The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-15
OLD HISTORIC STONE CHURCH
GIVES WAY FOR MODERN
STRUCTURE.
Three Services Held During the Day
Mr.. Jos. w. Powell, OF Buffalo,
Delivered Sermon.

Thls Is your dedication day.
You have Just begun a new cen
tury Of church life. II Is for you
yours What OF tomorrow
Where will you be when the next
century Of this church shall be
eelebrated7 The trust Of TODAY is
as sacred as the trust Of the day
yet 70 come.
"mestins II like men and wo-
men OF God you will be thankful
that you did your duty"
With the above message Mr.
Joseph W. Powell. OF Buffalo. New
YORK. last night greeted the congrc-
cation OF the Forks OF Wheeling Pres.
byterlan church, better known as the
Stone Presbyterian church of Elm
GroNe, Following the dedication OF its
magnificent new church building. Mr.
Powell had charge OF the dedicatorv
exercises
yesterday was memorable dav
IN the history Of the Stone church
II VIII 20 down in the annals of thai
congregation as a banner day. Aside
rom me dedication OF the new pdi.
Vival OF interest in all lines OF church
activity such as has never been wit.
Messed IN the hundred and-twenty-so
en- years history OF the congregation
yesterday was one OF the very few
sundays during the past century
curing which no religious service was
hNld on the site OF the bsaut{f,,i
eminence overlooking the conHu.nc.
OF the BIG and Little Wheeling creoks
but me absence OF any service in tho
old stone church al that place il me-.
10 DC taken as evidence that the rom
tregauon has ceased 70 exist To
lne contrary. II marks the formal oc.
Na
home. and. also. the advent Of !, no,.
era IN the history OF the church
Cleared Of Debt.
In entering upon this epocb tho ron
gregaton Is unhampered in the form
OF any monetary obligation one Of
the noted features Of Yesterday GO
monies was the raising Of a epeciaI
lund which Will about pay tho
congregation Indebtedness contract
"a IN the construction OF tho new
All OF the services were very Ia-ecI,,
attended. The attendance al The az
lerhoon session of the Sabbath ecbcot
Mas the largest since n was ORGAN.
,lsd IN 1888. total Of GgS menbcrs
LII, n,lns reported. In addition there
wore probably 500 visitors
me days exercises were sttord,.,,
members Of practically All mo
',urCheS within a radius OF 25 rnflcq
VI rim Grove. excluding Wheciirg
NHohg those present were rnrr,b.-g
~ ne ITt- hytertan churches of Wet
.Lon. palias. Wolf Run. Allen Grove
60. s,ou' ana West Liberty. 4 cen.
Jury ago the bounds of tho co-,,-,.,..,
lion were very eyfepef,., ,,, - =, ga
many OF the above named Conc,
,lone. IN Tact. from the Sfono gbut,b
nave grown nino other c0npro~oti..,,-
NHiohE thc visiting ministers takir..
IN m" services or oytardirr f.li,
rl"'' .i, from The pulpit were Rev H.
a., Nllsh' ~ 3D.. who was pastor 81
ln' church for ~ years. b1t M a.
now located in New Cgr,bort,,~'5i' al" a., J.
va Rev Jacob Rublo. of We, a.
yhutr "a. Rev s. B Hart 90 m
T-' VI. church Of Film gr,,,.
N.E J. Clark. Of the First cbristi,,
,nuIch Of Elm Grove Rev Tror1sg n
,.,l,@. ID r. ~ the second rresby.
M nur,h' wheeling. and Rev
church. Edgwod d.
Visitors Received
Tho days avcrfs .r.-.s
''I9cN. with an Informal rrref.rg ~
Ni-IiprF Tho reception comm lt ~.
vas headed by Miss Cora rra,ia+ .rE
Igr .udod The following vorrp t,JIl-
Grow Eva T. CoberInv Mabel W.
son Mary Bower. Vrbsscs p.f-4
~ argarc'ta Baird Frrcds cfeTor-
10 kiEcr. Florence Baird Regina TIf.
.' virginia Lashlnv. Dora uIrFe.v
liI1rch Smith. MARY Brown rIIs vs-..
rff Nnnd. Anna smith FafH.rfr,
i4.r1. Georgia Britt. CIovdr mean
a Ilr" smith. Ada Caldwell Is4r.ftl
fffor Anna Gr1rdsfaT. loan Rr.ff
E iImh hurkhHr. AIMS Husn0r CaUIa
,tl'f'lfr virginia Atkinson Trofa
campbell. MARY CioIland TIrIo rF....
~ brfh Ann Carter bessie p4ro.
wary carter Ethel Carter NIrha.foE
.fIfy H.rd fIel'ard Wilma WtfEsf
i,adele Moore Marie Wrr0rr rlf.ra
Mrn1Hl EI.'" NcCauelard Alma Sick
erqon. panev Porter Hazel prLi-gt..,
annie Robinson. Mac Torfar VrrfIe
b Erhlnfon. Laura Rnmkr. Esther smith
d hn"a Srhrr' Dorothy TIII.ff pe4rf
Giles. Marie Frazier. Emma IIarffeIb