The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-02

years.
The Rev. E. #. Perkins. who had been
appointed 10 assist Mr. Armstrong. was
named as his successor. Under ms
leadership the church again Outgrcw us
home. and in the year 1858. July l3'
committee Of v"stry was appoIEt"o l"
inquire and report AS IL the rXpculchcy
Of providing an adequate nlnc" Tor ~or-
shin. This c"mmit,"" reported S"ptrm-,
her % lS5S. thHt il was IncXpN!ient AZ
that time To attempt Ia change their
location. SO An addition was built in Inc
old building allowing ten additional
pewS.
On Nav 20. 1859. Mr.. Perkins real a
letter from an Eastern Virginia friend
offering him $500 lo 500 for IN" pur-
pose IF dcrrayinG tn" expense OF send
ing an cvnngcliStir missionary ln'n
western virginia. expressing IN" WISH
that the rector should "T"n IN" w"rk IN
person. which hr dbl In III" spring OF
1860 the congregation was round AFRO
ycIl or too large for the capacity Of m"
Church and further ElauS for rebuild
ing considered as this did not meet inc
anrrryal Of tn" congregation th"% w'r"
laid ON tho table.
Civil war Period.
4, thc. outbreak If tn" CIVIL War, Dr.
Perkins severed his connection with the
parish. This separation was brought
about in 4 most happy mlnn"r anu hau
u not hc"n for the Christian courtesy
of DR. Perkins. II is believer III" hartsh
would nave suffered u sever" blow. IN"
following letters Of Dr. Perkins l"rfn
some Of the most interesting history Oh
st Matthew's:
on February IS. 1863. IN wrilihE u
Miss Fannie Rrady r. EardinE IN" r'a-
| lbTTKlnS
says:
"Eyrryrhln: was working harmuni-
ouSlv IN thu unrIsn Notwithstanding DIT
y,r,, Vows anI >Niui rl!I'~ among we
nruulr with No. Thought "f - p'Tl''"h
b,.tvaru rcrt,. nud parish when Il ley
ter cam. L. m" -in'1'G inst n'% h'"'''
WAS seriously ~ and wA"'' tn"r' 81, ny
her arx.rty H. 80 NJ, M ''"i.
stated To The CONGREGATION thh' l i'''
called upon t. HN"I myself 81 inc !"T
oppurtuuiIv 80 =" I" my m"'h'rN "'",
side and at the sam" l,mc ~hN!hr Ihh'
wished everybody :" know 'ha' Was
no, leaving un account OF me WIZ
alsr stated ;hai would return at 'h'
.nrl,,,, r,,sS,ll, t,iu" And 80. on Iuh'
- lHGI lnrk.d tn r''i"rI doors
! lr,,irr A., uur nrlru2,itr~ a:'h took 'h'
i h,,, .rr Iurni Pleasant. In mn" n'iS
! We arrived II, ,'u"lh' ri"nd, Vat " non
: could IcaN, my mother ! w'h' I" N''"
! ,nnnd "a arran';" for my rt'nrh "
Wheeling. The result was my i''"r 1t
! IN" N"~irN.
! This rrtcr was as fellows;
To the Ncstry Of st. Matthews 'hnr'"
+, Wheeling. w. Va. .,
! N,. D,or Pr, end On IN" l3thjlay 4"
last month l"fl Wheeling WIN l"N
/ ,,,.o intention md public d"'larh'' "h 4"
!,
| ,L.. rrs, If Nu"u$' Th"r" ~" n"w an
ficulrj.s n thu way which render II On
/ ,r.,,,I doubtful whether >u"h T. 'ur'
. - ,r.r;.rahl., but 81 ihlS ] I'm III
'I,r,s,. measure tu h" advised hE YOU
I'm rn saturday last III" thirteenth
7 yeas making all my Arrangements "
! ho with YOU If puSS'bl" ny lh' '"'
rnscited ON that day received 'h'
read Judge Thompson address lea"
: that no person is now al!"""" I" ~,
from Wheeling tu eastern virginia ="
NorshaIl's case speCI"dl Ht:d lhh' ~
Roy. Mr.. Baker. VIII" had i"'' NV -
turned there. under cir"unS'h"''N 80.
liar 10 my own had r"Sirn'" ms '"''N
and vas tu l-a"C IN" "l'!'
.,rhcsc facts reveal a stat ~ 'hiH;
m ax;r,,nr there very different f""'
what existed when | left. In rdd.'i"
IN oII this. when left "" had u"' IN
.rc,urns' and | did m"t know how -
stale he'd voted ON the ur''::nn'" "
scccssion since th,u ". HAY" III" r.
turns and thu p""pl' e.: mort hW'H''r
1'irr,ni, are in arms against tin Hh'h"i
rIes and the nv"rwh"Iu.lEG majority q
tho people nf IN" state. VIZ" IN" !.
oral govcrnmeu, !: NOS; N't"r"u"'
! prosecuting a most unh"ly Invasion {
! Virginia with IN" full prospect al 2E''
throw and subjuEati"n ana nus pE n
iu,rIation and cnnEivanc" of tn" peep
Of tho northwest
Vow while 4 Is known 10 y"u MAI
take no part IN r"IltI"al matters. an
have. never dcsrrraird tn" church or III
nj, by tho unhallow"d introdu''l"
,hcrcir ~ anything pertaining I" ri
'iCe Won also LnOw that every ""nNi'
tInn Of my Judgment = u"s' dN'id"hI
in uprnsr,rnn to the action Of III" t"c
cral government as 10 ia" ar' IN
Northwestern TirCinia. and every g."
ing Of nv heart - with ~" "a'.s" an
p"0ple of he state. nicer 'h's" al
runstanccs | do not think that " III
minister acccptahly 10 81. Matih""
congregation and am satisfied that m
usefulness must be greatly impaired
; NOT entirely destroyed.
In add,t IN TO this. while ! would I
allowed 10 1--we undisturhrd in Whcc.ir
, # could not be- allowed 10 lcav" ih"I
when | wished. II Is not proper for n
- 70 there under the circumstances
80. lruroseihlc for IN" to take my faWil
how. and should hc under tho n"r"
, : Sltv Of returning TO them N the "a
,,,,tl1 This Ia, done -