohio Railroad was being con-
structed In this city II was during
the ministration Of Rev. u r. Gull
tha; money was raised and a site
purchased At the head OF Guernsey
street. where a new church was
erected in 1880. Since then addition
al property has been acquired. until
now the Catholics are the owners OF
the most desirable lots in Bellaire.
The next in order was the First
Presbyterian. built in 1879. This was
followed 10y the United Presbyterian
In 1873. the First Reformed in 1874.
ard Trinity Episcopal IN 1873. Since
ttat time the South Bollaire ". r.
and Second Presbyterian II the two
co'orsd churches have been built
The various churches are in charge
Of tie following pastors
Christian. Rev !. y. Scholes.
Catholic. Rev = II Wehrle.
First VI. 2. Rev J. ". Shafer.
South Bellaire NJ r. Rev. A r.
Foster
First Presbyterian. Rev. c. c. HAs-
lett
second Presbyterian. Rev. p r
King
FIr-t Reformed. Rev. O. C. Her
brecbt
Trinity Episcopal. Rev. A. W. stim-
sou.
Second ~. 2. Rev. !. " Tyndali.
a NJ p. Rev = q Snelson-