The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-04
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH is RE-DEDICATED
VERY APPROPRIATE SERVICES
CONE DUCT e o YESTERDAY
MORNING AND EVENING.
Services to Be Held This Week-Ex-
tensive improvements Made to
Interior OF The Church.

Appropriate services were carried
out both morning and evening in con
nection with the rededication exer-
cises OF the First English Lutheran
church, on Sixteenth street. Rev. II.
l.. Iarger. ID. d., field secretary OF
the board of church extension and
president OF the general senate. Of
Atchison. Kansas. had charge of the
morning service and delivered the
dedicatory sermon on the subject:
The Glory of the Church. The four
main points brought out in the ad-
dress and discussed at length by thu
speaker We're: Divine origin, inherent
power. ability to satisfy demands Of
human nature and It's mission. The
address was well delivered and very
much appreciated by those present.
The special music in connection with
the service was furnished by the
church choir. Al the conclusion Of
the address the report of the building
committee was made. which showed
that the improvements of the church
cost in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
At the conclusion OF the address Of
Dr. Yarger. something like 1880 was
raised at the morning service by sub
scriptions and donations. which goes
toward the paying on the debt for the
Improvements. Al the conclusion Of
the evening service enough subscrip.
lions and cash donations were re.
ceived 10 raise the total subscriptions
for the day. TO $3.50. leaving some
thing like $500 yet 10 be raised for
the paying Of the Improvements.
Evening Services.
The address at the evening service was
aUe'i'GPed oy Rev i.esnder = Key ser -.
HANNA Divinity school. Springfield.
ohio. Or. Keyser spoke on the subject:
gave Himself for IT." pr Keyser spoke
In past as follows. The word church
may be used in several senses. Il may
nomination. the whole body OF Delivers.
the visible and invisible. Tho church is
true believers or more fully. the church
e. the congregation ~ the saints. In
which the gospel T. correctly taught ana
cred Why should We love the church
IN or study 81 the Bible We are told
that christ loved the church and We
should love the church because N is a
divine Institution. The church b. com
posed 81 Gods people and a true Christ
church is the bearer OF Gods word and
message % salvation 20 the world. Who
brought the Bible down through the
ages7 Who preserves u today9 Who
, carries II % the ends o. the earth and
the isles Of the seat
The church opens the gates OF fu-
turlty. The materialist and secuiarist
say. Death end all. every life ends In
winding sheet and a grave. The church
proclaimr. In my Fathers house are
q many mansions We should o. live that
whom We are Galley BY God from the
earth. We shall not lose our church
| membership Now for this church "A
part ~ the church for which Christ shed
bis blood on calvary. I bsrpeak your
WnrmeHt love. Here many ~ YOU were
baptized ana confirmed your mother
D church. Here some of YOU have wdf-
. shipped Tor many yearp-this place is
nAUoWed in your memory. Here YOU have
bad fellowship 20 this alter IN the holy
communion with those now living and
with loved ones who have cleavcd the
. HEie9 and have assembled Co the land of
I ampler realms and space.
1 MD nov. a. We have dedicated This
7 prasie. ~ may We. each and all ~ uy-
/ ing temples ~ the Holy Ghost rr-snse-
H crate Ourselves 90 the service ~ our
Lord and savior % that in the fufure
even more than in tho past this church
I may BE- like city got on NiIl that can
b not BE- hid. end mpY pastor and people
b. clothed With power from on high FOR
the work ~ God o. this community"
This evening services viii again be-
held IN the church 81 go o'clock Will
I on Tuesday evening there viii b. reid
l o. the church reception Tor the mem
i brrs and the friends Of the ronrrern-
ton. on W dnesday evening there viii
+ be special devotional services held in
cnafEe Of COMMITTEES OF members ~
| the church.