The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-23
SCORES IF LUTHER LEAGUERS
ARE INSPIRED BY CONVENTION
ANNUAL SPRING GATHERING Of
DISTRICT AT ST. JAMES
CHURCH.
"For Want Of Nail" is TIE Hing Plea
by Rev. w. E. Schuette TOR Az
tention to Little Things.

: One of the most Inspiring Gatn"t-
ings of young people witnessed IN ms
civ in months WAS thu annual spring
convention Of the Wheeling DISTRICT
, Luther Leagues. The convention was
4 held Yesterday afternoon and evening
. in 81. James Lutheran church. ABOUT
seventy Delegates and many Visitors
, attended.
, Rev. Walter t. Schuclte, pastor OF
; ST James church. delivered the al
! dress last evening. He used as ms
! topic "For the, Want Of Nail, ana
. scores Of Luther LcaguorS were I'M
pressed as never before with his Use
! of This theme 10 emphasize The M
purtanCc Of taking care Of the illllH
, things that are necessary To complete
| the service for Christ.
! The choir Of 81. James church, Ir'i
: by Miss Bessie MCGranahan. last even
> ing rendered Il very delightful program
of special music for the convention.
; Prof. {. NcSlman'S organ selections
were equally aS pleasing. Rev. GcorG''
: Helm. Of Bcnwood, conducted the de-
! votional service. and Rev. Otto Wen
, del tn" closing service.
, Yesterday afternoon 4. l.. Schmidt
, delivered tho address welcoming the
! convention delegates. 4 heartfelt re-
Spouse was expressed by John Metz,
: Ger. president of tho district organl'
zation Rev. +. G.. Alpcrs, of Elm
| Grove. Interested tho Luther LcaS'
/ uCrs with one Of his excellent adj
! dresses.
Two Afternoon Addresses.
Two splendid papers were features
Of tho. afternoon session. One on the
subject What Docs the sixteenth
! Century Reformation Mean 10 the
| Young People Of the Church Today
was read by Miss Catherine Frcder.
! ickS nr the Luther League of Zion
church. Mr.. Schcpf. Of Bridgeport
! read tho second paper on Tho NcceS-
! Sity of Uniting The Lutheran Churches
Of America"
Rev. Il. r. Mcdaniel. Of Moundsville,
! conducted Tho afternoon devotional,
and Rev. {. Frederick Frank the after
noon closing service.
At o'clock the Luther League of
81. James church served supper 10
The delegates and convention visitors
| in their Sunday school rooms. Up
ward Of so young people Of the Wheel:
ing district Luther Leagues enjoyed
: the supper and social hour.
; The annual fall meeting OF the
| Wheeling district Luther Leagues Will
! he held at parkcrSburG in November.
4, The election Of the district officers
will take place at thai meeting.
In his address to the convention
last evening Rev Schucttc said, IN
part:
"For the Want of a Nail"
/ "rho very heart "I This worlds whole,
! history was written with tn point o.
ilrrr nails They III Themselves w. r.
! mt as insignificant a. are other n;Iil.,-'
/ ln"rr scraps of iron that Inc
! ,n.s not even St"np II pick mp when
/ They fail. But th"S" thr"" nails w'r"
! uIpp"d in Il carpenters blood 81 h""l
/ that h. dird--nnd when His heart h'el
/ r";, Sod 10 heat The great lhruihimr heart
! Of all humanity WAS given freedom Ia
| pulSutc i'll the vibrations Of everlasting
! hfr. Ono Of them pierced His out
/ stretched right, another inpal"d Ills