The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-22
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Tho Twentieth anniversary or the
Second United Presbyterian church was
; observed yesterday. with special services
IN the morning. The pastor, DR.. Ira u;
McCreary, conducted the services, ana
preached a forcetul sermon on the theme
Ministry Worth While. discussing the
message Of the ministry, It's method anu
Purpose s.so Inc 'sN' "As w
A comprehensive history Of the Sec
ond United Presbyterian church. IN
which there was set forth the accom-
plishments and responsibilities OF the
congregation, was read BY MIS- John B.
Garden.
Rev. H. C. Chambers. a returned mis-
sionary who spent seventeen years IN
Iniia, spoke, at the evening service. he
presented the bright side OF missionary
work, and illustrated the change tnat
has come to the natives or lnoia WIN
the spreading OF the gospel IN their lanu.
At the evening service, the following
delightful program OF music was rem
dered by the choir;
The following program was reFucIcu
In the evening. Organ pre!rds-fSn-
tasia on 20 God Our Help" w. s. New
burg; anthem. Festival Tie Dunn, Dud,
ley Buck: organ offertory. A Deserted
Farm, MacDowel: anthem. Floria IN tx
coils, Mozart: solo. Depart from Ms.
John Prindle Scott: accompanied hF
Mrs. W. c. Stcber: organ postlude. The
Church's One Foundation.
At the morning service. an ofrerinS
was taken for the building fund. which
a'iu sSstcSss Of churoh's History.
The first public meeting 70 CONSIDER
the organiza ton Of the Second nicu
Presbyterian COMPENSATION. tue n'H'"'I
cal sketch presented hy MRS. G3raen nono
The meeting adjourned until september
Is when Z resolution was passed 70 or
ganize, upon motion Of MIS-. Mar,'
Sweeney. seconded by Mr.. Frank =;
Of fhp Second
United Presbyterian church OF Wheel
irr. w. Yn. Prayer meeting was heia
on Wednesday, September 10. and me
first church services we're we're nt th on scrricr
being in charge OF Rev. J. II. Litteu'
"a mee,inE Of tho congregation hold
"Wednesday, Septemoer.26, MRS Haro"n y
Sistcrv Of the conSreEati rccites. ar
r1ngerrcnts were made 70 petition m"
wheeling prrsbyt"ry for an organizja-
tom Trustees were elected at THIS
meeting q as tSlGw Rrem Mes W Ro Rom
crtson, sanuN NNsbitt. Jr.. John Beck
n:t, sam r. Mckee r. ]. Dickson. J. l..
Sswteli" and John r. Garden: MT DICK
SON declined I" sSrv" an Hna H. ME- yac a.
At MS meeting Mr.. Andrew S. Hare
was'e'ected treasurer.
40. a. congrera' ional meeting held
November i FIVE ruling elders were
y. Iarker. Frank T Hare. John c: Paul
and T VI Garvin. and by authority
from the rresSytery the formal organ
i=atton was completed by the ordination
oe these elders IN November 2lst. lsOn.
One hundred and RiChty-ive members
were enrolled ut the tivne Of nrcaniza-
tion. Church services were heid IN Tn"
A. q. L. Hall then At the corner 81
Fourteenth and Market streets. The
Sabbath school was organized as well as
the women's Missionary society. the
Kings Daughter and all other church
ORGANIZATIONS Rev. L:ttell was 'aIied
to the DaStorate ut once ana w2S IN
stalled on March olSt. 1907. \ meeting
OF the board OF trustees hold on Fchr'l-
ary ISI9Ot elected 4 committee ~ con-
slider the purchase OF the property ~
Fourteenth and Chapl'ne Strcc'S. ana
the prorerty was bought for SlN.lnh by
Mr.. J. T Stone. An option on tn" prom
erty for six days was secured from Mr..
A-stone. and during that time all the
-IRasnpbers were at work 10 secure con-
-1trfbutions. 10 purchase the property for
as20OOO The purchase OF the property
was regularly authorized at a meeting
of the congregation held on March 18th.
1901.
: the lots and me front the lots was
2 occupied by office buildings. The chanel
~was dedicated on Wednesday. July 1Ith.
~1e0f On December End. 1903. MessrS
Henry Ross. and r. J. Dickson were or
. June .. 1918. Messrs Robert C"wan.
. George Newman. Frank T. Hare. David
"a Morgan 3nd Charles II. Whs.I"r
: were ordained TO the elderShip. OF Ine
) original Ave elders but one. s. 7. Parker.
Z Build Row Edincs
. At congregational meeting held on
November 81. 1906 the hast note COW
cred by the mortgage was burned and
the property was declared free Of debt.
. The chapel served as meeting place
aantil 1918. when u was decided to tear
. down the office buildings and erect
. church. The following building COM
> mtttee was appointed: On" !rnan ]. r.
= Garden, Capt. John Crockard. q. II.
> Wheeler. s. r. Mckee. W. L. Bradshaw.
. Robert ]. McCullauCh and ]. l.. Sawtell.
. secretary.
! The corner stone 81 the new building
. was laid on September 10. 1918. Rev.
|. George c. Vincent delivered the address
. and DR.. Charles H Robinson led in the