The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-30
THANKSGIVING SERVICES LARGEST
EVER HELD IN THIS COMMUNITY
SEVERAL DENOMINATIONS HOLD
IMPRESSIVE UNION EXERCISES
YESTERDAY
Presbyterian and United Presbyterian
Congregations Wc1ahip in First
q. P. Church

Songs w"r,' sung. prayers offered. nm
rrcSsiv" dl$c"urs"s were delivered and
cuIlrrtinns taken for poor children in
tn. various churches nf Wheeling yes
,rr,,nv, a, The thanksgiving services.
Th. holiday uhS"rvanc" in this city MIS-
rot IN 4 measure lik" previous Thanks
sivinES. rh" hearts OF the pc"rl" ""rc
NOR strongly turned I" NOR" sacred
things than tn" usual frastine and MR.
rlrrcut that form the program Of Ia"
day This fact was manifested hT IN"
thousands VII" attended thr diNin" Ser
VICES Yesterday. because of the Crisis
that thu American I"upi" ar" fh'lhG 49,
day Scores w"r" to he found iir'l"i-
p;lt!nS in the sorry ICES VIII" are not rcEH-
lar church att, ndantS: gathered t"E"ih-
rr with other; - sing songs "f praise
and to bcSrcc! their Maker /" guide and
protect their loved Ones who have an
Swrrcd the call To IN" co!ors.
All the pastors who preached "mhod-
led in their diSCourSrS the thought "
war and appealed t" God that the
thrones Of aut""racF shall h' sunk I'M"
oblivion and G'In"cracy shall rul" over
TN" universe for ali the people: that all
OF Amorica's choice flowers of Eatri"-
tjsm now rrrptrinS tor arc battling
for tho right. shall soon return home
aud peace will rest over the world: thitt
love shall ruiz and hat" shall no longer
be in the hearts Of men.
Attendance AT the various services
was said 10 be the largest Of any preEl-
GUS Thanksgiving In the history OF
WhcrliuG All the houses III Whlrh
services were held were beautifully and
palrIotically decorated il national col
orS. emphasized ny the spirit OF loyalty
with service flags. drnutlnE the many
young men Of the congregation who are
at war today. Special musical programs
were rendered by the ch"irS. while the
congregations sang patriotic tunes and
appropriate hymns "l the spirit VI
Thanksgiving.
Many al; tho various denominations
held union services. Perhaps the lar
COST TbankS giving service ever held IN
Wheeling was yesterday morning IN the
Fourth Street Methodist Episcopal
church where the Thomson. Chnpiinc
Street Znl" Street and the German
Methodist GpiSc"pal congregations JOIN
cd with the Fourth Street congregation
in it's services Tho auditorium Of the
riiric~---whlrh is one Of the largest III
the city--waS crowded.
The Rev. pr. Clarence Eugene Allen,
pastor Of church was in charge. lie
delivered a brief, discuur$" touching
upon the period Of THANKSGIVING. ThH
sermon was delivered by tho Rev.
Charles T.. ScvringhauS IF the German
church. taking his text from D"utcr"n-
ony viii rradins in part: "H;cwar". lest
thou forget the Lord thy Col. lie de-
livcrcd n most able and patriotic dis
course. paying glowing trIhut" L"
America and Americans and declaring
that God waS in the fi;h; being "aS"d
today which Will mean victory in wlp-
Ing from the face ii tn" earth rulers
nt au,ocracy. The pastors from the
above named Methodist churches were:
Tic Rcvs. e. y. Sampson. +. 5. Town
Scnd. Dr. Jas. L. BIRD and DR.. Allen. I'll"
Rev. Mr.. SIvrinEhaus, the Rev. Roy
Mctuskey. Prof. Hartman. choir dirrc-
tor, gave a special program.
Union services OF all tn" Presbyterian
churches OF this city were held in IN"
First United Presbyterian church. The
congregations included tho First Pres
hy,crian. Second Presbyterian. First
United Presbyterian. and Second United
Presbyterian churches. The Rev. Or.
Charles II. Robinson. pastor Of the First
United PrcShy;crian. delivered tn" scr
mon. lie delivered on3 "f the most
impressive and ahlc THANKSGIVING dis
courses ever heard in Wheeling II"
told Of the many good thincS--l"spit"
tho war-thIt tho American p""pl"
should lie thankful for. Tho Pr"shytc-
rian ministers who took part in III:
services wcr": The Rev. DIR. CLAUDIO
Porter Terry. tho Rev. pr Thomas Grlcr
knoutz. tn" Rev. J. i. LcT"nhcrGcr. tn"
E"v. Ira G. NcCr"ary. and IN" Rev. Dr.
Robinson. all OF Wheeling. and tho pas
:or Of IN" First United Presbyterian
church Of West Alexander.
All tho other churches throughout
i. 81
THANKSGIVING services. which wrr"
among the most Impressive and largely
attended exercises OF the kind ever
Eiven In tbs section.