The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-26
TRINITY LUTHERANS DEDICATE 4
ARTISTIC AND AMPLE STRUCTURE
SPLENDID ED!FlCE IN SOUT r
EoFF STREET OFFERED TO
GOD YESTERDAY.
All Features c. New Building to &c
! Used This Week In Receptions
! and Special Meetings.

.tftrc having dedicated to God thelr
new church In Erh street beyond
Th!vty.tll;h yesterday. he cungrrsa,
ton Of the nsw Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran church Will this week Try
every feature ~ the new building by
means OF Il meeting olson" sort every
evening.
4 reception will be given on We'd.
neSduy evening when the now dining
room will b" used for the first time.
The Sunday school orchestra will play
and There Will be recltatiOIS.
All church people OF the city are N
rltcd for Community Night on Thurs.
day. when program Will be reciicd
and sung and refreshments VIII be
served.
Tomorrow evening q UNCONVENTIONAL
brotherhood meeting will be held 1T
which the Lutheran men Of The
Wheeling district will be- guests, y
program and refreshments have been
prepared. Rev. W. 4. Hartman, for
mcr pastor OF the church. HOW of MID
dletOwm, Md. will deliver the address.
Rev. Hartman came to Wheeling 10
attend the
Dedication Services.
AT three services the dedication fe:;'
lival WAS celebrated. The beautiful
Lutheran dedication ceremony WAS
prevalent. Out-OI-lown ministers par
ticipated. The afternoon service vas
for the Sunday school.
Rev. G.. h. King, d. ID. OF Pittsburgh,
preached the morning dedication ser
mon. Rev. King WAS a former pastor
OF the Trinity church. The choir had
practiced long for the service and gave
splendid rcudliOnS OF "PraiSr the Lord
From the Heavens" by Wilson, The
re Deum" and "Cnns!der and Hear
Me" Rev. S. s. Adams and Rev. w.
A Hartman also participated. Miss
Hazel Y. SeamOn, director OF The choir
and contralto, sang The Lord Is My
Light"
Secretary Walter A. Snow. Of West
Virginia Sunday schools. was present
al the Sunday school service IN The
afternoon and told Of great things
which the Trinity organization can ic-
compliSh in its new quarters. Key.
Hartman also gave an address. Inc
orchestra played.
The evening dedication sermon was
BY Rev. Hartman. Rev. Ralph y.
Harshman, Rev. F. G.. Howard and
Rev. {. f. King also participated: he
sides the anthems. Mr.. George Frank
sang baritone solo. Hear hen |
Call" and Miss Ruth Morrison and
Mr.. \. l.. Frank sang in duet. Peace
to Thy Dwelling" Rev. O, e. Dean
nnstor OF the church, offered the dedi-
cal0ry prayer.
Year in Building.
II was al Or. Deans inception OF
the pastorate in 1912 that the aslta-
ton for a new church began, and after
strenuous efforts ne and his loyal con-
grcgation were ready to lay the corner
stone on March -, 1916. \ year and
a day aflrrward the church was dedi-
Gated. yesterday.
The Trinity congregation was or
ranized November :, 1899. and known
then rs the Second Lutheran Rev
c. B. King. then missionary superinl'
tendent of the Pittsburgh SYNOD. Il,
fected the organization. The site or
the old church and til" new one was
purchased on May |. 1901. Tor S","%;
. and ground was broken for the nlu
edifice on August ~. 1901, tn" cost
of the old church was Sh,9%G.%9. tho
cost OF the new Is $4,000.