The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-09
'ated in Easter flowers and Amer
Tags.
Coming Wa 4 Rev Crusade.

rated in Easter flowers and American
flags
Coming Wa Rev Crusade.
The New Cru&aGc,' was the sermon
preached last night ut tn" Thomson
MeihodiS; Episcopal church by E"r. !.
Il. Bird. hr., bird called Ike present war
a new "ru$.,d" in IL" vau~" OF righteous
ness throughout tn" wov!G. He corr
pared III" war with Germany TO the c:u-
sadie o. mcu;acva! times
Seven new members were received
into the church rs Il result of the receipt
revival. Twlre entered by letter. There
were four bantiSmS.
~ the close o. the revival IN the
Zane Street Methodist Episcopal church
two wcci,S ago. 30 new members were"
received. No additions were made TO
the membership yesterday. The Sunday
school had Easter exercises 1t morning
and evening services.
Large Increase at Fourth Street
Tn" largest accession Ia membership
in Methodist churches was 4" ut tn,
Fourth Stree; church. Half or these
were by preparatory membership and
tho others by letter.
We should enter this conflict In III,
spirit Of christ" said Rev. Clarence T.
.klicn. of the Fourth Street church. In Il
snort sermon yesterday morning We
mus; atTr no malice or anger in our
hearts"
With Spirit OF Christ.
Roy. Mr.. Allen used the story or tho
women who visited the scpulchrc and
saw the roUng man calm and serene in
III. place where Christ had been on
t"mhdc. nr. Alien said that in Tho
present calamity VIC should maintain Il
calm status.
In his evening sermon. Tho signa.
cameo Of tho Resurrection and tho SaIc-
ton oc Iesas." Ecv. Roy McCuskcy. oC
the, North. Street Methodist Episcopal
Sroii" 90 the result OF grcat blessing in
bringing democracy 70 mankind tha the
coming war would undoubtedly have
ThtrtyLSix New Members.
ThlrtE-S'N members were added to
n" church roll yesterday, twenty-five
NY profession. There were eleven 10 DO
'rhc new vG stmcnt~ were used for tho
first limo ut tho carly services y"stcr-
'dav by tho choir 0 rthc Wesley Mstho-
haptisn,s during The day and five adj
missions tn church membership
should Revere Cross as Wen as Flag.
We hop" that tho Stars and Stripes
Rev. Gcors" r. Scvcrin@'nus nj tho
German Methodist Episcopal church Inst
evening IN Il sermon on Tho CnnGu"ror
Who Holds tho Keys oc Death and
lirll"
Tho sermon was or Scrin.'iraI refer
rnc" largely. Til" only rofcr"nrc In
tn" International complication vas that
We hope the Stars and S:riprs will
hold :ill tho end or time. h"t We know
thu: The cross OF Christ will ~ n SYM
hnl cf Christianity Till that tin" We
know that this Will live while republics
and monArchics crumbn."
Upon this basis Rcv. Mr. Sovorinc-
haus said that thora should he much
and moro loyal enthusiasm shown for
tho symbol nf ChriStiant% which WIS
destined 70 live etcrnally. as to the
flag Of thr nation.
An Easter program was also carried
out in tho morning. One member was
received into the church
Confirmation ut New Lutheran Church.
Jesus Christ and His Relation tn This
Crisis" o. The Result Of This War---
World rracn.- was preached and dis
cuS.snd last night by E"v. q. Q. Dean ut
III" now Trinity Lutheran church. In an
F:nstcr sermon. Rev. Mr.. Dean correlated
Tho resurrection Of Christ and the pres
ont. crisis.
Practically tho cnti-" membership par
took or IN" communion Mt morning and
night snrvicne. Large crowds attended
tho Sunday school service in the after
noon.
Twenty Young people were confirmed
yesterday morning and several more a
night. Seventeen new members w"rr re-
r"iv"d by profession and letter. The p"r-
sonncl or tho confirmation class Of tho