The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-24

OF THE CHRIST
TOLD N soMo AND SERMON IN
CITY CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
sernees Of beautifully Impressive
Mature MARI Easter Day In
wheeling.

Again proclaiming to the world
Snrist victory over death through HIS
Issurrecton. practically all the churches
OF this city In common with others
hroughout the Christianized world. yes
.erday with annual Easter services APP
proprlateiy observed the anniversary OF
tnat event OF an exceedingly impress
slNe nature. the services were well at
tended and were featured almost without
music.
Marking the close OF the Lenten sea-
son IN the Episcopal. Catholic and Luth-
erSn churches, Easter also brought TO a
summation Holy Week. which was OBJ
served by almost every church OF all
Christ formed the keynote OF sermons
and themes delivered by the pastors
Mhiie the programs rendered by choirs
oeautlfuI anthems and carols. ringing
out TO the world the joyous news that
Christ Is risen from the dead.
IN addition to the Easter exercises
sPeclI communion was held and the
sacrament OF baptism was ADM nistered
~ several churches. including the out
the collections we're unusually large and
Ia rev Instances were taken for a
At the z. N c. A.
=. Easter was fittingIy observed at the
honng Mems Christian Association
ou,iiding yesterday afternoon with a we'll
attehded service held in the Auditorium.
Rev. A. W. Mills, Pm. -, pastor OF the
rourth street NJ. +. church preached on
the meme: The Kingship OF Jesus -
) Eiwood Hughes presided and Rev. W.
NJ. Schultze. pastor OF the zane Street
Al. r church. opened the service with
PRAYER. while the benediction was pro-
nS iS by Rev. J. h, Workman. pastor
9t the Wesley NJ. T.. church. VIII
Leach rendered "A baritone solo. Christ
r Ekisepn; en-, Personal Work Secretary.
rs,,i T. froost. led the singing. and pre-
Sesulng the service. the Y. NJ C A. or
ShSstra rendered sacred concert
flowors decorated with beautiful
terday was the scene OF many services
yesterday. Eloquent sermons were de-
nNersu by Rev. l.. w. =. Stryker, and at
CLOCK an impressive service was held
ed last evening in the 81. Luke's church
Mhue at the morning services Dr. Brit
1ihngham. the pastor. had charge. The
church was beautifully decorated md
the choir rendered excellent seIections-
New Members Received
bIlnglng TO "A close a series OF special
services held during Holy Week, Or. NJ
r. compton. superintendent OF the
wheeling district OF Methodist churches.
conducted the Easter service in the
North Street NJ = church vesierda y
morning and communion was observed
mere were trteen accessions to the
ana the sacrament of baptism was adj
mintztered to many. Rev. J. II. Hess
pastor OF the church. had charge OF the
evening" service, and the free-will col
.ectons during the day amounted to
slsa.So. which will he used for benevo-
lent purposes. Services OF a similar
nature were held in the First NJ r.
church at Elm Grove and were well at
While Easter services were held in all
Catnoiic churches. the most ella borate
dral. whore several special masses were
celebrated. With the edffice banked
with flowers and brilliantly Illuminated
u performed a beautiful back ground Tor
tne impressive services