The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-14
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH PRE-.
PASgS ELABORATE CElEsRA-
TON OF WEEK.
Large Class win be confirmed-St.
Psufs Evangelical Church Has
Services

nave like observance. Services will
be held in the evening curing the
week and speaker Of note will De Sc
cured
For Easter Sunday nearly every
church in the city will have an obsery.
ance of some nature. IN a number the
Sunday schools will have special pro
grams which viii be given az The morn
ing services
Zion Lutheran Church.
Probably thH most elaborate observ-
ance of Palm sunday and Holy week
will occur In Zion Lutheran church.
With moro than ordinary painstaking
have all the events for the week from
Palm sunday TO Easter Day been pre-
pared. The interest Of Palm sunday
WIN center in the two confirmation
services To De conducted a. 1880 a. m.
and 40 7. II. In the morning the
pastor. Rev. \. l.. Benzc. will confirm
class Of young people and in the
evening a class Of adults. The decora-
lions viii be handsome. and the chan
eel will be bower of huge Palms. The
music TO be rendered BY large vested
. choir under the direction OF Mr.. Hen
~ J. ATbenz. will be OF the highest
order and he minister viii preach two
English sermons with special refer
ence 10 the rite OF confirmation and
the taking up of church duties and OBJ
+ legations. In all Rev. Hcnze will re-
ceiye 90 persons az this time. the la-g-
est class since assuming his local pas
torate.
Z Beginning with Monday. April II.
there will be daily MONDAY services
under the auspices cf the Zion Broth
|rhood These services viii commence
promptly az noon and will last but one
half hour. Prominent speakers have
been secured for each day and able
singers viii add to the solemnity OF
these services. The Brotherhood Of
this church = dcsirious OF giving the
general public an opportunity 90 at
tend typical evangelical PsSsiontide
services and invites especially the up
town people and those Of the Center
Wheeling district Similar services
proved so successful last year that IL
was deemed CNpedicnt To- continue
them this season ON Good Friday
there will be two service. one at 10. 80
a. m. and another A. 1870 p. m. The
Rev G. w. Critchlow. Of Christ church.
will assist the pastor on Good Friday
evening.
on Easter Eve Saturday night.
April 22) there will be a private pre-
paratory service for the Catechetical
class. On Easter Sunday Holy Com.
munion will be celebrated al 10. so
a. II. and carol vespers al p. m.
People of all denominations will find
something of interest and benefit in
any OF these services ana all will be
made most welcome.
ST. Paurs Evangelical.
ia. II
Palm Sunday will be held at 1880
o'clock, and special musical program
under the direction OF Organist Harry
T. Supp has been prepared. Lead
Me, Savior" will be given by Misses
". Becker and II. Kaunikc The ex.
animation Of The class OF 1916 Will be
conducted by the pastor. Rev. August
c. Baschc
In the evening the confirmation OF
the following class viii take place
Marie Clara Becker. Ethel May BIS,
sett. William Jacob Detwoiler. WI
liam Ernest Frederick. Bertha Johan
ma Gcimcr. Mardaicne T.. Guimer. VII
liam George Hahnc. IIilda Louise "
kaunike. Fife Edna Eunz, Allen
George Meyer. Albert Samuel Mobley
Edna Rutl Nest. Frederick William
Obcrmann. GeOrEia ". Obermann
Carl g. Ratcliffc. Helen Virginia 10
senlieb. George Wilbur EosseIl. vii
fred Edward Rothcrmund. Lillian Der
ma May Schsflor. Gertrude Minnie
Amelia Warnecke. and John King j.
WenZ"l Rev. RasChc will speak on
Hold Fast the crown" and will ad
minister tho rites Of confirmation
Special music has been prepared TOT
the evening service
St. stephens Reformed
Palm sunday will have "a fittinC Ob
4 scrvauco I'm tho - stephens Evan
/ goiical Reformed church Of which Rev
Ernest " rrouss is pastor larc,
class will ho confirmed a. the morn
/ ing servic. 90 10 30 o'clock The pas
tor VIII administer tho rite OF conlr
| nation 10 the following Minnie Holz
| Hi'la Funds frrun Grardau. LUa
Rrand7u Diva Thurman. Marie Ror
| rir William Schaffcr. William Stolz
| EiNood DrIopb'c Clarence Warsins
! key. Harold Schoi'cubcr- irwin
| Schollonhera. Frederick Baker. Eu-,n'
Bonn. and William Grobc.
For Holy Week special prolrav
| of services has been planned
St. Jcssrh's Cathedral
| Services Of a most impressive na
: iuro will tc hold boz ohservau- q
Palm SUNDAY az So Iosephs Catnc
dral Preceding mass a. 10. so. IN.
/, service of blessing tho palms and thsi
distribution awong the members of ma
congregation viii bc held Tho bless
in- Of Tho palms be- significant off H.
triumphant entry of Jesus into Jeru
slIpm
Tor Holy Week services have hcer
planned on Holy Thursday Tho or.
which are used ir confirmation vii
ho blessed With special services 30,
on Good Friday. stations of the cr'.I
will Del started This service viii 81
timed in order that tho last sorvIc'
viii bo held af % o'clock. me time fhal