The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-13
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES CON
QUOTED IN FIRST CHURCH
LAST NIGHT.
Services viii BE Conducted Through
out Week-ConsresatIon viii Be
Visited by Committees to
Distribute Pledge Cards

a notable occasion IN the history
Of the First Baptist church the
eightieth anniversary OF its orgdniza- :
ton was celebrated last evening
with interesting services. held in the
Sunday school rooms OF the present
church building. at the corner OF
Twelfth and Byron streets The Cele.
bration was a fitting observance Of
the close Of eighty years OF church
work and development and the be-
ginning OF what promises to be the
most successful period in the career
OF the congregation.
The anniversary service last even
Ing was In the form OF testimonial
meeting. the older members present
giving interesting "reminiscences ot
former days. Rev. =. r.. Brininstool.
the pastor. had charge Of the service
Following tho rendition of sew.
Sral musIcal selections and a reading
by Miss Laura Kasley. brief remarks
were made by several members OF
the congregation.
The first speaker vas {. n. Quimby.
who has been member of the
church for forty eight years He was
followed by c X. Smith. member
for the past forty seven years. and
=. T. Reed. ii member for thirty-,wo
years. Others who told Of former
years were !. u. Simpson. Mrs AL
berta Cornell. Mrs Nellie Fee. y. \.
Taylor. Edward SNYDER Mrs j. r.
FTeese and H. l.. Bond
~ the close of the service an hour
vas spent in social manner and re-
freshmentS We're served.
Weeks Observance
The observance Of the eightieth an
niVersary really began Sunday and
VIII continue throughout the week,
marked 10y appropriate services To-
day an every home visitation viii be
made 10y committee OF men FOR the
iurpUs- ot reyIving interest in the
church work and for the distribution
OF p,cd-e cards. The committee. con
sisting o! about forty members. will
work this afternoon and evening At
luncheon IN The church al noon. the
ConGrr=stIOu VIII be- divided into dis
trictS and TWO men Will be- assigned
20 each district The ladies' will
ser'" the committee an elaborate din
ner a. T. O'CLOCK after which the work
Or looking up the members WIl be
resumed
Tomorrow evening the congregation
viii hold another meeting which will
b" much IN IN" nature OF last night :
exercises The committee Will make
q report a. tUGayS visitation Thurs
day evening the Bible classes OF the
school viii hold meetings and suitable
programs viii be carried ont. Whiie on
Friday evening the choir viii hold
special exercises.
The Weeks Observance will he
Brought to successful and approp-
r'a'e elimination next SUNDAY after
noon. vhen a new mission viii be in
auGgiated in South WarWood. TO be
conducted uuder the auspices OF the
local church Rev. l.. r Peters o.
clark burg. one ot the oldest and most
prominent Baptis' ministers IN the
state. viii have charge of the eNer-
ciSeS This will he thu third mis-
zion 10 have been established by the
First Baptis' church. and Rev Peters
has participated IN each occasion.
Early History Of Church
y BRIEF history uf th" church since
ITS organization I- Of especial interest
~ mis- time The church Mas organ
tied May -. 1888. with Ten cOnsu-
iueu' member. nye Non and i've wo-
men Elder : Williams. Of Pitts
hurgh presided a. the meeting. and
tho lis- OF members follows. Thomas
Martin. Richard Pratt. Richard James.
Mar, psv'tr Marctref Salathaei.
Marian 81 Powell. Elias Gatchel,
Mary Ann Garchc, Anna rracht and
George Washington
A. frs the newly organized interest
MOI 100 private homes. school houses.
public hall aid ~.Cn places a~ could
be secured ln lst1 they NOIshiprd
In tho sinai school house ON John
-'res- ,uOV sixteenth street, h'-
tween Fifth and SKIN streets. 'nn"
For and IsrOh lu Jtuuar. i-tl.
arrangement wore made 'pr roifNiS
services .n fha meeting house of fh"
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