The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-03
MISSION WEEK OPENS IN THREE
WHEELING EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
REV WILLIAM PORKESS AT ST
MATTHEWS, REV. JOSEPH
SPEERS AT ST. LUKE'S.

| Last night the "iGl.i DAY mission
I services were. opened IL the thr"''
Wheeling Protestant Episcopal churches
! st. Matthew'S. -. l.mk"'~ and 81. An
! drcMs
| The R5;v William r"rhr~$. r""'p! u:
! Grace church. Mount Washington II'tH-
! l.urgh. prcacE"" III 50 .Maith"" :
! church.; th" E"N. .I">"l'h Sp'"rS. rector
! uf s.; stephens, church. Williamsburg.
! Ia "ccIii.."d i'i.. IMIrl' III - LUX" :
! church. wh.l" pr. Charles IL k"cS"T.
! ,rnilrru' ur.mhrr nj IA" paI" county
/ M,Glr:il ~,"i";y. a. iiv"r"I an address IN
| :, .lmt:r,w church. ~ ""ai'"' ton VI.
I ,nr anr!-tuin.r,.Il"sl~ campaign. NIIt va;
/ i:iunrh,.d ~ ihI$ community yesterday.
SERVICES, viii h. h,In III H." "'rl""E
| each inurniu. tim, week III -. Mat
| th"w'$ church for men aud women: a.
! 80 IN rh. Af...rn"rn fer "hiIir'n aud
~ ,.'rlrrk ~ night. TN" Rev. X t..
! L. STRIKER. rector preliminary |" in
| irrin.iuE tn" E"v Or. I'"rk"SS last
! ni. it, ..i:d hat liz. hour If IN" iniS:i"l
! services rnr I!I. week. hah h""m changed
| from =" n'r!".k ~ first announced.
/ t. \ u'ciurk. thai iIr S"rEi"'% would
i Il" gln promptly and clos" at "cl""A
Suarp.
Rev. M. Speers TO Preach.
! Nfi-ruuil ~"ryIr,.~ viii H. hid every
l;,iI":nron this week IL :! ''rt"ck III -.
: I.ui.''s church. wlrIrh viii Ia conducted
! by tn" Rev. Mr.. Sr""rS. win" w!il ais"
! p-rrrh at 81 u'rinrk ,,u'h evening.
| Tia. l:ry. j. Logan Fi~h. rector. will
) rru,irl,r il" mi!~&l"u >"rH i"''S lhis "E"n-
| H.. in s. Andrew : church. y different
! r. rjrr r. iayrnan viii conduct the sGrT-
! L. .,; during til" week.
Tia" Roy. M I'ur.rs& delivered Il
/ h"I.i. hut most impressive discourse
! last night in ST. Matthew's church. II"
! took has theme from tn" lit' OF Nl'"d"-
mus and his text from 81. John III. IN.
reading: "NIr"d"Iuij$ answered ana
said unto Him. h"w can th"$" things
he" Tn" paSSAG" preceding inc Tex
! r..a,!S: I'll" wind blowcth whcr" n
i$t.,fh and thou hear tn" sound thereof
! bat cru~t not tel! wh"nc" II r"mrthI
whi,h.r it go"th: 81 is every ono thai
l. born "f The spirit.
Row. Porkess' Sermon.
Mr. Purk"SS said that II man WAS jndS
ed Ly his: work. that # h" wished Ia bu [
= commercial hu&u"ss II" world judG
III" man hy he condition NJ his place
!: hr wished To erect Il building hr Woul
Inspect the work III" architect had prov
inuSly ,!uI.".' may never haH" sec
,hr Inun who designed tho Building hu
his work shows what kind OF u man il
i.' Mr.. l'urk"SS said that NlC"drmu
Was n wise man hut y" could not under
stand how certain things could 10
"'rhuu-h \ir"G. :luS has been d":lh man
thoUsani r"nrS there ar" many ni n
rhIldr,m here Today VIII" cannot Sc
through his workings Of God. Eut 4
around them they can s." IN" decd dor
hv him W.. must sec through III" wor
Ia h"li"yc We mast look with Il thrl
'ltn &uril int" TN" things God has don
. W. ,uav not understand certain thing
hal hv Observing th, work "" has dor
~. ar. able ~ hli"v". W. must prf
liza, w. rlny look through lh-S" thing
and Thereby obtain faith.
Mr. rurkucS told OF tho If" Of NJ
Cal.i.v. who was Il druukard in the Cu
t.r when he was converted by S"cln
through the work Of God; General hoo
Of IN" Salvation Army. also looked aT
prayed for faith and by his $" d"i1
IN" army was organized and the <"
work of the nrc;i IMITATION is being do
nl oyer The civilized world.
Th" Few. Mr. Spccr delivered an
=, lem Sermon last night in 81. LINK
chuhrh taxing his tiki from l'r"N"t
reading: My son. give me thy hrl
H.. mad" an !mprcSSIv" appeal 10
largo congregation in brSrrrhinE them
fellow thu teachings IL Tho Bible
those who were nat converted. that n
WAS tn" accepted lime. II" was introd
ed 10y til" I:"v. llr. Jacob RrittinEh1
rector or the church.