The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-13


Cumberland.
a continued passionate Of more than a.
years ''' -
Tho seasonal records or tho Fire.
u4ISh on wheeling contains tho follow
iIt extract The first regular preach
ing by any Christian denomination Ia
. meeting. then "a small village. was conn
.,.l,.I bN is"N- james Hrrvey. Ir,-s-
. ost'Fiin minister. about the clos. OF the
. lar lNl-. lie had IUst been located st
f"rks OF Wheeling creek and ttndiup
some Of his members residing in NNh.-.i.
ing, and As NO public means Of grac.
we're enjoyed in the place he al one. In
sututed preaching there. 4 small house
on the corner Of Market Alley and some
{ places Of meeting
Buried In Church Lot.
WI r. lieryey rode on horseback e
Wherllns. performed The office OF jaui-
tnI, FhnE q dinner bell for services AMI
g Preached the Gospel After a long Iffe
/ on usefulness his body was laid 10 rest
2 IN stone Church CsfIat,r, - l., b..r.. -.
. by one his sons and daughters. an o.
/ Septlng one have followed him Mr.
/ I.nry hgrNey. a son. b. a member OF the
I ehurch where his father lahured so long
| Under Dr. Hcrvey's leadership MS
congregation took ar advanced position
/ ~ inc temperance cause. the fact b. mon
uoncd that Or. Hcrl,y had tho fi-et
barn raising" west oi tho AIlogb,rt..s
/ that wa accomplished without the use
] OF whisky
Under the moderatorship Of I,e,
l'aNid licrNcy. Of Brooke county. a CON
grogational meeting was held and calI.d
[ ltes. l-aNcrty Grier. of East Springfield
/ ILI's Nnl'h N" accepted and commenced
his worn January. 1901. aud continued
70 labor most acc'ptauly In this church
preaching Gods Word with conytctfou
d and ea,rncstncss for thirtv-siN 49,
when. on account of tnfirmittes OF A..
| ~ resigned In 1897. and was succeeded
Springs. Ia. whose pastoral raio,t,',
j win this church still continues. tho last
| thrce pstorates covering a period of
Rev. l.avcrty Gricr died in PITTSBURGH
. Ia. at tho home OF bis son. April Pom
. lt"'. and was brough' back To- tho "DId
] Stone Church" where inIpr.sei,. 60
I monies were held after which nc No
| laid 70 rest In the cemetery. there ~
minEle MS dust with that OF tho cong-.-
knll'n gone before. but his spirit foir,i
with other celestial spirits iu tho hga,.n-
i ~ CONGREGATION. Mr.. Grier was "A man az
s siv'a,s ,,1n'ieIii,"n 10 which no Was
} preacher and "a faithful pastor.
/ uy mem b"rshir Of thus church mum
/ l''N. 40 90 1927 and sos boz 1907
Covered Much Ground.
| . Tho bounds of tho congregation I'm
! ~" W'r. very extensive. embracing tho
Guy OF Mh,.HnE. the territory 81 what
ls now West Union. Wolf Kun AIIa.
O. Grove and Limestone. su that from ma
/ ,hurch nave grown nine other DuuErs..,-
The following sons Of this cbu-c, an
/ i'r"d INC ministry John 81 Fsris
/ T,.-te t.-i b, ~. ''In Nelly. William
I I-gria arJ n +, GIN ....f'd Jones. IS. ~
. b.f,.r. ,..,,.t W" others died
. cHtirs. tl.... 49,. ,fl..li theological
3 Df Tr TO-. t w NI'l'N iicrf'l. SON
I church. and David Brown soon a. r.si.r
me dat. ~ ,fl , .,. ,.nr,h
/ sabbath school s. not d,firusiy tpo,tY
~ - i'I ,Luf, rs'"ri. previous o. fs4I
. W.r' burned with th, huu. off DR. Uar-
/ Nr lain --t.-,t.....
] raIthfuIlv. served a. lif.. r,,,..a...,.'s ana
/ nineteen years and Dor. kH1UI.ie. ~ IT,,
J school extends back over "a r.rt.d ..,
. s',f.. .,'f.,.i... .' pos position a.
la.1i...'f', .'',.'. lI" t' year. leaving o.
Iueii confined Ir .-y.. I,., I.l no and
Ont the sabbath a.E..f f. Ip , li,,L.iT',
i irE condition. we'll urFauI..f ,,IfE ,,
/ %. a.. l.nsh.n m. rup.rIrt.rdrrt
/ M'u. .I trE'" NHN' 'HE.u U.1l. since
shur'l to tSs i "r. 1'f.1 -' p. re- u..an,.-