The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-03
MOVEMENT GIVEN DECIDED INA.
PETus IN WHEELING
YESTERDAY.
Ministers Eiated Over Large Attend
snee at Divine Worshlp-Aii
Churches are Benefited.

The Zion Lutheran church was
crowded at two services yesterday
The pastor. Rev. A. L. Benze. deliver.
ed an eloquent sermon at each.
Never In the history OF this city wa
there ever an equal outrouring of the
people 20 tbs various places Of worship
sun shown brightly. the birds sang and
Pa wheeling smiled. 1t was "do-to-
Reports from every church in Wheel.
8g Il to the effect that ell had unusu.
ally large congregations. especially al
tors declare that the congregation was
the largest In the history or their
enuren; others say that with the exeep.
number OF people In their respective
places of worship. while none OF the
churches had normal crowds all were
larger.
The pastors preached special and fit.
choirs rendered Impressive ana beautiful
music. There are In the Wheeling dis.
trict scores. yes, hundreds, OF men and
many who have not gone into a place
OF worship for years. who were TO be
found among the many different denom-
nations paying homage and reverence
The ministers were eiated at the large
s ,ss, oar, eat at the go-so-church Day
the non-attendars will return. II was
a beautiful day. and a beautiful day OF
Wheeling district. II was planned 20 ali
Committees Deserve orsdit
The success OF the "Go-to-Church
Day Is due in a large measure 20 the
tees who have been working faithful
pated, and 1T was; Rev. S. b. Hart
{ssOb Britti1snsm. Rev. ;. 3 c1rm .
Messrs. s. ID. Ciegg, II. U. Tibbens. Jos
claude p Terry r New j. py H. ass. h 6T
c. II. Robinson, Rev. A. B. Miller. Rev.
"; u. Fields. Rev. W. o. Davis and Mr..
The Rev. DIR Arthur W. Mills preach
ed on The Sabbath Necessity at the
Fourth street eMthodist Episcopsi
cation Of. $50. a number Of whom DC
not attend church regularly. while some
@or.S Sa S.S SO% sRss tn. D%sc o.
ed on "A Good Church Member" az III.
tendance. special and beautiful mu-
steal program was rendered by the vest
ed choir. under the able direction OF
"red" mercer at st. Lutss.
Mr.. Ted Mercer. the national re-
services on The Young Mems ReIig.
louH HeTNlCeh re QWen particularly
on the question OF youths being Chris.
tians; that IL was TO their own advant.
age In this world and in eternity that
they should be Christians. Godsfearine
men. and II was most essential that the
church should have them to take the
place OF those who are passing away.
Holy communion was observed Mt the
morning services at st. Luke's The
Rev. DIR. BrittinEham said last night
that IL was the largest congregation ex-
ceptinR Easter services. since he be-
came Its rector. more than a quarter OF
q century ago. He expressed himself as
being elated at the unusually large num-
Der OF persons that the "Cfo-to-Church
sunday" movement had been instrument
tai In bringing 10 worship.
All services In st Matthew'S p. r.
church were largely attended. An APP
propriato sermon waR delivered ~ the
morning service by Rev. o. FTeeland
Peter. the rector. impressing upon his
hearers the Importance Of attending
church.
The attendance yesterday in the Chap
line street ". II. church. due 60 the
"Go-to-Church" movement. was almost
the largest in the history OF the congre-
CATION. while the attendance Al Sabbath
school was the largest in the history OF
the church. approximately 400 attend
ed each service
At the First Baptist church 900 per-
sons attended the morning service. while
the evening congregation numbered 900
persons. The sacrament Of tho Lord :
supper was Administered at the morning
service.
a total attendance OF abou. no a,