The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-14
BISHOP FRANCIS MCCONNELL DE-
LINERS SERMON TO DMENSE
THRONG SUNDAY MORNING
History of Methodist Church In wheel
ing District Told In Address BY
Pastor Clarence z. Allen, D. d.

The l35th anniversary Of the cS,ah-
, lishment Of tho Methodist Episcopal
church In the Wheeling district vas
! flttlnGly celebrated on Sunday at the
| Fourth Street n. Z. church by the con-
ErcEation and it's pastor in charge.
| Clarence f. Allen. y, D.. with appr"pri-
ate services both morning and evening.
Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell. Of tn"
Pittsburgh area, delivered sermon at
! the morning service. the first he has
preached in this area. outside of Pitts
burgh. He arrive in Wheeling shortly
! a. tcr six o'clock Saturday night and oC-
| cupied apartments that had been re-
| served for linn at the Mcclure hotel. and
| left at noon Sunday. having an engage
ment to deliver sermon at the Smith
| Held NJ. L. church in Pittsburgh Sunday
night.
The anniversary was double me,
cele brating the 135th year Of the estab-
lishment of the church in Wheeling
| District. and the fiftIeth. or golden an
niversary OF the prescott church cdif!cr,
which was made really for occupancy
in 1870.
over q Century Ago
The anniversaries, really to have
been held on the exact date. should have
taken place in May hut thu general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church was being held 1t tho tim" IN
pes Moinss. Iowa ard the service was
1t Is stated that prior tc The "tfi'lHl
establishment Of thu church in Wheel
ms. district there was numerous
Methodist community. that met ut each
others homes and held services reSu-
! larly.
The church was crowded to It's port
ais at both services yesterday. \ spe-
! cial and beautiful musical program IN
honor OF the event had been complied
! BY sMr Graham Marsh. organist and
! choir leader.
After the rendition of professional
hymn. Holy Holy. Holy. Lord Coo
Almis hty" by the vested choir DistriGt
prayer and the choir and congregation
chanted tho Lords Prayer.
Mrs Zue Hastings Frazier rendered n
| solo Ny Redccmer" and after the CON
Ercgation and choir had again united IN
hymn, Bishop Mcconnell delivered his
Exalted Lesser Things
The text taken ny the celebrated d.
vine was Isaiah 4o-3l. "But they that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their
wings, az eagles, they shall run ana not
be weary; they shall walk and not be
faint"
| wide reputation as an orator as dl-
vino who deals in problems Of the age
and. the solution Of these problems.
This is ono Of the reasons. II was stated
! that ne was assigned TO the lhttShurEh
area. where the whir Of industry Is un-
ce,sinr and where questions constantly
arise In which he might he IN" Euid-
ancr. through counsel. for those or MS
! faith.
! In Yesterdays mornings sermon. how
ever R;shop Mcconnell hewed close "a
! The lie and preached 4 sermon. taking
his text as the foundation throughout
His address was upon the common
! things Of life and an eXal'ation or them,
i the little things that persons often oyer oyer
4 ~
! are OF the greatest importance.
| The Passing Train
, How many ncrS"nS. hc asked. VINO
had heard the Shrek Of the whistle OF i
passenger locomotive and mad then seen
gone in an instant as II some one had
! waved torch before their eyes: how
many of these people who had admired
| this sight had ever gwen a passing
ho0E drs to St, the '2 rSF f" rn engine an"
! There isn't much grandeur about a
! freight train" announced Bishop. Nc
! Connell 1T is of N" comm"nrr thlnSs
in life. yet the worlds industries would
I hc paraiyzcd were Il not for the freigh'
! trains" ~
Another instance. that the Rishor
brought Nm "A mother viii nurS" one
Of her children that has been EtrIckrI
malady. she win stay awake. days ano
nights al its bedside and Law down hcl
own life for that of the little one.
| But IL would he almost Impossible
10 get her 10 boil the drinking water IN
, tho home: so az 10 rreveat the disease
For that would he one or the common
, things, caa'lv overlooked.
/ Don't Be Spectacular .,
And again" said Bishop Mcconnell
when I was in charge OF pastorat'
In Rrooklyn there cam" Of these reform
spasms 1t was spectacular aftair
: Drive IN. rascals out" and all OF that
sort Of q campaign. Wei. they drove
the 'rascRls' ont.
And then the good neoplc reJniCct
and eettlcd down. The 'rasCals just did
the Ordinary, everyday thing. and were
soon back in power. Th"y followed nd
: herring r. the common. ordinary way
avoided display and soon w"r" back ir
power
AVOID spectacular acts Of living nnt
doing things ard kccp ON In IN" 4rdin,
nrr way. lay nv day. 1--we = He o'
. sturdy adherence to prlnctpl". place
your faith in God and NIL will be well,
concluded B!Shop Mcconnell.
Rishop Mcconnell ar the commence
mcnt Of his address. congratulated Or
Allen and the congregation upon The